High Intensity Business
High Intensity Business is a high intensity strength training and strength training business podcast offering content to help you realise your health goals, become a great personal trainer, and build a successful HIT business. Content includes training protocols, workouts, exercise science, nutrition, and biohacking. From a HIT business perspective, we cover personal training, coaching, startup, sales, marketing, operations, systems, hiring, scaling, etc. Guests include Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye, Skyler Tanner, Patty Durell, Walter Vendel, Fred Hahn, James Fisher PhD, James Steele PhD, Luke Carlson, Adam Zickerman, Kyle Recchia, Adrian Antigua, Bill Crawford, Joe Cirulli, Dorian Yates, Simon Melov PhD, Roger Schwab, Simon Shawcross, and many more.
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460 - Patty Durell's Guide to Bridging the Gap Between Physiotherapy and Personal Training in Your Business
04/24/2024
460 - Patty Durell's Guide to Bridging the Gap Between Physiotherapy and Personal Training in Your Business
How can personal trainers and HIT studios better serve their clients with injuries or orthopedic issues (and avoid potentially making them worse)? Rock Solid Fitness founder Patty Durell returns to talk about the common misconceptions and shares her expert strategies for integrating rehabilitative approaches and high-intensity training protocols — this conversation is a treasure trove of useful advice, backed by Patty's extensive experience in both fields. Patty is a Master-Level Personal Trainer, Certified Conditioning Specialist, and Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, and has specialized training in nutrition and physical rehabilitation with over 25 years of experience in helping people get in the best shape of their life. In this episode, we talk about the importance of understanding and recognizing the signs of impaired musculature and how these can impact your client's physical abilities and increase the potential for injury. Patty provides practical tips for assessing clients and modifying exercises that can alleviate pain and improve mobility. She also discusses the critical role of communication between trainers and clients in managing expectations and making sure they can see and feel progress. If you want to expand your knowledge on integrating HIT with physiotherapy-style practices to help your clients avoid aggravating injuries and go beyond their limitations, then this episode is a must-listen. *** 📩 ♣️ *** 📈 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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459 - Social Media Mastery for HIT Entrepreneurs: Reviewing Your Social Posts with Pete Cerqua - Part 1
04/17/2024
459 - Social Media Mastery for HIT Entrepreneurs: Reviewing Your Social Posts with Pete Cerqua - Part 1
How good is your social media marketing game in getting you more HIT clients? Is it really turning more of your prospects into customers, or are you unknowingly leaving money on the table? In this episode, Million-Dollar Trainer Pete Cerqua explains how you should craft your social media posts for maximum conversion, why certain things work well, and why you should be very careful about avoiding other things that can make good prospects lose interest. Pete is the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. He also has decades of experience building massively successful strength-training businesses. His “Million Dollar Trainer” program shows strength trainers how to earn 7 figures per year, and he is currently running an that’s been helping trainers and strength studio owners generate more revenue than ever before — If you're looking to maximize your social media presence so you can attract more potential clients for your HIT business, don't miss this one! *** 📩 ♣️ *** 📈 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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458 - Discounts Done Right: Crafting Irresistible Deals in High Intensity Training with Luke Carlson
04/10/2024
458 - Discounts Done Right: Crafting Irresistible Deals in High Intensity Training with Luke Carlson
