LTB Podcast

It was a huge pleasure to welcome on Adam Ali from Physiqonomics. We covered: - How he is dealing with the recent "success" of physiqonomics - How he comes up with the ideas for his content - How does he not let the need for likes, comments and shares dictate his self-worth/ success of his writing - The importance of not thinking that your followers need to "engage" publicly with your content for it to be doing it's job - Who does he speak to when he writes - What would his advice be to someone who is afraid of putting content out there? - Is it harder for him to put content out there nowadays than it was back when he started? - Why you should continue to do some form of "creation" when you hit dry creative phases - Tips for creating content - How he went about creating "the best fat loss article on the motherfuckin' internet" - How he's dealt with receiving negative feedback

We welcome back on to the show Mr Mark Fisher from Mark Fisher Fitness & Business for Unicorns. We cover: - Why and how you could use transformation contests. - The difference between Park & Bus Bench workouts. - Having "seasons" of fitness and how you could implement this into your life. - Visioning your 5-year plan. - What to do if you find the vision board stuff scary/ impossible. - Time management strategy (this section is so fricking useful). - How does he deal with overwhelm. - Meditation - Mark's thoughts on the why and the how. Business for Unicorns Mark Fisher Fitness

"Play the long game and figure out why you're doing this" In this episode with the brilliant Todd Bumgardner we get into: What does Strength Faction do? How to find your work: life balance? Practical tasks to get clearer on your why. How does BSP run client reviews? How do they manage these client reviews in a semi-private model? The importance of being unique.

In this minisode, I discuss all things retention based. Why clients leave us, what we can do to increase retention rates and simple tasks that will lead to better retention rates.

We welcome back on Alwyn Cosgrove for episode 58. In this show we discuss: What Alwyn is working on just now. What he see's as the next big thing in fitness. Challenges with working with so many people. What would he look for in a coach who applied for a job at results. Does he think a fault of the industry is how easy it currently is to get in to it. Comparisons - how does he think about these? The importance of sorting out an educational curriculum for yourself. Advice for trainers who find asking for money awkward.

In this episode of the LTB Podcast, we welcome on a previous guest, Cathy MacDonald from the Art of Communication. We cover: Managing and setting yourself up for challenging conversations How to deal with a client crying What to do if you upset a client Why you should always have your hard conversations face-to-face and not through email or text How to deal with a disruptive client in a group class The power of "you", "I" and "we" How to handle misreporting/ lying with food diaries

In this episode of the LTB Podcast, we welcome on Fit3Sixty owner, John Clark. We covered: How does he get so much done Structuring his day How does he meet his potential clients where they are at What drives him John's journey - timeline to now owning Fit3sixty Building his client base up You can find download the "25 non-social based lead gen methods" guide here - http://liftthebar.com/offline

Lisa Lewis joins us on today's episode of the LTB Podcast. Topics covered: - Do you see us doing anything wrong when discussing this psychology related to being a trainer or strength coach? - Where should a trainer start with all of this psychology stuff? - Why you should focus on the subjective aspects of progress/ results instead of just the objective ones like losing pounds. - Do we have to sell the short term in order to gain the long term with clients? - How can we improve the clients level of motivation? - What is the inner voice (self-talk/ meta cognition)? - How much of an effect can this have? - Should we give clients homework on improving things like their inner voice? - How to know you're not going over that line into being a therapist? - How to bring up "you should go see a counsellor"? - How to pick clients back up after a setback like not hitting a weight loss goal/ out of control weekend?

In this episode, we welcome on Brad Dieter from Science Driven Nutrition and Eat to Perform. We cover a whole host of cool topics including: - What does eat to perform do? - What has he found through working with so many people? - How can we go about increasing our client's energy expenditure? - Are our clients really busy as are saying they are? - What has he learnt being on both sides of the coin (practical & research)? - Is there anything he thinks PT's could do better when it comes to putting across the research? - What would he look for in a nutrition coach? - Some of the myths of a high-fat diet? - How would he educate a client who believes something like a high-fat diet can cure cancer?

In this episode, we welcome on Michael Goulden from Integra Education. Content covered: - Michael's journey - The client experience and why he is always looking to improve this - Why he feels 1to1 personal training is far from being "dead" - Where having an understanding of biomechanics & anatomy fits into a personal trainers toolbox, and why it's important - What to expect on this weekend's seminars with him - What he would say to someone who is worried this weekend will be too advanced for them