Nik And Ant - Ptma Podcast

In this episode we are very luck to have Dan Osman join us to discuss Client centered coaching.  Dan is someone we truly respect and admire in the industry. He has a huge amount of experience to draw upon. Has a fantastic ethos, and the one of the nicest guys your likely to meet.  You can hear from Dan on IG @the.dan.osman  Any questions or comments, please fire through to admin@ptmentoracademy.com  And please if you know someone who who would enjoy this, please share. 

This weeks questions below, also check out the post on the @antptma tomorrow for a free download of a pre-consultation form/process.  I have 1:1, 1:2, small group PT and larger group Zoom clients. Some have nutrition coaching, some don't. Some do a mix of PT and small group/Zoom. Given that they all pay a different amount for different level of service, would you still recommend having a facebook community for all of them in one place? What's the difference between working ON and IN your business, always confuses me. Is it best to keep shorter challenges (5 or 14 days) simple? Working on a few ideas for a challenge but wary of trying to cover too much in a short space of time that then doesn't give people partaking much value  Ideas for challenges that have worked well? how can I get more leads from people I don't know? How often should you check up on a lead or old client that stopped training with you and how do you do it in a way that doesn't feel salesy If my survey has a prize at the end, will

In this episode, we were being interviewed/questioned by our good friend Mel Spooner from CAWS.  We talk through;  What we are known for. Our backgrounds. What is missing from the industry now. The entry point into the industry for personal trainers. and much more ...  You can check CAWS website @ www.trainwithcaws.com 

In this week's check in's we cover the below questions. If you'd like to throw us a questions or topic to cover, please feel free to email us @ admin@ptmentoracademy.com  I swear I listened in the pricing webinar so don't shoot me... But if you offer online coaching as 'personalised' would you recommend keeping the price individual like with a 1-1 or going to more of a 'level' based price plan so it can be set in stone for leads and allow it to have more of a group feel. I find it hard and quite time consuming having to explain the different pricing for different people, and if I want to aim to onboard more online clients this is something I want to have down. Definitely a contradicting question but thank you... With returning to gyms on the horizon what are some big opportunities for the gym floor? How would you handle enquiries from people that don't necessarily fall into your target market, would you still recommend taking them on? 1) What are the best ways to build awareness on social media? 2) Any

Questions from this check ins below;  When you are creating interest in something from stories are you asking questions or just giving information? What does creating interest ideally look like? When scheduling for the week ahead, I've often had to adjust my schedule as a result of consultations being booked through calendly. Is it okay to adjust your schedule as you go or would you recommend consultation to be booked with a weeks notice?  For an online coach would you say it’s important to have a landing page or a website?, And also still struggling to get my head around the business metrics side of things, breaking it down what would you say is the most beneficial bit to focus on first? Would you plan two weeks in advance all the time with posts? And keep it that way. Also would keep adding to post ideas on one set day aka Sunday after gaining info during the week or do it once a day and set time for that to add maybe one post idea a day. If that makes sense guys  Do you think repurposing you

Guys on their last week this week on the group program.  Next course is starting on the 1st March, you can register your interest by clicking on this link; https://form.jotform.com/210252285481350  Want to submit a question for the next episode? > admin@ptmentoracademy.com  Question that were submitted this week are;  Main issue is not doing the 'On' business stuff such as programming, admin, marketing etc. Any tips to help get this stuff done, especially programming, when it's easy to skip it when not feeling great and just do the 'In' service stuff. What do you think is most important data, to track, for PT’s going forward?  Do you think using flyers / leaflets in your place of work is an outdated form of marketing / advertising? Off the back of a challenge how would you go about converting them in to 121? What's the best time period to measure retention rates on? What's your thoughts on re-branding your business in order to suit your demographic if your brand message and tone ha

This week we answer questions from the guys that are no on week 5 of the business transformation program.  If you'd like to take part in March's intake of the program, please click this link ; https://form.jotform.com/210252285481350  Questions we answer this week are below;  I Have 3 clients from the same household I took on 4 months ago just before lockdown who train on zoom together now doing group pt. They have got results however I feel like they need more of a 121 approach. What would you suggest I do with them? Thanks With regards to T&C's, as there's quite a lot of different bits, obviously bar the PAR-Q and health bits would you recommend including these all in one document/jotform that they can sign or split these up in to different areas? Please and thank you! How to motivate clients within sessions who just stop when it starts to feel sore? Have this one who does like 3 reps and stops but the weight is moderate to them

On this second part of the 2 part series, Mel returns and also we are joined by Dr Col. In this discussion we go into how Covid effects different people, talk through some real life scenarios trainers are dealing with. Assessing, and the importance of being sufficiently educated to deal with this rapidly growing virus that at some point as trainers we are more than likely going to come across when working with clients. To become certified in Covid Rehabilitation, visit the CAWS website @ www.trainwithcaws.com  Find them on IG @CAWSDAILY Any questions, feel free to fire through to ; admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

