PT Collective Podcast

In this weeks episode, Luke and Joe discuss video creation for Personal Trainers.

Expect to learn:

- Why learning the purpose for your video creation is crucial

- What equipment you should use when starting out

- How to plan and shoot your content

- The editing process

- The things you want to avoid when filming content

We welcome onto the show Mr Chris Tombs who was worked in professional sport for over 2 decades in the, including the Men’s England Rugby team who won the world cup in 2003

Expect to learn about the difference between an athlete and a player, how Chris has taken the velocity-based training model forward, the difference between coaching pro athletes and everyday clients and much more

Happy New Year PTC listeners!

In today’s episode, Tom and Luke have a look at some data on fitness trends in 2021, and then give their predictions for fitness trends in 2022

This includes Fitness NFTs, online coaches taking payment in cryptocurrency, why building an online community will be essential and much more

When discussing Personal Training, it is easy to focus on the negatives, what mistakes people make, the difficulties arise with being a Personal Trainer... but what about the best parts?

See, we all become a Personal Trainer for different reasons. In this episode, with over 15+ years of experience between them, Tom & Luke discuss their favourite aspects of being a Personal Trainer

Part 2 of our coaching nutrition as a Personal Trainer discussion. Expect to learn 10 factors of a healthy diet, 12 dieting methods you can suggest to your clients and much more

When a client asks you for nutrition advice, this can be an awkward situation to be in as a Personal Trainer. You probably know more than your average Joe but equally, you know you should not really be prescribing meal plans unless you are a qualified dietitian.

As we know, diet plays a massive role in how you feel and how you perform in the gym so it is not something you can ignore in the modern day world.

In this episode, Tom & Luke discuss whether or not you should coach nutrition as a Personal Trainer, how to analyse a client's past, present and future nutrition as well as some example questions you can use as a Personal Trainer to understand your client's eating habits.

If you want to be an exceptional Personal Trainer, mastering exercise cueing can be an essential tool to get your clients to move how you want them to move, keep them safe and help them 'feel' the exercise where they should

In this episode, you will understand why cueing is important, external vs internal cueing, environmental cueing, voice commands and our favourite cues here at the PTC.

Changing careers can be a daunting process. But if you are passionate about becoming a Personal Trainer and making it your full-time career, it is worth the risk. Unfortunately, it is a lot easier to say "Quit your job and follow your passion" when you're 18 and have no responsibilities, but what if you do have responsibilities?

In this episode, Luke & Tom breakdown a 7 step process to transition from full-time employment to becoming a full-time Personal Trainer

Programming is one of the main jobs and responsibilities you will have as a Personal Trainer. In this episode, Tom and Luke have come together to give you 11 mistakes they have seen Personal Trainers make when it comes to programming whether that is your exercise selection not being optimal, not being flexible with your plan and much more.

Want to learn how to turn a lead into someone who refer clients for you?

In today's episode, Luke breaks down the 7 stages (seems to be a popular number at the PTC) to convert your leads into referral machines. As well as this, Luke covers the common mistakes Personal Trainers make when trying to covert a lead into a client, so make sure to listen out for those.