
LTB Podcast
The Lift the Bar Podcast is a place where personal trainers can gain education, insight and knowledge from other personal trainers. It's aim is to provide personal trainers with the know-how and inspiration to build the kind of career they want to build.
Every week the show will feature interviews with fantastic guests who are at the top of their game in different areas specific to helping personal trainers.
Latest episodes

May 15, 2017 • 52min
LTBP #36 - James Krieger: Research, Insulin, NEAT & Intermittent Fasting
On episode 36 of the LTB Podcast, Stuart interviews James Krieger from weightology.com. They cover: How important is it that personal trainers understand or read the research? Could personal trainers do a better job when it comes to sharing research? Explaining his insulin series in a simple format + some of those myths broken down? What is NEAT? Why is it important we understand this? What happens to your metabolism as weight loss occurs? What can we do to ensure NEAT doesn’t decrease when dieting? How can we make client’s aware of their NEAT? Practical considerations for NEAT. Intermittent fasting and why James is finding the research and uses for this interesting.

May 11, 2017 • 50min
LTBP #35 - Robert Clarkson: From Bootcamps To Facility Owner
Robert Clarkson is the owner of Reactive Training in Glasgow. In this interview Robert tells us all about his journey, his many lessons learnt along the way and some of the struggles he's had since opening his facility.

May 8, 2017 • 53min
LTBP #34 - Tony Gentilcore: Client-Centered Personal Training & Should I Open My Own Facility?
In episode 34 of the LTB podcast speaks to Tony Gentilcore of tonygentilcore.com. Alongside chatting about how Tony has found transitioning from working in Cressey Sports Performance to running his own small group training facility, Tony also tells us what he feels is important for long-term sustainability as a coach, why he thinks starting a blog is still a good idea and how he thinks about his own professional development.

May 5, 2017 • 42min
LTBP #33 - Jonny Stephens - NYC Conference Take-homes, Community Building & High Fives
In this episode of the podcast, we interview Jonny Stephens from the LTB gym. Jonny was over in New York with Stuart for the LTB conference so we chat in depth about this and what we learnt, what it was like being at Mark Fisher Fitness and how the LTB gym have gone about building community.

Apr 29, 2017 • 51min
LTBP #32 - Nick Tumminello: Principles Before Methods & What Makes A Good Trainer
In this interview with the trainer of trainers, Nick Tumminello, Nick discusses: How he got the title “trainer of trainers” How do we speed up the process of getting better at what we do What is the role of the trainer? Why “it depends” is not an answer Myths about what a bad trainer is What makes a good trainer Training principles What does Nick commonly see PT's doing wrong with their programming Links to: Nick's site - http://nicktumminello.com/ Strength training for fat loss book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Training-Loss-Nick-Tumminello-x/dp/1450432077/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-1&keywords=nick+tumminello Building muscle & performance book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Muscle-Performance-Nick-Tumminello/dp/1492512702/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-3&keywords=nick+tumminello

Apr 25, 2017 • 54min
LTBP #31 - Jonathon Mummert - What Do We Need To Know About The Menstrual Cycle?
In this episode of the LTB podcast, Stuart chats to LTB staff member Jonathon Mummert. Jonathon knows the menstrual cycle inside out and we get into what it is that we as PT's need to know about this topic, which is one I don't think is talked about enough!

Apr 22, 2017 • 36min
LTBP #30 - Chris Burgess - Dealing With Imposter Syndrome & Hiring Staff
For Chris's 2nd time on the podcast, Chris and Stuart chat about how to hire a second trainer and how he handles feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome.

Apr 19, 2017 • 45min
LTBP #29 - Alex Gibilaro - How The LTB Gym Handles Programming & Nutrition
In this episode, Stuart chats to Alex Gibilaro from the LTB gym side of things. They chat in depth about programming and working with a new client.

Apr 13, 2017 • 57min
LTBP #28 - Alwyn Cosgrove - Rethinking Sales, Business & Lead Generation for Personal Trainers
In episode 28 of the LTB Podcast, Stuart chats to Alwyn Cosgrove from Results Fitness in California. Alongside discussing his why for what he does, Alwyn tells us: - How we need to rethink the way we think about asking our clients for money - What lifetime customer value (LCV) is and what this means to us trainers - Why he feels Results Fitness has done as well as it has - Why knowing your businesses core values is so important and how you can make a start to creating these

Apr 10, 2017 • 55min
LTBP #27 - Nick Winkelman Interview: The Art & Science of Coaching
In this episode, Stuart interviews Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance at the IRFU. They discuss work-life balance, cueing in coaching, explicit vs implicit learning, autonomy supportive coaching, and the importance of reflective practice.