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The Personal Trainer Mentor Academy Podcast — 296 episodes

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1

Coach Q&A: Programming Blocks, Business Overwhelm, and Why Calling Out New PTs Is Spineless

2

Self-Doubt, Imposter Syndrome and the Gym Floor Sales Conversation Nobody Wants to Have

3

The Real Reasons Clients Don't Buy (And What To Do About It)

4

Price Rises, Lead Magnets & Why Clients Go Silent

5

Stop Expecting Clients Without Having Conversations

6

Nobody Told You You'd Have to Run a Business Too!

7

The Podcast Episode Where We Actually Got Deep

8

Your Clients Are Leaving Because of You — Not Your Programme.

9

4 Non-Negotiables Every PT Needs for Sales & Marketing (That Most Are Ignoring)

10

When Reality Doesn’t Meet Expectations: The Hidden Retention Killer

11

The Hard Truth About Growing a Coaching Business

12

The Last 2 Weeks of Sales: Daily Actions That Actually Move Sign-Ups

13

Old Clients Paying Less? Here’s How to Increase Prices Without Chaos

14

Gym Culture, Coaching Blind Spots & Long-Term Client Retention

15

Hyrox Wankers, Heavy Breathers & January Reality Checks

16

Posting Isn’t Marketing: The Shift PTs Must Make in 2026

17

SMART Goals Are Sh*t’ & Getting 2026 Right as a Coach

18

Your Business Is a Mirror of You: Lessons from the PTMA Coaches Conference

19

Time, Burnout & January Leavers: The Stuff No One Preps You For”

20

From “I Hate Social Media” to “It Pays for My Life.”

21

From Newly Qualified To First 5 Clients: The PT Foundations You Actually Need

22

Six-Month Ts&Cs, Outcome-First Ads, and Teaching Clients to Think + Q&A No.203

23

EP 202 : It’s Not the Magnet, It’s the Marketing: How to Actually Get Leads

24

Q4 Plays: Small-Group PT, Pre-Xmas Offers, First Ads & Retention Q&A No.201

25

🚨Q&A No.200🚨 "Stop Waiting for January: How to Build Leads, Momentum & Client Retention Before 2025"

26

Structuring content plans for Coaches & Q&A No. 199

27

Underrated Benefits of Being a Coach + Q&A 198

28

"you don't know, what they don't know" TCC 2025

29

Effective Communication and Client Engagement + q&a No.197

30

Launching a new coaching product/service & q&a #196

31

Resilience in a coaching business + Q&A No. 195

32

Navigating Setbacks in Coaching + Q&A No.194

33

The Art of the Tease 👀 "Building a Thriving Online Business" & Q&A

34

The high touch point mentorship thats going against the grain!

35

How to deal with price objections + Q&A No.191

36

Want to be have an online business, you probably need to be online more?!

37

Get to know us a little bit more! Ant, Nik & Sky (if you want!)

38

DO YOU NEED SALES CALLS? + Q&A No.188

39

Content strategies for increased reach for coaches + Q&A No.187

40

Essential skill for running an online coaching business + Q&A No.186

41

30 day content challenge for coaches 👀 (+Q&A No.185)

42

Selling WITHOUT Selling Masterclass for Personal Trainers

43

Enhancing Client Engagement Through Group Chats + Q&A No.184

44

Utilize social media as a free marketing tool. + Q&A No. 183

45

What to do when your gym rent keeps rising! + Q&A No.182

46

“Raising awareness of the readiness to change” + Q&A No.181

47

How to maximise classes in a commercial gym + Q&A No.180

48

E #179 "Learning from our mistake running our coaching businesses" + Q&A

49

Best options for tracking food when someone has a bad experience with apps.

50

The best way to set boundaries on when to push harder or enjoy the present

51

How to maximise a launch + Q&A No.178

52

"trying to get more online clients?" + Q&A No.177

53

Dealing with financial set backs and not letting it get you down to keep going with everything else.

54

how to help clients stop calorie tracking and trust their intuition more in a maintenance phase + Q&A No.176

55

Things to think about when opening your own gym + Q&A No.175

56

How to set coaching boundaries (the balance of giving too much versus price point they pay) + Q&A

57

Do you have any concerns about how GLP-1 agonists might effect health, be misused, have negative effects etc in the future?

