LTB Podcast

In this Lift The Bar Podcast episode, Stuart is flying solo to talk about burnout! He outlines what burnout is, why it's so common in Personal Training and how to prevent or manage it.

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• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
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In today's reposted episode from back in May of 2021, Stuart welcomes Adam Meakins. Adam, @adammeakins on Instagram, is well known for his evidence-based approach to physiotherapy, strong views and his willingness to call out some of what he describes as nonsense surrounding his profession. They spend most of it discussing what we know about the association between technique and injury. Should you focus on making your client's form perfect, or should we just let people exercise as they please? They also get into the relationship between core strength and back pain, using medical imaging like MRIs and spinal flexion during deadlifts.

Find Out More About Adam:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adammeakins/
• Website: https://www.thesports.physio/
• Podcast: https://www.thesports.physio/the-naf-physio-podcast/

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• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49

In today's episode, Alex is standing in for Stuart as host. He speaks with Kimberley Wilson (@foodandpsych) about the intersection of physical and mental health. They highlight how there may not be a real difference between these two types of health, how this faux distinction came to be and its implications for personal trainers. Along the way, they cover body image, client communication, pseudoscience and the relationship between food and mood. If your clients ever say they want to "feel better", then don't miss this episode.

Find Out More About Kimberley:

• Website: https://www.kimberleywilson.co/about
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodandpsych/?hl=en

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49

In this episode of the Lift The Bar Podcast, Stuart is flying solo to talk about seminars! He outlines why Personal Trainers should run seminars, including how they can be both an effective lead generation tool and a great way to further your personal growth. He then delves into how you can pick the best topic, get people to attend and make your seminar engaging. Finally, and maybe most importantly, he talks about how to overcome public speaking anxiety. Stuart first recorded an episode on this topic nearly five years ago, so tune in to hear what has changed since 2017. So you can run effective seminars which help both you and your client base grow in 2022.

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/
• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-14-day-trial/

Abi Durrant is the owner of Barbelle in Scarborough, England. She comes on to the podcast to talk about her journey from an in-person 1-1 personal trainer to the owner of a now 6000 sq ft multifunctional facility that includes a cafe and other sublets.

Find Out More About Abi:

• Website: https://barbellescarborough.uk/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abi.durrant/?hl=en

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49

Stuart MacDonald is the owner of True Fitness Personal Training in Solihull, England. He comes on to the podcast to discuss how he approaches programming for small-group personal training. Topics covered include: how his programming has changed since he opened his gym, what he learned from our Programme Design Mentorship, how he ensures it flows from one 4-week block to another, the specific framework he uses that you can replicate and how he went about moving his clients to a small-group model.

Find Out More About Stuart:

• Website: https://truefitnessstudio.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aminousma20

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49
• Programme Design Mentorship: https://liftthebar.activehosted.com/f/14

Stuart talks about how to improve the quality of your PT sessions. Broken up into 3 simple phases: pre, during and post-session, you'll learn all about the things you can use in your next session to take them from good to great and ultimately, retain your clients for longer, get better results and have more fun coaching.

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/
• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Upcoming Incredible Sessions Webinar: https://liftthebar.com/incredible-session

Guy Lochhead is a personal trainer and the founder of the Bristol Cooperative Gym, which is one of the first of its kind in the UK. Stuart and Guy discuss what a Co-Operative gym is, why Guy decided to run his business this way, how the gym makes decisions and some of the things he's learnt that he would love to share with other gym owners.

Find Out More About Guy:

• Website: https://www.guylochhead.com/
• Bristol Co-Operative Website: https://bristolcooperativegym.org/

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49

Jenny Rearick runs Fit to Speak, where she helps coaches with their communication and presentation skills. She also runs a gym at her home with her husband, Brendon. These two roles mean she is incredibly well placed to talk about the intersecting worlds of personal training and communication. Stuart and Jenny discuss what is communication and why it is important before getting into 3 specific areas: the consultation, the 1-1 session and group sessions, where they talk about some of the main communication considerations with each. They also discuss overcoming communication anxiety and how to stop saying "umm".

Find Out More About Jenny:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fit_to_speak/?hl=en
• Website: https://fit-to-speak.com/

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49

Alex Pearson is Lift the Bar's Head of Research and the creator of many of our member's site resources including Obesity, Behaviour Change, Client Ambivalence and Hypermobility. Stuart & Alex discuss what personality is, how it's measured, the five main traits that make up a person's personality, whether or not it can change and why you, the personal trainer, should care.

Find Out More About LTB:

• Website: https://liftthebar.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liftthebar/?
• 14-Day Free Trial: https://liftthebar.thrivecart.com/ltb-membership-49