The Personal Trainer Hustle

36. You Don’t Always Need A Huge Social Media Following

Having a big and strong following on media platforms is absolutely valuable in any business setting. But just because you do not have one it doesn't mean you cannot be successful. Today I just rant and ramble about social media.

35. Good vs Great Personal Trainer ft. Norberto Aparicio

Today I got to hang our with my team member Norberto. We got into an interesting discussion about what a good vs a great personal trainer is. We had thoughts and opinions and overall just a fun time. I hope you enjoy hanging out with us for a bit on today's podcast too.

34. Every Trainer Starts With Zero Clients

The journey of a personal trainer can be a long one. We prepare for the reps and the sets. But there are many things we are not ready for. One of them being the reality of building a client base from zero. Today's episode covers the reality of being anew coach, the time it takes to build a career and the unfortunate lessons we all must learn along the way.
If you are a new personal trainer I encourage you to listen to today's podcast and decide to commit to being a successful personal trainer.

33. The 3 Step Method To Teaching A New Exercise More Efficiently

You keep explaining the exercise, but the client doesn't quite get it. Every trainer at some point in their career will run into this situation. What should you say now? Do you just do something else?
Today we cover three important ways of communicating what you want them to do. Consider the training tips we cover today and analyze how well you are executing them, if at all!

32. Is Going Past Your Clients Session Time A Good Idea?

Tell me if this has happened to you. You are in the middle of you training session, just getting into the flow of it. You look up and notice the time. The session should be over by now!
Why does this happen? Should it be happening? What do you do? Do you just give them extra time?
Today we get into why just giving clients more time might have unintended consequences and what you should do about it.

31. A Trainers Journey with Norberto Aparicio (Logic Fitness)

Today I got to sit down with Norberto to talk about his start as a personal trainer. We discussed some of the lessons learned so far and what is still to come in his fitness career.

30. 3 Steps To Easier Renewals

We all know that feeling. Those last few sessions are winding down and we aren't sure if this client is going to keep training with us. Should you say something? Say nothing?
Today I go over three things I have made sure to do with my team and my clients in order to increase the odds of keeping our clients renewing long term and taking some of the anxiety out of the process.

29. Passing Out Flyers The Sam Way

Is passing out flyers outdated? Do they even work? Today I got into some of my experiences passing out marketing materials and what I have learned about doing it. Like all things there are wrong ways and more productive ways. On today's episode I give you my perspective and ideas around doing things the old school way.

28. Life Is Like A Fucked Up Puzzle

What are the puzzle pieces you may be missing? What may you not know, that if you did, would begin to change everything? Let's talk about it.

27. Increase Your Pay The Old School Way

This is my personal system for growing my rates and pay in a realistic and comfortable way. I started my career selling discounted training sessions. I had low confidence in my abilities and my paychecks showed it. So I had to figure it out. This is how I did it.