Ltb Podcast

In this episode of the LTB podcast, Stuart speaks to Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance at the IRFU. They cover: Work: life balance, Overwhelm, What can we take from Nick’s research and understanding about cueing, Explicit vs implicit learning, Retention of learning for clients, Autonomy supportive vs dictatorship coaching, Reflective practice - what this is and how we can use it to become better coaches

Stuart welcomes previous guests Alex Pearson and Gregg Slater onto the show to have a Q&A based off of questions we received in the LTB private FB group. Alongside nutrition coaching, we touch on: evening binge eating solutions, work: life balance, what to do when you think about giving up and finding your niche work: life balance what to do when you think about giving up finding your niche.   Fancy having your question asked next time we do one of these? Email me @ stuart@liftthebar.com!

In this episode, Stuart chats to one of the members of the gym he's based out of, Laura Shepherd, about her weight loss journey so far. We touch on: - where Laura has come from and where she is now - how she felt on day one of the joining the gym - how she feels she's managing to keep her weight off - what she struggles with most  - her advice to the world of personal trainers out there and much more!

Coach, author and podcast host, Leigh Peele comes onto the LTB podcast for an interview with Stuart. They discuss: 8.30 - What does Leigh think separates the people who last in the industry. 15.20 - How to not let failure ruin things. 20 - Explanation of self-esteem and tips on improving this. 40 - Balancing working on self-awareness with clients in terms of scope of practice.  50 - Teaching clients about critical thinking. 51 - The importance of the beginner's mindset. 55.30 - Messages to the world of personal training.  

Another experimental episode! In this one, Stuart and previous guest Ross Stewart (from #7) discuss what they enjoyed about the book "tools of titans" by Tim Ferris. Alongside rating the book, we cover: - The laziness manifesto - Thoughts on meditation - Saying no - The spotlight effect and loads more!

Joy Victoria, from Fitness Baddies, comes onto the LTB Podcast to discuss her journey into coaching, why & how she got started, some of the lessons she's learnt along the way and much more!

In episode 21, Stuart speaks to W10 owner, Jean-Claude Vacassin. Within the interview, JC covers: 4.20 - How he built a client base in private gym he worked in previous to W10 10.30 - why has he lasted in the industry 10+ years 15.20 - how would a commercial gym get feedback from other coaches in order to improve? 24 - why is he such a proponent of high standards (every single thing I do says I give a shit or I don’t) 27.10 - how does W10 structure referrals 32.40 - common advice that JC see’s given to new PT’s that he wishes wasn’t 32.40 - thoughts on online marketing 37 - what do W10 use social media for 38.50 - thoughts on the lead generation conversation 42.50 - what does ‘good coaching’ entail 44 -  how do you get better at coaching  

In this episode, we speak to Will Levy from Melbourne Strength and Conditioning (MSC) in Australia. Here's a breakdown of what Stuart & Will discuss: 5.30 - how Will is finding running a gym 9.30 - who do MSC work with 13 - why has MSC hit the ground running in terms of profitability 17 - how did Will get up to the stage of building up a waiting list 25 - what’s a widespread message that Will wishes wasn’t as common 30.30 - how do we improve the standard of the industry 36 - what does the first 30 days of programming look like for a new client at MSC 54 - common mistakes trainers/ gyms when running small-group training programmes 59 - how does he ensure his staff members are at a high enough level to keep up the standards 1.07 - a message to new trainers

In this interview, Stuart speaks to Dan Mitchell from Dan Mitchell Fitness. They discuss:   4.15 - why is online coaching hard? 5.30 - online coaching systems 8.50 - serving an “apprenticeship” before getting into online coaching 15 - how Dan reflects on his coaching 19.30 - what’s it like running his gym 25.40 - would you advise a trainer to get into online coaching? 31 - do you need an online presence to build an online business? 33 - how did he start building a clients for his online business? 37.41 - how to upsell in a FB group 41.30 - commercial gym lead gen advice 47.30 - how does Dan manage self doubt?

In this Episode, Stuart talks about 12 lessons that 12 of the first guests have discussed on the podcast.

