LTB Podcast

In this short episode, Stuart covers common coaching mistakes, cueing and technique for the deadlift.

Great to welcome back Cathy MacDonald to the show! We cover some simple tips for improving your listening skills and then deep dive into how you can go about changing a client's mind. Timestamps 4.00 - why is listening so important 6.10 - tasks for improving your listening skills 10.00 - listening skills clip 15.10 - how to apply appropriate curiosity to conversations you have with clients 19.40 - why we're covering how to change clients minds 20.20 - what steps can we take as trainers to change our client's minds about things? 26.00 - why you can't actually change someone's mind, they change it themselves 28.00 - why information alone won't change someone's mind and may make the person less likely to change 34.40 - why helping change our client's minds is not about being manipulative, it's about improving lives 38.20 - why we have to be mindful of using the word "should"  41.30 - how to change a client's mind who believes breakfast is essential 43.00 - how to use hooks (the things that are important to that person) to help this process 51.00 - a sample script for changing a client's mind about breakfast 55.10 - why it's not always possible to change someone's mind 57.50 - whether we should have these types of conversations offline vs online  

Fantastic to welcome on Steve Bridgeman. We discuss: - How Steve got started in the industry. - How Steve got his first few clients. - Why he would still create a basic website if he was new to the industry now. - How to direct your own education to become a better personal trainer. - Why you've got to listen to what your clients want to achieve and not be afraid to change the goalposts. - Why he still works part-time in another job. - Why he feels its important to teach clients new skills.

Jerome Bolze, Co-founder of The Performance Project, discusses the changes they've made in the first 30-60 days for new clients, stepping away from weekly check-ins, how they structure long-term careers, and the value of visiting other gyms for professional development.

In this episode with Ed Morris, topics covered include: - What kinds of things should we start to consider as trainers when working with clients who run? - Advice for clients who are going from zero to 5/10K or half/ full marathon? - Is running bad for you? - Is it fair for a trainer who doesn't run to coach a client who wants to run? - Should our programming change? - Nutritional considerations. - Should we pay attention to running form & gait analysis? - Types of running shoes for clients?

For episode 100 of the LTB Podcast, we welcome on Chris Burgess. This episode was recorded live and can be watched here

In this episode, Stuart chats to Tony Cottenden about how has found the last year since he was last on the podcast. We chat about: The difference between how Tony runs his 1-2-1 and semi-private personal training What has he learnt about semi-private from a coaching and programming standpoint What does a typical semi-private PT session look like Why periods of imbalance and maintenance are essential when running your business. How important Tony feels it is to have a supportive partner. What were the initial costs involved in opening and renovating the shed. How he balances running his gym and continuing to do CPD.

This is a follow-up to #78 where Stuart and Alex discuss the more in-depth uses of Motivational Interviewing when working with personal training clients.  Topics Covered: -- What is ambivalence and why it is useful for us as personal trainers to know. -- What is change talk. -- Why the amount of change talk that you hear can positively affect a clients chance of changing a behaviour. -- What is sustain talk. -- How to encourage more change talk in clients. -- How to start using some of this information and integrate it into your coaching. -- When and how to use start using reflections.

Second time on the show for Will Levy from Melbourne Strength and Conditioning. We cover improvements he’s made to MSC in the last year, whether or not he would advise trainers to open their own facility, how to give clients the red carpet treatment and why they still use a very different training model than what is normally seen for introducing new clients into their gym.    MSC Website  MSC Instagram  MSC Facebook 

In today's episode, we welcome on Julie Dirksen from Usable Learning to speak about how to educate our clients, how we can create better learning experiences, how advancements in behaviour change research can help trainers help their clients as well as a whole host of other topics. This was a fantastic interview with someone who isn't involved in the fitness industry but who's research and line of work compliments what personal trainers do.    Julie's Website  Design Better Learning Website