LTB Podcast

Joy Victoria, from Fitness Baddies, comes onto the LTB Podcast to discuss her journey into coaching, why & how she got started, some of the lessons she's learnt along the way and much more!

Jean-Claude Vacassin, owner of W10, discusses building a client base, high standards in the industry, and utilizing social media for gym promotions. He shares tips on generating leads, advice for new trainers, and emphasizes the importance of good coaching and customer service.

In this episode, we speak to Will Levy from Melbourne Strength and Conditioning (MSC) in Australia. Here's a breakdown of what Stuart & Will discuss: 5.30 - how Will is finding running a gym 9.30 - who do MSC work with 13 - why has MSC hit the ground running in terms of profitability 17 - how did Will get up to the stage of building up a waiting list 25 - what's a widespread message that Will wishes wasn't as common 30.30 - how do we improve the standard of the industry 36 - what does the first 30 days of programming look like for a new client at MSC 54 - common mistakes trainers/ gyms when running small-group training programmes 59 - how does he ensure his staff members are at a high enough level to keep up the standards 1.07 - a message to new trainers

In this interview, Stuart speaks to Dan Mitchell from Dan Mitchell Fitness. They discuss: 4.15 - why is online coaching hard? 5.30 - online coaching systems 8.50 - serving an "apprenticeship" before getting into online coaching 15 - how Dan reflects on his coaching 19.30 - what's it like running his gym 25.40 - would you advise a trainer to get into online coaching? 31 - do you need an online presence to build an online business? 33 - how did he start building a clients for his online business? 37.41 - how to upsell in a FB group 41.30 - commercial gym lead gen advice 47.30 - how does Dan manage self doubt?

In this Episode, Stuart talks about 12 lessons that 12 of the first guests have discussed on the podcast.

In this interview, we speak to Lisa Gimenez-Codd from Optimum Health. We chat about: 3.20 - How has Lisa niched down into working with the population she works with? 7.00 - How and who has Lisa learned from to improve her knowledge on all these topics? 8.30 - Why is getting more info out there on these topics so important? 11.00 - Should we as PT's refer on pre/ post natal clients? 14.30 - Lisa's thoughts on "getting your pre-baby body back" 17.00 - What do we have to consider with a client who tells us they are pregnant? 23.00 - Should we encourage clients to exercise all the way up to having their baby? 24.00 - Burpee's during pregnancy? 26.50 - Post-natal considerations 29.40 - Drills to improve breathing 32.00 - The pelvic floor 37.00 - How can you train the pelvic floor 40.00 - Female client's needing to pee during sessions that contain movement or impact exercises 42.00 - Menopause-what do we need to know? 46.00 - Recommended resources 48.20 - Thoughts on body image

In this episode, Stuart talks with fellow LTB staff member Alex Pearson about all things obesity. They chat through topics such as: - what is the cause of obesity in Alex's opinion - what can the fitness industry do better when it comes to helping the obesity epidemic - where do we start when working with an obese client - how to encourage client's to set their own goals - feedback loops: what these are and how we can interrupt them - how to help client's from regressing

In this short episode, we chat to Lift the Bar member and 2015 winner of the Dedication to Education award, Ross Morgan about his experiences with overwhelm and how he deals with this following a very popular post he added into the LTB FB group last week.

We chat to Ben Cormack from the company Cor-Kinetic in this episode. Ben is a Physical Therapist who specialises in movement and pain. He lectures all over the world and runs courses that are designed for Personal Trainers and Physio's on the research to do with topics such as posture, pain, movement and stretching. In this conversation we touch on: - What we can do for a client who has lower back pain - If there is such a thing as bad posture - If we can actually change posture - What can "tightness" in a muscle be attributed to, and what we can to reduce this feeling - What the science says about stretching - The importance of the words we use with our clients - What Ben's EMS course is all about

In this episode, Stuart interviews Danny Lennon from Sigma Nutrition. Alongside discussing Danny's journey, they talk about: - How Danny finds the world of online training - How to gain some sense of what you would like to do using your strengths - The importance of starting, without potentially knowing what the outcome is - Early career mistakes - Where sigma start a new client, and what their first 30days looks like - The idea of "fat loss phasing" - Sugar - what Sigma tell clients and is addiction a thing?