Pain-Free Performance Podcast

On today's episode of the Pain-Free Performance Podcast we sit down with PPSC Instructor, Luis Huete. Luis comes from a diverse background of training experience ranging all the way from MMA fighting to being one of the most successful gym owners in Calgary. This mesh between rugged nature and true professionalism is exactly what I wanted to tap into when having some time to talk.




 Personal training at the end of the day is a business and in order to make the most impact you have to have a good grasp on how to develop that business.  This discussion really tapped into how to find aspiring clients, how to get them in front of you, and then ultimately how to get them signed up for personal training. Once they are training, now what do you do to keep them?




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On today's episode of the podcast we have PPSC instructor and Director of Fitness Product for Vasa Fitness, Gini Grimsley. Gini comes with a wealth of Knowledge from years of training and managing businesses so I felt it was most appropriate to discuss the trials and tribulations of younger trainers moving into the private sector.

I firmly believe we lose a lot of potentially awesome trainers early in their tenure because we simply don't treat them well enough. That doesn't mean that we are being assholes, but what it means is we aren't necessarily setting up the expectations or what skill sets they need to refine in order to actually be successful within personal training. Our discussion hopefully clears the air on some of the most un-talked about topics.

Content development has become a major focal point of the fitness industry. Under that umbrella, one of the most evergreen forms of content are articles and the art of writing. There are few better guests to bring on to the podcast today other than PPSC Instructor Kevin Mullins. 




Kevin has written for numerous outlets from PPSC, Bodybuilding.com, The PTDC, PTontheNet, T-Nation, all the way to authoring his own book, The Day by Day Trainer (Buy Here) . I get more requests on writing or how to get started so we wanted to sit down and discuss getting started, the path of writing, and most importantly the fundamentals.




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On today's episode we sat down with one of the strongest individuals on the planet, JL Holdsworth, Owner of The Spot Athletics in Columbus  and Dublin Ohio. JL's name may sounds familiar since he is part of Westside Barbell royalty with some staggering lifts in his lifetime. Now, his focus is solely on creating the best experience possible at his gyms.

We talk about his journey in fitness and how it has shaped him into the person he is today. Holdsworth's view of movement has changed a lot over the years and its important to take in that perspective to make the most for the people we interact with every single day. 

Strap in, there are so many chunks of knowledge in this one!

Today we get to spend more time with badass PPSC Instructor, Logan Dube. Logan has such a diverse background in movement disciplines I felt it was most appropriate to how them on to discuss non-linear training.

Think about it, most of the training we see in the gym is dead straight lines. Very non-applicable to the everyday lives we live and the tasks we run into. But while there are internet trolls roaming the web, gasping at exercises that they believe will blow out your back and knees, we need to upgrade our level of time and effort we spend in this direction of education.

On this episode, we will discuss non-linear training, how we got introduced to it, how we implement with clients, and how we spice in for workouts when clients are looking to spice it up!

On today's episode we follow up with PPSC Director of Education, Clifton Harski, on his recently released article, "Why Get Strong Though?" Strength development is an obvious answer for most of the clients we interact with but finding the right balance of when to get stronger and when to decide a different goal seems to be a difficult exit to pull off of. This comes down to evaluating two of the keystone pieces of being a coach - programming and coaching.

When it comes to educational content in the Fitness Industry one of the most frequent names you will see out there is Lee Boyce. Lee has built a following in his takes for his level of detail, training information, and brutal honesty when it comes to content. Honestly, a breath of fresh air in a sector of the industry flooded with fluff and BS.

In this episode, we discuss Lee's background as well as how he got himself involved in providing content for people. I personally appreciate Lee because of his writing style and voice translating through the page. We hammer out how to get into writing, how to avoid selling out when it comes to content, and how your work speaks for itself.




EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

3:00 - Intro

5:45 - Getting Involved in Content Generation

10:00 - Lee's First Article

14:20 - Stay in Your Lane

23:00 - Coaching Mis-steps

25:00 - Strength is Only One Variable

30:00 - Make it Basic for Clients

39:00 - Bridging the Gap

50:00 - Be Who You Are

It's not like you were trying to make a bad impression. Sometimes its easy to get caught up in the wrong trend that could cause irreparable damage to your credibility long term. Building a client base can be a fairly stressful process no matter how novice or seasoned you are.

On today’s episode we sit down with the owner of Vigor Ground Fitness out in Renton Washington, Luka Hocevar. When it comes to continuing education, business workshops, and relationship building there are a few better people to talk to you then Luka. From building an internationally recognized brand from a 450 square-foot facility, Hocevar knows just about everything when it comes to building brand recognition.

On today's episode, we have Strength and Conditioning Coach from the University of Arizona, Ashley Kowalewski. I first met Ashley years back when she was working as a strength coach at the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association). Since that time, AK as she is known moved to University of Michigan and now works at the University of Arizona.