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We have been conditioned into believing quick fixes = bad But the reality of working with a trainer is that very very quickly Strength increases Stress decreases Confidence in your direction increases Fatigue and a lack of direction decreases

Mental Health is often reduced down to “how do I make myself feel less bad?” If we instead look at the concept of mental fitness - it might allow us to look at proactive measures we can take on a daily basis to perhaps aim a little higher for ourselves

What happens between the sets is more important for retention than any onboarding system, recipe book, or app. What clients want and need in that time is essential to learn And it’s not always “more coaching” that gets the job done

Based purely on inflation (Bank of England) A £35 session in August 2021 Should cost £41.26 now If you haven’t put your prices up in a while, you’re literally taking a pay cut You’re over £6ph hour worse off That £150 per week if you do 25 sessions

Stand yourself up or lay down on the floor Now I want you to try and put your Willy in your belly button Girls, you’ll have to imagine you have one (on a non cold day) Thank you for coming to my posterior pelvic tilt workshop.

I don’t know But I’m excited to find out Thanks for the great question and learning opportunity P.S we aren’t supposed to know everything so just start out delivering amazing sessions 🤘

Who we are at our worst Vs Who are are at our best Vs Who we are on a normal day All can tolerate VERY different volumes, intensity, complexity, & required resilience

Session quality is the biggest driver of retention I love a fancy system, recipe book or app as much as the next person But they’re all pretty worthless if session quality sucks

Someone made millions by selling the idea that putting butter in your coffee would improve your health and life Our industry and the public can’t afford trainers to “not be too salesy” It’s not a stretch to say that (quality of) lives depend on it

Be the reason someone doesn’t cancel their gym membership today

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4) How would you like to feel when you walk out today?  So you can tailor the session to how they’d like to feel when they leave, and create a finisher dedicated towards that.

3) Is anything new going on with your body?  So you can edit the session if needed to account for injuries or ailments.

2) How was your body feeling after our last session? So you can better understand how they react to new exercises, more volume, etc.

1) What’s motivating you to show up today? So you can understand what’s motivating them, tailor their session accordingly and better understand what their motivation does when life inevitably gets in the way.

Here are 4 great questions to ask your clients before every PT session:

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6. Keep The Big Lifts For at Least 8 Weeks Stuart keeps big lifts (e.g. squats, deads, presses etc) in for at least 2 blocks of training so his clients get a chance to make progress and feel competent with the movement.

5. Have Themed Weeks of Training Each week of a block of training has a theme. For example: Week 1 - Foundations Week 2 - Sweat Week 3 - Strength Week 4 - PB Sweat week = higher reps, less rest and more metabolic work. Strength week = heavier weights, lower reps.

4. Use Fillers Exercises to Keep Clients Working Stuart uses filler exercises, like mobility, prehab and isolation exercises, to keep his clients busy without taxing them enough to detract from the main exercise/s. For example: A1 - RDL A2 - Push ups A3 - Ankle mobility drill