The Strength Coach Podcast

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!

  Brought to you by Perform Better Check out the Holiday Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 347 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Danny Foley, creator of The Fascia Chronicles We spoke about: His lecture, "Building the Optimal Training Program" Expanding on his quote "Generalize when you can, specialize when you must" How he uses Time Blocks- an overview, obstacles with using it "How is more important than the what" His course, The Fascia Chronicles Understanding the problem with cadaver research Training Connective tissue resiliency How to put all of this together Check out The Fascia Chronicles   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: Different Air Bike Workouts Zone 2 & mitochondria Back pain & picking up heavy dumbbells   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 "How to Market locally in the post covid era" 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 "Comparing other weight room tech with VBT" 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 "Understanding Your Members on a Deeper Level" 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 50% Off Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 346 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Charlie Weingroff, Training = Rehab We spoke about: Revisiting a collaborative effort of training and rehab post-shoulder surgery His system for training the shoulder Progressions and regressions Why he doesn't like the phrase "Stay in Your Lane" What "Best in the World" means to him   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: Changes at MBSC Having an exit strategy in your business What he's learning about Zone 2 cardio 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 "101 Ways to Grow Your Business" 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 "VBT in a clinical setting" 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!     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 more info. Highlights of Special Episode 345.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "The Greatest Referral Idea Ever Created in the History of the Fitness Industry"  We spoke about: The system behind getting referrals The problem with the way most gyms think about referrals The best time of year for this referral idea How much should we be working on referrals What to include How to package it- The delivery is everything The follow up 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!

  Sponsored by PerformBetter.com Check out the Sale at PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 345 Mike Boyle, StrengthCoach.com, MBSC.TV, Certified Functional Strength Coach We spoke about: How he missed the clues he left behind while training combine athletes for speed Where did the snatch go in his program? Early Specialization- Roger Federer example Cardio Training Spectrum     Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   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 "GET MORE REFERRALS" 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 "Introducing Athletes to Technology" 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!     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!