Is offering discounts the best strategy for high-intensity training businesses, or can you achieve success without them? Discover Strength CEO Luke Carlson returns to the podcast to talk about what you need to know if you’re thinking about using discounts to get (or keep) customers, the right way to do these, and some big mistakes you need to avoid. We go deep into the reasons why you should (or shouldn't) offer discounts, how your tactics can affect the quality of clients you attract, and how you implement these can affect how people see your brand, for better or for worse. If you've ever thought about discounts or felt the pressure to offer these, this episode is for you! *** 📩 ♣️ *** 📈 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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457 - Maximizing Fitness Profits with Ironclad Rates and Policies: Insights from Pete Cerqua
04/03/2024
457 - Maximizing Fitness Profits with Ironclad Rates and Policies: Insights from Pete Cerqua
What one thing gives even experienced personal trainers and HIT business owners the biggest headaches and how can you avoid this? Pete Cerqua returns and explains how getting your rates and policies right can set you up for operating a fitness business you'll be happy to keep running and avoid the pain of being walked over like a doormat by terrible clients. Pete is the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. He also has decades of experience building massively successful strength-training businesses. His “Million Dollar Trainer” program shows strength trainers how to earn 7 figures per year, and he is currently running an that’s been helping trainers and strength studio owners generate more revenue than ever before — ! This is another one of our longer episodes, but if you really want to have a good time starting and running your own HIT business, you'll want to listen to this! *** 📩 ♣️ *** ⚡ *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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456 - Pete Cerqua on Why HIT Trainers Make Twice as Much as Regular Trainers
03/27/2024
456 - Pete Cerqua on Why HIT Trainers Make Twice as Much as Regular Trainers
Want to know how High-Intensity Training can take your strength training business to the next level? If you've ever been skeptical of or wanted to know exactly why and exactly how HIT can earn you millions (no exaggeration — we have the receipts!), legendary trainer Pete Cerqua returns to talk about just exactly how you can do that. Pete is the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. He also has decades of experience building massively successful strength-training businesses. Pete's “Million Dollar Trainer” program shows strength trainers how to earn 7 figures per year, and he is currently running an Exclusive HIT Business Coaching Program that’s been helping trainers and strength studio owners generate more revenue than ever before — . This is one of our longer episodes, and we really dive into the whys and hows that any strength trainer – whether you do HIT or not – can benefit from, especially if you want to give your clients the best possible training experience — this episode is a must-listen. *** 📩 ♣️ *** 📈 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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455 - Lifetime in HIT: Combating Burnout, Perfecting New Client Routines, and Trainer Education with Robert Francis
03/20/2024
455 - Lifetime in HIT: Combating Burnout, Perfecting New Client Routines, and Trainer Education with Robert Francis
What do you need to know to design and execute the best possible HIT workouts for your clients and how can you teach your strength studio’s trainers to do the same? Inform Fitness’ Robert Francis is a MedX clinician and master strength trainer with over 40 years of professional experience, multiple certifications, and a wealth of knowledge and experience that has earned him a tremendous amount of respect in the strength training world. In this episode, we talk about Robert's HIT journey, the differences between old-school and modern-day HIT trainers, how strength training education has changed over the decades, and he offers incredibly valuable insights for both seasoned professionals and aspiring personal trainers looking to give their clients the best of themselves and their personal training services. If you want to build your HIT business and give both your strength training clients and your trainers the best ways to progress, this episode is a must-listen. *** 📩 ♣️ *** 📈 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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454 - The HIT Dilemma: 15, 20, or 30 Minute Workouts - What's the Optimal Business Choice?
03/13/2024
454 - The HIT Dilemma: 15, 20, or 30 Minute Workouts - What's the Optimal Business Choice?
What’s the best workout session length for your personal training clients if you want to give them the best service while maximizing your earnings at the same time (and how would that work in practice)? Million-Dollar Trainer Pete Cerqua returns to talk about just exactly how you can do that. Pete has decades of experience in building high-powered fitness businesses and training high-ticket clients, and he is also the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. If you want to get the most out of your strength training business and turn your lukewarm prospects into lifelong clients, you don’t want to miss this episode! *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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453 - Does Dr. MacMillan's Eccentric Method Outperform Traditional Training? (Part 2)
03/06/2024
453 - Does Dr. MacMillan's Eccentric Method Outperform Traditional Training? (Part 2)
Can Dr. Michael MacMillan's advanced eccentric method and technologies unlock the keys to maximizing muscle growth and peak athletic performance or is it just another road that leads to the same HIT plateaus? Dr. Michael MacMillan joins the podcast, drawing from his expertise and wealth of knowledge in biomechanics and his experiences in working with Arthur Jones and designing HIT equipment. He is a retired orthopedic surgeon and former associate professor at the University of Florida, and the co-creator of the NeGator Strength System. In this episode, we talk about the potential impact of Dr. MacMillan's eccentric training method on muscle growth and athletic performance, applications in powerlifting, sports, and elderly care, and the use of advanced programs and artificial intelligence in the future of his project. We also touched on the the potential of eccentric training to correct genetic limitations for muscle growth, and the structural and physiological adaptations associated with eccentric training. If you want to see what could possibly be the next greatest innovation in strength training after the advent of Nautilus back in the 1970s, this episode is for you. *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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452 - Beating Burnout with Balance: The 3.3 Rule for Entrepreneurs with John Briggs
02/28/2024
452 - Beating Burnout with Balance: The 3.3 Rule for Entrepreneurs with John Briggs
What’s the best way for you to structure your workday to give your best to your clients, get the best out of your business, and not actually burn out? John Briggs joins us again for a deep dive into the science of balancing maximizing your productivity in a day and still living your best life while avoiding the pitfalls many personal trainers and strength studio owners fall into — even the experienced ones! In this episode, John talks about why you should care about how your work day is structured, the maximum amount of productivity you can actually squeeze out of it (according to science), how you can optimize everything in your fitness business for the best balance of profit, making your clients happy, and keeping your trainers – and yourself – working and living life to the fullest. If you like profit but hate burnout, don’t miss this episode! *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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451 - Budget Equipment Choices, Visionary Goals, Motorized Resistance Insights: Jeff Turner's Imagine Strength Q&A - Part 2
02/21/2024
451 - Budget Equipment Choices, Visionary Goals, Motorized Resistance Insights: Jeff Turner's Imagine Strength Q&A - Part 2
Is it worth your time and money to think about Imagine Strength if you’re starting a new strength studio on a budget? Jeff Turner returns for part 2 of our Imagine Strength Q&A and we talk about which machines you should choose if you’re just starting out, how to serve a variety of different customers (e.g., over 40s, men, women, etc.), future machines, the pros and cons of motorized assistance in HIT, and so much more! If you’re starting a new fitness business or you’re keen on what the future of HIT machines look like, don’t miss this episode! *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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450 - Pete Cerqua's 7-Figure Secret: Genius Strategy or Overhyped Fiction?
02/14/2024
450 - Pete Cerqua's 7-Figure Secret: Genius Strategy or Overhyped Fiction?
Can HIT Business coach Pete Cerqua really make you a millionaire or is he just scamming you out of your money? Pete has decades of experience in building high-powered fitness businesses and training high-ticket clients, and he is also the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. In this episode, Pete gives it to his skeptics straight and he tells you exactly what he can do for you, how he’s made himself and the people he’s coached successful, and what to expect on your road to being truly successful as a fitness business owner. If you love helping people get fitter and stronger while making money at the same time, you’ll want to tune in to this episode! *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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449 - Aurum's Rapid Expansion: Candid Insights on Strategic Decisions, Financial Performance, and Growth with CEO Julian Massler
02/07/2024
449 - Aurum's Rapid Expansion: Candid Insights on Strategic Decisions, Financial Performance, and Growth with CEO Julian Massler
How can you grow your strength training business successfully and avoid the pitfalls that those who grow too soon, too fast, and too unprepared fall into? Aurum Fit CEO Julian Massler returns to the podcast to talk about the strategies and tactics that have allowed him to scale one of the most interesting HIT brands in the world right now. We catch up on Aurum’s rapid expansion and go into detail about how to scale without losing focus, managing operations, making smart decisions at a high level, frameworks for franchising, and even building their own tech-driven HIT equipment. If you want to know what it takes to grow fast and scale your fitness business the right way, this episode is for you. *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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448 - Bill DeSimone's Fitness Philosophy Q&A: Mastering Biomechanics for Safe and Effective Exercise - Part 2
01/31/2024
448 - Bill DeSimone's Fitness Philosophy Q&A: Mastering Biomechanics for Safe and Effective Exercise - Part 2
What makes certain popular exercises unsafe and some machines sub-optimal, and are you inadvertently increasing your clients’ risk of long-term injury (even if things seem like they’re fine right now)? Bill DeSimone returns for part 2 of our deep-dive Q&A on the biomechanics of specific exercises, machines, and modalities. Bill is an ACE-certified health coach, Senior Fitness Specialist, and owner of Optimal Exercise in Cranbury, New Jersey, and has certifications in Functional Anatomy, Functional Fitness, and Orthopaedic Exercise. He has been training people since 1983, and he is also the author of Congruent Exercise, Moment Arm Exercise, and Joint-Friendly Fitness: Your Guide to the Optimal Exercise Program. In this episode, we go in-depth on form, technique, and machine and equipment usage and configurations, along with Bill’s thoughts on shoulder hanging, Knees Over Toes, blood flow restriction, and more! *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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447 - The EOS Edge: How Small Businesses Can Thrive with Chris Beer's Strategies
01/24/2024
447 - The EOS Edge: How Small Businesses Can Thrive with Chris Beer's Strategies
Anyone can start a strength training business, but what do you need to do to make sure you’re not just barely surviving but successfully thriving? Joining us on this episode is Chris Beer, The Wizard of Ops, and she specializes in helping fitness business owners create systems and strategies that help their business boom. We dive into how you can make HIT business – no matter how big or small it is – streamlined, made more efficient, and primed for growth using the EOS framework and systemization concepts, and how strength studio owners and trainers can gain more freedom and focus while powering up their business and overcome any unexpected obstacles and challenges well. *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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446 - Your Imagine Strength Questions Answered: An In-Depth Discussion with Jeff Turner - Part 1
01/17/2024
446 - Your Imagine Strength Questions Answered: An In-Depth Discussion with Jeff Turner - Part 1
If you’re a strength studio owner (or you’re looking to start one), why should you think about Imagine Strength versus other HIT machine brands? In this episode, I sit down with ’s to talk about your questions, and we cover things like design differences and technical innovations, the benefits your clients can get with IS (that you can’t with other brands), which countries Imagine Strength ships to (and how long shipping takes), and a lot more — so much, in fact, that we had to just plan a part 2! Side note: if you want to be in the loop for future Q&As and submit your own questions, . If you’re looking for great equipment that’s got terrific bang for your buck to kit out a new strength studio or refresh your current one, check out this episode now. *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 Want Endless Referrals? *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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445 - Back to Basics: Pete Cerqua's Strategies for Revitalizing Veteran HIT Businesses
01/10/2024
445 - Back to Basics: Pete Cerqua's Strategies for Revitalizing Veteran HIT Businesses
Do you feel like your strength training business could use a jolt to revitalize itself and break through a plateau in growth? Legendary Trainer and Master HIT Business builder Pete Cerqua returns to talk about how you can double your revenue and reignite your fitness business success, even if you’ve been in the HIT game for years. Pete has decades of experience in building high-powered fitness businesses and training high-ticket clients, and he is also the author of the books The 90-Second Fitness Solution, High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women, and High-Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men. His program “Million Dollar Trainer” shows personal trainers how to earn 7 figures per year, and he is currently running an that’s been helping trainers and strength studio owners generate more revenue than ever before — . In this episode, Pete talks about why HIT businesses and even experienced trainers start struggling, the mindsets and tactics you need to generate constant revenue, and what you can do to make your business as magnetic as it can be to clients, even during seasonal dips. If you like seeing your income double, you’ll want to tune in to this episode! *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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444 - Does Dr. MacMillan's Eccentric Method Outperform Traditional Training? (Part 1)
01/03/2024
444 - Does Dr. MacMillan's Eccentric Method Outperform Traditional Training? (Part 1)
Just how powerful are eccentric-focused workouts and what do you need to know to really tap into the benefits for yourself and your clients? Dr. Michael MacMillan joins the podcast, drawing from his expertise and wealth of knowledge in biomechanics and his experiences in working with Arthur Jones and designing HIT equipment. He is a retired orthopedic surgeon and former associate professor at the University of Florida, and the co-creator of the NeGator Strength System. In this episode, we talk about the importance of heavy negative training – and the right way to do it – with its positive impact on bone, ligament, and tendon strength. He also presents some very interesting insights that may challenge our conventional understanding of some aspects of high-intensity training as we know it to be, along with what we can do to get even more out of our HIT workout sessions. *** 📈 ♣️ *** 📩 Get a FREE Guide for Getting Infinite Referrals *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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443 - Cracking the Code: How Pete Cerqua Doubled His Personal Training Sessions with This One Key Change
12/27/2023
443 - Cracking the Code: How Pete Cerqua Doubled His Personal Training Sessions with This One Key Change
What PROVEN keys are there to DOUBLING your fitness business revenue are there and why are so many trainers and strength studio owners failing to use these? Legendary Trainer Pete Cerqua talks about the mistakes that even he made and how he saw his training sessions and earnings double once he learned these lessons the hard way — the very lessons that he wants HIT business owners and strength trainers like you to learn but just all gain without the pain. In this episode, we talk about what your workout sessions need to be like so that you can not only attract clients but also keep them for life. We also go into the wrong ideas trainers and strength studio owners get that sabotage their earnings and business growth, as well as going into the nitty-gritty of how to execute the changes you need to put into practice for maxing out your revenue. *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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442 - Building Simply Strong with Ed Collins: Empowering Seniors through Fitness
12/20/2023
442 - Building Simply Strong with Ed Collins: Empowering Seniors through Fitness
What’s it like to build a thriving strength studio that makes a meaningful difference in your older clients’ lives and a powerful impact on your family? Simply Strong founder Ed Collins joins us to talk about his journey in designing a business geared toward helping the older population get stronger, live better and happier lives, and how you can tap into and serve this market in a way that enriches not only your fitness business but also in the lives of the clients you serve. In this episode, we talk about specific marketing strategies and tactics, designing appropriate workout experiences, the little things you can do that can have a big impact and set you apart from your competition, and so much more. This episode is one of the more eye-opening ones we’ve done, especially when it comes to thinking about what may be one of our more underserved segments of the potential market. *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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441 - Bill DeSimone's Fitness Philosophy Q&A: Integrating Strength and Steady State for Superior Health - Part 1
12/13/2023
441 - Bill DeSimone's Fitness Philosophy Q&A: Integrating Strength and Steady State for Superior Health - Part 1
How can you optimally tailor your HIT protocol if you or your clients want to do more than just resistance training as part of their active lifestyle? Bill DeSimone returns for a Q&A and we talk about how you can tweak your HIT protocol for maximum results for different goals, how it can complement (instead of complicate) other physical activities and sports, and some potentially controversial things that Bill has to say! Bill challenges prevailing exercise myths within HIT and encourages factoring in individual needs and aspirations when designing workout routines, with some valuable takeaways for trainers and HIT enthusiasts looking for a more balanced and personalized approach to fitness and health. *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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440 - HIT Where It Fits: Transforming Any Space into a HIT Studio with Pete Cerqua
12/06/2023
440 - HIT Where It Fits: Transforming Any Space into a HIT Studio with Pete Cerqua
If you had the knowledge of a legendary HIT Trainer and the experience of a massively successful businessman, how would you start your own Strength Studio? Pete Cerqua returns to talk about everything you need to know to start your own Fitness Studio business from scratch and give it all the advantages to make you successful FAST. In this episode, we talk about choosing from a variety of locations, how to keep your operating costs low, negotiating good terms, strategies and tactics for maximizing profits, how to deal with the various risks and challenges you might face while starting out, and so much more. If you’ve ever dreamed of running your own fitness business, you need to tune in to this one! *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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439 - Tailoring Training Intensity: A Deep Dive with Logan Herlihy
11/29/2023
439 - Tailoring Training Intensity: A Deep Dive with Logan Herlihy
What’s the best way to optimize intensity for your strength training clients and convert more of your free workouts into paying ones? This episode’s guest is , a senior exercise physiologist and general manager at , and the author of . Logan has overseen over 20,000 workout sessions, hosted the Discover Strength podcast, and studied and seen what works best for most strength training clients — including the difficult ones (if you’re a personal trainer, you know the type)! If you’re keen on getting more clients, you’ll love this episode — Logan talks about the keys to providing great customer experiences with your workouts, both in getting clients results as well as growing your strength training business effectively. *** 📈 🏛️ *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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438 - The HIT Business Reboot: Personal Branding Essentials with Pete Cerqua
11/22/2023
438 - The HIT Business Reboot: Personal Branding Essentials with Pete Cerqua
What are some of the biggest mistakes that are holding you back from really growing your fitness business? Legendary trainer Pete Cerqua returns to talk about the most important keys that every personal trainer and HIT Business owner MUST get right to get more clients and grow their business faster — or else continue to struggle and be stuck in mediocrity. If you're seriously looking to grow your strength training business, this episode is a must-listen! *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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437 - Revive Your Fitness Website with Connie Holen's 7-Step Audit Checklist
11/15/2023
437 - Revive Your Fitness Website with Connie Holen's 7-Step Audit Checklist
So you have a website for your strength studio, but do you really know how well (or how poorly) it’s working to drive potential clients to your fitness business? In this episode, web design expert and fitness website specialist Connie Holden joins us to talk about what you can do now to check your website for issues and make sure it’s not costing you business! Pixality Design is Connie’s web design agency that specializes in helping fitness businesses and wellness studios grow online, and Connie herself is a MindBody Certified Business Consultant, an accomplished web designer, digital strategist, podcast host, speaker, and educator. We dive deep and explore how you can fine-tune your website from the first load all the way until your prospective clients decide to make a decision to transact with you, and Connie and I go step-by-step into what your website needs to have to really drive more business and revenue for you — if you’re serious about running a fitness business, don’t miss this episode! *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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436 - Training and Transformation with Borge Fagerli — Mastering Fatigue Management in Strength Training, Debunking Resistance Training Myths, Tackling Muscle Gain Stagnation with HIT, Journeying into Life Design and the Quest for True Happiness
11/08/2023
436 - Training and Transformation with Borge Fagerli — Mastering Fatigue Management in Strength Training, Debunking Resistance Training Myths, Tackling Muscle Gain Stagnation with HIT, Journeying into Life Design and the Quest for True Happiness
How can you help your strength training clients break through plateaus and maximize muscle gain throughout life? Trainer of Champions Borge Fagerli returns to the podcast to talk about advanced strength training techniques and strategies to help you build muscle more effectively for the long term, why and how you should manage fatigue for better gains, debunking resistance training myths, and designing your life for success in business and everywhere else. *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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435 - A Masterclass with Dr. Jurgen Giessing — Exploring the Science of HIT Vs High-Volume Training, Debunking Muscle Building Myths, Cardio's Role in HIT, and Aging's Impact on Muscle Recovery
11/02/2023
435 - A Masterclass with Dr. Jurgen Giessing — Exploring the Science of HIT Vs High-Volume Training, Debunking Muscle Building Myths, Cardio's Role in HIT, and Aging's Impact on Muscle Recovery
Why do some scientific studies say that HIT is better than High-Volume Training, and why do others say the opposite? How can you make sense of this information for yourself and your strength training clients? Dr. Jürgen Giessing has authored best-selling books on High-Intensity Training and is an esteemed researcher and professor of sports science at the University of Landau in Germany, and his expertise is in muscle hypertrophy and its health-related effects. In this episode, we dive into the science behind why HIT is better for you long-term, optimizing muscle recovery and muscle-protein synthesis, debunking common muscle-building myths, incorporating cardio into your HIT regimen (and why you might want to), and so much more! *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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434 - Redefining Age: David Pike on Being an 84-Year-Old Harmonizing Fitness, Family, and Business
