The Phat Pratt Chat

Our newest staff member, Dave,  gets grilled by James today as Jon takes a quick break from hosting The Phat Pratt Chat. Dave has an incredibly fun personality that obviously comes out here even through just the audio : )  You will absolutely enjoy this episode!

Today we invited Dr. Justin Rabinowitz on the podcast to get some information on working out with pain, when to seek a professionals help, what the ramifications are of not dealing with your pain and/or injuries etc.   Justin is a wealth of knowledge and owns a business across the street called "Strive 2 Move." You'll find many great take aways from today's episode that will help you clear up...

When most people open a gym they focus on branding, marketing, logo's, colors, website, technology, etc.  All good things by the way!!  PPS, now known as PPT, took a different approach.   We focused all of our attention on giving the clients the best possible service and training around. If you were here in the early days you would have seen half fallen down random banners that did...

When we look at our memebr's who have had the most success in the gym it become obvious that they have a lot of things in common. Today we simply wanted to highlight 4 things that our most successful members do regularly.

"I don't want to look like a man."   This is a very common phrase that is said to us all the time when females are meeting with us to consider starting up a weight training routine. To be fair, there have been men that also expressed they would prefer not to get big and bulky.   We as trainers know lifting weights doesn't automatically make you bulky and that a good program will contain...

Today we shouted out Jill M.! Here is the link to her testimonial video!!   ----- Even if we don't reach our weight loss goals at the gym, most of us know at least our health is better by staying consistent with a workout routine.  But most people who have stayed consistent will agree the gym has done much more for them than just what the scale shows.  We chat today about what the g...

Scroll down to access the list of tips to save your fitness progress on the next vacation! We often see a week or two of vacation sets someone back months in their fat loss journey.  But does it really have to be this way? is it possible to do months worth of damage and fat loss reversal over the course of 1-2 weeks off?  We are firm believers in having fun on vacation and engaging in so...

What's Up Squad!  Today we're discussing the sweet spot of exercise intensity & consistency.  We discuss a 1-10 grading system on each quality so that you can give yourself a total score.  We then break down 3 categories we see people fall into regularly. At the end of todays episode you'll have a clear answer as to if you are in the sweet spot and if not what to do to get there...

Spoiler Alert! James tracked his weight for 100 days straight! While trying to lose weight we recommend that people weigh themselves daily. This often leads people to be very excited on "weight loss days" and very disappointed on "weight gain days". It can certainly be an emotional rollercoaster! Especially when some the weight gain days come multiple days in a row... James gives us some insights...

Here is the Link to the 60 second survey to make this podcast better!! As mentioned in this episode we would really appreciate your feedback so we have a better idea of what direction to take this podcast in the near future!   We start off this episode with a much needed shout out to some staff you may not know so well. Our set up crew has been really over delivering the past few months and m...

What would James and I do if we woke up 100lbs heavier one day?  Instead of telling you what you SHOULD be doing, this episode is about letting you know the top 3 things we have done that display a positive impact on our weight and body composition.  These things are ultra-practical and have worked for both of us so you can simply apply as many or as little as you want in your own life.&...

Hey PPS Squad! We know if you train here with us that we are your gym guides. If you know someone who really needs a gym guide (somebody who lacks motivation, who puts effort into the wrong things, who can't quite seem to find a good balance of exercise and life) please send them this episode!  Fo the rest of you this episode will be helpful reminder that even if you have a guide and a great...

Here from Mr. James Phat Pratt himself today.  Get a little background on how James got into this industry in the first place and what made him decide to create a business out of personal training.

Today I sat with Jayme to give you all the detailed version of what some of you may have heard bits and pieces of.  It's a long one today and if you choose to listen I greatly appreciate it! I hope that you enjoy all of the details of how I left "a good career" to get into the health and fitness industry. 

Our newest coach and another fantastic addition to the PPS team, Coach Ana! We have been highlighting each of our coaches here at PPS over the past weeks so that you all can know them a bit better. 

Today we have Jayme on the Phat Pratt Chat to tell us just how he ended up here.  Jayme is a great story teller and had a very interesting journey leading up to his decision to join the team at Pratt Performance Systems.  You'll definitely want to give this episode a listen!

Ok everyone, Gina REALLY didn't want to do this but she knew you all would appreciate if she did so she stuck it out with me to get this episode done!  Get to know a little more about how Gina ended up working in this industry and what she does here at PPS

Get to know Coach Sid! Or as we sometimes know her, "Psycho Sid" Listen to find out more about how she got to PPS, her athletic training background and why she might give you a free massage if you pass out from dehydration...

Get to know a little more about Coach Kyle.   How he got here, what he was doing before getting into the fitness industry and what he does at PPS now. 

We though it would be interesting for you all to learn a little more about our coaches here at PPS! How they got here and why they love you etc... We figured it was appropriate to have our first PPS employee on as the first staff interview, coach Collin.

Most people are not happy with how they look. This can be for a variety of reasons but at the core there are usually a few sub optimal behaviors that develop overtime which can lead someone to, for one example, gain weight/fat.  Today we highlight 7 behavior changes that will all help with creating a better body composition for yourself.  Choose to implement as many or as little as you c...

If you're not getting the fitness results you want you're lacking in the exercise or nutrition department.  The hard truth is that most people think they are doing better than the really are, especially when it comes to nutrition.  Today we give you a simple rating system for both exercise and nutrition so you can figure out where you need to make improvements Here is the link to the vid...

Most people trying to achieve weight loss or body composition goals often feel like a day off from the gym is a day that doesn't help them reach those goals.  We discuss today the type of activities that make sense for your days off from the gym and what you probably should avoid doing.

We love fitness goals and we really love when we can help people work on specific goals.  What we realized though is that by achieving these goals people really end up improving confidence and quality of life.   We decided that would be our mission statement and todays episode speaks to how we accomplish this for our members through what we offer here at Pratt Performance.  If you a...

We just spent a weekend away working on the weak links in our business.  We figured it may be a good time to visit some weak links which prevent gym members from hitting their goals.  We break down 6 potential weak links that people typically have to work on.  As mentioned in this episode, here is the link to the article of the guy who ate a bunch of Twinkies and Doritos for 10 week...