Beyond The Gym Floor

IFBB Pro Matt takes us through his journey from industry newbie, to sponsored athlete & online coach. Matt: Instagram This week's topics: 1. Making money as a bodybuilder? 21:15 2. Accepting help as a new coach 29:36 3. The reality of athlete sponsorship 45:34 4. Longevity as a coach vs. athlete 1:02:35 5. The added factor of "influencing" 1:12:42 Become a Standout PT: ⁠⁠Access⁠⁠ Join our comm...

Celebrating 2 years with Jess, we dive into how we've worked to strengthen our team. This week's topics: 1. We couldn't be happier with UStrong 19:22 2. The "head down & work" moments 35:20 3. The build-up to success is slow 45:12 4. Why you should know your numbers 56:55 5. Playing to your strengths & skills 1:13:27 Custom sales presentations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Standout PT: ⁠Acc...

What it takes to successfully go online, having a partner that understands the hustle, and more, this week with Standout PT graduates Jackson and Kayla. Jackson: ⁠Instagram⁠ Kayla: ⁠Instagram This week's topics: 1. Pros & cons: Boutique vs. big box gym 11:55 2. Online coaching is a different game 29:18 3. How working "for free" helps you 45:24 4. A conducive partner & environment 54:38 5....

It takes a while to hone the skills & confidence to coach someone to the stage. Here's how we did it. This week's topics: 1. From new P.T. to comp prep coach 20:51 2. Creating your own competitors 34:15 3. Having the tough conversations 54:10 4. Do you yourself need to compete? 1:01:14 5. What sets you apart as a coach? 1:10:57 Custom sales presentations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Standout PT:...

Here's why making content with for value, not selling... sells. This week's topics: 1. Becoming an authority online 16:13 2. What lead magnet should I create? 23:21 3. Know who you're speaking to 32:25 4. How to create a posting schedule 46:17 5. Why/how we bulk-create content 55:34 Custom sales presentations: ⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠...

How and why you create your content should be at the forefront of your mind. Here's why. This week's topics: 1. The time in-between physique comps 9:25 2. What to do when you get too busy 25:53 3. Is A.I. helpful for content yet? 41:26 4. Make content for the right reasons 53:10 5. Why you should have a lead magnet 1:05:12 Custom sales presentations: ⁠⁠Access⁠⁠ Nutrition resource bundle: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Acce...

These figures are the base from which you'll plan how much, and what, you need to do for your revenue. This week's topics: 1. How to increase client retention 15:59 2. Why client lifetime value matters 22:07 3. Transitioning F2F clients to online 26:38 4. How to sell your best offer 35:17 5. Clients asking for too much? 43:54 Nutrition resource bundle: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠ Custom sales presentat...

What qualities do we see in coaches who last vs. those who quit? This week's topics: 1. Recipe for social media success 16:08 2. Being a trainer VS. a coach 35:40 3. Effective client communication 49:02 4. How to not take things personally 59:59 Nutrition resource bundle: ⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠ Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Looking to build a team? Here's how we scouted, hired, onboarded and fully equipped our new coach. This week's topics: 1. Why would someone work for you? 20:03 2. Onboarding & equipping a new coach 31:36 3. The art of nailing consult to sale 40:17 4. How to be financially responsible 59:37 5. Coming up with a social media plan 1:04:11 Nutrition resource bundle: ⁠⁠Access⁠⁠ Check out USt...

When & why should you move gyms? Is it the gym or is it your business? This week's topics: 1. Is your business ready for spring? 11:22 2. When is it time to move gyms? 18:05 3. Training people you don't like 36:18 4. Transitioning into P.T. from a "safe" job 43:47 5. Why it's impossible to fail as a P.T. 55:35 Nutrition resource bundle: ⁠Access⁠ Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Nutrition qualifications? Meal plans? IIFYM? Here's our breakdown of successful nutrition coaching. This week's topics: 1. Early days nutrition coaching was wild 28:02 2. Today's standard of nutrition coaching 38:47 3. Can clients have too much freedom? 52:44 4. The best, down - Not the easiest, up 55:38 5. Treat your clients like athletes 1:04:00 Nutrition resource bundle: Access Chec...

We've been delving into paid ads, ChatGPT, and marketing - here's what we've learned. This week's topics: 1. The game of paid ads & ChatGPT 15:20 2. A 'link in bio' that actually works 28:20 3. The reality of getting online leads 37:09 4. Client cap vs. Potential income 46:55 5. The value of knowing your value 1:03:17 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Joi...

