LTB Podcast

In this episode, we welcome on Tom Morgan, Dai Lees and Alex Gibilaro from Hy3rid. We cover bodyweight training, what it's like working as three mates who are business partners and why it's ok as a PT to lose your motivation for training. Hy3rid provides online coaching with the primary aim to help people fall in love with training by making it fun again and providing a ridiculously positive and supportive community. They also run workshops that explore movement and bodyweight skill training. Hybrid are running a workshop for us at LTB in Maidenhead on the 1st of September 2019 where they'll be covering warm-ups and then breaking down the handstand as well as loads of other bodyweight drills you can use with clients and in your own training. Head here to find out more about that! Questions/Timestamps 2.30. If you could only do one exercise for the rest of your life, what would it be? 3.50 - Why do they love and enjoy bodyweight training so much? 8.35 - How can a trainer go about introducing more bodyweight training into a clients programme? 15.05 - How much of their programming is bodyweight based? 15.50 - what is it like being 3 good mates and business partners? 23.05 - do they think they put people off as they are all in great shape and put a lot of topless photos on social media? 27.35 - losing your motivation as a trainer for your own training. 35.35 - why spending time with other trainers is invaluable for both your own growth and love of being a PT. Find Out More About Hy3rid: Website Facebook Instagram LTB Seminar Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In today's episode, we welcome on Mark Tregilgas. Mark is a 40-year-old personal trainer with 13 years of experience. He founded 30 Plus Men's Fitness in 2010 and has Bootcamp locations across the UK and an online membership and community of over 30s men from across the globe. There are some episodes of the podcast that completely catch me and I think the guest by surprise, which is one of the beautiful things about having conversations with cool people. This is one of those episodes - Mark discusses a part of his life where he lost someone incredibly important to him and how this encouraged him to push on and form his entire business mission. Alongside this, we delve into the success of his bootcamps and what he wishes more personal trainers knew. Find Out More About Mark: Website Facebook Youtube Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

This podcast episode delves into semi-private personal training, featuring interviews with 7 trainers who share insights on SPPT benefits, program design, pricing, and client management. Topics also include coaching tips, nutrition support, pricing models, booking systems, and transitioning into SPPT. Listeners can learn about structuring workouts, client progress tracking, and the transition from 1-1 training to semi-private sessions.

Have you ever wondered how to improve your communication skills so you can better connect with your clients? In this from the archive episode from back in February of 2017, guest Cathy MacDonald from The Art of Communication answers this question and many more about improving and understanding communication. Find Out More About Cathy: Website Facebook Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

Referrals are not only one of the cheapest ways to get in new clients, but they are also a sure-fire sign you're doing well as a business. So, what can you do to increase the chance of your current clients telling their friends, family members or colleagues about you? That's exactly what I cover in this episode. You'll learn: How to create a referral system that runs without you needing to do anything. A sample script to use with current clients to ask for referrals. How to make referrals simple for your current clients. The importance of staying in contact with old clients. How to increase organic referrals, and much more! Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In this episode, we welcome on Nikki Strong. Nikki is a registered dietician, the owner of an online coaching company called Strong Nutrition and an assistant coach at Precision Nutrition's level 2 programme. We get into how to help a resistant client, what something called the therapeutic alliance means and why understanding this helps build the relationship between you and your clients and how she's got over imposter syndrome to become more effective at coaching clients. Find Out More About Nikki: Website Instagram Facebook Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook Timestamps 2.00 - what first got Nikki interested in the world of fitness. 4.10 - how her business works. 4.40 - how she finds being based mostly online. 7.45 - why being caught by imposter syndrome got in the way of her helping clients when she first started. 12.25 - why building a "therapeutic alliance" is an essential part of working with new clients. 16.00 - what she does to build a strong relationship foundation. 21.00 - how has the process of behaviour change been different in her experience coaching. 21.45 - why she now trusts her clients more. 23.45 - what are resistant clients. 28.10 - why resistance now excites her as a coach. 30.00 - an example of client resistance in sleep behaviours and how Nikki would support someone here. 39.00 - when there is a place for calling out a client who just isn't doing the thing they say they want/ are going to do.

In this episode, we welcome on Greg Nuckols from Stronger by Science and the monthly publication MASS. If you've followed Greg's work for any length of time, you'll know his blog is one of the most in-depth resources out there for brilliant long-form content on strength sports and nutrition research. He has done hundreds of podcasts talking about everything to do with those subjects so feel free to search his name and you'll easily find them, so in this episode, I wanted to get down into the nitty-gritty of his business, career and how he goes about creating the content he does. What came out at the end is an interview I'm delighted with that I know everyone listening will be able to take a lot from. Timestamps 4.20 - whether Greg does anything specific to gain understanding in his subject areas. 11.55 - how long it took him to start to realise producing in-depth, long-form, high-quality content was where he could excel. 12.45 - does he any have any intention to get back into 1-2-1 coaching? 14.55 - how he approaches business. 21.30 - why not being focussed on business has been great for his business. 23.45 - how running his business has been different than what he anticipated. 27.45 - why he believes a large proportion of his success comes down to luck 32.15 - what his step is when he has an idea for a blog post. 33.42 - common mistakes PTs make when creating content. 43.15 - what PTs can do to create content to attract clients. 47.30 - how he built up his coaching business when he first started. Find Out More About Greg: Website Instagram Podcast MASS Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

In today's episode, Stuart interviews Dr Gabrielle Fundaro. Gabrielle is a Renaissance Periodization coach who also works with her own clients. She's an expert in the area of digestive and gut health and has presented on the subject at numerous fitness conferences and seminars. In this episode, we get into all things gut health. The first 15 minutes are dry as we set the scene and give some background, but after that, we get into the topics that will be of interest to personal trainers, like the difference between food intolerance and sensitivity, how to help a client with gut issues and the nutritional principles surrounding gut health. Find Out More About Gabrielle: Instagram Website Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook Books Mentioned The Fundamentals of Microbiome Science - Angela Douglas The New Microbiology - Pascale Cossart The Good Gut - Justin and Erica Sonnenberg (less scientific and more accessible)

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome on Ron McKeefery from PLAE Performance. Ron is a Strength and Conditioning coach who has been in the industry for 25 years. He's a father, husband, author and an award-winning coach who has worked with hundreds of athletes all over the world. In this episode, we discuss lessons he's learnt from coaching athletes for two decades, managing large group training sessions, the power of being vulnerable with your athletes and clients, his favourite books, how he retains and uses the information he learns from those books using powerpoints and much more. Find Out More About Ron: Instagram Ron's Website Ron's Books Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook Books Mentioned Chip and Dan Heath Books (Switch, Decisive, The Power of Moments) Brene Brown - Dare to Lead

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome on Maggie Elliott from Spark Fitness to discuss how she's built a successful mobile training PT business. I've run a fair few outdoor bootcamps in Scotland in weather that was less than perfect and really disliked it. Running a PT business that is, for 90% of your time, run outside, no matter the weather, sounds way too challenging and uncomfortable to me. But it's what today's guest has found as her little corner of the fitness world and where she's built a business that is doing fantastic things. Maggie is one of the most positive people I've ever spoken to and I think it's easy to see why her clients would want to come back to her - she just loves it! We get into her business, how she transitioned from teaching to PT, how she overcomes some of the challenges associated with mobile PT and her "one client at a time and make sure everyone knows about what I'm doing" mindset for marketing. Find Out More About Maggie: Instagram Website Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook