LTB Podcast

The podcast designed by Personal Trainers, for Personal Trainers. Want to become better at what you do? Learn how to build a full list of client's? Learn from some of the best of the industry? This is the podcast for you.

Jonny Watson & Yusef Smith: Lessons in Self Improvement, Marketing & Productivity 02/22/2021

Dr. Col Robertson & Mel Spooner: Long COVID & Fitness Industry Predictions 02/15/2021

Dr. Col Robertson & Mel Spooner: Long COVID & Fitness Industry Predictions In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Dr Col Robertson & Mel Spooner. Together, they run a company called CAWS. CAWS is a company that is helping trainers and coaches navigate the tricky waters of working with clients who have had COVID-19. As well as that, CAWS has a ton of great content for trainers on their website, Youtube and Instagram. They discuss some fitness industry predictions for after lockdown and long covid. They talk about long covid is, what trainers need to know to about training a client who has had covid and why trainers are absolutely essential for helping society get out of this whole we're in. Dr Colin Robertson has been involved in human performance and sport science his entire professional career. He has worked in every aspect of Strength and Conditioning from rugby to wrestling to wheelchair basketball, and countless sports in between; at national and international levels of competition. He has prepared numerous global adventurers to undertake unimaginable challenges, from climbing Everest to rowing the Atlantic, "Dr Col" has become a go-to specialist. Mel brings to the business a 15-year career history handling global responsibilities for some of the biggest brand names in the sports and fitness industry and having consulted for many of the top 100 health club chains in the world. Mel is known for her roles at major brands including Technogym, TRX and MYZONE, and most recently overseas projects for Stages Cycling and David Lloyd Clubs through the work she does with TPN International — her first company set up in 2014. Timestamps: [01.58] - How do they feel about the career of personal training just now? [10.35] - How can trainers position themselves for the boom that may be coming for the fitness industry? [15.45] - Why personal trainers/ coaches are essential for helping people with their health and fitness goals now more than ever. [27.20] - What is long COVID and what do we know about it? [32.35] - COVID infection numbers broken down. [40.00] - Considerations when working with a client who has had COVID. Find Out More About Mel & Dr Col: Website: IG: Youtube: Find Out More About LTB: Website: IG: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/17953133

Mark Council: Staying Optimistic, Mentorship & Delivering an 11-Star Service 02/08/2021

Claire Winter: Prejudice, Inclusivity & Feeling Like You Don't Belong in The Fitness Industry 02/01/2021

Olly Jones: Getting Started in PT, Work-Life Balance & Client Retention 01/25/2021

Andy Morgan: Client Acquisition, Imposter Syndrome & Writing Blogs 01/18/2021

Cody Hill: Running Better Large Group Training Sessions 01/15/2021

Ant & Nik from PTMA: Lessons From 35+ Years of Personal Training Experience 01/11/2021

(repost) Leigh Peele: Her Thoughts on Developing Self-Esteem And Client Education 01/04/2021

(repost) Eric Helms: Advice to His Younger Personal Trainer Self 12/28/2020

Reflections on 2020 w/ Alex Pearson 12/24/2020

Cathy MacDonald: Stories From a Career in Suicide Intervention 12/21/2020

Gregg Slater: Hypertrophy And The Science of Programme Design 12/14/2020

Sophie Carrigill: Creating a More Inclusive World for People With Disabilities 12/07/2020

Lisa Gimenez-Codd: Parenthood And Working With The Pre/ Postnatal Client 11/30/2020

Jamie Rowland: Working With The Elderly Client, Comparisons & Client Loyalty 11/23/2020

Laura Tilt: How to Introduce Mindful Eating to Your Clients 11/16/2020

Alex Chapman: Professional Development, Feedback & Building a Coaching Philosophy 11/09/2020

Andy Morgan: Structuring Online Coaching Check-Ins & Prioritising Content Creation 11/02/2020