This week we answer the below questions;  Hopefully this makes sense. because you have to assess the needs and prescribe to a client what they need to build the service.  On a landing page for people to buy online coaching for example Would you still mention what online coaching includes for example (check ins, nutritional guidance etc) when they might not actually need some of it?  Once I've reviewed my pricing, do I increase my current f2f clients pricing, even if it's quite a bit higher? Or gradually bring it up? I'm unsure of what to do on this How to up money (I know u just did this but pure struggling with it, feel like my clients will just leave me but then does that mean there probs not the right clients?)  Would you recommend using a social media automation tool to allow you to create and schedule posts in advance? With regards to pricing. I was only working in the gym for 3 weeks before they closed again, so I have been building my online coaching for the time being.  How wo

This being the first of a part series with the founders and creators of a training company called CAWS. And specifically about their COVID rehabilitation course called REBUILD.  In this first session, we talk about how CAWS and REBUILD came about. What market it fits and how as fitness professionals we can do our part to support the population for rehabilitate from COIVD and LONG COVID.  In the episode following, we are joined by Dr Col Robertson, discussing where we fit in, and how we can help.  https://www.trainwithcaws.com/ for more information. Any questions, please fire away to; https://forms.gle/CbDcKEfL8UAdw5K27 

This we we address a variety of questions, such as;  In your option, what’s the best services PT’s can do for their clients just now? Dealing with clients who always put up a barrier to their own solutions Where is best to learn human behaviors and habits? Do you think the use of an app like My PT Hub or Truecoach helps with client adherance in terms of them recording there workouts/progress? In terms of an app being prettier to look at then a table on google sheets. If so, what app would you recommend, played about with My PT Hub before but found the programme builder to be clunky! How to create and email list and what should I be looking to gain from this? Thoughts on live workouts when building up your IG  - is there value in doing them? Or would you say hold back with them and go in on grid content/stories/other lives instead ? When Should you increase price of service? Over a certain period of time OR when you have changed/updated and added more value to service?  If someone

Welcome to this weeks recorded Q&A session.  This week we have a variety of questions from;  Accountability groups to generate leads. Being comfortable and understanding how to use pain points to trigger your audience. Ideas on how to generate the sale at the end of a group program. What motivates us to show up each day. How to overcome mind blanks when recording videos. How to deal with prospects who only want to sign up for the minimum commitment frequency. Any questions, please email them through to; admin@ptmentoracademy.com. Thanks again for listening and we hope it helps! 

Next in the series of our weekly Q&A.  The guys and girls we work with both on a 1-2-1 basis and in the group format submit questions via the weekly check in and we feedback via a LIVE q&a into our Facebook group.  Hope some of the questions are relevant to what you may be going through right now, and some quick fire answer, (and some not so quick) to help you directly in and on your business. 

New series of the podcast coming up over the coming months.  This time we are taking direct questions from the attendee's on the business transformation program we run.  The guys submit questions each week for us to answer directly into the Facebook group, and also had some requests to put it on a podcast to make it a little easier and accessible to listen to.  The questions are wide and varied, and will hopefully bring some value and clarity to anyone listening going through similar challenges.  Please feel free to ask any more additional questions via the email below, and we will be happy to add this in;  Admin@ptmentoracademy.com  In addition if you are wanting to jump on to the next program starting 11th January, click the link below to register;  https://forms.gle/xWbwWZ9p8otAEvD2A 

This episode is an incredible insight into the world of transformations done right.  Ste has a background in teaching and runs a very successful online transformation business. With honest insights and perspectives from how he transitioned from teaching in the fitness world.  A brilliant episode with lots to take away. 

We are joined again by Luke Johnson of PTC to talk through a follow episode on online group coaching.  Talk through tried and tested methods, and findings from recent tests he has done in the market place. Really good conversations about how to market yourself, humanise yourself virtually to your prospects to gain their trust.  Huge amount of value in this one. 

This episode we are luck yto be joined by Andy Mckenzie and Mark Laws. We have some great conversations about; Programming Assessments Bench marking and scaling for you clients Online delivery, and much more.

This episode we are really luck to have, ESG, Hayleigh, Carl and Emilia take over and have some great discussions from dealing with clients, marketing, and pivoting their business during this time. 

In this episode we are joined by Rachel France from Biomechanics Education. We talk through assessments, remote delivery and generally how pt's can and should potentially be using it within their business.

In this episode we are joined by Phil Learney of the ACA. We cover;  Content creation Pivoting your business Engaging clients via social media. A great one to get into.