Corporate Warrior: High Intensity Training And Hit Business

Richard Chartrand (Richard @ sustainablesuccess.ca) is a HIT trainer and the owner of Sustainable Success, a one on one strength training studio in North Grenville, Canada. His studio is designed to provide clients with an ideal training environment with the right privacy using exercise equipment like Nautilus, Dynavec and Powertec. Richard has been practicing strength training for 38 years. He was featured in Holiday Thanks, a popular article written by Dr Doug McGuff in 2009, which explains how Richard may have single-handedly revitalized the HIT movement with his amazing physical transformation following cardiac surgery. Listen to my previous episode with Richard about his transformation from Heart Attack Victim to Body Builder.  In this episode, Richard shares how he started his HIT business, how to organically attract clients, sales tips for your HIT business, and much more. Grow your high intensity training business by joining HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Cli

Diana Del Garbino (diana[@]mymusclesinmotion.com) is a former SWAT, certified fitness coach, and the CEO of Muscles in Motion, INC. located in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Muscles in Motion is a personal training studio which offers exercise methods that are based in science & bio-mechanics, fitness programs for busy lifestyles, and utilizes state-of-the-art technology to track individual fitness progress.  Some of Diana’s certifications include Certified Golf Fitness Instructor Level 3, Titleist Performance Institute, FMS (Functional Movement Systems) Certified, Level 2, Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach and Certified Personal Trainer, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA). In this episode, Diana shares her HIT and business journey, how to create unique client training prescriptions, tips on performance tracking/record keeping, and much more. Grow your high intensity training business by joining HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Nigel Lyons (info[@]specialisedpersonaltraining.com) is a HIT personal trainer and founder of Specialised Personal Training in Dublin, Ireland. Health and fitness has always been Nigel’s passion. He has been in the industry for over 4 years now educating and motivating people from around the world to make positive changes into their lifestyle. Nigel is also the author of Optimal Fitness for Busy Professionals: How to be a Fit Corporate Professional, be More Productive, and Spend Less Time in the Gym.     In this episode, Simon and Nigel share their workout regimen, HIT business in Dublin, how to grow a HIT business in a big box gym, and much more. Learn how to generate more profit in your high intensity training business and join the HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Patty Durell, along with her husband, Dave Durell, own and operate Rock Solid Fitness, a one-on-one personal training studio in Dunedin, Florida. Their unique high-intensity training philosophy has helped thousands of clients increase strength, lose fat, improve conditioning and rehabilitate injuries.  Patty has been helping people achieve their fitness goals for over 25 years. She is a Master Level Personal Trainer, Certified Conditioning Specialist, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, and has specialized training in nutrition and physical rehabilitation. Patty practices what she preaches and has lost over 40 pounds, and kept it off, through proper exercise and nutrition. Patty has been a popular speaker to fitness and medical professionals, corporations, college and high school students and many support groups. Listen to my previous episode with Patty and Dave Durell HERE, where we talk about overcoming failure, hiring and onboarding.  In this episode, Patty shares the DO’s and DON'Ts in shoulder exerci

William Edgar Jones is a writer and the youngest son of Arthur Jones. He has worked alongside his father in building the Nautilus and MedX empire. Check out Williams published books Nautilus: The Lost Empire of Arthur Jones, which is a biography of his years with Nautilus, and Tales of Frozen Sleep Volume 1: The First Family, his first fictional novel. Besides working for Nautilus and writing, William’s work experience includes programming, working for a group of doctors and freelance photography for sports. In this episode, William shares about his life and book, memories with his father (Arthur Jones), his experiences working with Nautilus, and much more. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Dr. Bryce Lee (bryce[@]strength-space.com) is a former Surface Warfare Naval Officer turned Director of Therapy and Co-founder of StrengthSpace, a provider of resistance-based exercise and physical therapy services located in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is a former CrossFit and Kettlebell addict and following a string of acute and overuse training injuries, became a Body By Science devotee, and eventually began training a few private clients, mainly as a hobby. Bryce’s doctoral program at Old Dominion University focuses on orthopedics, pain neuroscience and the relationship between systemic inflammation and “mechanical” disorders like tendinopathy and osteoarthritis.  Listen to Dr. Bryce Lee’s first appearance on the podcast HERE In this episode, Bryce shares what is muscle activation, how fatigue correlates with muscle activation, muscle activation techniques (MAT), how MAT adds value to HIT and much more. Enjoy! Learn how to generate more profit in your high intensity training business and join the HIT Busin