8 Ways to Get More Out of Your Social Media Pages 10/26/2020

Greg Potter: How to Help Your Clients Improve Their Sleep 10/19/2020

Greg Potter: How to Help Your Clients Improve Their Sleep In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Greg Potter. Greg is co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Resilient Nutrition, a UK-based company that makes products designed to help athletes perform better that are simple and delicious. In addition to this role, Greg helps a range of individuals improve their health and performance, from elite athletes to CEOs to people who have mood disorders. Since he did his PhD on the topics of sleep, circadian rhythms, nutrition, and metabolism, Greg spends much of his time helping individuals sleep and eat better. Stuart and Greg discuss all things related to sleep. Low hanging pieces of fruit that'll help you get better sleep, whether or not your weight-loss client should prioritise sleep, naps, how caffeine intake affects sleep, how to know if you're getting enough, the effectiveness of wearables and much more! Timestamps: [02.04] - What major changes Greg has made to his own sleep habits since he started studying sleep. [04.47] - Why he's changed his use of devices before bed. [09.47] - His advice around what to do when you're in a period of getting less sleep. [12.12] - Naps. [15.52] - The caffeine nap. [20.22] - Supplementing with creatine monohydrate to help mitigate the effects of sleep loss. [25.07] - How important is sleep when you have a client who wants weight loss and doesn't sleep well? [32.02] - How to decipher if your sleep isn't good or you're not getting enough sleep? [37.27] - Low hanging pieces of fruit to improve sleep. [39.22] - Caffeine intake and sleep. [45.02] - Quick mention of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep book and the criticisms. [47.20] - Things he keeps getting asked about that are not that important like sleep stages assessed through wearables. [49.12] - Sleep resources. [52.02] - The company he co-founded called Resilient Nutrition. Find Out More About Greg: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/16456238

Tom Hamilton: Session Management, Programming Lessons & Testing Gen Pop Clients 10/12/2020

Jordan Syatt: How to Create Better Content For Social Media 10/05/2020

Jordan Syatt: How to Create Better Content For Social Media In today's episode, Stuart talks to Jordan Syatt. They start by talking about a story involving Jordan getting caught smoking weed by his Mum before moving into a discussion about lying and vulnerability which transitions into all things related to content creation. What platform to concentrate your time, how to get more engagement, how to stop feeling so drawn to the likes your posts receive and what single step to take to make your next post better and more. Jordan began Syatt Fitness, his online fitness coaching business, from his dorm at the University of Delaware in 2011 and has become one of the industry’s leading experts in strength training, nutrition, and behavioral psychology. One of the only people in the world to deadlift 4x his own body weight, Jordan's work has been featured all over the world including a variety of media publications such as CNN, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Men's Health Magazine, Men’s Fitness Magazine, and Schwarzenegger.com Timestamps: [02.08] - Jordan tells a story about his Mum catching him smoking weed. [07.25] - Has he always been so willing to share vulnerable things on social media? [13.08] - Is social media a good place to put vulnerable things out on? [14.29] - Why it's so normal to feel drawn to the likes you get on a social media post. [15.50] - How he has learnt to view each individual post he outs on social media? [23.30] - How to start getting more likes, engagement, shares etc on your social media posts? [26.32] - Why the quantity of followers is less important than most people think. [30.02] - How he's stayed so consistent with creating content? [28.24] - What you should post about? [34.15] - Why he'd pick long-form blog posts as his number content medium. [37.22] - Taking people from social media engagement to becoming a potential lead/ someone who signs up to your service? [40.21] - Why every single piece of content has to have an IPA (immediately practical action) [43.04] - Is the fitness industry too saturated? Find Out More About Jordan: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/16274138

Adam Boyd-Brown: The Main Differences Between Online and In-Person Coaching 09/28/2020

Rachel Anne Hobbs: Helping Your Clients Improve Their Body Image 09/21/2020

Rachel Anne Hobbs: Helping Your Clients Improve Their Body Image In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Rachel Anne Hobbs. They have an in-depth conversation about all things to do with body image. How to go about helping your clients improve their relationship with their bodies, what to say when a client tells you they "feel fat", how to navigate the waters of marketing weight loss, using scale weight as a progress measurement, body images resources and much more (specific timestamps are below). Rachel qualified as a personal trainer in 2009 after the birth of her son. She then went to Surrey university to complete a degree in Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition, including clinical practice in the NHS for a year. Alongside setting up a private practice combining nutrition and training she did her post-grad with the IOC in performance nutrition and now leads the nutrition at the Elite Army Performance Centre part of the week. The other part of her work is within the area of dysfunctional eating, where she works one to one and in small groups. She is currently completing a post-grad in psychotherapy. Timestamps: [03.30] - Why Rachel doesn't compete in sports anymore. [06.00] - Discussion about the importance of what you look like as a personal trainer. [08.53] - How she thinks about body image when working with clients. [10.20] - Reducing the importance of how clients feel about their body image in their lives. [14.10] - How to help a client who wants to lose weight AND really doesn't like the body they are in. [16.30] - Moving towards body neutrality. [17.40] - Navigating the waters of weight loss marketing. [22.57] - Is body image a newer issue? [25.18] - How she encourages clients to improve their use of social media to help how they feel about themselves when using it. [28.35] - Are trainers qualified to talk about body image? [29.03] - Body image resources. [31.20] - Applying a non-judgemental mindset to other people as well as yourself [36.31] - Starting steps to go about helping one of your clients improve their body image if you feel underqualified? [38.20] - Does she use scale weight as a progress measurement? [41.40] - What to do if a client says "I feel fat"? [46.00] - What she teaches her son (who is 12) about body image? [47.40] - If Rachel could go back and tell her younger coaching self something about body image, what would it be? [48.38] - Realising she didn't want a bigger business and was happy where she was. Find Out More About Rachel: Resources mentioned on body image - , Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/16092590

