High Intensity 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 facilitated by educated and expert trainers. Their personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training...

Walter Vendel (walter[@]fit20.nl) is the CEO of fit20 Group. The first fit20 studio started in 2009. Today, they have more than 120 studios in the Netherlands and continue to grow fast internationally having licensed Master Franchisees in 8 countries on 4 continents.    fit20 is an innovative training studio that offered thousands of people worldwide an effective way to increase their health and f...

Joe Cirulli (joe.cirulli[@]ghfc.com) is the founder and CEO of Gainesville Health & Fitness (GHF) located in Gainesville, Florida. GHF is one of the most well-known and respected health clubs in the world with more than 27,000 members across three sites: a 78,000 square foot club in the heart of Gainesville, a 25,000 square foot club in the Tioga Town Center, and a 14,000 square foot women-only ce...

Logan Emmet Herlihy  (logansdownunder[@]gmail.com) is a personal trainer at Discover Strength . Logan is a graduate of BS Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Exercise Science at the University of Central Florida. He is a blogger, online coach, and the author of How 2 Look Good Naked: The Least Amount Of Effort, To Look The Best With Your Clothes Off . Aside from being an HIT trainer, Logan is als...

Gary Knight  (Intensegainsgary[@]gmail.com) is a high-intensity trainer and online HIT coach. He's worked with hundreds of people from different backgrounds, including high powered executives and CEOs. Gary has been able to deliver excellent results as both a personal trainer and online coach, helping clients to optimise their body composition with proven strategies for exercise and nutrition. Lis...

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 facilitated by educated and expert trainers. Their personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training...

John Little ( Linkedin ) is considered "one of the top fitness researchers in North America" (Ironman magazine). An accomplished author in the field of exercise ( Max Contraction Training , Body By Science , The Art of Expressing the Human Body ), philosophy, history and martial arts, John's articles have been published in every major fitness and martial arts magazine in North America. He's produc...

Gary Knight  is a high-intensity trainer and online HIT coach. He's worked with hundreds of people from different backgrounds, including high powered executives and CEOs. Gary has been able to deliver excellent results as both a personal trainer and online coach, helping clients to optimise their body composition with proven strategies for exercise and nutrition. Contact Gary via email (intensegai...

Jim Keen  (email – Jim [at] arxfit.com) is the Director of Fun at  ARX  ( Facebook ,  Instagram ). He's been SuperSlow certified since 2013, and transitioned from a career as a trumpet player in pit orchestras for Broadway tours to a career training people in accordance with High Intensity Training principles. As an "outsider" to the field, and having trained people with a wide variety of gravity-...

This roundtable podcast features the Founder of Basic Training , Bill Crawford, the Founder of STG Strength and Power , Michael Petrella, and the Founder of Vertex Fitness Personal Training , Dwayne Wimmer. Listen to my other episodes with these guests here: Bill Crawford - Part 1 and Part 2 Michael Petrella - Part 1 and Part 2 Dwayne Wimmer These three gentleman are some of the most experienced a...

Adam Zickerman is the Founder of InForm Fitness Studios , Host of the Inform Fitness Podcast , and author of the New York Times Bestseller, Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution upon which the company program and philosophy is based. Having started his first gym in a 300 square foot basement in 1997, Adam now spends his time researching, writing, and overseeing 7 locations al...

Steve Ritz (sritz[@]fitnessfirstmn.com) is an exercise physiologist and founder of Fitness First of MN Inc . Steve has been involved in the fitness field since 1991 working with a wide variety of people ranging from cardiac rehab patients to professional athletes. Steve earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College, and a Master of Arts degree majoring in Exercise Physiology from...

Dave Smith PhD (email - d.d.smith[@]mmu.ac.uk) / Linkedin ) is a Health Care and Professions Council-Registered Sport and Chartered Exercise Psychologist. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Associate Editor of The Sport Psychologist , which is one of the most prominent peer-reviewed sport psychology journals. His research inte...

Jim Keen (email - Jim [at] arxfit.com) is the Director of Fun at ARX ( Facebook , Instagram ). He's been SuperSlow certified since 2013, and transitioned from a career as a trumpet player in pit orchestras for Broadway tours to a career training people in accordance with High Intensity Training principles. As an "outsider" to the field, and having trained people with a wide variety of gravity-base...

James Fisher PhD  ( Instagram ,  Facebook ) is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer for the 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. Contact James via email to james.fisher [@] solent.ac.uk In this episode, James and I discuss his though...

Rahul Bernath is the Sales and Marketing Director for CAR.O.L . Before joining CAR.O.L, Rahul graduated from the University College London with a First Class Degree and worked with some of the UK's most valuable consumer brands in marketing and sales. CAR.O.L was founded by Rahul's parents; both serial entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley. Since joining CAR.O.L, Rahul has helped grown the revenue by...

Michael Petrella is the owner and head trainer at STG Strength and Power . STG is regarded by many as one of the finest and best equipped private gyms in the world. Michael is 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...

Gary Knight is a high-intensity trainer and online HIT coach. He's worked with hundreds of people from different backgrounds, including high powered executives and CEOs. Gary has been able to deliver excellent results as both a personal trainer and online coach, helping clients to optimise their body composition with proven strategies for exercise and nutrition. Gary Knight is now helping high-int...

In March 2019, Thom Tombs , Craig Hubert , myself, and many others attended the Resistance Exercise Conference (REC). REC provides a great opportunity to meet like-minded professionals in the strength training industry, learn about the latest exercise science, and take your personal training business to the next level. Following another unforgettable REC experience, Thom, Craig, and I, decided to...

In 1967, Kieser Training was pioneering - it was one of the first companies to recognise the health benefits of strength training and consistently encouraged the use of machinery to this end. More than 50 years later, Kieser has remained faithful to its concept and is still ahead of the curve. The machines continue to be developed in-house, always on the basis of current medical research to guaran...

Jay Vincent is a nationally recognized personal trainer, health coach, and professional fitness model. As the owner of BioFit ( two locations in New York ), Jay's mission is to instruct highly effective, time efficient, and safe exercises for people of all ages, goals, and physical conditions. Jay has been featured on many popular podcasts, magazines, and has modelled for popular athletic companie...

I joined Mike Pullano ( ARXFit Product and Fulfilment Manager) and Jim Keen ( ARXFit Director of Fun), for a really engaging and entertaining roundtable discussion at the Resistance Exercise Conference 2019 . In this episode, we discuss the state of the high intensity training industry, including how the fitness business landscape is changing, common themes in successful ARX businesses, the common...

Brandon Olin is the founder of Deskbound and the host of the Deskbound Podcast , where he helps busy professionals to undo the damage of sitting so they can live a long and healthy life. Check out Brandon's shop where he offers high quality standing desks and other health tools. Use code "HIT" to get $50 OFF - Click Here In this episode, Brandon and I discuss his own journey as a high intensity tr...

Bill Crawford  (email – iamfitness [@] aol.com) has been a leader and visionary in fitness since 1977, and is the owner of  Basic Training ( Facebook ), 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...

Richard J. Wolff, RD, LD has dedicated his life to helping people live well. He is an entrepreneur, writer, and founder of MEDFITNESS , the company that created On Demand Strength Training ™. In 2018, MEDFITNESS's had their best year yet with sales growth of 18% and monthly attrition of 2.2%. MEDFITNESS have the lowest attrition rate I've ever seen in the fitness industry. In this podcast, we disc...