High Intensity Business

Mike Lipowski is an author, coach, and Co-Founder of Pure Physique Fitness Franchise along with his wife, Corrie-Beth. They help high performers and busy parents transform their bodies without calorie-counting or cardio by combining their time-efficient resistance training with custom meal planning and mindset coaching.  Mike’s approach to personal training is heavily influenced by The International Association of Resistance Trainers (IART), an online higher education organization that helps fitness professionals develop forward-thinking personal training services that attracts more clients and sets you apart from your competition. Get Amazing Client Results with The IART In this episode, Mike discusses the various contexts of bodybuilding, different training methods, training plans, workout tracking, benefits and repercussions, stress recovery, and much more. Access proven business systems inside HIT Business Membership This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is a Master Super Slow instructor and the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. Aside from personal training, Tim offers mentoring, workshops, and seminars for studio owners.   In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 11 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he explains the different fat loss principles, how HIT contributes to fat loss, the importance of preserving muscle mass, and much more. Listen to Parts 1 to 10: 352 – Tim Ryan – The History and Philosophy of HIT (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series) 354 – Tim Ryan – How to Articulate the Benefits of HIT (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 2) 358 – Tim Ryan – Movement Speed (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 3) 360 – Tim Ryan – The Optimal Window for Time Under Load and Time To Concentric Failure (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 4) 361 – Tim Ryan – How to Determine the Optimal Resistance Level (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 5)  363 – Tim Ryan – The Assumed vs the Real Objective of Exercise, How to Coach Correct Form, Head and Neck Position, and Breathing (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 6) 366 – Tim Ryan – How to Design Exercise Programs and Manage Progression and Recovery (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 7) 368 – Tim Ryan – The  Six Factors of Functional Ability (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 8) 370 – Tim Ryan – Will You Get Fit Doing HIT? (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 9) 380 – Tim Ryan - What is the Difference Between Exercise and Recreation? (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series with Tim Ryan – Part 10) Learn sales and marketing strategies inside HIT Business Membership This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician at the Department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. He is the author of The P:E Diet, a diet and exercise book that breaks down every single dietary strategy into one simple metric: PROTEIN and ENERGY. His research and medical practice are focused on practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. In this episode, Ted talks about the concept of ‘satiety per calorie’, the critical role of resistance training to fat loss, how to better educate your clients about diet and fat loss, and much more. Access personal training guides and best practices  This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is a Master Super Slow instructor and the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. Aside from personal training, Tim offers mentoring, workshops, and seminars for studio owners.   In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 10 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he discusses misconceptions about exercise, the distinction between exercise and recreation, the benefits of doing High Intensity Training, and much more.   Listen to Part 1 to 9: 352 – Tim Ryan – The History and Philosophy of HIT (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series) 354 – Tim Ryan – How to Articulate the Benefits of HIT (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 2) 358 – Tim Ryan – Movement Speed (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 3) 360 – Tim Ryan – The Optimal Window for Time Under Load and Time To Concentric Failure (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 4) 361 – Tim Ryan – How to Determine the Optimal Resistance Level (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 5)  363 – Tim Ryan – The Assumed vs the Real Objective of Exercise, How to Coach Correct Form, Head and Neck Position, and Breathing (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 6) 366 – Tim Ryan – How to Design Exercise Programs and Manage Progression and Recovery (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 7) 368 – Tim Ryan – The  Six Factors of Functional Ability (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 8) 370 – Tim Ryan – Will You Get Fit Doing HIT? (The High Intensity Training Fundamentals Series – Part 9) Build a highly profitable strength training business when you join HIT Business Membership  This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links, and resources - Click Here

Sam Orange, PhD (sam.orange @ newcastle.ac.uk) is a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Deputy Director of Research in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional, and Sports Sciences at Newcastle University. His research focuses on finding the best ways to support cancer survivors in helping them become physically active and whether physical activity can improve some of the side effects of cancer. In this episode, Sam talks us through his research paper Comparison of the effects of velocity-based vs. traditional resistance training methods on adaptations in strength, power, and sprint speed: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and quality of evidence appraisal which discusses velocity-based training, the effectiveness of using velocity feedback to regulate resistance training load on changes in muscle strength, power, and speed, and much more.   Learn client acquisition tactics from successful studio owners  This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent, high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Corrie-Beth Lipowski (corriebeth @ purephysique.com) is a sports nutrition specialist and co-founder of Pure Physique, a fitness studio offering 30-minute workouts to busy professionals, competitors, and everyday people who want to reach their health and fitness goals using an “untraditional but focused” approach.  