The FITSPRO Podcast

There is no one size fits all for lifting cues. Some thing that will work for you might not work for me. But the goal is always better neuromuscular control, more muscle fiber recruitment, and ideally better movement patterns. That’s what today’s episode is all about. After coaching for a decade in person and online, I have used and heard my fair share of lifting cues and tricks. I might share 10...

Today’s episode comes from what feels like the expectation even with one on one to have some kind of community aspect (or group program) to your offer. I hope to keep this episode short and sweet, and really just gives you some things to think about in order to determine if you do or don’t want to have a group or community aspect of your offerings. One size does not fit all here, so you could have...

Is the fitness industry saturated? Since I entered the online health and fitness industry in 2014 to now, the answer to this question in the broadest sense has been yes and no. I will ask my favorite question and the answer is undeniable. If the answer is yes, the online health and fitness industry is over saturated, then should you not coach? We should never add any new coaches? I hope you see th...

CrossFit gets a lot of cult like love and a lot of, frankly, ignorant hate. Some justified I am sure. In light of the recent CrossFit regional qualifiers, I asked my Instagram audience a few questions. The questions were aimed only at those who have consistently participated in CrossFit for 6 months or more. So 3-5 days per week of CrossFit for at least six months. That was the requirement in orde...

Pregnancy Real Talk Part 2! If you missed part one of this kind of life update on pregnancy and our backstory, make sure to check that out. I will say maybe it’s more the emotional and experiential side of the experience thus far. Today we are going to dive into more of the logistics, challenges and plans Cost & contextInsurance Providers/birthing planMaternity leave/business plan I will be talkin...

This podcast episode is the epitome of nuance - of several different emotions and experiences coexisting at the same time. So I want to make clear that if you skip any part of this or take any single part of it as the conclusion of my experience or this episode, you are mistaken and you’re also missing the entire point of this episode. Bless me and my attempt to keep this episode concise. I’ve alr...

Coaches are always wondering how much they should charge, what to consider and how to increase prices if needed. That’s what we’re getting into today. This is a straight forward, nitty gritty episode. The market is the first thing we consider.  And where you want to sit in the market. We will go over what is typical pricing in the market of online health and fitness shortly, but where you sit in a...

I did a podcast back in 2021 on the reflection of my definition of health after traveling the world. It went over things like being able to take a break from all of your supplements and perfect schedule. Essentially can you adapt to less ideal situation. Because I believe that that is part of health. Today’s episode is not that, but kind of a piggyback off of, or a cousin to that episode. I won’t...

Over the last month or so, Instagram has created a lot of updates. And creators and consumers alike are feeling the effects of the constant updates by Instagram. That is what brings up today’s episode. Because it got me thinking about myself, and those of us who have been on the app for 5+ years. Today’s episode is not a feel good one. But I do hope that you can be real with yourself and objective...

Today’s episode is going to be highly beneficial for entrepreneurs, because that is likely the lens that I will see this through, but it applies to literally any area of your life that you want to see more productivity and in the back half of the year. And I want to be clear that productivity is not doing more in general. It is doing more of whatever it is that you want to do. It’s being aligned w...

Today we are only going to talk about three different ways to spice up your hypertrophy set and reps schemes. All three of them are going to add time under tension in their own respect. These applications will be added to whatever it is that you are already doing with your training. So I am going to be very specific into how you can use these three methods, whether it be worth one of your lives in...

In light of watching some of the CrossFit qualifiers recently, and purchasing a new program myself, I thought it would be a good time to discuss how to choose the season of fitness that you are in. And also to acknowledge that when you’re doing this for the long-haul, it’s OK if most of your seasons consist of maintenance or working on small things. We don’t always have to be chasing big audacious...

For all my online health and fitness professionals who feel like they have to be everywhere, where is the best place for YOU? The answer to today’s question is not going to be something that is definite. That’s for a couple of reasons. For one, social media platforms are always changing, disappearing, and new ones are being planted. And also, your creation process and preferences may change overti...

I’ve said before on many podcast episodes, that entrepreneurship is one of the most self refining journeys you can go on. Thus it’s full of opportunities to learn, and that means lots of lessons along the way. I don’t claim to know at all. Half the time I don’t even feel like I’m a real entrepreneur. But I figure if I’ve learned anything over the last 5 to 7 years, it might be of use to you. So it...

Mobility came on the fitness scene in large thanks to CrossFit. Perhaps you disagree or perhaps that is even untrue. But in 2011-2013 CrossFit was booming and thus came a large demand and need for mobility in the fitness industry. People like Kelly Starrett with Supple Leopard, and resources like ROMWOD mobility became more advisable than ever (from my experience and perspective). To my knowledge,...

It’s no secret that since November 2020, Instagram added another type of content for all of us to create and consume. Many people did not get access to this feature for nearly a year to my knowledge. But I believe most users have access to both consuming and creating reels at the time of this recording. For the past month and a half, I did a little experiment with creating only original content on...

Training plateaus are going to happen the longer you have been training for. That’s the joy of newbie gains - in that season, which can last years, you are able to make noticeable adaptations on a monthly if not weekly basis. And when that time ends, you have likely hit a training plateau. Meaning that you are unable to increase load lifted for a given amount of reps. Or you’re unable to increase...

Everyone wants passive income but no one talks about what that actually looks like - how you get there, and how you maintain it, what you have to have in place FIRST, so on and so forth. Today we aggressively pull back the veil on those very topics and considerations. Because passive income is the shit. I love it. I think most coaches in the online health and fitness industry should seek to have s...

Platforms To Explore Other Than Instagram For Business... Instagram is fantastic from a business standpoint BUT it is forever changing - as is to be expected with a platform we don’t personally control. We must be adaptable while staying aligned to and authentic to our own brand and what people may expect from that brand. Part of building a trustworthy and dependable comes from the fact that you s...

My Sports Massage Therapist Experience & Action Plan There is, and has been, tension in the world of strength and conditioning and physical therapy and chiropractic fields as to the benefits, application and need for manual therapy and things like foam rollers. I have personally been all over the spectrum and look to people all over the spectrum as well. Frankly, my goal is always to just call som...

What it takes to get strong. Often times I think hypertrophy and strength are thrown into the same boat or conversation. And I am not mad at that. There are certainly programs that involve both, and the two topics or training goals are related. Which brings us to the first point... Let’s first start this episode with off with a precursor. “Consistency” is not one of my main points today because th...

I am so grateful we live in a time where building a personal brand is a doable thing in the online space. That literally by leveraging your views, personality, and interests, you can create a business. I mean it’s not THAT simple, but generally speaking, it’s perhaps more doable than any time before. We’ve briefly talked about the challenges of boundaries - what to share and what not to share when...

So this episode comes about because for most of my years of training, I wrote my program for myself, or pulled from templated programs as a base for my own programming. I’ve never had a 1:1 coach, outside of interning with other performance coaches in person. That mainly comes from the fact that I enjoy being my own guinea pig and have always loved the process of training. Even in seasons where I...

Lessons I have learned through world travel I have had several conversations as of late where someone has brought up something and I’ve said that “I learned that via world travels.” Or that world travels made something clear to me that this person had mentioned in a conversation. So it made me think why not hop on a podcast and discuss some of the lessons that I have learned through world travel....

Sales has been an ongoing theme in my recent episodes. Or it certainly feels like it has. I think that’s because of recently launching my Pure Programming course and also prepping several of my business clients for their own launches or increases in sales. Fact of the matter is - if you own a business you need to make money, and many of us in the health and fitness industry did not get a degree in...