LTB Podcast

On episode 36 of the LTB Podcast, Stuart interviews James Krieger from weightology.com. They cover:

How important is it that personal trainers understand or read the research?

Could personal trainers do a better job when it comes to sharing research?

Explaining his insulin series in a simple format + some of those myths broken down?

What is NEAT? Why is it important we understand this?

What happens to your metabolism as weight loss occurs?

What can we do to ensure NEAT doesn't decrease when dieting?

How can we make client's aware of their NEAT?

Practical considerations for NEAT.

Intermittent fasting and why James is finding the research and uses for this interesting.

Robert Clarkson is the owner of Reactive Training in Glasgow. In this interview Robert tells us all about his journey, his many lessons learnt along the way and some of the struggles he's had since opening his facility.

In episode 34 of the LTB podcast speaks to Tony Gentilcore of tonygentilcore.com. Alongside chatting about how Tony has found transitioning from working in Cressey Sports Performance to running his own small group training facility, Tony also tells us what he feels is important for long-term sustainability as a coach, why he thinks starting a blog is still a good idea and how he thinks about his own professional development.

In this episode of the podcast, we interview Jonny Stephens from the LTB gym. Jonny was over in New York with Stuart for the LTB conference so we chat in depth about this and what we learnt, what it was like being at Mark Fisher Fitness and how the LTB gym have gone about building community.

In this interview with the trainer of trainers, Nick Tumminello, Nick discusses:

How he got the title "trainer of trainers"

How do we speed up the process of getting better at what we do

What is the role of the trainer?

Why "it depends" is not an answer

Myths about what a bad trainer is

What makes a good trainer

Training principles

What does Nick commonly see PT's doing wrong with their programming

Links to:

Nick's site - http://nicktumminello.com/ Strength training for fat loss book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Training-Loss-Nick-Tumminello-x/dp/1450432077/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-1&keywords=nick+tumminello Building muscle & performance book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Muscle-Performance-Nick-Tumminello/dp/1492512702/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-3&keywords=nick+tumminello

In this episode of the LTB podcast, Stuart chats to LTB staff member Jonathon Mummert. Jonathon knows the menstrual cycle inside out and we get into what it is that we as PT's need to know about this topic, which is one I don't think is talked about enough!

For Chris's 2nd time on the podcast, Chris and Stuart chat about how to hire a second trainer and how he handles feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome.

In this episode, Stuart chats to Alex Gibilaro from the LTB gym side of things. They chat in depth about programming and working with a new client.

In episode 28 of the LTB Podcast, Stuart chats to Alwyn Cosgrove from Results Fitness in California. Alongside discussing his why for what he does, Alwyn tells us:

- How we need to rethink the way we think about asking our clients for money

- What lifetime customer value (LCV) is and what this means to us trainers

- Why he feels Results Fitness has done as well as it has

- Why knowing your businesses core values is so important and how you can make a start to creating these

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