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6 athletes in 4 hours a week, next to a job and his own training

Yannick finished 8th at the European Championships and has won the Swiss title more than eight times. He also works a job. He wrote his first programs this year and now coaches 6 athletes in about 4 hours a week.

Yannick Tschan

Weightlifter, Swiss champion more than 8 times

Yannick Tschan lifting in a CrossFit gym
6athletes on his programsFrom the app, 26 October 2026
300PRs logged by his athletes in 6 monthsFrom the app, 26 October 2026
4 hof coaching a weekAs reported by Yannick
60%less time spent programmingAs reported by Yannick

Before

Yannick competes at European level and works a job. Coaching had to fit into what was left of the week.

His first programs started in Excel, and online coaching was new to him.

Going online

He coaches weightlifters, and CrossFit athletes who want to lift better. He also started running seminars.

Yannick Tschan celebrating a lift for Switzerland

Results

What happened

  • 6 athletes training on his programs, in about 4 hours a week.
  • His athletes logged 300 PRs in the last 6 months.
  • They logged 96 training days in the last 90 days, and he sees every one of them.

In Strength Academy

The three parts Yannick uses most

01

Macrocycles and week duplication

He plans a cycle once, copies the weeks and changes the percentages. Every athlete sees their own kilos.

02

Video review

Athletes send their lifts between seminars and get technique feedback on the video.

03

Coach web page

The link athletes and seminar attendees use to find him.

Black and white portrait of Yannick Tschan

6 athletes in 4 hours a week, next to a job and his own training

Yannick Tschan, Weightlifter, Swiss champion more than 8 times

At a glance

Background
8th at the European Championships, Swiss champion more than 8 times, Swiss record holder
Coaching time
About 4 hours a week, next to a job and his own training
Programs before
Excel
Athletes
Weightlifters, and CrossFit athletes who want to lift better

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