High Intensity Business

In May 2018, I launched the HIT Business Membership, a content platform and community of HIT entrepreneurs, executives, and trainers, to help you grow your high intensity training business. Fast forward to today, and I'm very pleased to announce that the membership has been a great success in helping many members optimize and grow their HIT business. This is a short podcast to tell you more about...

Dr Ben Bocchicchio (drbeno@hotmail [dot] com) has been an innovator and leader in the fields of fitness, exercise, and health since the 1970s. He founded Sports Conditioning in Staten Island and developed programs for weight reduction, cosmetic enhancement, general fitness, and health and rehabilitation. Dr Ben owned and supervised a number of private fitness and health centers from the early 1970...

Dr James Fisher ( Instagram , Facebook ) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at the Southampton Solent University  in the UK. He is regarded as one of the leading researchers in exercise science, and in particular resistance training. Evidence-Based Resistance Training Recommendations Listen to my other episodes with James here:  Part 1 ,  Part 2 ,...

Occasionally I get the question: "Lawrence, how is your personal training business going?" I've wanted to start a personal training business in one form or another for several years now. However, the podcast and HIT Business Membership have always taken centre stage. More recently, I've realised it makes a lot of sense for me to start a personal training business in terms of the benefits in docume...

Luke Carlson (email - Luke@discoverstrength [dot] com) is the Founder and CEO of Discover Strength based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Discover Strength's five personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training facilities in the country. Carlson is a sought after speaker to businesses and leaders in a variety of industries. Alongside HIT legend, Jim Flanagan, Luke Carlson runs...

Martin Gibala PhD ( @Gibalam ) is a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research on the health benefits of interval training has attracted immense scientific attention and worldwide media coverage. He is the author of a bestselling book, The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That's Smarter, Faster, Shorter . Martin h...

"Hi I'm Lawrence, join me over at corporatewarrior.co to optimise your high intensity training and start and grow your strength training business"

Owen Dockham is the CEO of Live Oak Strength and Co-Founder of EverStrongSF , 2 exercise studios that offer a rational, safe, and effective approach to exercise not found anywhere else in the eastern bay area. Having supervised over 10,000 one-on-one personal training sessions, with individuals ranging from ages 10 to 89, Owen has found that everyone has something positive to gain from their uniqu...

Greg Anderson was the Co-Founder of Ideal Exercise . Greg was an amazing promoter and instructor of the SuperSlow® protocol and was named one of the greatest trainers in the world by Dr Doug McGuff (co-author of Body By Science ) and other slow HIT enthusiasts. His legacy lives on through his wife and Ideal Exercise Co-Founder, Ann-Marie Anderson. Today's episode comes courtesy of Rock Solid Fitne...

Scott Myslinski is the host of the Carnivore Cast podcast, which dives deep into the carnivore diet and lifestyle by interviewing doctors, researchers, and long term carnivores who've overcome a variety of diseases and conditions. Scott has been a carnivore for over two years and, with the addition of resistance training, has improved his body composition, energy, and cognitive performance. In thi...

Hannah Stael von Holstein (email - hannah [@] discoverstrength.com) is the Vice President of Sales for Discover Strength , a fast growing personal training business based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Discover Strength's four personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training facilities in the United States. Hannah joins me in this episode to talk about my favourite event of t...

Dorian Yates won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997. He has the fifth-highest number of Mr. Olympia awards of all time and is widely considered to be one of the top bodybuilders in modern history and is most known for his wide back. Check out Dorian's new Shadow Line of Supplements and appearances, and autobiography (Dorian Yates: From The Shadow). In this episode, Doria...

Bill Crawford (email - iamfitness [@] aol.com) has been a leader and visionary in fitness since 1977, and is the owner of Basic Training , a well revered high intensity strength training facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bill was trained for musculoskeletal evaluation and rehabilitation at the Exercise Science Center, University of Florida in Gainesville, and was personally trained by the late Arth...

