Grounded in Science, Proven in Practise
Eleiko Education: grounded in science, proven in practise.
Did you know that Eleiko blends our strength equipment with an education offering to deliver strength programs that get results — for you, your clients and your facility? Rodney Corn, Director of Education at Eleiko, has nearly 30 years of experience in the Health and Fitness industry as a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, and international educator and presenter. Here, Rodney shares his vision behind Eleiko Education’s successful courses and events — and shares why education is an important step in reaching the ultimate lifting experience.
What is Eleiko Education?
At Eleiko, we have raised the bar for strength training, creating education equal in quality and experience to our world-renowned strength equipment. We offer an array of programs effectively combining in-depth written course content with a hands-on emphasis on lifting proficiency, program development, and becoming a better coach. The offerings range from multi-day LIVE courses to these online modules, workshops and courses addressing specific areas of strength training such as programming for optimized immunity (performance), tactical programming considerations and strategies for getting into lifting for the first time or after a long break.
What types of courses and workshops are offered?
We offer full courses including Eleiko Weightlifting Level 1, Powerlifting Level 1, Functional Training Level 1, and Tactical Training Level 1. At the moment, the courses are offered as two-day workshops at our USA head office in Austin, Texas or for those who cannot join us in person in Austin, there is also a virtual option (livestream). The courses are taught in English.
Regardless of sport, the courses are designed to up-skill coaches or lifters in the areas of coaching, technical movement, and programming for weightlifting. You will be systematically introduced to the specific movements within weightlifting, powerlifting or functional training as well as learn fundamentals that are required to build training programs and/or incorporate the training type into traditional programming.
The more specific Tactical Training Level 1 course will give you a complete human performance system to improve occupational readiness and wellbeing. You will gain practical experience to be adaptable and resilient in the day-to-day challenges that arise for tactical populations. Our course is designed to upskill coaches and tactical professionals in the areas of physical preparation, power and strength programming, and metabolic development. You will also gain awareness around the mental strategies to apply daily for high-stress environments.
Who are the courses for?
Everyone! Whether you are an enthusiast seeking better technique, a coach looking to develop your career, or an Eleiko customer interested in maximizing your equipment potential, Eleiko Education offers suitable options for you – in-person or virtually. Our Education team is happy to recommend a course or workshop that suits your specific needs.
What distinguishes Eleiko Education courses from other options?
The multifaceted and organized approach that Eleiko Education has, along with the user-friendly setup, really sets our courses apart. We integrate effective hands-on learning, expert instruction on technique, and lifting fundamentals with dynamic presentations led by highly experienced instructors from diverse and impressive backgrounds. We break down the lift and process into an organized step by step process that is easy to grasp and understand, regardless of whether we are educating a lifter at the beginning of their training journey or a highly experienced strength coach.
Who are Eleiko's educators and what experience do they have?
Our team is a diverse blend of world-class instructors who are experienced educators, accomplished athletes, active sport scientists, and have coached thousands of successful athletes from age 7 to 70. Most importantly, our instructors are expert educators who are passionate about what they do and eager to share their knowledge and experience.
While we come from many different backgrounds and certifications, we are educators by nature – and communicators at heart. The fact that we can offer educators from such a wide background as well as with proven experience, such as ex-law enforcement agents, certified strength and conditioning coaches and past professional lifters, make our Education offering unmatched.
What is the Eleiko Training Ecosystem and how is it set up?
The Eleiko Training Ecosystem is specifically designed to enhance your overall competency as a coach or athlete. It is comprised of the three proprietary systems – Performance, Coaching, and Programming. Each system provides you with practical information you can immediately apply and will remember. The Eleiko Training Ecosystem was developed to provide you with an organized guide to effectively:
Spot, adjust, and correct movement variables that hinder lifter performance.
Systematically coach proper lifting techniques.
Help you to confidently manipulate the acute variables of programme design so you can develop (long or short-term) training programmes that properly utilize and integrate the lifting type – be it powerlifting, weightlifting or functional training.
Why is the learning system an important part of the Eleiko Education offering?
Our motto is making people stronger so that they can perform better – in sports and in life. Education is an important part of this. Our learning system is specifically structured around the Eleiko Training Ecosystem. Each system has a specific focus with what we call learning “anchors”. Anchors are the fundamental and practical components of the ecosystem. Like building blocks of information, they fit together forming a step-by-step process for teaching and learning.
Having an ecosystem filled with educational anchors makes it easy for us to both deliver information as teachers, but also for learners to receive and understand this information. For you as the learner, if one step feels too advanced, it's very easy to go back to the step before in an organized manner. Our aim is to break down the lifts systematically to make learning easier and more enjoyable, building competence and confidence in everyone.
What has the feedback been from participants so far?
At Eleiko Education, we want people to leave our courses or workshops feeling empowered, confident that they’ve increased their learning, and powerful. The simplified and user-friendly learning method that Eleiko applies is truly designed with the customer in mind. We’ve gotten a great response on our methodology from participants. For us, you always come first.
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