LTB Podcast

In this episode, Stuart welcomes on Gregg Slater to discuss the new level 2, level 3 and applied LTB certification. LTB Training Website

In this episode, Stuart welcomes on LTB member Eric Wylie. They discuss: Where does Eric's desire for education come from? How Eric uses LTB. How he went from a job in IT to a personal trainer. How he found working in a commercial gym and in a private facility. How he's got over some the more brutal days of being a personal trainer. Why your success or failure as a trainer does not dictate your self-worth as a person. LTB 2-Week Free Trial Link Eric's FB page

In this episode, Stuart chats to Neil Donald from the Scottish Institute of Sport. Topics covered: What Neil's role is in Scottish Sport and Strength and Conditioning. How your perception shapes your environment. Why you've got to take ownership of what's going on in your life. The importance of soft skills and how to get better at these. How to understand what drives your clients. How to look at failure so it doesn't make you feel like a failure. How Neil balances work and life to ensure he's as productive as possible. Recommended books & ways Neil finds is best for improving. Neil's Contact Email - neildonaldwork20@gmail.com Lift The Bar Website - 2 Week Free Trial Peak Book Chip & Dan Heath Books

Michael is one of the founders of Business for Unicorns, which provides coaching, education and support to business owners. In this episode Stuart and Michael Discuss: What he's learnt from starting a podcast. What traits he sees successful business owners possess. Why we shouldn't think making money is a bad thing. Why feedback is so important. How to start getting more of it. How to change your relationship to feedback so that you can use it productively. How to give better quality feedback. Business for Unicorns Website Business for Unicorns Podcast

A slightly different episode than normal for the podcast. Stuart chats to Mike MacDonald about the topic of self-delusion and cognitive bias and what personal trainers can learn from this. Time Stamps 5.30 - Introducing the topic of self-delusion. 6.10 - Why Mike has become so interested in this topic. 10.30 - Confirmation bias. 16 - Getting round confirmation bias. 19.10 - Dunning Kruger effect 23 - the backfire effect 34.30 - post hoc fallacy 39 - confabulation Resources Mentioned Why we know what isn't so - Thomas Gilivich Think - Michael LeGault Why we make mistakes - Joseph.T Halinan You're not so smart - David Mcraney

In this episode, we welcome on Gar Benn. Gar is a strength coach from Limerick Ireland. He is the head coach for Sigma Nutrition with Danny Lennon, the owner of CityGym Limerick and the co-owner of the European Powerlifting Conference & Titan Support Systems Ireland. Topics covered: -- How Gar started in the industry. -- How he manages his time between his gym and working for Sigma. -- How he got started working with Sigma Nutrition. -- How the 3-tier system works that they use for online coaching. -- How they price their online coaching. -- What Gar looks for in a coach. -- How he makes new clients feel welcome at his gym. -- How he is trying to get better at copywriting just now.

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.