Dr. Mike Israetel: Hypertrophy Principles in a Personal Training Setting 09/14/2020

Dr. Mike Israetel: Hypertrophy Principles in a Personal Training Setting In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Dr. Mike Israetel. They start by discussing how Mike has gone about gaining knowledge and better himself before getting into the main principles you should be thinking about if you're a personal trainer who has clients who want to gain muscle (timestamps are below if you want to skip ahead or to specific sections!). Cofounder of Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Mike Israetel holds a PhD in Sport Physiology from East Tennessee State University. Formerly a professor of Exercise and Sport Science in the School of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, Mike has taught several courses, including Nutrition for Public Health, Advanced Sports Nutrition and Exercise, and Nutrition and Behavior. Originally from Moscow, Russia, he has worked as a consultant on sports nutrition to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Johnson City, TN, and has been an invited speaker at numerous scientific and performance/health conferences worldwide, including nutritional seminars at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. Mike has coached numerous athletes and busy professionals in both diet and weight training, and is himself a competitive bodybuilder and professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler. Timestamps: [01.45] - How Mike has gone about acquiring knowledge and bettering himself? [09.25] - What he would say to a trainer who feels like they don't know enough and are overwhelmed by how much they need to know? [20.45] - Maximising hypertrophy within a personal training setting/ some basic hypertrophy principles. [23.55] - Why it's worth trying to encourage more of your one time per week clients to come in more often. [26.30] - Hypertrophy programming principles. [32.15] - When would Mike start to add sets as a progression model in a PT setting? [41.00] - Getting clients more comfortable going closer to failure. [41.45] - Why it's important to 'reward' clients when they do perfect technique. [47.40] - Start by getting your clients good at the basics. Find Out More About Mike: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/16000085

Michael Keeler & Mark Fisher: Closing Down One Gym, Marketing & Business Partnerships 09/07/2020

Sarah Duffield: Nutrition Coaching, Reflective Practice & Weight Loss Plateaus 08/31/2020

Dr. John Berardi: Finding Your Career Direction, Not Enoughness & Social Media Use 08/24/2020

Dr. John Berardi: Finding Your Career Direction, Not Enoughness & Social Media Use In today's episode, Stuart interviews Dr. John Berardi. They discuss career direction and making sense of where you want to go, as well as touching on not feeling like you're doing enough and how to use social media as a personal trainer (check below if you'd like to see specific timestamps!). John is a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company. He's also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be changemakers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career. Over the last 15 years, he's advised Apple, Equinox and Nike as well as the San Antonio Spurs, US Open Champ Sloane Stephens, and 2-division UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre. He's also been named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness. Timestamps: [02.03] - Would he have changed anything about his book, Change Maker, due to what has happened with covid-19? [08.15] - His message to a personal trainer who is struggling just now. [10.45] - An example of a caterer who has changed his offering during covid. [14.55] - The personality profile of trainers who are successful online. [18.50] - Unique abilities, purpose and values exercise for making more sense of where to go in your career. [26.30] - Why the belief that you must become a coach in the fitness industry limits the people that come into it. [29.15] - A story about 'Dave's Killer Bread' and a gym owner who moved into mobile personal training. [35.30] - "I'm just a personal trainer, am I not doing enough?" [37.30] - Why it's important to be as much 'you' as you can be. [42.43] - Social media being detrimental to our mental and business health. [47.15] - Using social media for business growth. [49.45] - Why marketing is not just social media. [1.08.25] - The instant validation/ feedback that social media provides. Find Out More About John: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/15732365

Steve Hall: Effective Online Coaching & Working With The Physique Client 08/17/2020

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