Adrian Antigua ( Instagram and email: adrian [@] ghfc.com) is the General Manager of the highly revered health club, Gainesville Health & Fitness ( Instagram and Facebook ). Gainesville Health and Fitness (GHFC) are one of the most profitable health clubs on the planet with 28,000 members across three locations consisting of a 75,000 sq ft club, a 25,000 sq ft center, and a 14,000 sq ft women's on...

Charlotte Pawar is the owner of Formations House , one of the longest running company formation and administration agents in the UK, operating globally to support businesses of all sizes. Their knowledge and expertise has meant they have formed more than 400,000 companies and file accounts for more than 500 growing businesses each year. They provide services for the business at all stages and supp...

Kyle Recchia (kyle.recchia [@] theperfectworkout.com) is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for The Perfect Workout , the largest high intensity training studio chain in the United States with ~70 locations. In this episode, Kyle and I discuss productivity strategies and tactics, and how The Perfect Workout team use different methodologies to drive business results. We discuss how The Perfect Worko...

Josh Jarrett is a National Strength & Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) and has supervised thousands of high-intensity workouts at Quantify Fitness  ( Facebook  and  Instagram ). He is also a Certified Bulletproof Coach , a Certified NeurOptimal Brain Trainer, and a Health, Fitness, Data, and Technology Geek. Using his 20+ years experience in corporate America doing ad...

Craig Hartley is a high-intensity trainer and the owner of Potential  ( Facebook ) , a high intensity training gym in Yorkshire, UK. He's also the author of  Potential: The Keys to Unlocking Your Genetic Potential .   Craig's expertise is in using high intensity strength training and tailored nutrition plans to help his clients build muscle and burn fat to prepare for bodybuilding contents, improv...

Originally from the Ukraine, Andrei Yakovenko immigrated to Canada 20 years ago with less than $5 in his pocket. Determined to succeed, he built a successful career as a partner in a Geophysics business. Years later, Andrei came across Body By Science . After putting the principles into practice with a group of friends, Andrei saw profound physical changes, and began learning all about high intens...

Andy Magness is many things — husband, father, recreational philosopher, novice gardener, reluctant homeowner, occasional adventurer, part-time athlete, race director, youth philanthropist, burgeoning author, and eternal possibilitist (not to mention avid neologist). An avid climber and mountaineer during his younger days, Andy followed his twin brother Jason into the world of extreme endurance sp...

Ann-Marie Anderson is the owner of Ideal Exercise , a recognized leader in slow high intensity strength training since 1994. Their private, by appointment, training facilities in Seattle and Bellevue, provide an ideal environment for their expert instructors to guide you through a weekly one-on-one workout. The Ideal Exercise training protocol efficiently achieves measurable results while emphasiz...

Jeff Casebolt  PhD is an instructor at West Texas A&M University and Director of Biomechanical Research for  Dynavec Multi-Directional Resistance Systems  ( Instagram / Facebook ). He has been associated with the fitness industry since 1991, working as a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, and corporate fitness coordinator prior to going back to school to earn a PhD in biomechanics....

Dr Ben Bocchicchio  has been an innovator and leader in the fields of fitness, exercise, and health since the 1970s. He founded Sports Conditioning in Staten Island and developed programs for weight reduction, cosmetic enhancement, general fitness, and health and rehabilitation. Dr Ben owned and supervised a number of private fitness and health centers from the early 1970s. He also developed and o...

Dr Jurgen Giessing (email – giessing[at]uni-landau.de) is a professor of sports science at the University of Koblenz-Landau. After graduating from the University of Marburg with a teaching degree and a doctor's degree in pedagogy in 1997, Jurgen worked as a sports therapist and P.E. teacher and continued his research about muscle hypertrophy training which lead to his doctoral dissertation in spor...

Nick Paterson is an engineer, former RAF and commercial pilot, Owner of Ultimate Fitness , and blogger . In 2008, the financial crash took down Nick's business in Finite Element Analysis Design, which catalysed Nick's decision to become a house husband and focus on raising his young daughter. It was during this time that Nick realised his health was in rapid decline. In 2012, Nick bumped into a fr...