58

How do you stop getting complacent with your business + LIVE Q&A No.173

59

How to manage clients who start to fall away from the January Motivation + Q&A No.172

60

How to sell to a small audience + Q&A No.171

61

The most SUCCESSFUL Gym Floor Lead Magnets we have used. + Q&A No.170

62

How to make the most of January as a Personal Trainer + Q&A No. 169

63

Overwhelm in your business + Q&A No.168

64

Coaches Conference Debrief and q&a No.167

65

Is it possible to grow an online coaching business without working in a gym and having access to those leads? + Q&A No.166

66

How long do you need to be consistent with social media before you know there's something wrong. + Q&A No.165

67

Why and how would someone go to a PT to lose weight, if they are already spending £200 on GLP1 jabs? & Q&A No.164

68

How to do a great monthly review for online clients + Q&A No.163

69

Do you need a nutrition certification as a personal trainer? + Q&A No.162

70

How to recognise if you're self sabotaging your business? &Q&A No.161

71

Feeling like you're not doing enough for your clients? + Q&A No.160

72

How to overcome overthinking and procrastination? & Q&A No.159

73

Switching off from my business when taking time away & Q&A No.158

74

What if client don't have any goals? + Q&A No.157

75

Sky is the new PTMA Business Coach! & Q&A No.156

76

How to help a client who is not adhering + Q&A No.155

77

The hardest part of coaching! & Q&A No.154

78

Best way to keep clients locked in and focused on their goals? & Q&A No.153

79

What should you do to set up your week ahead? Q&A No.152

80

How do you stay focused on the present & Q&A No.151

81

3 Tips to convert leads to consults & Q&A No.150

82

How much should you let the commercial gym you work in effect your business? & Q&A No.149

83

Are gym letting their PT's down? & Q&A No. 148

84

Balancing in person and online services (So neither one is neglected) & Q&A No.147

85

Why leads are ghosting you! & Q&A No.146

86

Creating a nice specific Facebook group & Q&A No.145

87

How do you deal with clients who aren't getting results as quickly as you expected & Q&A No.144

88

what 3 things do you think helps with coming across as yourself and not a persona. & Q&A No.143

89

How important do you think an exit form is? & Q&A No.142

90

What do I do when I know I should be doing something, but I don't know what & Q&A No.140

91

When to actually use autonomy with clients? & Q&A No.139

92

"When a client leaves I have an overwhelming feeling of failure" & Q&A No.138

93

Where we see the industry in 5 years & Q&A No.137

94

Remove your emotions from decisions, rejection and/or feedback + Q&A No.136

95

At what point (if ever) does it become the 'client's fault' for not reaching the goals they wanted? & Q&A No.135

96

Struggling with talking about your service confidently & Q&A No.134

97

EPISODE 200! - How to run a SGPT model in a commercial gym as if it were a private gym.

98

The one thing you guys have learnt, that you wish you knew earlier? & Q&A No.133

99

How to encourage clients to LOVE learning about the journey - not just doing it & LIVE Q&A No.132

100

How to manage clients expectations during the onboarding phase & Q&A No.131

101

Recognising red flags in clients & Q&A No.130

102

What's the solution when everything is a priority & Q&A No.129

103

Helping clients create self awareness & Q&A No.128

104

How to overcome objections of ‘I need to speak to my partner first’ & Q&A No.127

105

When is the right time to ask for the business when lead generating on the gym floor & Q&A No.126

106

How to be a client centred coach & Q&A No.125

107

Can you be too focused on selling? & Q&A No.124

108

Methods to help maintain a positive mindset & Q&A No.123

109

How to deliver a shit hot lead magnet! & Q&A No.122

110

Should you be marketing more than 1 service at a time? & Live Q&A No.121

111

Provide an amazing service that no one else is probably doing or offering to their online clients & Q&A No.120

112

How to improve goal setting with clients, so expectations and habits align.

113

Quite a few clients have left at once, what should I do? & Live Check in Q&A No.119

114

Doing what you want to do vs what you need to do and knowing what the best direction is to go in? & Live Check in Q&A No.118

115

Whats better? Sustainable approach or strict quick methods for fat loss? & Live Check in Q&A No.117

116

How to deal with old client coming back in on the new higher price point & Live Check in Q&A No.116

117

How to increase the price point for long standing clients & Live check in Q&A No.115

118

Improving client adherence to check ins & Live Q&A No.114

119

Should you hire coach to do your face to face coaching? & LIVE Check in Q&A No.113

