Nik And Ant - Ptma Podcast

This episode, we are very fortunate to have Chris Burgess from Lift The Bar joining us on Marketing, and consumer psychology.

This episode Nik and Ant are joined by Chris Bradley (The Glasgow PT). We chat through his journey of his career, the events that have triggered his progression, and and how he is dealing with and structuring his current business.

This episode Nik and Ant are joined by Matt Ford, the founder and creator of Archon. Matt talks us through his perspective on pivoting and adapting to varying demands on your business. The advantage of creating a solid network of people around you, and seeking advice and perspective from experts not in the fitness industry.

In this episode Nik and Ant go through the use and structure of a pre-consultation and delivering a consultation for the online services trainers can offer. 

This week we are joined by Luke Johnson the founder of The PTC (Formerly known as shredded by science). A WHOLE SESSION ON GROUP ONLINE COACHING. You can find Luke on IG @LUKEJOHNSONPTC OR @PTCOLLECTIVE

This episode we are joined by Emma Storey Gordon. A belting discussion on online coaching and how to manage and support clients from a bespoke one to one basis, and some insight into her commito6 group coaching.  You can find ESG on IG @ESGFITNESS  Any feedback or comments, please either leave a review or email us direct @ admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

In this episode we are joined by Mark Laws and talk through;  How he dealt/dealing with his gym being forced to close. How he has adapted to a online service. The programming considerations he has when transferring people to online/remote coaching during this period of COVID-19. You can find Mark on IG @makrlaws2011 Any question or feedback, please fire them through to admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

This episode we talk to Dr Mike Banna, a GP, and co-host of Fitness Unfiltered. We talk though;  Mike views points both professionally and personal on the current COIVD-19 situation we find ourselves in. Whats Mike's experience is in being a client and transitioning to remote training with his trainer. Routine, and myths. Huge thank you to Mike for this. You can find Mike on IG @DRMIKETHE2ND Nik @nikptma Ant @antptma Feel free to give us some feedback via the reviews or @ admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

This episode we welcome Sarah Holden. Sarah has made the transition from running a f2f personal training business working from a PureGym, to a very successful full time online coaching business.  We talk through;  Varying services. How Sarah made the transition. How she juggles parenthood with working predominantly from home, and still being able to get in some serious training sessions.  A brilliant episode with lots of take away's. You can check out Sarah's social via;  IG - @sarahholden_fit You can find me and Ant on IG; @antptma & @nikptma Any questions or comments, please feel free to leave a review or get in touch via; admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

This episode we are joined by Dan Osman talking through supporting your clients mental health.  We talk through;  Dealing with varying circumstances Being there when needed. Communication Supporting your own mental health and setting certain boundaries. And much more. Please give us any feedback, and you can also connect with us and Dan via the below social media;  Dan @ace_dan_osman Nik @ nikptma Ant @antptma Always welcome to feedback, so feel free to give us a shout @ admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

This week myself and Ant are joined by MNU nutritionist Sky Asquith.  We go through;  Communicating with your clients to establish client centered approach. The ever changing circumstances and challenges they face. Methods of application. Consideration when adapting ad reassurance. Hope you enjoy. You can find Sky on IG @skypuregym Nik and Ant; @nikptma & @antptma Any question or comments are always welcome. Enjoy and stay safe.

This week we go into the below questions from the group;  How do i deal with being ill and missing clients sessions? Some advice on online coaching (group versus bespoke). Recommendation on what PT software to use. Welcome packs for clients. Please drop us some feedback on the episode, what you'd like more / less of.  Thanks all. Nik and Ant.

Weird start this week after being on the road since 6 ... needless to say was a good session. This weeks questions answered on; Dealing with overwelm!  How do i charge for small group training? Dealing with wanting to take holidays and not lose out on money? Streamlining programming for so many clients all at once? Some great questions this week, as a result of a lot of the guys getting busy from the graft they've put in over the last 8 weeks. Welcome all feedback, review, questions or comments :-) Thanks for listening.

This weeks Q&A was filled with epic questions from the group.  We cover;  Peak and off peak price points, when is potentially the right time to implement these. How to systemise your on-boarding process. How to deal with other trainers in your gym offering "free taster" sessions. How to deal with overwhelm and "keeping your head above water" when business starts to get busy. Client welcome packs. How to stay motivated and stop procrastinating. How to deal with clients questioning the price. How to deal with clients, or potential clients who have value in products and services you do not agree with. Some awesome questions this week, probably one of our favourite thus far.

In this weeks Q&A, we answer the groups questions covering; How often should you follow up with leads. What types of things to include in a client feedback survey. How to deal with financial objections. Dealing with clients who want to change their time slots. Feel free to drop any comments or reviews below.  Any seperate subjects you'd like us to cove ... please give us a shout @ admin@ptmentoracademy.com 

Answering the questions from the group this week, we go into;  What to do when clients chose 1 session per week. Thoughts on some timings on small group sessions, and how to go about session planning for peak time in Jan/Feb. What types of questions to use to gain data from you target market and how and when to use these in varying situations. A few regular tangents as per usual.

Answer to the questions you posted on the group from week 2 of the program. Covering;  Lead gen activites How to structure and lead conversations Small group structure Payments Referrals

The latest episode is taken from a LIVE coaching session delivered on the PureGym PT Development Facebook group.  We had various questions from trainers throughout the session, from consultations, increasing session frequency, lead generation, etc.

This week we go over the struggles of getting client to adhere, especially to nutrition protocols.  Although we base the talk around nutrition, its very transferable to exercise, and other areas of programming.  Any comments welcome. 

Skip the first minute and a half of the main section, as sound got funky on the recording. This weeks episode we discuss the opportunities for self development. How to figure out what to focus on for the biggest return, some thing we do to develop ourselves, books, podcasts, etc ..