In this interview, we speak to Lisa Gimenez-Codd from Optimum Health. We chat about: 3.20 - How has Lisa niched down into working with the population she works with? 7.00 - How and who has Lisa learned from to improve her knowledge on all these topics? 8.30 - Why is getting more info out there on these topics so important? 11.00 - Should we as PT’s refer on pre/ post natal clients? 14.30 - Lisa’s thoughts on “getting your pre-baby body back” 17.00 - What do we have to consider with a client who tells us they are pregnant? 23.00 - Should we encourage clients to exercise all the way up to having their baby? 24.00 - Burpee’s during pregnancy? 26.50 - Post-natal considerations 29.40 - Drills to improve breathing 32.00 - The pelvic floor 37.00 - How can you train the pelvic floor 40.00 - Female client's needing to pee during sessions that contain movement or impact exercises 42.00 - Menopause-what do we need to know? 46.00 - Recommended resources 48.20 - Thoughts on body image

In this episode, Stuart talks with fellow LTB staff member Alex Pearson about all things obesity. They chat through topics such as: - what is the cause of obesity in Alex's opinion - what can the fitness industry do better when it comes to helping the obesity epidemic - where do we start when working with an obese client - how to encourage client's to set their own goals - feedback loops: what these are and how we can interrupt them - how to help client's from regressing

In this short episode, we chat to Lift the Bar member and 2015 winner of the Dedication to Education award, Ross Morgan about his experiences with overwhelm and how he deals with this following a very popular post he added into the LTB FB group last week.

We chat to Ben Cormack from the company Cor-Kinetic in this episode. Ben is a Physical Therapist who specialises in movement and pain. He lectures all over the world and runs courses that are designed for Personal Trainers and Physio's on the research to do with topics such as posture, pain, movement and stretching. In this conversation we touch on: - What we can do for a client who has lower back pain - If there is such a thing as bad posture - If we can actually change posture - What can "tightness" in a muscle be attributed to, and what we can to reduce this feeling - What the science says about stretching - The importance of the words we use with our clients - What Ben's EMS course is all about

In this episode, Stuart interviews Danny Lennon from Sigma Nutrition. Alongside discussing Danny's journey, they talk about:  - How Danny finds the world of online training - How to gain some sense of what you would like to do using your strengths - The importance of starting, without potentially knowing what the outcome is - Early career mistakes - Where sigma start a new client, and what their first 30days looks like - The idea of “fat loss phasing” - Sugar - what Sigma tell clients and is addiction a thing?

In this interview, Stuart speaks to Cathy MacDonald. Cathy is the owner of a company called The Art of Communication, which works with numerous businesses on improving their communication. She has worked heavily with us at LTB and runs a course which a lot of our members have been on. In the interview we discuss: - How Cathy got into the world of communication - Why communication is so important for not just PT's, but everybody - How to improve your listening skills to better the connection you have with your clients - What we need to know about emotions - How to use reframing to ensure we don't get caught in what is fact and what is an assumption (we make this mistake often!!) - What Cathy's recommendations would be for a PT who wants to start improving their communication skills   You can find out more about Cathy by searching for "The Art of Communication" on Facebook.

In this episode, Stuart talks shop with Habitry's head of research, Omar Ganai. They discuss: - The science of motivation - Creating the conditions in which clients can feel motivated - The difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation - What self-determination theory is - How to start designing habits for our clients - What's new in the world of the motivation science and Habitry

In this episode, Stuart interviews LTB's head of operations, Claire Winter. We cover: - What it was like being on the biggest loser and what this has taught Claire - Some thoughts on improving body image in our clients - Why it's important to create systems for your business - How to ensure the content you are writing/ creating is for the right audience

In this short mini-episode, Stuart covers the topic of something called "presence" and why ensuring you have this in your PT sessions is so important.

In this mini episode, Stuart covers what to do when you lose a client. We typically respond very negatively to losing a client, but can we change and reframe the way we think about this? And is losing a client something that happens to a lot of personal trainers?