LTB Podcast

Robert Clarkson is the owner of Reactive Training in Glasgow. In this interview Robert tells us all about his journey, his many lessons learnt along the way and some of the struggles he's had since opening his facility.

In episode 34 of the LTB podcast speaks to Tony Gentilcore of tonygentilcore.com. Alongside chatting about how Tony has found transitioning from working in Cressey Sports Performance to running his own small group training facility, Tony also tells us what he feels is important for long-term sustainability as a coach, why he thinks starting a blog is still a good idea and how he thinks about his own professional development.

In this episode of the podcast, we interview Jonny Stephens from the LTB gym. Jonny was over in New York with Stuart for the LTB conference so we chat in depth about this and what we learnt, what it was like being at Mark Fisher Fitness and how the LTB gym have gone about building community.

In this interview with the trainer of trainers, Nick Tumminello, Nick discusses: How he got the title "trainer of trainers" How do we speed up the process of getting better at what we do What is the role of the trainer? Why "it depends" is not an answer Myths about what a bad trainer is What makes a good trainer Training principles What does Nick commonly see PT's doing wrong with their programming Links to: Nick's site - http://nicktumminello.com/ Strength training for fat loss book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Training-Loss-Nick-Tumminello-x/dp/1450432077/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-1&keywords=nick+tumminello Building muscle & performance book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Muscle-Performance-Nick-Tumminello/dp/1492512702/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493462954&sr=1-3&keywords=nick+tumminello

In this episode of the LTB podcast, Stuart chats to LTB staff member Jonathon Mummert. Jonathon knows the menstrual cycle inside out and we get into what it is that we as PT's need to know about this topic, which is one I don't think is talked about enough!

For Chris's 2nd time on the podcast, Chris and Stuart chat about how to hire a second trainer and how he handles feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome.

In this episode, Stuart chats to Alex Gibilaro from the LTB gym side of things. They chat in depth about programming and working with a new client.

In episode 28 of the LTB Podcast, Stuart chats to Alwyn Cosgrove from Results Fitness in California. Alongside discussing his why for what he does, Alwyn tells us: - How we need to rethink the way we think about asking our clients for money - What lifetime customer value (LCV) is and what this means to us trainers - Why he feels Results Fitness has done as well as it has - Why knowing your businesses core values is so important and how you can make a start to creating these

In this episode, Stuart interviews Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance at the IRFU. They discuss work-life balance, cueing in coaching, explicit vs implicit learning, autonomy supportive coaching, and the importance of reflective practice.

Stuart welcomes previous guests Alex Pearson and Gregg Slater onto the show to have a Q&A based off of questions we received in the LTB private FB group. Alongside nutrition coaching, we touch on: evening binge eating solutions, work: life balance, what to do when you think about giving up and finding your niche work: life balance what to do when you think about giving up finding your niche. Fancy having your question asked next time we do one of these? Email me @ stuart@liftthebar.com!