Kieran Igwe (kieranigwe[@]fit20.co.uk) is a studio owner of fit20 Leeds, United Kingdom. fit20 is an intensive exercise method performed for just 20 minutes, once per week under the guidance of a fit20 personal trainer. fit20 gives you quick results and is easy to sustain, so you can enjoy the benefits of better health and fitness for years to come. Kieran has been into personal training for over 13 years working with clients over the age of 40 in different gyms and health clubs. With his vast experience, Kieran decided to start his own studio, Diligent Fitness, which provides clients a friendly and non-intimidating gym experience.  In this episode, Kieran shares his business journey, personal workout and diet, fit20 business process, how to start a fit20 franchise, and much more. Enjoy! Learn how to generate more profit in your high intensity training business and join the HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Florida which offers high tech training in all phases of HIT/Nautilus Protocol. He is a highly respected HIT trainer with over 40 years of experience and rubs shoulders with many of the world’s greatest exercise thinkers, body builders and old-time strong men.   Over the years, Landau has amassed one of the largest exercise archive collection in the country, stimulated by doing extensive personal historical research. He has written several controversial articles and his reputation for being brash and outspoken on training and nutrition has turned him into a controversial figure in health and fitness. In this episode, David talks about how speed of movement affects safety in training, the dangers of CrossFit, how to train to succeed, tips on how to optimize recovery, his personal workout and much more. Don’t miss out! Learn how to generate more profit in your high intensity training business and join the HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Bill DeSimone (Congruent Exercise) is a personal trainer known for his sensible, biomechanics-based approach to strength training and is the go-to biomechanics expert for some of the best high-intensity trainers in the world like Dr. Doug McGuff and Skyler Tanner.  Starting as a trainer in 1983 in New York City, in 2006 he opened his own studio, Optimal Exercise, in central New Jersey. He is the author of Congruent Exercise: How to Make Weight Training Easier on Your Joints (Kindle version); and the upcoming Joint-Friendly Fitness: Your Guide to the Optimal Exercise Program. He has presented at national conferences, provided in-services for private studios, and consults online or by phone with individual exercisers. In this episode, Bill shares updates about his shoulder injury, how to do joint-friendly weight training, how to exercise without hurting the shoulders and back, recommended machines for weight training and much more. Learn how to build a successful high intensity training business and join the HI

Pamela Gold (LinkedIn) is the founder of HACKD Fitness, New York City’s first biohacking fitness studio, sharing the latest fitness and recovery tech and holistic coaching. She grew up on her family’s apple farm in upstate New York, graduated from Yale University as a Microbiology and Biochem major, and then entered the business world in New York City where she supported the growth of a restaurant chain from 18 locations to over 100 and was the point person on an IPO, all by the age of 24. After becoming a mom, she went on to pursue her passion for fitness and wellness. It was through this pursuit that she discovered yoga which connected her love of Philosophy, Science, Psychology and wellness and founded Fulfill Fitness, specializing in personal training and nutrition coaching. She also founded a coaching business Peace Power Parenting, an online course to support conscious parenting. Check out Pamela’s first book, Find More Strength: 5 Pillars to Unlock Unlimited Power and Happiness, which provides a simple

