The Personal Trainer Hustle

59. What Is The Point Of A Consultation Anyway?

I have made reference to consultations in previous episodes. Today I wanted to go deeper into what that really means and why a consultation is important. Text books show you the physical part of meeting a new potential client. On today's episode I want to show you mental and emotional part of that first meeting and why building that trust matters.

58. Q & A: Is Nutritional Advice Outside Of A Personal Trainer’s Scope Of Practice?

Listener Question: How do you go about giving nutritional advice as a personal trainer? I see a lot of personal trainers selling meal plans and macro programs but have also heard that's out of a personal trainers scope of practice. Is it wrong or right?

57. Hourly Pay vs Productive Pay

Coming from a guaranteed hourly pay structure into a pay per session structure can be difficult for most of us. Today I want to give you my thoughts on hourly pay, being productive and reframing how you think about your earnings at the gym.

56. Using the 80/20 Principle During Your Consultation, Assessment & Programming

Have you heard of the 80/20 principle? Reading about it, understanding it and applying completely changed the way I thought about my personal training career. I hope today's topic can help you the same way it helped me.

55. Q & A: What Do You Say To A Prospect Even If They Don’t Need Help?

What do you say to a prospect in the gym even if they don't need help with anything? That is today's question sent in by a listener. Make sure to send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com55

54.5 Things Your Manager Finds Important That You May Not Be Thinking About

When we are trainers we have a responsibility to our clients. We think about their workouts, their diets, their goals and concerns. What we don't always think about is what our managers goals or concerns may be. Today I cover five things that I know I have considered about my trainers when I have been a manager. My hope is that in knowing them and considering them you can put yourself in a better place to succeed!

53. 5 Ways You Should Be Tracking Your Clients Progress

Today we want to go beyond the scale when it comes to tracking your clients progress. Check out today's episode to learn five basic ways to track progress and why it is so important to do so.

52. Find What You Are Passionate About with Pam Karamad

Today I got to talk with Pam Karamad. She has been a personal trainer for just about twenty years and had a lot of great advise and experience to share with us. Leaving an already great career to pursue personal training came with it's challenges, but Pam knew this was her passion. She built her client base from a single person showing up to her first class to a specialized full time in-home client base of predominately seniors. Today she shared her story with us.

51. Just Keep Going with Isai Hernandez (Anytime Fitness)

On today's episode I got to sit down and talk with Isai Hernandez from Anytime Fitness. I got to learn about his first job as a trainer, lessons he's learned through the years and advise he would give a new personal trainer. If you are a personal trainer looking to learn from an experienced, coach make sure to listen to today's interview episode with Isai.

50. Why Your Friends And Family Might Not Support Your Training Career

Today I wanted to talk to you about why some of the people close to us sometimes seem to doubt us the most. It is easy to get upset, but I want you to listen to today's episode and maybe think about it differently. On this episode I cover why people may not understand you and why you should keep going anyway.
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