10/25/2023
434 - Redefining Age: David Pike on Being an 84-Year-Old Harmonizing Fitness, Family, and Business
Do you have a clear vision of what a massively successful life is for yourself? Not just as a fitness business owner, but including your personal and family life as well? This episode is a special one for me as I welcome an incredibly successful businessman – and my mentor – David Pike to the podcast. David has built many successful businesses in a variety of industries (including fitness) and has amassed a wealth of knowledge, experience, and wisdom on what it takes to start and grow a thriving business that all of us can take valuable insights from. We talk about how to build motivated teams, the keys to entrepreneurial success, balancing your family life and business, and much more, seen through the lenses of the businesses David has built and his experiences in life. There’s so much to learn from somebody who has already walked the path most – if not all of us – want to tread. *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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433 - The Dr. Ted Naiman Masterclass: Decoding the Overlooked Impact of Resistance Training on Fat Loss, Unveiling the Satiety Per Calorie Revolution, Reassessing Protein Intake, Demystifying Blue Zones, and Ted's Unbeatable Diet and Training Regimens
10/18/2023
433 - The Dr. Ted Naiman Masterclass: Decoding the Overlooked Impact of Resistance Training on Fat Loss, Unveiling the Satiety Per Calorie Revolution, Reassessing Protein Intake, Demystifying Blue Zones, and Ted's Unbeatable Diet and Training Regimens
What’s the best strength training + diet combination if you want to optimize fat loss, body composition, and overall health and fitness for yourself and your clients? Dr. Ted Naiman returns to the podcast to talk about the underrated power of proper strength training on your ability to make (almost) any diet work for your fitness goals, along with how to make achieving fitness goals easier by creating systems to help you (or your clients) do more of the right things and less of what hinders progress and results. In this episode, we go into why satiety per calorie matters (and what it means in practice), choosing the best foods to help with body composition and fat loss, the most practical and effective strategies you can put in place to help you reach health and fitness goals, and so much more (including a few bits that might rile up some folks) — this is a good one, so don’t miss it! *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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432 - The Strength Therapy Story: Peter and Brian Collins Discuss Scaling from Garage Training to 200 Weekly Studio Sessions, Carving a Niche in Police and Emergency Services, and Business Insights for Fitness Entrepreneurs
10/11/2023
432 - The Strength Therapy Story: Peter and Brian Collins Discuss Scaling from Garage Training to 200 Weekly Studio Sessions, Carving a Niche in Police and Emergency Services, and Business Insights for Fitness Entrepreneurs
What would it take you to grow your fitness business from small to great? If you want a blueprint for taking your personal training business from zero to successful strength training studio, you’ll want to hear from Peter and Brian Collins, founders of Strength Therapy Personal Training. In this episode, you’ll hear about how small beginnings can be scaled to become a thriving business, and you’ll get practical advice on carving your specific niche, effective marketing, creating a good training environment for your specific type of clients, and more. If you’ve ever had doubts about how well you can do while you’re still starting out in your fitness business journey, hang in there and give this episode a listen! *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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431 - Bill DeSimone's 40-Year Journey in Personal Training: Lessons and Legacies
10/04/2023
431 - Bill DeSimone's 40-Year Journey in Personal Training: Lessons and Legacies
If you could sit down with one of the most successful people in the strength training industry and learn what it takes to get to the top, who would you want to listen to? Bill DeSimone just might have the episode for you — he returns to the podcast to talk about the powerful lessons he’s learned from 40 years of strength training and running his fitness business, and he lays out his experiences and what you can take away from it all and apply in your own journey, whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your strength studio. In this episode, we cover so much: from how to use personal experiences in your business effectively, to managing injuries, to what it means to really understand the nature of personal training. Bill talks about navigating challenges, training techniques and equipment, and how the industry has changed over the years. *** 📈 *** 📩 *** 🎬 For the complete show notes, links, and resources,
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