The Strength Coach Podcast

Anthony Renna

  • 45 minutes 10 seconds
    Extra Time with Coach Boyle and an Overview of the Perform Better Summits with Chris Poirier

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    Highlights of Episode 379  

    Chris Poirier, General Manager at Perform Better

    We spoke about:

    • The new Summit format for this summer
    • No more Sundays
    • An added session- a new networking/Q&A room 3 presenters
    • The Florida lineup
    • much more
    • Check out the Summits here
      The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • Loaded Change of direction drills
    • Why pushing knees over toes is a bad idea for Knee pain
    • Belief Clusters
    • Muscle as we age

     

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

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    Sumit Seth discusses "Core values and how to put them into play to advance your member experience"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle

    • BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue.
    • BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge!
    • BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability.

      Click here to get the Bundle

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    30 April 2024, 3:51 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Training for Lifespan and Healthspan with Kevin Carr

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    Highlights of Episode 378 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Kevin Carr, co-owner at MBSC and CFSC, founder of Movement as Medicine

    We spoke about:

    How much time to spend on content

    • His lecture at the MBSC Spring Seminar, "5 Fitness Facts That Could Save Your Life"
    • Lifespan vs. Healthspan
    • How can training help both Lifespan and Healthspan
    • What can we do to maintain cognitive health for our clients
    • The important of VO2 Max
    • How to implement the 2-mile bike test to help determine intervals
    • how they are using intervals to improve VO2 max
    • much more
      The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • Revisiting Force
      • review of Hunter Eisenhower's articles on Simplifaster
      • what he is learning about force
      • how he is thinking of implementing some new concepts based on this deep dive

     

    Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14

     

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "Asking form Referrals- it's not just about business growth, it's about building community"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle

    • BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue.
    • BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge!
    • BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability.

      Click here to get the Bundle

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    9 April 2024, 12:44 am
  • 49 minutes 6 seconds
    Think & Grow Rich for Gym Owners with Vince Gabriele

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    Highlights of Special Episode 377.5

    Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing

    "Think & Grow Rich for Gym Owners with Vince Gabriele"

    We spoke about:

    • a recap of his last mastermind- Think and Grow Rich for Gym Owners
    • The 4 voices in your head
      • the Inner Perfectionist Bastard
      • the Inner Brat
      • the Inner Wimp
      • the Inner Caveman
    • Turbulence 
    • Napolean Hill's 5 Most Important Principles
    • How a Clock Timer can help you get over things
    • Clarity
      • Embracing the reality of where you are
      • Defining where you want to go
      • What you need to focus on NOW
    • Much More!
    Check out the SPF Mastermind

    Vince made a video explaining what it's all about

     

    Check out the book: Big Book of Marketing for Gym Owners :

     

    Thanks for Listening!

    2 April 2024, 4:24 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Creating Content that Educates, Entertains, Positions & Sells with Luka Hocevar

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    Highlights of Episode 377 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Luka Hocevar, founder and co-owner Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Seattle, WA

    We spoke about:

    How much time to spend on content

    • How creating content can make you a better coach when you do it the right way
    • Creativity is a habit
    • Making it pretty with lighting, angles, cuts, etc. vs. "Just Do It"
    • The value of repurposing
    • Using your social media for local business
    • His lecture at the MBSC Spring Seminar- "Content That Educates, Entertains, Positions, and  Sells" (link to the seminar below)
    • much more
      The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • Why “it happens in a game” is a bad defense for bad training
    • Charlie Weingroff's lecture on conditioning at MBSC
    • 4 levels of belief 

    Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "Selling Upgrades- products complementary to your services"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle

    • BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue.
    • BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge!
    • BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability.

      Click here to get the Bundle

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    21 March 2024, 7:53 pm
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    Chasing Athleticism with Clifton Harski

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    Highlights of Episode 376 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Clifton Harski, Operations Officer at Pain-free Performance Specialist Certification

    We spoke about:

    • Athleticism as it relates to athletes and general population
    • Why just "playing the sport" is not the answer
    • Ignored Athletic Qualities
    • His "BA Progression"
      • Be Able
      • Be Athletic
      • Be Adaptable
    • Movement confidence and movement competence
    • Progression and positions without going down a rabbit hole
    • Example of progressions
    • much more
      The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • His article "Don’t get caught Flatfooted"
    • His article "Preparing for the 1 Mile Run"
    • Strength & Conditioning coaches are forgetting about the conditioning part

    Check out the MBSC Spring Seminar April 13-14

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "The art of follow-up and communication with both prospects and members"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Get the Exclusive Naamly Fitness Business Boost Bundle

    • BOOST #1 - Checklist: 51 Ways to acquire clients WITHOUT running ads. Use these to Increase your revenue.
    • BOOST #2 - Cheatsheet: 12 Places to look to hire STAR Trainers. Recruiting will no longer be a challenge!
    • BOOST #3 - Guide:9 Secrets to Increase Your Retention.Focus on these to grow consistent profitability.