120

When is the right time to move on to full rent paying pt? & Live Q&A No.112

121

How many 1-2-1 clients do you think a coach can look after before the service starts suffering & Live Q&A Check in No.110

122

When to say NO to a prospect! & Live Check in Q&A No.110

123

Turning conversations on the gym floor into consultations & Live check in Q&A No.109

124

Considerations when opening your own gym & Live Q&A No.108

125

Dealing with the grind of running a coaching business & Live Q&A No.107

126

Live Check in Q&A No.106

127

Live Check in Q&A No.105

128

Live Q&A Check in No.104

129

Live Check in Q&A No.103

130

Live Q&A Check in No.102

131

Live Check in Q&A No.101

132

Live Q&A Check in No.100

133

Live Q&A Check in No.99

134

Live Check in Q&A No.98

135

How to get passed people turning you down for business.

136

Live Check in Q&A No.96

137

Live Check in Q&A No.95

138

LIVE Check in Q&A No.94

139

Live Check in Q&A No.93

140

Do you give leads a nudge? & Live Check in Q&A No.92

141

February trends from business reviews and Live Check in Q&A No.91

142

Live Check in Q&A No.90

143

Live Check in Q&A No.89 ... (How to ride the highs and lows of the business more smoothly?)

144

Live Check in Q&A No.88

145

Live check in Q&A No.87

146

Live Check in Q&A No.86

147

LIVE Check in Q&A No.85

148

Selling how YOU want to be sold to on the gym floor

149

LIVE Check in Q&A No.84

150

LIVE Check in Q&A No.83

151

Check in Q&A No.82

152

Check in Q&A No.81

153

Live check in Q&A No.80

154

Live Q&A check in No.79

155

Live Check in Q&A No.78

156

Live Check in Q&A No.77

157

Live Check in Q&A No.76

158

Live Check in Q&A No.75

159

Why come to the Coaches Conference 2022?

160

Live Check in Q&A No.74

161

LIVE check in Q&A No.73

162

LIVE check in Q&A No.72

163

Your PT Business doesn’t define you - With Chris Irvine

164

LIVE check in Q&A No.71

165

Live Check in Q&A No.70

166

Live Check in Q&A No.69

167

Live Check in Q&A No.68

168

Live check in Q&A No.67

169

Live Check in Q&A No.66

170

Live Q&A Check in No.65

171

Live Q&A Check in No.64

172

Live Check in Q&A #63

173

Live Q&A Check in #62

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Live check in Q&A #61

175

Oli Patrick - Understanding your scope of practice for mental health and stress resilience with clients

176

Live Check in Q&A #59

177

Live Check in Q&A #58

178

Live Check in Q&A #57

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Live Check in Q&A #56

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Live Check in Q&A #55

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LIVE Check in Q&A #54

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LIVE Check in Q&A #53

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LIVE Check in Q&A #52

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Check in Q&A #51

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Check in Q&A #50

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Check in Q&A #49

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Check in Q&A #48

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Check in Q&A #47

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Check in Q&A #46

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Check in Q&A #45

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Check in Q&A #44

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Check in Q&A #43

193

Weekly Check in Q&A #42

194

Live Check in Q&A #41

195

Check in Q&A #40

196

Q&A CHECK IN #39

197

100TH EPISODE!!

198

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #38

199

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #37

200

Jonathan Goodman

201

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #36

202

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #35

203

How to start your own podcast with Stuart Aitken from Lift The Bar

204

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #34

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LIVE Q&A CHECK IN #33

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LIVE Q&A CHECK IN #32

207

Overcoming the fear of member interaction and speaking on camera - With Warren Inspire.

208

LIVE Check in Q&A #31

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Live check in Q&A #30

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LIVE Check in Q&A #29

211

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #28

212

How to make Social media work for you - with Tanya Filer

213

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #27

214

LIVE Check in Q&A #26

215

Breaking down gym floor lead generation

216

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #25

217

Improving how to use video for social media with Stephen Devaney

218

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A # 24

219

Coaching females clients (Menstrual cycle, PCOS, menopause) With Sky Asquith

220

LIVE CHECK IN #23

221

Small Group Training with Cameron Cummings

222

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #22

223

GENERATING LEADS

224

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #21

225

Ollie Marchon and Jenz Robinson from The PFCA - Raising the standards coaching

226

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #20

227

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #19

228

Selling personal training the right way with Stuart Mckenzie

229

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #18

230

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #17

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #16

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #15

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Chris Bradley - Gaining consistent client results/transformations

234

LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #14

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #13

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #12

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Stuart Aitken - Managing self doubt as a personal trainer and thoughts on leaving the industry.

