Trainer Talks

Join Jim LaValle Clinical Pharmacist, Board certified Clinical Nutritionist, Academic Co chair at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Founder of Metabolic Code, Clinical Director of Pro Football hall of fame performance health program, Dr. Doreen Saltiel , double boarded Physician & Attorney - NY Medical College and Army Doctor (Chief of Cardiology in Augusta GA) and Jason Stella discuss……

1. A general overview of the Stress and Sex Hormones, which are called the “Steroid Hormones”
2. What happens to our hormones as we age?
3. How do environmental elements impact our hormones?
   1. Stress (Mental, Emotional, Physical)
   2. Food 
   3. Alcohol
4. What are the physical and mental side effects of low sex hormones?
5. How are “Normal” hormone levels determined
6.  What are the risks of HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy?
7. What are the benefits of HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Join Fitness Industry Veteran and Senior Director of programming & Innovation for Group Fitness, Yoga and indoor cycling Rob Glick and Jason Stella Discuss.....

1.  What are the MOST important things to know to have a life-long career as a Fitness Professional 
2. How Rob got started and evolved his 30+ year career.
3. The value of teaching BOTH Group Exercise and Personal Training. 
4. Why connection and community is more important than programming

Join Robb Wolf,  former research biochemist, 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat, co-founded the 1st and 4th CrossFit affiliate gyms in the world,  and most recently, and co-author of the book, and new movie Sacred Cow and Jason Stella discuss....

1. The difference between a Paleo and Keto diet
2.  Do animal products cause cancer, heart disease and a weak moral constitution?!
3.  What is the future of paleo. 
   • More so - it came on so strong and now people have pivoted to keto, then vegan and plant, keto tartan, etc. 
   • What still holds to be true for those die hard paleo followers - why is it still the way to eat and from early days, where did some folks get it wrong. 
   • Best choice of Alcohol, if on Paleo
4. Content "Wired to Eat"
   • How you are wired to eat?
   • Why it's Not your fault
   • What's Personalize Nutrition?
   • Sleep, Community and Cheating
   • How to Rewire and Reset for weight loss & health
   • 30 Day Reset
   • Hammer Drills & Keto

Season 2 kicks off with  Sean Gallagher, Owner and founder of The New York Pilates Studio® and owner of the largest collection of Joseph Pilates' archival material.  Join him and Jason Stella discuss.......

1. How he used these archives to developed the first professional Pilates teacher training certification, considered the gold standard that all others are based on
2. What is traditional Pilates 
3. How has it changed over the years?
4. How do you think it would have evolved if Joseph Pilates was still alive?
5. Why is it so powerful?
   • Thinking in terms of Training movements, not muscles?
   • Stability and Mobility training?  Can you explain?
6. How does it compliment traditional all other forms of training?
7. How, and why does it improve those that have only done traditional strength training?

Join LifeTime's DJ Zmachinski and Jason Stella discuss......

1. His career journey from the east coast to MN to become one of LifeTime's top Alpha Training instructors
2. How he has been able to manage training during the pandemic
3. How he was able to thrive to manage his own Alpha facility.

Join Ian Montel, Product Manager at NASM and Jason Stella discuss....

1. What is needed to be a successful  Virtual Trainer
2. Qualifications for Virtual Coaching
3. Character Traits of a Successful Virtual Coach
4. Virtual Coaching Obstacles and Challenges
5.  Client Engagement. Communication & Coaching Strategies 
6. Session Prep & Instruction
7. Technology Considerations 

Link to course - https://www.nasm.org/products/virtual-coaching-nasm-vcs
LifeTime Trainers get 40% off,  ask your training manager for details.

Join Lindsay Ogden,  Small Group Training Program Experience Manager at LifeTime and Jason Stella discuss.....

1. Her story from the business & hospitality world to a career at LifeTime!
2.  The evolution of Small Group Training
3. The details around LifeTime's new Group Training Membership
   • How we’re different (vs competitors) 
   • The 6 different group training formats that are included vs. 1 at the boutiques
   • What you get....unlimited classes, typical # of classes offered per day
4. How can they sign up? 
   • Link to view & sign up - https://www.lifetime.life/training-types/group-training.html 

Join 15+ year Pro Football Strength Coach / LifeTime Trainer Vernon Stephens and Jason Stella discuss.....

1. How he got his start in College and Pro sports Strength and Conditioning
2. Ways to improve training children for youth / competitive sports
3. How he used set backs in his career to adapt and have a successful career in Training.
4. How he found his way to LifeTime and what he enjoys best about working at LifeTime Biltmore in AZ.

Join Body Weight and Calisthenics expert Al Kavadlo and Jason Stella discuss......

1. The difference between Body Weight and Calisthenics exercise.
2. What caused him to focus on bodyweight / exercise?
3. Common myths regarding BW exercise programs.
4. How to get ripped using Body Weight exercises
5. Top 5 Body weight exercise people can and should do
6. The most common set, rep, TUT and rest recommendation for...
   1.  beginners
   2.  advanced
7. Al's various books and ways to get more info on Body Weight and Calisthenics training.

Join Industry Veteran Anthony Carey and Jason Stella Discuss...

1. Why he has spent the majority of your career working on how to help people decrease their pain.
2. Discuss his PRACTICAL book called “The pain free program” A proven method to relieve back, neck, shoulder and joint pain.
3. WHAT have you found to be the best ways to help, staying within the scope of being a trainer?
4. Explain the following concepts in his book 

•  The Body’s Interrelatedness
• Our Self-Healing Bodies
• The need to take responsibility

1. Anthony's unique way of putting exercises is specific groups called Form & Category  What's the differences between them
2.  Show some of the exercises within each area and how they may be able to help specific people?
3. Explain and show your invention, The CORE TEX.  

• Why and how did you come up with this?
•  Can you show us some of the common ways you use this to help clients improve

1. Explain the course that you put together called the “Pain Free Movement specialist