LTB Podcast

In this short episode, Stuart asks everyone who listens to send a picture of where you're listening to the episode to stuart@liftthebar.com  and gives an update on the LTB Personal Training course which is currently live for signups.  LTB Personal Training Course Website

In this episode, we welcome on Chet Morjaria from Strength Education. We chat about putting the human first in your coaching, how to work out what your best working self is and how to help your clients take more responsibility. Book Recommendations Deep Work by Cal Newport Meaningful by Bernadette Jiwa Chet's Instagram Chet's Facebook 2-Week LTB Free Trial Link

"I've got a million and one ways to generate leads that don't include anything to do with FB ads or online marketing" - Travis Jones In this episode, Stuart welcomes on Travis Jones from Results Based Training. They chat about his journey, which contains many many unbelievable stories, lead generation strategies, referrals and selling. TJ's Instagram Roadmap to a Million Dollars FB Group

Episode two in a series of short marketing episodes from Chris Burgess. In this, Chris discusses the difference between getting good and bad quality leads in sales and how using pain points in your marketing could be problematic. Contact Chris - chris@liftthebar.com

In this episode, we welcome back on Mark Fisher from Mark Fisher Fitness and Business for Unicorns to discuss what's new, how they are improving their onboarding procedures at MFF, how Mark has got so good at articulating himself clearly, metacognition, nutrition coaching and much more! Mark Fisher Fitness Business for Unicorns LTB PT of the Year Award

In this short episode, LTB's Chris Burgess discusses how personal trainers can make better choices with their marketing so they can get more clients. This will be the first in a series of short marketing episodes from Chris. 2-Week LTB Free Trial    

In this episode, we welcome on TeamUp's director Tim Green on to the podcast. Tim is incredibly knowledgeable about marketing, the customer experience and all things to do with TeamUp and how their service can be used to help and support trainers & facility owners. We spend a good bit of this interview discussing marketing, what they are discovering through their fitness journey project, the onboa...

"Concentrate on the client's you do have instead of the client's you don't have"   I joined LTB back in December 2013 and the first person I spoke to was a guy named Ian Stevenson. When he started in LTB, he was running a bootcamp that he charged £1 per session for, now he's got a facility with over 120 members in it and 2 members of staff. If you ever wanted some inspiration for building somethin...

"Use 90% of your time making your strengths stronger and 10% of your time neutralising your weaknesses"   Great to welcome Krista back on to the show. Her previous episodes have been incredibly popular and I've spoken numerous times about how much she's taught me, especially from a coaching standpoint. Loads of cool topics covered in this episode!   Topics Covered: How she structures and sets up h...

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome back on John Clark from Fit3Sixty. Topics Covered: In 4 years you've gone from just surviving in a sports development career to being the owner of 3 gyms, what do you think has been key to your success?   How he has gone about bringing on and continuing to improve his staff. Why the creation of culture has been essential for Fit3sixty's growth. If  John  ...

"Downtime is not unproductive. What is unproductive is spending your downtime in ways that are not particularly meaningful or enjoyable to you"  In today's episode, we welcome on Laura Vanderkam. Laura is an author who has written some excellent books and her newest release is one I loved called Off The Clock, a book all about how we can better manage our time. It's one of those books I was more t...

In this episode, of the podcast, we welcome on Mike James from The Endurance Physio. If you're an LTB member you'll have no doubt seen Mike commenting and posting some incredibly useful info in our FB group over the last two months. He's incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to all things endurance sports and injuries and that's exactly where we take this conversation! How  Mike  got started with...

In today's episode, we welcome on Ryan Doris. Ryan is a world class bodybuilder and powerlifter. He is an incredibly deep thinker and we delve into a whole host of cool topics today including overwhelm, what tools he is using to help his life, how he managing being deep into bodybuilding prep and much more.    Ryan's Site IG- @thenattypro YT- Youtube.com/thenattypro Email- Ryan@fortiseq.com

"99% of sales comes way before the close. The sale will take care of itself if you take care of people" -- Elias Scarr   Elias is the membership director at Results Fitness, the gym which previous podcast guest Alwyn Cosgrove runs. As he is the membership director when it comes to sales and the consultation process he knows his stuff inside out.    If you listen to this episode, here are a few big...

In this short episode, Stuart discusses a simple tip to go about identifying what you need to work on as a personal trainer to improve the way you do things.

"It may not be about gaining more clients by telling your story, it may just be about connecting with your current clients or showing that you're a human too." - Camille DePutter About a month ago I bought a book called "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamont that was recommended in an email newsletter. The book is fantastic and the newsletter was written by Camille DePutter, the lady I have on the podcast...

"Yeah, that self-care thing is still on the to-do list... sleep is something I'm going to get at one point"    I loved this conversation with Serena and it's one of those episodes that reminds me why I started the LTB podcast. Real conversations with real personal trainers.   Topics Covered: -- How Serena is finding being a single parent with three kids while also working as a PT. -- How she has m...

Fantastic to welcome on LTB's very own  Claire  to the podcast.  Claire 's background is fascinating for an array of reasons and the place we took this interview was down the line of what it is like being a PT and a client.  Claire  has worked with PT's as a client for the last 7-8 years while also being a trainer herself, and now, of course, an educator of trainers. This mix of roles blends for a...

In this episode, Stuart welcomes on Jon Goodman. Jonathan Goodman is the creator of the largest collaborative blog for personal trainers, the  Personal Trainer Development Center  (thePTDC) and the founder of the  world's first certification for online trainers , the Online Trainer Academy. He's the author of 7 books including Ignite the Fire, Viralnomics, and the seminal textbook on online person...

In this episode, Stuart speaks to Eric Helms from 3DMJ. The conversation is centred around Eric's experiences of being a personal trainer back in 2005-2012, what this has taught him and how it's shaped how he coaches and teaches now. Topics Covered: -- What does a day in the life of Eric Helms look like? -- How he uses social media to advance his business -- If he has always been as introspective...

In this episode, Stuart speaks to Matt Stranberg, a registered dietitian and strength and conditioning specialist who currently is working with the Walden GOALS programme, who treat competitive athletes experiencing disordered eating behaviours. More about Matt   Motivational Interviewing Book LTB 2-Week Free Trial

In this episode, Stuart goes solo to discuss what to do if your clients aren't getting results. LTB Website Link to 2-Week Free Trial

In this episode, we welcome on Neil MacLean to have a conversation around all things Facebook advertising.  Topics Covered: -- How  Neil  set-up The SFN Expo using just FB ads. -- How he started learning how to best use social media to market The SFN Expo. -- Why personal trainers should consider using FB ads. -- How to go about running a FB ad. -- What kind of image you should use for your ad. --...

In this episode, Stuart welcomes on Rabin Das for an interview about how he runs his 1-2-1 nutrition-only coaching company. Topics Covered: -- How  Rab  has ended up working in public speaking and running his own nutrition consultancy. -- What his advice would be to someone who wants to improve their public speaking. -- How he launched his 1-2-1 nutrition coaching company. -- What he asks in his p...

In this episode, Stuart welcomes Leigh Peele back onto the show. Topics Covered: -- How  Leigh  manages her time. -- How she uses a morning routine to set herself up for the day ahead. -- How she uses a meditation practice. -- How  Leigh  starts working with a client on an online basis. -- How to pick the right thing to start working on with a client. -- Handling a client who is underreporting. --...