John Little (Linkedin) is considered “one of the top fitness researchers in North America” (Ironman magazine). An accomplished author in the field of exercise (Max Contraction Training, Body By Science, The Art of Expressing the Human Body), philosophy, history and martial arts, John’s articles have been published in every major fitness and martial arts magazine in North America. He’s produced over 40 publications. Throughout his career, John has worked alongside the biggest names in the industry, from the Estate of Bruce Lee, to bodybuilding icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Mentzer, Steve Reeves and Lou Ferrigno to action stars such as Jackie Chan. John is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, having produced and directed films for both independent companies and major studios such as Warner Bros. John and his wife Terri opened Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre in 2004, where they continue to conduct studies on exercise and share the data with their personal training clients. Nauti

Luke Carlson (Luke[@]DiscoverStrength.com) is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength, a fast growing personal training business based in Minneapolis and four other personal training facilities in Minnesota. Discover Strength offers a variety of strength training sessions facilitated by educated and expert trainers. Their personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training facilities in the United States. Luke is a sought after speaker to businesses and leaders in a variety of industries. He has been into different speaking engagements such as Filex Australia, TaiSPO in Taiwan, the Annual IHRSA Convention, the IHRSA European Congress, the Fitness Leaders Summit, China Fit, Mindbody Bold, and the Vistage Executive Summit. Alongside HIT legend, Jim Flanagan, Luke Carlson runs The Real HIT Experience, a 2-Day Course on high intensity training and the proven business systems to take your personal training business to the next level – check it out HERE Once a year, Luke and the Discover Str

Walter Vendel (walter[@]fit20.nl) is the CEO of fit20 Group. The first fit20 studio started in 2009. Today, they have more than 120 studios in the Netherlands and continue to grow fast internationally having licensed Master Franchisees in 8 countries on 4 continents.    fit20 is an innovative training studio that offered thousands of people worldwide an effective way to increase their health and fitness levels significantly by training just once a week for 20 minutes. fit20’s unique training removes the intimidation of a typical gym and blends personal training, and recovery to improve your strength and overall well-being. With a vision to help millions worldwide, fit20 offers a highly profitable franchising business model for prospective business owners.  In this episode, Walter talks about the history of fit20, how it expanded world-wide through franchising, opportunities for business owners and franchisees, marketing tips to drive more clients into your business, how to grow your business through networkin

Joe Cirulli (joe.cirulli[@]ghfc.com) is the founder and CEO of Gainesville Health & Fitness (GHF) located in Gainesville, Florida. GHF is one of the most well-known and respected health clubs in the world with more than 27,000 members across three sites: a 78,000 square foot club in the heart of Gainesville, a 25,000 square foot club in the Tioga Town Center, and a 14,000 square foot women-only center in Thornebrooke Village. 2018 marked the 40th year of business for GHF. Cirulli also shares ownership of two rehabilitation centers: ReQuest Physical Therapy and ReQuest Physical Therapy at Tioga with North Florida Regional Medical Center. He employs over 400 people among his Gainesville Health & Fitness Centers and ReQuest Physical Therapy locations. Joe has focused his life on two things: helping people become healthy and building a company culture that inspires people to become their best. With an inspiring success story, Joe is invited to speak around the world sharing best business practices that ha

Logan Emmet Herlihy (logansdownunder[@]gmail.com) is a personal trainer at Discover Strength. Logan is a graduate of BS Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Exercise Science at the University of Central Florida. He is a blogger, online coach, and the author of How 2 Look Good Naked: The Least Amount Of Effort, To Look The Best With Your Clothes Off. Aside from being an HIT trainer, Logan is also a certified RYT-200 yoga teacher with 5 years of personal practice and over 200 hours of teaching experience.  In this episode, Logan talks about his new book How 2 Look Good Naked, his HIT journey and routine, fasting and diet, key factors in achieving a great body with less effort, RenEx equipment, and much more. Need help with your HIT Business? Join the HIT Business Membership For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here

