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The Personal Trainer Hustle

by Sam Lopez

On The Personal Trainer Hustle your host Sam Lopez talks about what it is really like to be a personal trainer and what it takes to succeed in this field. He shares lessons, tips, strategies and conversations with other professionals in personal training to bring you one step closer to your own success. Sam has been a personal trainer for over a decade and now owns his own personal training studio in California. His years of experience and his laid back attitude make The Personal Trainer Hustle a great resource in the business of fitness! For more information make sure to visit personaltrainerhustle.com

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Episodes

  1. 206: How To Get A Second Chance With A Prospect After Losing The Sale

    What do you do when that first meeting is over and the prospect is saying they will not be signing up? Here are some strategies you can implement to give yourself a change at another sale! You can check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on...

  2. 205. Playing Business vs Doing Business

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  3. 204. 10 Things To Know About Your Training Session As A New Trainer Looking For A Job

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  4. 201. Q & A: How Do I Close An Already Healthy Client?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  5. 200. Q & A: What Makes Personal Training A Good Job?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  6. 199. 7 Ways You Can Grow If You Work At A Gym Where They Give You The Clients

    Upcoming Private Mentorship Classes Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  7. 198. 5 Reasons Why You Are Losing Clients During Your Trial Sessions

    Join An Upcoming Private Mentorship Group Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  8. 197. How To Use Discounted Sessions More Effectively And Get More Clients From Them

    Mentorship group Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  9. 196. Stop Selling Short Term Plans And Start Getting Longer Commitments

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  10. 195. The Realities Of A Personal Trainers Schedule

    These are three things to know, understand and overcome in your personal training schedule. Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  11. 194. Q & A: How Do I Know When To Transition To My Personal Training Business Full Time?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  12. 193. Q & A: Can I Be A Full Time Trainer Without Evenings And Weekends Available?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  13. 192. Becoming A Successful Personal Trainer Takes Time

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  14. 191. Q & A: How Do I Know Who I Should and Should Not Mentor?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  15. 190. Q &A: How Do I Mentor Someone While I Am Still Growing?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  16. 189. 3 Scheduling Mistakes That Might Be Costing You Your Career

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  17. 188. The 5 Biggest Mistakes I Made My First Six Months As A Personal Trainer

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  18. 187. How Do I Get More Clients Out Of Working The Phone With A Limited Schedule?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  19. 186. Three Steps To A Better Sales Strategy

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  20. 185. Q & A: How Do I Increase My Chances Of Getting A Personal Training Job?

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  21. 184. Why Good Questions Matter!

    Check out my 10 Powerful Questions To Ask During A Consultation mini course here. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  22. 183. Q & A: How Do I Show More Enthusiasm And Personality In My Sessions?

    Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  23. 182. Why You Should Present Two Personal Training Options During A Sale

    Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  24. 181. Q & A: Should I Leave A Negative Workplace?

    Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  25. 179. Q & A: How Do I Get Back The Motivation To Start My Business After Twenty Years Of Coaching?

    After two decades of coaching it is easy to feel burnt out. Today I shared some strategies and ideas on how to regain that drive and motivation to keep moving forward in your career Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  26. 178. If I Only Had 30 Minutes To Give You Sales Advice THIS Would Be It

    If you had a new person coming in to try your coaching in 30 minutes and I had to give you the best advise that I could. This would be what I would tell you Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  27. 177. Checking In On Your New Client Funnel (The Steps A New Client Takes To Get To You)

    Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  28. 176. Q & A: What Was Your Personal Trainer Certification Process?

    Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  29. 175. Q & A: Are Workout Challenges Fair To People Of Different Fitness Levels?

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  30. 174. How More Emotional Selling Points Lead To Higher Sales Conversions

    We all ask the same questions, do the same workouts and end up with the same results. In this episode I want to share with you a different type of question you can ask to get better answers and better results Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at...

  31. 173: Q & A. How Do You Ask Clients About Using Their Videos For Marketing?

    Download An Image Release Template at personaltrainerhustle.com/resources

  32. 172. Q & A: What Do I Talk About With Clients Between Sets?

    We all know that awkward silence. The set is done and there is time to rest. What do you talk about in that space? Today I share with you my personal tips and strategies to make your conversations between sets less awkward Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram...

  33. 171. 3 Things I Got Wrong About Becoming A Personal Trainer

    In today's episode I share three things that turned out to be different from what I expected. What I thought personal training was going to be and what it turned out being tough me a lot of important and valuable lessons. Lessons I share with you here today Call and leave your question at...

  34. 170: Q & A: What Do You Think About High End Gyms That Don't Pay Staff Well?

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  35. 169: Q & A: What Should I Prioritize In My First 60 Days Of A New Personal Trainer Job?

    Your first few months at a new personal training job are going to be critical in your path to success. Here are five things you can focus on to hit the ground running and make the best of a new personal training opportunity. Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram...

  36. 168. The Sales Skill That Made Me $1,000 in 30 Minutes

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  37. 167. Why Most Trainers Have To Quit Within Their First Year

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  38. 166. What To Do About Clients Who Say They Want To Try Working Out On Their Own First

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  39. 165. Q & A: Why Am I Losing Clients After Just A Few Sessions?

    Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  40. 164. Q & A: How Do I Apply All The Theory I Learned During My Certification?

    How do you know what to do and when to do it? How do you go from knowing what you should do to knowing how and when to do it? That is the topic of today's Q & A episode. If you have a question you can: Call and leave your question at (310)291-3267 Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle…

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  41. 163. Where Are You Losing Your Potential Clients?

    These are the five steps a potential client goes through before committing to a training plan with you. Knowing the steps will help you focus on the right areas of your business Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  42. 162. Book Report On The ONE Thing

    Three main take aways for personal trainers from reading The ONE Thing by Gary Keller. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  43. 161. Q & A: Why Do I Get So Nervous When Talking To A Client?

    These are my top three tips on how to overcome nervousness with clients and build confidence in your conversations. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  44. 160. 5 Tips On Coaching A Bootcamp

    These are personal tips learned from my personal experience coaching bootcamps in the past. They are not your typical pieces of advice, but I believe they are as powerful as anything you could hear on this subject. Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at...

  45. 159. Using My "Second Brain" To Be More Productive

    I learned this productivity habit from my very first promotion to manager at Bally Total Fitness. This one piece of advice changed my day to day life ever since! Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  46. 158. Q & A: Any Advice For A Newly Certified Personal Trainer?

    Here are the 5 most important pieces of advice I can give a new personal trainer Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

  47. 157. Q & A: What Do You Say And Not Say During Sessions?

    What do you say during not training talk in a session? What subjects should you bring up? What should you avoid? In today's episode I share three huge pieces of advice on this matter! Follow me on Instagram @personaltrainerhustle Send in your own question at personaltrainerhustle.com

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

On The Personal Trainer Hustle your host Sam Lopez talks about what it is really like to be a personal trainer and what it takes to succeed in this field. He shares lessons, tips, strategies and conversations with other professionals in personal training to bring you one step closer to your own success. Sam has been a personal trainer for over a decade and now owns his own personal training studio in California. His years of experience and his laid back attitude make The Personal Trainer Hustle a great resource in the business of fitness! For more information make sure to visit personaltrainerhustle.com

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