He builds the plan
Your goals, schedule, equipment, experience, and limitations shape the training you receive.
Meet your coach before you commit
Bennett is the trainer. Bennett is the relationship.
Since 2006, Bennett Dahl has coached people through the part that matters most: turning a plan into something they can keep doing in real life. With Answers Not Excuses online training, there is no handoff to a rotating team.
One coach from first conversation to next adjustment
A direct coaching relationship—not a trainer directory.
Answers Not Excuses is personal by design. Bennett learns what you are working toward, what has made consistency difficult, and what your week can realistically hold. He turns that information into a clear plan, then stays involved as you follow it.
Technology keeps the work organized, but it does not make the coaching decisions. The person you meet at the beginning is the person reading your check-ins, answering your questions, and deciding what should change next.
He reviews the work
Bennett reads your check-ins, looks at the information you share, and stays close to what is actually happening.
He makes the adjustments
When your progress, availability, or circumstances change, Bennett is the person who changes the plan with you.
Experience backed by continued study
Credentials that support practical coaching.
Bennett's education spans personal training, nutrition, movement quality, and the systems required to coach effectively online.
Credentials
- Training and coaching since 2006
- National Personal Training Institute diploma in Personal Training and Nutrition
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- Precision Nutrition certified
- Online Trainer Academy certified
- CPR and First Aid certified
Areas of focus
- Corrective and adaptive exercise
- Mobility and flexibility
- Bodyweight training and kettlebells
- Biomechanics and movement quality
Training has to coexist with the rest of life
A plan should support your life—not compete with it.
Work, family responsibilities, travel, changing schedules, and imperfect weeks are not exceptions to plan around later. They are part of the information Bennett uses from the start.
That is why the coaching stays specific. The goal is not to hand you the most complicated program. It is to build the right next steps, pay attention to what happens, and keep moving forward with honest adjustments.
Work directly with the person you just met
Tell Bennett what you need. See if the coaching fits.
See If We're a FitBennett personally reviews every request.