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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

Phil Learney: Online Training, Converting Inductions & Pricing 08/10/2020

Personal Trainer Daily: Clients Ghosting After Asking For Your Prices 08/08/2020

Feeling Guilty About Taking Time Off 08/06/2020

Tony Cottenden: Lockdown Lessons, Sustaining 40+ Weekly PT Sessions, Avatars & Being Yourself 08/03/2020

Alex Pearson: COVID, Obesity & The UK Governments Strategy 07/29/2020

Greg Mikolap: Becoming The Go-To PT Within a Commercial Gym 07/20/2020

Chris Burgess: How to Structure Your Marketing Post Lockdown 07/16/2020

Travis Pollen and Akil Piggott: Injury Prevention, Posture, 'Perfect' Technique and Building Relationships w/ Physiotherapists 07/13/2020

Mark Laws: Surviving Your First Few Years as a Personal Trainer 07/06/2020

Cath Baxter: How to Use Your Voice to Influence Your Clients and Prospects 06/29/2020

Will Holmes & Laura Dubler: Lessons Learned From Reopening a Gym After Lockdown 06/22/2020

Molly Galbraith: Why Success Takes Time, Deep Market Research and Coaching Women 06/15/2020

Nick Winkelman: Creating Cues, Coaching The Push-Up and Collaborating With Your Clients 06/08/2020

Nick Winkelman: Creating Cues, Coaching The Push-Up and Collaborating With Your Clients In today's episode, Stuart talks to Nick Winkelman about the power of tough to hear feedback, reflective practice, creating coaching cues with your clients, coaching the push-up using a framework called the coaching communication loop and what Nick's favourite analogy/ coaching cue is. The section on the push up is a masterclass in coaching so even if you skip ahead and listen to that I promise you'll get a tonne from this episode! Nick is the Head of Athletic Performance for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and has just released his new book, The Language of Coaching. We at LTB would like to show our support for his book so we're running a competition to win a copy. If you'd like to enter and have a chance of winning 1 of 5 copies of the book, all you need to do is 1. review the show on iTunes and take a screenshot and email it to me and 2. email me over your favourite cue. It can be any type or kind of cue. If you've already reviewed the show, you can still enter by sending over your favourite cue. My email is and the winners will be drawn on the 15th of June! Timestamps: [05.50] - How he responded to receiving some hard to take feedback about the first editions of his book. [07.25] - How important receiving feedback has been for him throughout his career. [10.15] - Questions to ask your clients to help with collaboration when creating cues. [18.05] - Why coaches are more comfortable talking about programming than they are about coaching, communication and motivation. [23.05] - Where a trainer should start if they want to start learning more about the intricacies of coaching. [28.35] - Nick explains what the coaching communication loop is. [32.50] - Nick takes us through how he would coach a push-up to a new client using the coaching communication loop. [39.42] - If Nick thinks we should take the time outside of sessions to create coaching cues and analogies. [42.30] - Nick's favourite cue or analogy Find Out More About Nick: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14707976

Danny Lennon: What is Health and Should You Start a Podcast? 06/01/2020

Danny Lennon: What is Health and Should You Start a Podcast? In today's episode, Stuart talks to Danny Lennon from Sigma Nutrition about the considerations you should have if you're thinking about starting a podcast, what he thinks has helped his podcast grow to the level it has, Danny's three-part framework for describing what is health and what he thinks about to ensure he's living a meaningful life. It gets deep at points but I wouldn't have it any other way as this was one of the most enjoyable interviews I've done in a long time! Danny is the founder of Sigma Nutrition and head of content creation for the company. Known for hosting the top-ranked podcast Sigma Nutrition Radio, Danny is also a respected educator in the field. He has spoken at conferences and events all over Europe (including London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Vienna), as well as the United States and Australia. Danny has a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, during which time Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. Previous to this Danny also completed a BSc. Degree in Biology and Physics Education and spent a year teaching these subjects. Timestamps: [03.13] - Why Danny decided to start his own podcast, Sigma Nutrition Radio [09.26] - The trap that trainers fall into when getting into creative pursuits like writing, podcasting and video [11.16] - Danny's message to someone who is thinking of doing a podcast [15.13] - Why it's so easy to get sucked into looking at the wrong metrics when putting content out into the world [22.30] - What Danny has done to grow professionally and personally [34.12] - A discussion around Danny's What is Health framework [39.24] - Why he used contentedness over happiness as one of his key parts of his framework [45.56] - The importance of relationships and connection Find Out More About Danny: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14650316