      Click here to get the Bundle

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    5 March 2024, 8:25 pm
  • 33 minutes 24 seconds
    5 Most Common Traits Among the Most Financially Successful Gyms in America

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    Highlights of Special Episode 375.5

    Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing

    "5 Common Traits of the Most Financially Successful Gyms"

    We spoke about:

    • What they know about their numbers
    • How they get a leg up with their digital marketing
    • Understanding whether or not multiple locations is a good idea
    • The "line in the sand" when it comes to standards
    • The one thing they all do right away (that you can do right now)
    • Much More!
    Join Vince for The Most Anticipated Success Event of 2024

    Think And Grow Rich For Gym Owners

    Give us 2 days to grow your cash, maximize your wealth and build a gym people want to buy… even if it’s not for sale

     

    Check out the book: Big Book of Marketing for Gym Owners :

     

     

    Thanks for Listening!

    29 February 2024, 2:56 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Tendons for Trainers with Jake Tuura

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    Highlights of Episode 375 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Jake Tuura, founder, JackedAthlete.com 

     

    We spoke about:

    • Tendons vs. Ligaments
    • How do we train tendons
    • As you increase performance, you increase likelihood of injury
    • Can we prevent tendon injuries
    • Is getting stronger the answer to helping tendons
    • Slow for Health, Fast for Performance
    • Protocols and progressions for tendon health
    • An overview of his lecture, "tendons for Trainers" at the MBSC Spring Seminar
    • much more
      The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

     

     

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

    Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens

    Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "The power of systems"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    19 February 2024, 8:43 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    TRT: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly with Ali Gilbert

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    Highlights of Episode 374 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Ali Gilbert, founder, Silverback Summit and Silverback Coaching by Ali G

    We spoke about:

    Join Ali's exclusive webinar where she reveals:

    ✅ The step-by-step formula to finally see the lean, strong results you desire.

    ✅ Affordable nutrition and supplement strategies that don’t overwhelm you.

    ✅ How optimizing hormones can help you defy age and feel like YOUR best self again.

    Click here to see more info

     

    The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • The StrengthCoach.com forum
    • His upcoming lectures, including the Sport Performance Clinic at Endicott College on Sat. March 9, 2024
    • His disdain for isolation exercise machines
    • Dumbbell drop broad jumps

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

    Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens

    Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "Building trust and providing value for members and staff by having guest speakers"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    2 February 2024, 8:36 pm
  • 51 minutes 24 seconds
    Building Community with Joe Hashey

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    Highlights of Special Episode 373.5

    Joe Hashey, Founder of Synergy Fitness and Lead Business Coach at SPF Mastermind Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing

    "Building Community"

    We spoke about:

    • Internal community management for gyms
    • Retention- strategies for keeping members 
    • Using local joint ventures to help your community and help your business
    • Using clients as mentors
    • Keeping members excited about your gym
    • Giving the staff autonomy to build deeper relationships within the gym
    • Staff management 
    • Safeguarding from employees stealing business
    • Breaking David Goggin's Pull up record and what it has to do with business success
    • His role as Head Business Coach for the SPF Mastermind
    • His best advice for gym owners to take it to the next level
    • Much More!
    "6 Weeks to Add 30 Clients"Check out the Surge Program starting Jan 30, 2023

    Check out the book: Big Book of Marketing for Gym Owners :

      Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens

    Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs

    Thanks for Listening!

    26 January 2024, 1:20 am
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Female Athlete High Performance with Erica Suter

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    Highlights of Episode 373 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

    Erica Suter, Youth female Speed and Strength Coach, author of "Female Athlete High Performance"

    We spoke about:

    • Training young female athletes
    • Empowering young woman with strength and conditioning
    • Teaching girls they are NOT broken
    • Her thoughts about fear mongering with "injury prevention" and ACL injuries
    • Controlling what you can control to make sure you are prepared
    • The fine line between being prepared and over-prepared
    • Can "being relentless" be taught
    • How the "self-love" movement can have the opposite effect in building confidence
    • An overview of her new book Female Athlete High Performance

    The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    We spoke about:

    • The evolution of training female athletes in his career

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

    Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens

    Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs

      "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "Celebrating Member Wins, a retention powerhouse to help transform the entire member experience"

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening!

    19 January 2024, 9:47 pm
  • 36 minutes 42 seconds
    The Year End interview with Mike Boyle

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    Highlights of Episode 372 The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle

    The Year End Interview with Coach Boyle:

    • The biggest change this year
    • Challenges with the transition
    • The importance of a great manager
    • Making partnerships work
    • His favorite book of 2023
    • much more

    Check out my special interview with Coach Boyle "40 Mistakes, 40 Years"

    Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens

    Get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs

     

    "Maximizing the Member Experience" 

    Brought to you by Naamly

    Sumit Seth discusses "Decision paralysis, often created by too many choices, and how it can be a hidden hurdle in crafting the best member experience "

    Naamly is the member experience platform for modern training gyms - It puts all of your communication with your members in one place, allowing you to keep track of that communication, so important for retention. 

    Go to Naamly.com, you can schedule a demo to get a feel for what it’s about.  Use referral code StrengthCoach to get started on a free 30 day trial.

    About "Be Like the Best"

    During the last 17 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

    This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

    After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

    As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

    Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

    Thanks for Listening! 

    5 January 2024, 2:12 pm
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