Gary Knight (Intensegainsgary[@]gmail.com) is a high-intensity trainer and online HIT coach. He’s worked with hundreds of people from different backgrounds, including high powered executives and CEOs. Gary has been able to deliver excellent results as both a personal trainer and online coach, helping clients to optimise their body composition with proven strategies for exercise and nutrition. Listen to Gary’s other appearances on the podcast: The Perfect Workout for CEOs Gary Knight on the Pointlessness of Periodisation, Objective Ways to Maximise Gains and Extreme Fat Loss on 50-days of McDonalds Gary Knight – How To Become An Online HIT and Nutrition Coach (#203) Gary Knight – Objectivism, Mike Mentzer, and his “NEW” HIT Program: HD Retro (#213) This episode is my first coaching session with Gary. We talk about my workout progress, the importance of recording information in a tracker, my new HIT program. Join Gary’s Free HIT Program, HD Retro – Sign Up Here Do you need help to grow your HIT

Luke Carlson (Luke[@]DiscoverStrength.com) is the founder and CEO of Discover Strength, a fast growing personal training business based in Minneapolis and four other personal training facilities in Minnesota. Discover Strength offers a variety of strength training sessions facilitated by educated and expert trainers. Their personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training facilities in the United States. Luke is a sought after speaker to businesses and leaders in a variety of industries. He has been into different speaking engagements such as Filex Australia, TaiSPO in Taiwan, the Annual IHRSA Convention, the IHRSA European Congress, the Fitness Leaders Summit, China Fit, Mindbody Bold, and the Vistage Executive Summit. Alongside HIT legend, Jim Flanagan, Luke Carlson runs The Real HIT Experience, a 2-Day Course on high intensity training and the proven business systems to take your personal training business to the next level – check it out HERE Once a year, Luke and the Disco

John Little (Linkedin) is considered "one of the top fitness researchers in North America” (Ironman magazine). An accomplished author in the field of exercise (Max Contraction Training, Body By Science, The Art of Expressing the Human Body), philosophy, history and martial arts, John’s articles have been published in every major fitness and martial arts magazine in North America. He’s produced over 40 publications. Throughout his career, John has worked alongside the biggest names in the industry, from the Estate of Bruce Lee, to bodybuilding icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Mentzer, Steve Reeves and Lou Ferrigno to action stars such as Jackie Chan. John is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, having produced and directed films for both independent companies and major studios such as Warner Bros. John and his wife Terri opened Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre in 2004, where they continue to conduct studies on exercise and share the data with their personal training clients

Gary Knight is a high-intensity trainer and online HIT coach. He’s worked with hundreds of people from different backgrounds, including high powered executives and CEOs. Gary has been able to deliver excellent results as both a personal trainer and online coach, helping clients to optimise their body composition with proven strategies for exercise and nutrition. Contact Gary via email (intensegainsgary @ gmail.com), Facebook, Instagram, and check out his YouTube Channel. In this podcast, we discuss Gary's "new" HIT program, objectivism, the value of HIT coaching, and much, much more. Sign up for Gary's Free HIT Program, HD Retro - Click Here Do you need help to grow your HIT Business? Join the HIT Business Membership Listen to Gary’s previous features on the podcast: Gary Knight on the Pointlessness of Periodisation, Objective Ways to Maximise Gains and Extreme Fat Loss on 50-days of McDonalds The Perfect Workout for CEOs Gary Knight – How To Become An Online HIT and Nutrition Coach (#203) Fo

Jim Keen (email – Jim [at] arxfit.com) is the Director of Fun at ARX (Facebook, Instagram). He’s been SuperSlow certified since 2013, and transitioned from a career as a trumpet player in pit orchestras for Broadway tours to a career training people in accordance with High Intensity Training principles. As an “outsider” to the field, and having trained people with a wide variety of gravity-based tools like Nautilus, MedX, SuperSlow Systems, barbells, etc, and more modern tools, he has a unique perspective on strength training and how it can be developed into a more highly-valued and ubiquitous element of health and fitness in the twenty-first century. In this podcast, we discuss all of the exercises possible on ARX machines, the HIT community, how to find and retain great trainers, and much, much more. Learn how to grow your ARX studio in the HIT Business Membership. For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click Here