Own a Pure Physique Franchise  In this episode, Corrie-Beth discusses the value of understanding customer pain points, the purpose of sales, effective sales processes, selling strategies, and much more.  Build a profitable HIT studio business This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with Mindbody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Liam Bauer and Jesse Schmidt are the owners of TNT Strength, a strength training studio in Oakland, California. TNT Strength has been in operation since April 2021 and currently features 3 strength training coaches serving 65 clients with HIT influenced exercise protocols.  Liam and Jesse are passionate about the life-changing and performance-enhancing effects of strength training, and they look forward to expanding their influence to help even more people in the future.  In this episode, Liam and Jesse share their business journey (starting and growing TNT Strength), client acquisition tactics, marketing strategies, business systems, and much more.  Get proven marketing tactics and generate more revenue This episode is brought to you by StrengthPortal You need a single software platform that enables your trainers to deliver consistent high quality workouts, track client progress, and scale your business. The problem is you’re still using pen and paper or basic spreadsheets to run your business, which leads to poor client experiences, inaccurate tracking, and prevents you from growing your business, making you feel frustrated. StrengthPortal understand your challenge and have worked closely with the HIT industry to create a software platform to manage and scale your niche business. You can integrate with MindBody, manage a standardized exercise and workout library for your team, track workouts effectively, and produce client reports at the click of a button. StrengthPortal is used by multiple businesses in the High Intensity Strength Training community, namely Discover Strength, Smart Strength Austin, MedX Precision Fitness, and more. Starting with StrengthPortal is super simple: Sign up for the best package for your business Let Strength Portal take the load off and help onboard your business onto the platform. Start delivering consistent workout experiences, and scale your business to the next level. To help support the podcast, go to StrengthPortal.com/highintensitybusiness, and sign up now, so you can stop feeling frustrated about your business, and start to scale your business to its true potential. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Ted Harrison (vitalexercise @ gmail.com) is the owner of Vital Exercise, a private, personal training studio based in Essex. Ted has been a personal trainer for more than 30 years helping people transform their health and physique using HIT-influenced, science-based principles.  In this episode, Ted goes through Vital Exercise’s decorative process, specifically the architectural theme, the interior design team, flooring and lighting ideas, equipment and design cost, impact on client acquisition, and much more.    Access how-to guides from successful studio owners This podcast episode is brought to you by ARX Do you struggle to attract and retain clients in your strength training studio? ARX machines use breakthrough motorized resistance and computer software to give your clients the perfect workout every time, so you can start to deliver great workouts and grow your business with confidence. Get $500 OFF by going to ARXFit.com/HIB and booking a call with the ARX sales team – Book Here This podcast episode is also brought to you by Strength Portal Are you still using pen, paper, and spreadsheets? Do you worry about providing inconsistent workout experiences that disappoint your clients and stifles the growth of your business? Don't put up with tools that frustrate you! Use Strength Portal to easily track workouts, deliver consistently high-quality client experiences, and scale your business painlessly and grow faster — go to StrengthPortal.com/HighIntensityBusiness and try Strength Portal now For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Matt McGunagle (matt @ strengthportal.com) is the CEO and Founder of StrengthPortal, a software platform for personal trainers, gym owners, and multi-location gyms to manage their personal training staff and track personal training services. Matt graduated from Cal Poly SLO as an Economics major with a concentration on Entrepreneurship.  In this episode, Matt talks about the issues and challenges of the personal training career, compensation plan and key roles, sustainable business models and systems, content curation for trainers, and much more.    Grow your strength training business  This podcast episode is brought to you by ARX Do you struggle to attract and retain clients in your strength training studio? ARX machines use breakthrough motorized resistance and computer software to give your clients the perfect workout every time, so you can start to deliver great workouts and grow your business with confidence. Get $500 OFF by going to ARXFit.com/HIB and booking a call with the ARX sales team – Book Here For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Brad Thorpe (brad @ isophit.com) is a multi-patented inventor and CEO of Isophit™, a versatile isometric system for fitness, rehabilitation, and sports performance professionals. Brad is considered as the world's leading expert in isometric strength training with over 29 years of experience in the fitness and performance industry. In this episode, Brad joins me for part 2 of our Isometric Exercise series where he talks about utilizing isometrics and Isophit™ with injuries and rehabilitation, effects on brain function, designing a 30-minute isometric program, spot reduction of fat, and much more.   Learn client acquisition and retention strategies  Listen to Part 1: 371 – The Value of Isometric Exercise with Brad Thorpe This podcast episode is brought to you by ARX Do you struggle to attract and retain clients in your strength training studio? ARX machines use breakthrough motorized resistance and computer software to give your clients the perfect workout every time, so you can start to deliver great workouts and grow your business with confidence. Get $500 OFF by going to ARXFit.com/HIB and booking a call with the ARX sales team – Book Here For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here