Coaching Index at 57.4 in October 2026

Released: Friday 6 November 2026
Compares: October with September
Survey open: 20 to 31 October 2026
Next release: Tuesday 1 December 2026

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Main points

The headline index registered 57.4 in October. Anything above 50 means coaching businesses are growing.
New client inquiries, at 62.8, were the strongest of the three headline measures.
Clients with a meet booked in the next six months registered 69.1, the highest reading of any question.
Prices charged to new clients were largely unchanged: 91% of coaches reported about the same.
70% of coaches expect their business to be bigger a year from now.

Powerlifting coaching businesses grew in October, according to the Powerlifting Coaching Index. The headline index registered 57.4, above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction.

The headline averages three measures. New client inquiries registered 62.8, with 36% of coaches reporting more inquiries than in September and 11% reporting fewer. Active paying clients registered 57.4. Clients canceling or pausing registered 47.9, meaning slightly fewer coaches saw cancellations rise than saw them fall. Lower is better on that measure, so it counts inverted in the headline.

Clients with a meet booked in the next six months registered 69.1, with 51% of coaches reporting more. Business costs registered 57.4, while what coaches charge new clients registered 52.1, with 91% holding prices steady. Clients based outside the coach’s own country registered 47.9.

Looking ahead, 70% of coaches expect their business to be bigger in twelve months, 26% expect it to be about the same, and 4% expect it to be smaller.

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At a glance

October 2026 is the first release, so month-on-month changes start with the next release.
Index	Oct	Prev	Change	Direction	Rate of change
Headline index	57.4	–	–	Growing	–
New client inquiries	62.8	–	–	Growing	–
Active paying clients	57.4	–	–	Growing	–
Clients canceling or pausing	47.9	–	–	Falling	–
Clients with a meet booked	69.1	–	–	Growing	–
Your business costs	57.4	–	–	Rising	–
What you charge new clients	52.1	–	–	Rising	–
Clients outside your country	47.9	–	–	Shrinking	–

Full results

The share of coaches giving each answer, October compared with September. Each index counts every coach who is seeing growth, plus half of those seeing no change.

Shares are rounded, so a row may not add to exactly 100. Only each coach's latest response in the month counts. Not seasonally adjusted.
Question	Higher	About the same	Lower	Index
New client inquiriesIn the headline	36%	53%	11%	62.8
Number of active paying clientsIn the headline	28%	60%	13%	57.4
Clients canceling or pausingIn the headline, inverted. Lower is better	23%	49%	28%	47.9
Clients with a meet booked in the next six months	51%	36%	13%	69.1
Your business costs	21%	72%	6%	57.4
What you charge new clients	6%	91%	2%	52.1
Clients based outside your country	11%	74%	15%	47.9
Your business in twelve monthsAnswered as bigger, about the same, or smaller	70%	26%	4%	83.0

Headline calculation

(62.8 inquiries + 57.4 active clients + (100 − 47.9) cancellations) ÷ 3 = 57.4

Index history

October 2026

57.4

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About the survey

The Powerlifting Coaching Index is a monthly survey of a panel of powerlifting coaches, modeled on purchasing managers' indexes. Coaches say whether each measure is higher, about the same, or lower than the month before.

Each index counts every coach who is seeing growth, plus half of those seeing no change, so 50 means no change. The headline is the equal-weighted average of new client inquiries, active paying clients, and clients canceling or pausing (inverted), following the ISM services method.

The survey is open from the 20th to the end of each month. Results are published on the first working day of the following month. Individual answers stay private, and only percentages are published.

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