These stats should be your business' key focus, face-to-face or online. This week's topics: 1. Bio-engineered super babies 20:46 2. New clients pushing back? 30:54 3. Dealing with client conflict 43:36 4. What biz data should you track? 54:28 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As a...

Not sure how to talk to your specific people? Or maybe you're afraid of the pushback? This week's topics: 1. The Olympics boxing controversy 18:04 2. What people get wrong about niching 39:59 3. Some people will dislike you 57:35 4. You can only discount prices so far 1:03:45 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The boys talk all things stress and overwhelm in business - where to start, and how to start. This week's topics: 1. What it took to finally open a gym 15:26 2. Why you're struggling for leads 36:17 3. Finding the right business partner 43:35 4. No systems? No clue where to start? 47:30 5. What is passive income, really? 1:05:12 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠...

Ben & Jason break down what makes a PT stand out on the gym floor, and what to do when your business hits a slump. This week's topics: 1. This is the best protein bar 4:05 2. Show up professionally for your clients 27:41 3. How technology affects social skills 44:48 4. This is how we became good with people 50:40 5. You lost a bunch of clients... now what? 1:04:27 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠⁠⁠In...

Fresh back from time off, Jason explains how and why his business thrived instead of declined, while he was away. This week's topics: 1. How we'd survive in the apocalypse 7:20 2. When bougie things are worth paying 21:08 3. What online coaching on holiday is like 37:15 4. Time off shouldn't hurt your business 45:27 5. Managing peaks for BB vs. PL athletes 1:04:16 Check out UStrong: ⁠⁠...

Ben & Jess discuss intricacies/logistics of opening a gym, and marketing to who you want to train (and who you don't). This week's topics: 1. Matching different people's energy 14:00 2. When clients increase in confidence 22:35 3. Lessons so far from prepping UStrong 28:02 4. How to work with more people you like 44:11 5. Are you talking to the wrong people? 1:00:20 Check out UStro...

Adrian from Grounded Strength joins Ben to chat all things productivity, content creation strategy, and how to consistently get online clients. Adrian: Instagram This week's topics: 1. Your limit isn't what you think it is 11:41 2. Alter your social media approach 27:35 3. What won't get you clients 40:10 4. Editing content for attention span 1:01:42 Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Battling a shipping container, getting over filming nerves, creating valuable client check-ins, and more. This week's topics: 1. Fighting shipping containers 4:36 2. The fun (& stress) of opening a gym 20:14 3. The anxiety behind filming content 35:01 4. Running your first workshop 46:28 5. The best check-in for your client 56:27 Check out Ustrong: ⁠Instagram⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Presenting Ustrong gym in Seaford - the result of years of work and collaboration. Here's what we learned! This week's topics: 1. Introducing Ustrong gym 8:00 2. Gym costs people don't think of 23:22 3. The path from "just" a personal trainer 48:11 4. Don't teach things you haven't done 57:31 5. New exercises & programming? 1:04:06 Follow Ustrong: Instagram Join o...

Why your clients don't check in, why you're bothered by it, and how to fix it. This week's topics: 1. We're not nervous for our gym, you are 2:41 2. Why your clients don't check in 11:04 3. Meeting your clients where they are 26:23 4. "Mindset coaching" vs. communicating 43:10 5. How to adopt the growth mindset 59:27 Value Compass: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our community: ...

This week we answered some coaches' biggest concerns - business systems, social media, product tiers and more. This week's topics: 1. Creating a seamless onboarding process 8:27 2. Imposter syndrome & value as a new coach 21:09 3. Are your followers converting to clients? 45:38 4. The best way to tier your offerings 55:17 5. How to create your content to sell 1:08:55 Value Compass: ⁠⁠⁠...

This is how you can take 1, 2, 6 weeks away from your F2F/online business without stress and losing all your clients. This week's topics: 1. Jason is finally going on holiday 3:48 2. Should you work while away? 9:50 3. Taking time away from F2F clients 16:11 4. The fear of losing clients 23:52 5. Client autonomy is the goal 28:30 Value Compass: ⁠⁠⁠Access⁠⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Where will your personal training business be in 5 years? What about your life / lifestyle? This week's topics: 1. Setting up pre-kid expectations 11:15 2. The traits of a successful team 18:07 3. When is paid advertising useful? 27:35 4. Career goals matching lifestyle goals 33:25 5. Don't let fear run your business 1:09:35 Value Compass: ⁠⁠Access⁠⁠ Join our community:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...