Brett Bartholomew: Burnout, Communication and Buy-In 05/26/2020

How To Decide Whether You Should PT Your Clients Outdoors 05/23/2020

How To Decide Whether You Should PT Your Clients Outdoors In today's episode, Stuart welcomes on Claire Winter and Maggie Elliott to discuss whether or not you should consider training your clients outdoors (if your country allows it) whilst gyms are unavailable. They chat through how to make the decision about training outdoors, considerations for what to do if you decide you're going to do it, equipment recommendations, programming structure, whether you should use music, what to do about the weather and much more. Claire Winter is LTB's Head of Operations and Maggie Elliott runs Spark Fitness, a personal training studio based out of Prestwich, England. Timestamps Claire Winter's portion of the discussion [02.47] - Would Claire train her clients outside just now? [05.54] - Why there's a chance you might be feeling guilty about doing mobile personal training [08.30] - Should you consider training your clients outside considering it may be months before all of them feel safe going indoors? [10.50] - What kind of things should you consider if you do decide to train your clients outdoors? [16.07] - Communicating with your client base [17.22] - Why you don't have to move outdoors even if your clients want to [20.37] - Why you have to consider what you'll do if you or one of your clients get the virus Maggie Elliott's portion of the discussion [22.45] - What decision Maggie has made around training her clients outside [28.35] - What kind of things would have to happen for Maggie to start training her clients outdoors? [33.25] - Programming considerations for outdoor PT [36.30] - Session length [38.20] - Whether or not she uses music? [41.20] - Does she think more PTs will take to mobile due to fewer people using big gyms? [43.10] - Other things to consider that you only learn by experiencing mobile PT Find Out More About Claire Winter: Blogs mentioned - , Find Out More About Maggie Elliott: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14537549

Nicola Hobbs: Recovering From An Eating Disorder And The Writing Process 05/18/2020

Jonny Stephens: Socially Social Distancing 05/15/2020

Phil Learney: Stories And Lessons From a Veteran Personal Trainer 05/11/2020

Gym Owner Roundtable: What Comes Next for Personal Training Facilities? 05/08/2020

Gym Owner Roundtable: What Comes Next for Personal Training Facilities? Today I welcome on Independent Gym owners Mike Waywell (Steel Habitat, Liverpool), Greg Mikolap (Icon Gym, Maidenhead), Will Holmes (Core Training, Switzerland) and Chris Burgess (Curious Fitness, Paulton) to discuss what comes next for Personal Training facilities. We talk through what Will has learnt bringing clients back into his gym in Switzerland after their lockdown ended, how all the guys plan to keep their clients safe when seeing clients in-person again, communication strategies, rewarding loyal clients, programming, gym layout and coaching changes, marketing and what their message would be to a commercial or private facility PT. Timestamps: [02.46] - Mike Waywell introduces himself [03.22] - Chris Burgess introduces himself [03.42] - Greg Mikolap introduces himself [04.55] - Will Holmes introduces himself [05.56] - Will tells about the specifics of the Swiss govt's reopening recommendations and how he has applied them [09.00] - Mike, Chris and Greg talk about specific plans for how they plan to reopen, use of outdoor space before going indoor (if possible) and keep their clientele safe [19.50] - Greg tells us what he asked in a survey he sent out to his client base to understand their concerns around coming back to the gym [21.23] - Will tells us what his client reception has been to coming back into the gym [26.15] - How they have all communicated with their client base through COVID and how they plan to communicate things moving forward [33.47] - Will talks about the changes he's made to programming and coaching [37.45] - Chris, Mike & Greg discuss programming and gym layout changes [43.40] - The guys talk about loyalty and rewarding clients who have stuck around during COVID [52.55] - How they are all thinking about marketing [64.05] - What they would all do if they were a personal trainer who doesn't own a facility and works in a commercial or private gym Find Out More About The Guests: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14335844

