High Intensity Business

Mike Petrella owns and operates STG Power and Strength , an award-winning, premier private strength and conditioning facility located in Ontario, Canada. He is a MEDX/HIT Certified (IART), Master HIT Certified (S.P.A.R.T.A.), Certified as a Youth Fitness Instructor (YouthFit Certified), winner of the prestiges "Most Innovative Training Program" with the World Head of Family Sokeship Council, and c...

Dave Smith PhD (d.d.smith @ mmu.ac.uk) is a former personal trainer and a registered Sport and Chartered Exercise Psychologist at The Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) . He is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University with research interests in topics like psychological issues in bodybuilding and strength training, psychological skills training (particular imagery), thought...

Bill DeSimone is a NSCA-certified personal trainer and owner of Optimal Exercise in Cranbury, New Jersey. He started training people in 1983 at the Sports Training Institute in New York City.  He developed the Joint-Friendly Fitness Project, which draws on anatomy and biomechanics, providing clients with all the benefits of regular exercise while reducing the risk of injuries. He is the author of...

Dr. Bryce Lee (bryce @ strength-space.com) is the Director of Therapy and Co-founder of StrengthSpace , a fitness studio that provides clients with resistance training and physical therapy services in Chesapeake, VA. His doctoral program focuses on orthopaedics, pain neuroscience, the relationship between systemic inflammation and "mechanical" disorders such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy.  In...

Luke Carlson is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Luke has more than 15 years of experience in the fitness business and shares his knowledge around the world on leadership, management and evidence-base exercises. Discover Strength owns and operates strength training studios as well as the Discover Strength Franchise .  Listen to my previous podcasts wit...

Lawrence Neal here, founder of High Intensity Business. I've spoken to a lot of clients, studio owners, and members inside the HIT Business Membership , and I noticed that many haven't yet put much focus on creating a solid sales process , which means their closing percentage is not as high as it could be, and a lot of people slip through the cracks — this is something that can greatly affect over...

James Steele, PhD (james.steele @ solent.ac.uk) is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at Southampton Solent University and the Principal Investigator at Ukactive Research Institute. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  James has extensive research ex...

Skyler Tanner (skyler @ smartstrengthaustin.com) is a fitness and nutrition coach, exercise physiologist, and owner of Smart Strength in Austin, Texas. Skyler and his team at Smart Strength focuses on helping clients gain strength, boost energy, improve mobility and balance through evidence-based strength training.   Listen to my previous podcasts with Skyler HERE . In this episode, Skyler Tanner...

Luke Carlson (luke @ discoverstrength.com) is a Certified Exercise Physiologist & Kinesiologist, and CEO of Discover Strength , a personal training business based in Minneapolis and four other personal training facilities in Minnesota.  Luke is a sought after speaker on leadership and business management. Once a year, Luke and the Discover Strength team host the Resistance Exercise Conference .  ...

Mike "Fitness Hacker" Lipowski is a speaker, author, coach and Co-Founder of the 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 is an international educator for personal tra...

James Fisher PhD (james.fisher @ solent.ac.uk) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University in the UK. James is one of the top researchers specialized in resistance training and more generally in exercise science.  Listen to my other podcasts with James HERE . Luke Carlson is the CEO and founder of Discover Strength ba...

James Fisher PhD (james.fisher @ solent.ac.uk) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University in the UK. James is considered as one of the leading researchers in exercise science particularly resistance training. Listen to my other podcasts with James HERE . Luke Carlson is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength based...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is a Master Super Slow instructor and owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He has 40 years of experience in the health and fitness field operating various personal training businesses, mentoring exercise instructors, and taking part in exercise equipment design. Tim has earned various national fitness certifications from ACSM, ACE...

Steve McKinney (info @ fitnessandmore.net) is a 1 st Class certified personal trainer and owner of Fitness and More, Inc. , a personal training studio offering 1-on-1 workouts using the 3W approach to fitness . Steve has been in the fitness industry for over 30 years winning various bodybuilding and fitness awards, and has personally supervised over 4,000 workouts.      In this episode, Steve McKi...

James Fisher PhD  (james.fisher @ solent.ac.uk) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences at  Southampton Solent University  in the UK. James is considered as one of the leading researchers in exercise science particularly resistance training. Listen to my other podcasts with James HERE Luke Carlson is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength based...

Luke Carlson is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Discover Strength owns and operates strength training studios as well as the Discover Strength Franchise . Luke speaks around the world on leadership, management, and evidence-based exercise. Luke is an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist and has a BS and MS in Kinesiology...

Craig Hubert (craig @ gethit.ca) is a certified personal trainer since 1997 and a licensed Kinesitherapist since 2002. He started seeing clients in small gyms and private studios before starting his own successful in-home HIT training business. Craig runs Get HIT / Altered (currently rebranding), a high intensity strength training studio in Quebec, Canada.  Listen to my previous podcasts with Crai...

Mike Pullano is the Chief Experience Officer at ARXFit , which is an adaptive resistance exercise technology that combines computer software and motorized resistance for clients to have an effective, efficient, and quantified resistance training.  Listen to my previous podcasts with Mike HERE .  In this episode, Mike Pullano gives updates on ARX, business changes during the pandemic, describes how...

Hey everyone! Lawrence Neal here, founder of High Intensity Business.  Since I receive a lot of emails from people asking about the different programs we offer through High Intensity Business (HIB), I decided to create an episode dedicated to describing the options inside HIB namely HIT Business Membership and HIT Business Intensive . Also, I'll answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help you...

Sherri McMillan is a fitness columnist, author, and owner of Northwest Personal Training in Vancouver, Washington, awarded both the Better Business Bureau's Business of the Year and the Chamber of Commerce Community Builder award.   She has been in the fitness industry for more than 30 years, presenting hundreds of workshops while working with thousands of fitness leaders throughout the world. Ove...

John Briggs (john @ incitetax.com) is a tax genius, author of Profit First for Microgyms , and owner of Incite Tax and Accounting in Sandy, Utah, a multi-million-dollar firm adapting Michalowicz's Profit First concept serving microgym owners focusing on tax and cash flow strategies.  John has been featured in CrossFit Journal, Box Pro Magazine, and on microgym podcasts such as Two-Brain Radio, WTF...

Luke Carlson  (luke @ discoverstrength.com) is the founder and CEO of  Discover Strength , a fast growing personal training business based in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Discover Strength offers a variety of strength training sessions, including virtual personal training, facilitated by educated and expert trainers.  Listen to my previous podcasts with Luke HERE . In this episode, Luke Carlson talks ab...

Luke Carlson , Adam Zickerman , and Melinda Hughes join me on another Live Q&A to discuss updates on their HIT business, what are they changing in terms of COVID-19 safety protocols, how to grow virtual training, how to plan for the future, and much more. Listen to Part 1 HERE . There are tons of tips, strategies, and solutions that you can take from this episode to implement in your own business....

Luke Carlson  (luke @ discoverstrength.com) is the founder and CEO of  Discover Strength , a fast growing personal training business based in Minneapolis and four other personal training facilities in Minnesota. Discover Strength offers a variety of strength training sessions, including virtual personal training, facilitated by educated and expert trainers.  Listen to my previous podcasts with Luk...

Sherry McKenna is the co-owner and Chairman of the video game company Oddworld Inhabitants , which is primarily known for the Oddworld series of video games. She has over 20 years of experience producing special effects for feature films and motion base ride films. Her work includes the production of Back to the Future, Hanna Barbera, The Last Starfighter 2010, and various award winning commercial...