High Intensity Business

Brad Thorpe (brad @ isophit.com) is a multi-patented inventor and CEO of Isophit™ , a versatile isometric system for fitness, rehabilitation, and sports performance professionals. Brad is considered as the world's leading expert in isometric strength training with over 29 years of experience in the fitness and performance industry. In this episode, Brad joins me for part 2 of our Isometric Exercis...

James Fisher PhD (james.fisher @ solent.ac.uk) is a Senior Lecturer for the School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University in the UK. He is one of the leading exercise scientists publishing numerous peer-reviewed articles related to resistance training, health, and fitness.   In this episode, James continues discussing his research paper Resistance Training Recommend...

Clay Steffee (claysteffee @ gmail.com) is the owner of Imagine Strength and is the Vice President of Engineering and Product Development at Exerbotics . He has worked alongside Arthur Jones in designing Nautilus and MedX equipment, as well as engineering strength equipment for LifeFitness.  In this episode, Clay talks about Imagine Strength's equipment line, machine modifications, customer support...

Brad Thorpe (brad @ isophit.com) is a multi-patented inventor and CEO of Isophit™ , a versatile isometric system for fitness, rehabilitation, and sports performance professionals. Brad is considered as the world's leading expert in isometric strength training with over 29 years of experience in the fitness and performance industry. In this episode, Brad discusses the Isophit™ isometric system, the...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is a Master Super Slow instructor and the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. Aside from personal training, Tim offers mentoring, workshops, and seminars for studio owners. In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 9 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he shares his position on aerobic cardio exercise, HIIT vs. HIT, the distinction...

Luke Carlson (luke @ discoverstrength.com) is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Discover Strength owns and operates strength training studios as well as the Discover Strength Franchise .  In this episode, Luke talks about intentionality in business, different filters for deciding dress code, talk triggers, attire guide, options, and much more. Get marketing...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He is a Master Super Slow instructor with certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild. His expertise includes personal training, mentoring trainers, and exercise equipment design.  In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 8 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he expla...

Matt McGunagle ( matt @ strengthportal.com ) is the CEO and Founder o f StrengthPortal , a software platform for personal trainers, gym owners, and multi-location gyms to manage their personal training staff and track personal training services. Matt graduated from Cal Poly SLO as an Economics major with a concentration on Entrepreneurship.  In this episode, Matt walks through the features and cor...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He is a Master Super Slow instructor with certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild. His expertise include personal training, mentoring trainers, and exercise equipment design.  In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 7 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he discus...

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.   In this episode, Skyler shares Smart Strength's business growth and new machines...

Clay Steffee is the owner of Imagine Strength and VP Engineering and Product Development at Exerbotics . He has worked alongside Arthur Jones designing Nautilus and MedX exercise machines as well as engineering strength equipment for LifeFitness.  Listen to Part 1: 351 - Clay Steffee - Designing Exercise Machines for Arthur Jones, Nautilus, MedX, LifeFitness, and Exerbotics - Part 1 In this episod...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He is a Master Super Slow instructor with certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild. His expertise includes personal training, mentoring trainers, and exercise equipment design.  Contact Tim for his business services here: Website: stronglifetraining.com Email: inf...

Albert Coleman (albert @ phxstrength.com) became interested in strength exercise in high school to improve his performance as a baseball player. A few years later in 1999, Al passed the SuperSlow Exercise Specialist Certification Following. He then spent the next 10 years under the tutelage of Master Instructor Rob Serraino and honed his craft. From 2010-2019, Al worked for  RenEx/Overload Fitness...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He is a Master Super Slow instructor with certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild. His expertise includes personal training, mentoring trainers, and exercise equipment design. In this episode, Tim joins me for Part 5 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he talks...

Tim Ryan (info @ stronglifetraining.com) is the owner of Strong Life Personal Training in Barrington, Illinois. He is a Master Super Slow instructor with certifications from ACSM, ACE, and the Super Slow Exercise Guild. His expertise include personal training, mentoring trainers, and exercise equipment design.  In this episode , Tim joins me for Part 4 of our HIT Fundamentals Series where he share...

The Resistance Exercise Conference (REC) brings together the leading researchers, coaches, and strength training practitioners to talk about the application of strength training for health and human performance. It's a great event where you can learn from experts and connect with peers in the area of strength training, as well as rejuvenate your passion for health, fitness, and exercise.    In thi...

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...

If you're having problems with workout quality, client retention, or trainer retention, you might also have a process problem. In this episode, I provide the steps on how to create a workout process for your strength training business. We'll delve into the benefits of creating checklists, how to facilitate iteration, process implementation, and much more.  Get all the processes you need for your s...

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.  See James' published peer revie...

Sheila Melody (info @ thestrengthcode.com) is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Certified "Power of 10" Slow Motion Fitness Trainer, and owner of The Strength Code . She is an expert in small business start-up, management, and operations in the music, entertainment, health and fitness industries. Sheila is also the Host and Producer of Sound Mind and Body Podcast where she interviews people abo...

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...

Albert Coleman (albert @ phxstrength.com) became interested in strength exercise in high school to improve his performance as a baseball player. This interest became a passion when he went on to play Division 1 baseball and was at the mercy of ill-informed strength coaches. Needing to find a better way to keep him injury-free than what was being presented to him by the college strength and conditi...

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...

Clay Steffee has worked alongside Arthur Jones designing an array of game changing exercise machines. He is also responsible for engineering strength equipment for MedX and LifeFitness. Clay has a degree in Mathematics from the University of South Florida.  In this episode, Clay shares his story working with Arthur Jones, designing exercise machines for Nautilus, MedX, LifeFitness, and much more....

James Fisher PhD (james.fisher @ solent.ac.uk) is one of the leading exercise scientists publishing numerous peer-reviewed articles relating to resistance training, health, and fitness.   He is also a Senior Lecturer for the School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences at Southampton Solent University in the UK.  In this episode, James talks about his research paper Resistance Training Recommendat...