Today I welcome on Martin Rooney from Training for Warriors. Martin was one of the first people we welcomed on for a webinar at LTB. His energy is infectious and it's hard not to feel pumped up after listening to him talk about being a fitness professional and coaching. We cover his background, finding your place in the fitness industry, becoming a better coach and his new book, coach to coach.

• [02.40] - Has he always loved what he's done in his career?
• [05.40] - How to find the things you really enjoy doing in your career?
• [13.25] - What he does if he's having a bad day?
• [19.30] - How to narrow the gap between having knowledge and turning into that results with clients
• [23.00] - What he would say to the trainer who is quieter and introverted
• [34.30] - Why you don't need to be better than someone to coach them 
• [37.00] - How he would like his new book, coach to coach, to be remembered

Find More About Martin:

• Website
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• US Amazon Book
• UK Amazon Book

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Today I welcome on Lou Brierley. Lou was one of the early LTB members that truely helped form our LTB community into what it is today. He's got an incredibly interesting story that involves him growing a successful outdoor Bootcamp, turning that into a facility and then deciding to sell it all and travel the world. We get into how he grew things starting off, how he made his group sessions enjoyable and somewhere that his members felt comfortable and why he decided to sell his gym!

Timestamps

• [01.47] - Lou's tell us about his motorhome called Doris
• [05.32] - Why Lou decided to sell his personal training facility and go travelling 
• [11.52] - Was he in the wrong time in his life for owning a facility?
• [14.27] - Whether he thinks you can own a facility and have some form of work: life balance?
• [17.22] - Does he have any regrets about selling his gym?
• [22.27] - Why growing slowly is something PTs should consider
• [25.22] - How Lou grew an outdoor bootcamp to 50 members
• [36.07] - How he made his sessions fun and comfortable for people who don't like gyms
• [39.07] - When he plans to stop travelling?

Find More About Lou:

• Travelling Blog
• Instagram

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In this episode, I talk to Alex Pearson about meditation. I've wanted to talk about meditation for a full episode for a while now as it's a topic that many guests have mentioned and it's very much something that most people are aware of nowadays. But is it as useful as you'll read online? We discuss it's origins, what the literature says about using it for depression, anxiety and weight loss, whether or not PTs should encourage their clients to meditate and some of our own experiences with it.

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• [04.40] - Some of the different styles of meditation
• [05.50] - Where it dates back to?
• [06.45] - Why it's gained popularity?
• [10.55] - What the literature says about mindfulness and anxiety?
• [11.46] - What the says about mindfulness and weight loss or emotional eating?
• [16.20] - Should personal trainers encourage their clients to meditate?
• [28.10] - Does mindfulness help with decision making?
• [29.10] - Why lots of people try meditation and don't stick with?
• [36.25] - Alex shares some of his meditation experiences
• [39.32] - Can you get a similar effect from doing something like yoga, running or a different activity?
• [42.53] - Where you can start a meditation habit.

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In today's episode, I welcome on Liam Thompson from Internet FitPro - a company all about helping personal trainers get more clients and create effective websites that look great. Liam's had a really cool career in the fitness industry and although we don't delve into that much, we do get into a lot of useful information about how to create a FB ad using Internet Fitpro's formula, lead generation for trainers who work in commercial gyms and private studios and how he built his PT business using free sessions. If you want more clients, this episode is going to be well worth your time.

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Timestamps

• [02.01] - How he would approach getting clients in a commercial gym if he was starting from scratch tomorrow?
• [05.36] - How to go from free session to paid client?
• [11.01] - How he would approach getting a client base if he was using more online-based strategies?
• [14.21] - Should PTs spend more time telling people what it is that they do?
• [16.36] - How to stick out from your competitors as a personal trainer.
• [18.51] - Using trials or free sessions?
• [24.21] - Facebook ads aren't working for you?
• [29.06] - What data you should pay attention to for FB ads
• [30.51] - Where to start if you want some new clients using FB ads
• [40.41] - Why it's well worth getting someone's email

Find More About Liam:

• Internet Fitpro: Personal Trainer Websites
• Facebook

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