Larry Gold: Effective Leadership During Challenging Times 05/04/2020

Larry Gold: Effective Leadership During Challenging Times For the last 30 years, Larry Gold has spent most of his working life as the CEO of numerous different hospitals throughout the world. He's helped brand new ones start from scratch and helped struggling ones grow and become huge parts of their communities and at times he's managed over 3000 people. Nowadays he's a consultant to executives who work within healthcare. This episode is split into two sections: the first 15 minutes is about Covid-19 and how to effectively lead through this and the section after is all about Larry's career, leadership, managing people and building relationships. Timestamps: [03.20] - The difference between a manager and a leader [06.00] - The three critical leadership components that must be present during times like this [10.59] - What don't you want to do as a leader during times of disaster? [13.34] - Dealing with the uncertainty that Covid has brought everyone [17.02] - Larry sums up his career and tells us what he's doing just now [18.20] - How he got started in healthcare [28.10] - How he's approached growing within each new job he's done [30.45] - How he managed to get 3000+ staff all on the same page working as a CEO in a hospital [36.40] - Why every single person in an organisation needs to know why what they do is important [40.25] - Why he used to walk the halls in his hospital every single day to connect with his employees [43.25] - Why building relationships has been so important to his leadership style [45.05] - How to approach challenging staff situations [46.25] - Giving tough feedback and saying the things that need to be said [52.15] - How he's approached building up his weaknesses [54.52] - Revealing personal aspects of himself to his colleagues and employees [62.25] - Making the whole community proud of his hospital and what you can learn from it [66.28] - What he wishes he could go back tell his younger self Find Out More About Larry: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14270813

Adam Feit: Time Management, Feedback & Creating a Motivational Environment 04/27/2020

Dr. Yoni Freedhoff: Obesity, Weight Management & Childhood Nutrition 04/20/2020

Dr. Yoni Freedhoff: Obesity, Weight Management & Childhood Nutrition Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and since 2004, the medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, an ethical, evidence-based, interprofessional weight management centre. We discuss why a compassionate approach to obesity is absolutely necessary, how to help our clients manage their weight, reducing scale weight importance, whether education changes behaviour, childhood nutrition and much, much more. I know you're going to enjoy this episode, just make sure you've got somewhere to take notes as there are a bunch of times you'll want to pause and write something down! Timestamps: [01.55] - Why obesity isn't as simple as move more eat less. [05.00] - Why personal responsibility is always touted as the most important part of obesity. [07.30] - How we can improve the message we put out there about obesity. [09.35] - Does education help behaviour change? {12.26] - What country is leading the way in terms of weight management? [14.23] - Why environment is the main element of weight management. [16.14] - How knowing that environment is important for his patients informs his practice. [18.55] - How to teach our clients that exercise is not just something that burns calories and is used to lose weight. [20.32] - What we know for sure about weight management [23.50] - Does he think PTs should be working with their clients on behaviour change around nutrition? [25.59] - The two questions he asks his patients to consider when they want to eat junk food. [21.13] - How important is a clients why. [34.35] - What role the scales play in helping clients maintain weight loss. [37.55] - Helping clients remove the scales importance. [39.20] - Underreporting calorie intake. [44.55] - Helping kids develop healthy relationships with food. Find Out More About Dr. Yoni: Find Out More About LTB: /episode/index/show/liftthebarpodcast/id/14062160

Brian St. Pierre: Helping Clients Manage Their Nutrition During COVID-19 04/13/2020

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