238

LIVE Q&A Check in #11

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LIVE CHECK IN Q&A #10

240

Check in #9

241

Dan Osman - Client Centered Coaching

242

Check in #8

243

Mentorship and industry opinions - With Mel Spooner from CAWS

244

Check In #7

245

LIVE Chck in Q&A - #8

246

Check in Q&A - Week 6 on the program. Series 7 - Episode 7

247

LIVE Q&A - Series 4 - Episode 6

248

COVID REHABILITATION - PART 2 - WITH DR Col and Mel from CAWS

249

Series 4 - Episode 5 - Week 4 Q&A from the transformation program

250

COVID REHABILITATION - CAWS TRAINING COMPANY WITH MEL SPOONER

251

Series 4 - Episode 4 - LIVE Q&A

252

SERIES 4 - EPISODE 3 - LIVE Q&A

253

PTMA Business Transformation - LIVE Q&A

254

Season 4 - Episode 1 - PTMA Q&A

255

Series 3 - Episode 17 - Ste McGrath with online Transformation Coaching

256

Series 3 - Episode 16 - Online Group Coaching with Luke Johnson of PTC

257

Series 3 - Episode 15 - Programming adaptation with Andy Mckenzie and Mark Laws

258

Series 3 - Episode 14 - Female take over with Emma Storey Gordon, Hayleigh Madigan, Carly Thornton, and Emilia Thompson

259

Series 3 - Episode 13 - Rachel France from Biomechanics Education

260

Series 3 - Episode 12 - Phil Learney on Content creation and keeping your clients engaged

261

Series 3 - Episode 11 - Chris Burgess from Lift the Bar - Online marketing.

262

Series 3 - Episode 10 - The Glasgow PT (Chris Bradley)

263

Series 3 - Episode 9 - Adapting your business to meeting changing demands With Matt Ford

264

Series 3 - Episode 8 - Pre-Consultations & Consultations.

265

Series 3 - Episode 7 - Group Online Coaching with Luke Johnson of PTC

266

Series 3 - Episode 6 - Online coaching with Emma Storey Gordon

267

Series 3 - Episode 5 - Programming considerations with Mark Laws

268

Series 3 - Episode 4 - With Dr Mike Banna

269

Series 3 - Episode 3 - Balancing a thriving online business with parenthood with Sarah Holden

270

Series 3 - Episode 2 - Supporting your client mental Heath with Dan Osman

271

Series 3 - Episode 1 - Client Nutritional consideration with Sky Asquith

272

PTMA Business Transformation Program - Series 2 - Episode 6 - Q&A

273

PTMA Business Transformation Programme - Q&A - Series 2 - Episode 5

274

PTMA Business Transformation Programme. - Q&A - Series 2 - Episode 4

275

PTMA Business Transformation Programme. Series 2 - Episode 3

276

PTMentor Academy - Business Transformation Program - Q&A - Episode 2

277

PTMentor Academy - Business Transformation Program - Q&A - Episode 1

278

Episode 21 - LIVE FACEBOOK COACHING SESSION RECORDED.

279

Episode 20 - Getting clients to Adhere to Nutrion recommendations.

280

Episode 19 - Self Development in 2019

281

Episode 18 - Preventing burn out, having difficult conversation with long term clients that plateau.

282

Episode 17 - Managing clients expectations.

283

Episode 16 - Prioritising the right things for Jan/Feb (RECORDED LIVE VIA FACEBOOK GROUP)

284

Episode 15 - Client Retention

285

Episode 13 - Belated intro to Nik and Ant

286

Episode 12 - Live Questions and Answer Session (Main topics; increasing prices and interaction).

287

Episode 11 - Creating a PREMIUM service

288

Episode 10 - PART 2 - What to do in November to prepare for December

289

Episode 9 - Assessing clients with Chris Peil from The Move Well Project

290

Episode 8 - What to do in November to prepare for December!

291

Episode 7 - Personal Training Taster Sessions

292

Episode 6 - LIVE Q&A - Outsourcing areas of your business.

293

Episode 5 - LIVE Q&A - WHAT INFORMATION TO GATHER.

294

Episode 4 - LIVE Q&A - Managing difficult clients

295

Episode 3 - LIVE Q&A - Reviewing Business and Time management

296

4 Apr 2018