The Personal Trainer Mentor Academy Podcast

“Raising awareness of the readiness to change”  How would you help a client who seemingly "can't get her head in the game". She wants to lose weight but finds herself drinking more alcohol in the evenings than she'd like. We've revisited her goals, she's led her action steps to move forward with, but most weeks she feels like she isn't moving forward as much as she wo...

From your experience, what are the lead magnets that get people the most new clients for people in the academy. (giveaway, Weightlifting workshop, free trial etc.) How would you guys make the most of classes when  1) The numbers are low 3-6 people (class numbers have always been low in the gym unless it's the Monday/Tuesday evening slot 2) It's a PureGym branded class (no flexibility to do...

If you had to start a group training session for the first time looking to transition clients from 1-1) what are the steps you would take to make sure it was set up and run successfully - and how would your pricing & overall service delivery compare to your 1-1's? How many times does a client have to be late to a session and by how much until i should pull them up on it? The thing you hate...

Clients have often had bad experience with tracking their food via apps (such MFP, etc). And likely that a lot of trainers don'thave the training from their level cert do deal with this, it becomes a hard situation to manage. So the is what we would suggest ....

Time and energy management when you’re a business owner and especially a business owner working with high energy inputs, such as working with people, helping them through varying circumstances and also looking after and heading up marketing, leads gen, sales, client management, development etc .. can be a mind field. 

You's buzzing to have the gang together on Friday? What you most looking forward to? In the 2 weeks building up to a launch. What balance of content would you suggest over instagram and email? What frequency and what type (social proof, value, personal) How to manage your business when you're unwell? Managing schedule/workload etc. What do you guys think about the Dubai fitness scene?  Have you ev...

If you was a PT with a £500 spare every month what would you do with it or where would you invest it into Any recommended resources to learn more about structuring functional conditioning workouts you see more of these days? In terms of exercise selection within AMRAPS, EMOMs etc, the selected rep ranges/times, or are these things just made up, chuck them together and see what happens?!!! From Com...

As a PT if your emotions are directly tied to the ups and downs of your revenue per week month ... then simply listen tot he solution here!!

Questions covered int his episode; I'm having dreams about looking round spaces that could be for a studio - is it a sign? What coaching software would you recommend for online coaches? How would you get clients to complete a critical feedback survey. How would you phrase the message in the client groupchat? What non-fitness related hobbies do you have? Dealing with financial set backs and not...

How do respond to a client who seems to be getting bad information from an Osteo/Physio  When you know what they're being told is a bit off but they really believe in what they're being told All the PTs are slowly leaving my gym for various reasons so there will only be 4 of us in a month or 2. How can I capitalise on being in a gym with very little PTs? I want to clean up Things to think...

Episode 174. Up coming FREE live webinar link to book on transition your 1:1 to Small group pt or online here. https://event.webinarjam.com/register/2/11gmxayQuestions cover in todays episode; How do you balance providing clients with the extra time and guidance they sometimes need to achieve results while ensuring they receive the level of service they are paying for? Is this just a me problem???...

With the inevitable increase in general population clients more than likely being prescribed this moving forward. eW had a great question from one of the coaches on our thoughts around it. What are yours?

What are the best books to read to improve as a coach As PT prices rise with with inflation and more services, and people continue to generally have less disposable income in the UK, do you think a PT will ever start to out price their main demographic (everyday people) in commercial facilities such as pure gym? What is one thing you under appreciate the most? For example I get annoyed getting sto...

Questions covered in this weeks Q&A below. A special focus on the question regarding motivation and adherence dipping from the initial excitement of a new year for clients. Interested in finding out about what we do? Check out 👇 www.ptmacourses.com Questions; i don't work evenings only mornings to afternoon, so naturally lead genning at quieter times & only work with female clients, i...

How to sell to a small online audience audience (60 email list, 550 insta followers)? Would you focus on speaking to everyone still on there or focus more on engagement and starting conversations? How to manage expectations around getting a million clients in Jan. Feel like it's so easy to get in your own head when you potentially see other PT's in your gym with 1/2 new clients and assume...

how to manage "behaviour" in a group session when one person makes jokes about gaining weight and eating shit bla bla when the others arent like that. says it more in a jokey way and takes full responsibility for it but still doesn't look good in the group in front of the others If you could have a gym partner for 1 session would you choose (anyone in the world)? What are some changes you see happ...

How to get the most out of January? Is it a good idea to come up with some sort of formula for your social media … i,e Monday is a post on this topic or is a motivational type post. Wednesday is one about myself being training or my own goals, relatable to others. Friday is an information post etc. etc What overlooked strategies/ concepts contribute to the success of top fitness business owners?

What does freedom and/or financial freedom look like to you ? How do I create content that helps my audience to get to know me and shows my day-to-day without coming across as if I'm making 'influencer' type content. This isn't the sort of personality I have so I want to make it authentic/genuine but also make it easy to consume and engaging.  Realistically, how many hours of marketing should you...

What five things would you advise a personal trainer to do to stand out from others in their gym? For example, what are some things gym floor personal trainers typically don’t do, but you would? And no, I’m not dyeing my beard blue. if you could give one bit of advice for someone to get clear on their niche, what would it be? How do you decide how much to invest in marketing efforts? What social m...

What's been your most challenging moment, and rewarding moment this year?  What did you learn? Struggling for podcast ideas. I've already gone through check ins & pre-consult forms. Where do you think would be best to get more ideas? When it comes to email marketing, what examples can you give for setting an upcoming journey for a new subscriber? Extra things you can do to keep online clients...

How would you change the narrative from being just an in person PT to adding online coaching and only wanting to take people on online through instagram, emails, classes etc. As a coach who is brand new to the mentorship, what is your biggest piece of advice to maximise the opportunity?  How many emails should i send leads a month? - as a newbie to email marketing What are you most looking forward...

What are your thoughts on discounting the first month of PT just to get people into your business? How many hours actually doing in person sessions is the average?  Why and how would someone go to a PT to lose weight, if they are already spending c£200 on GLP1 jabs?  Are our jobs slowly becoming redundant with people able to find whatever they need online now (training videos, plans etc.) and now...

This week we dive into some questions from the team around how to engage your audience using the instagram engagement functions, dip into niching for the gym floor and online and being resilient in business. Questions in order below; Do you think coaches taking part in events (hyrox, marathon etc.) has any sort of effect on swaying people to join their service? Who would you say are good people to...

This week we dig into some awesome questions from the team. Covering what resources to have and why for your clients. Do you need a nutrition certification as a personal trainer? and loads more. Specific questions below; In particular women 40+/Peri onwards and how to handle advice on increasing protein, lower carbs (if she would advise this) What are the key things that my clients should know whe...

If you have ever 'sacked' a client, how have you gone about it? Best way to help your new and current clients be aligned with the product that you provide. For example, if you're offering SGPT as a service, helping them see it as a full PT service and not just classes. How often should i be contacting my online clients? How to maintain rapport with clients that leave or move on? how often should y...