Brought to You by PerformBetter.com.  Click here for the latest sale. Highlights of Special Episode 353.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "The Giant Pile of Money Gym Owners Sit On...But Are Too Drunk on "More Leads" to Activate It"      We spoke about: What happens once they get a lead What to do with unconverted leads The fortune is in the follow up Immediate Long term Former members follow up Speed is essential in initial follow up- why it should be automated BUT Actually speaking to someone is the best way Why you should have an "incubator" Listen to the Howard Stern clip about Feedback that Vince spoke about Much More!   Get a FREE copy of Vince's book       Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 353 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Casey Wheel- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, CA Casey's Twitter   We spoke about: Agility with a strength coach lens Defining agility Where do coaches get it wrong His 4 Tiers Agility system Creating and limiting separation Is there a place for Implement training during agility work Where does weight training fit in His thoughts on linear speed Vertical jump- is it overhyped? Working with teenage athletes GoalLine Videos White Board Breakdown and 3 Variations     Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Information Overload for young athletes and what we can do about it in the weightroom Know the Lens Coaches are looking through The Lateral Jump Thread Understanding the conditioning from the sport and how to fill that bucket   Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about Onboarding and all the touch points leading up to your experience.   Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 352 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Dom Starsia- Legendary Lacrosse Coach, author of "I Hope You Will Be Happy: Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Lacrosse"   We spoke about: Why parents should back off and let kids make some mistakes on their own His thoughts on kids playing multiple sports Why getting up for breakfast every morning can be a game changer for a college athlete and how it transformed one of his players Why they should “Stop Calling Their Mother” about everything His thoughts on college athletes pledging a fraternity or sorority His definitions of honesty and fearlessness and why he thinks they are the most important factors for leadership The importance of positive language and remembering that you can’t take it back   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Young Athletes Doing Bodypart workouts Farmer’s Carry standards and programming Approaching young female athletes about their weight Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he tells a story that just happened to him while he was travelling and it shows an amazing contrast in customer experience between 2 employees of the same company. Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the latest Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 351 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Vinny Talluto and Dan McGinley veteran MBSC coaches who now own the joint.   We spoke about: Vinny's topic at the MBSC Spring Seminar: "How to Coach and Execute World Class Group Training" Dan's topic at the MBSC Spring Seminar: "Training Through the Aging Process" Becoming owners at MBSC Challenges Staying grounded Handling the transition into ownership Much More! Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar     Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His personal ESD/Cardio programming  Speed drills- does he do them, are they in the warm up, where does he put them The book "I Hope You Will Be Very Happy: Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Lacrosse" by Don Starsia Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he finishes a 3 part series breaking down the different components of staging the memorable experience. Today he talks about how souvenirs can help you build your brand. Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to You by PerformBetter.com.  Click here for the latest sale. Highlights of Special Episode 350.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "5 Ways to Become a More Profitable Gym Before the End of This Month"      We spoke about: Leading and Lagging Indicators 5 Ways to Become More Profitable: Addressing Pricing Strategy Current Members Future Members The 4Rs of Ringing the Register Understanding and Focusing on Capacity Where are the gaps in your capacity? Having a Nurturing Follow-up System Short term Long Term Having Clarity on Expenses Fixed  Variable  Payroll Much More!       Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Holiday Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 350 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Megan Pomarensky, Certified Athletic Therapist, published academic author, creator of The Empowerment Method We spoke about: Chronic Pain the difference between the Biomedical & BioPyschoSocial Models and how it influences outcomes Not looking at all the things that are wrong, start looking at all the things that are right working on the things that were wrong but focusing on the language- external cueing Wear and repair Injury mitigation and training in vulnerable positions High Intensity Isos "Feeling Tight vs. Being Tight" The Art of Accountability Much More!   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Transitions in 2022 A year of "Back to Normal" His article "Feed the Cats for Hockey" new stuff from Alex Natera and Cam Josse that he is trying Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "The Most Game Changing Marketing Idea He Ever Used" If you are interested in joining Vince and the team for the year end review, send him an email to Vince@GabrieleFitness.com with "Annual Planning Session" in the subject line. If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "The Future of Velocity Based Training" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he continues a 3 part series breaking down the different components of staging the memorable experience. Today he talks about positive and negative cues and how you can identify them to help you create a more memorable experience. Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to You by PerformBetter.com HUGE Holiday Sale is On!  Click here for more info. Highlights of Special Episode 349.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "5 Steps to Make 2023 Your Best Year Ever"  We spoke about: Doing a recap of 2022 what questions to ask Having a Vision using Zingerman's Visioning Business Strategy- Making a Plan for the New Year having a Scoreboard big Rocks Having a Marketing Plan why it's separate from the Strategy   Personal Goals Will you have the energy to make all of this a reality Much More! LAST CHANCE FOR $1! Test Vince's Coaching Program and get the entire system he spoke about on the show...60 Days For $1     Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Holiday Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 349 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Patrick McKeown, international breathing expert, author of The Oxygen Advantage, The Breathing Cure and Atomic Focus We spoke about: His story, how he had to overcome asthma and his own breathing problems Why Nasal breathing is so important How Nitric Oxide is beneficial for blood flow Breathing Light, Slow and Deep Air Hunger and how we can use it to improve breathing How coaches can use breathing exercises like breath holds, unclogging and box breathing in sessions The importance of taping the mouth Much More! Check out Patrick's books   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Zone 2 Training where he is with it why he feels it might not be that useful for athletes thoughts on using it as a phase in the off-season Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years" Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "4 Step Annual Framework to review Your Year- What You need to do before the ball drops" If you are interested in joining Vince and the team for the year end review, send him an email to Vince@GabrieleFitness.com with "Annual Planning Session" in the subject line. If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century.   Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "Why VBT is Valuable" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he starts a 3 part series breaking down the different components of staging the memorable experience. Today he talks about a well designed theme and 5 things to think about when designing it. Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Holiday Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 348 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Pete Holman, 2022 IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year, Fitness Product Inventor We spoke about: Developing a programming style with so many influences Considering Mindset training with athletes and clients Deep dive into how he developed his products Functional Training Rack TRX Rip Trainer Nautilus Glute Drive The process behind the inventions Using a fabricator Should you get a copyright Financing Should you distribute yourself or use licensing Much More! Check out Pete's Products   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Breath for core and strength training His article Plate Based Warm ups Considerations for training older adults   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "Something that should be on every gym owners to do list next month" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "The importance of Using Goal Setting along with Velocity Based training" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!   "Maximizing the Member Experience"  Brought to you by Naamly Sumit Seth, co-founder of Naamly is on to demystify the Member Experience.  Today he talks about "Why the Member Experience is Important and how it correlates to help you standing out" Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention.  Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to You by PerformBetter.com The HUGE Holiday Sale is On!  Click here for more info. Highlights of Special Episode 347.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "5 Ways to Make More Money at Your Gym Without Adding Any New Clients "  We spoke about: Raising prices the right way Maximizing Revenue/hour with small group training logistics Strategies to get people to come in more Selling more "stuff"- how many members should you have to start and what should you sell Reevaluating new member rates Much More! Test Vince's Coaching Program and get the entire system he spoke about on the show...60 Days For $1     Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!