Fitness Break Room Podcast

This is an awesome show for people who are looking to understand how the greats in the fitness industry market themselves. From hustling bootleg anime to becoming the tech, marketing, and operations wizard behind some of the best companies in the functional fitness space, on this show Doc Williams discusses his quest to become a paid ninja. Just a few highlights of Docs' journey - he was on the 2016 Olympic Medic Staff, the 2015 Arnold Sports Fest third-place finalist in America's Next Great Trainer challenge, a massage therapist for DC Brawlers for two seasons and he was a top nationally ranked battle DJ when he was 15. Don't miss this fascinating story! See the video version here. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at www.fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Most of us want to get more done in a day, month, year . . . lifetime. If you’re one of these people, you’re going to love this Break Down with Doc Williams.  Doc is the wizard behind a few of the biggest brands in the functional fitness space. Today, we’re blessed to have him on the show to walk us through his top 5 productivity categories and his favorite software, tools, and tech that are out there to help us crush in all of these areas. Project management. Appointments. Sales systems. Follow up. Presentation Links to all of the software and tools mentioned on this show can be found on the show notes page here.  If you're enjoying the show, we'd love a written review and click subscribe so you never miss an episode. ***** Lastly, don’t forget to visit our website to enter into our monthly fitness industry night giveaway. This month of January 2018, our friends at LIFEAIDare giving one of you a ton of FITAID to aid in your training recovery, and a couple cases of FOCUSAID - a ready to drink nootropic in a

This is a great show for trainers who are looking to train elite professional athletes. Coach Matt Kite is responsible for the development of training cycles and education for D1 Sports’ Coaches who train some of the best collegiate, professional, and NFL Combine athletes in the world. 1st rounders Tim Tebow, Michael Oher, Bobby Carpenter and DeAngelo Williams all trained for the combine at D1. More than 125 athletes, including Jimmy Graham, Peyton Hillis, T.J. Lang and Linval Joseph, have started their NFL careers through D1’s Combine Training Program. In this show, he discusses his journey into the business of coaching elite athletes and now owning the programming that’s making a huge impact on American sports. Since recording this show, Matt has officially accepted the role of Master Coach at D1 Sports Training. Congrats, Matt! Read more about Matt on the show notes page.  Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at www.fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the indu

Last week we talked about clearing and mastering our mind to create space for all of those new ideas and creative solutions that you’re going to come up with. Today, we have a GREAT show with a new special guest host, master of goal setting and goal achieving, our friend, author and ultra-marathoner Rick Alexander. He goes over his 6-step framework called the Bucket List Blueprint which is one of the best goal setting/achieving frameworks we've come across. Get Rick's book, Burn Your Couch: A Manifesto for the Average Adverse at www.fitnessbreakroom.com/bookshelf If you’re enjoying the show, go ahead and subscribe so you don’t miss out on any stories of people who are making a huge impact on our fitness community. Lastly, don’t forget to visit our website to enter into our monthly Fitness Industry Night Giveaway. This month of January 2018, our friends at life aid are giving one of you a ton of FITAID to aid in your training recovery, and a couple cases of FOCUSAID - a ready to drink nootropic in a can. To en

Last week we talked about enhancing your mind and being more creative. Today, we’re going to talk about clearing and mastering our mind to create space for all of those new ideas and creative solutions that you’re going to come up with. Many of us spend a ton of time and energy taking care of our bodies and helping other people take care of their bodies. But when it comes to the mind, sometimes that comes as an afterthought. We can’t see our mind and our thoughts getting all dad bod in the mirror so it’s just less obvious when you’re getting saggy in the mental department and often we think of the mind as something outside of our own control. But your thoughts are things and like we covered in the last two shows on limiting beliefs and becoming more creative, you can have total control of these things. And just like your body, your mind can get unruly and out of hand and the more you let it just do whatever it wants, the more you’ll feel the fluctuations of reactive or repressive emotions that affect you and

This is the perfect show trainers who are looking to help their clients achieve metabolic flexibility. It's also a great show for people who can't decide what to study in university. Ask Dr. Mike - he's done it all!  In this show, Sam interviews Dr. Mike T Nelson on Fitness Break Room Podcast about how he helps his clients and trainers master metabolic flexibility through movement, nutrition, bodywork, and more. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at www.fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

This week, we’re finally moving up the Pyramid of Results. For the last two Break Downs, we've identified your values and beliefs which affect your thoughts - and thoughts are what we’ll focus on with this show. We'll specifically focus on how to enhance your thoughts and get your creative juices flowing. Heightened creativity might not be something you immediately think of when you imagine the qualities of a successful trainer, gym owner, or any other type of entrepreneur but it is SO important. Besides being intelligent, integral, and having initiative - creativity is one of the most important qualities of someone who gets places in the world and makes a big impact on their communities. This show is also going to be filled with some of our favourite books and resources so if reading more and learning more is a part of your New Years resolution, we’ll have all of these books and resources linked in our show notes at fitnessbreakroom.com/creativity Enjoy the show!

This is the perfect show for both anyone who's looking to become a personal trainer.  In this show, Sam interviews Ashleigh Kast who discusses her journey as she started off in fitness and gives us an awesome look into the real-life journey of a personal trainer who's in the hustle today.  Watch the video version at www.fitnessbreakroom.com/ashleigh-kast Enjoy! Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at www.fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

On this Break Down, we’re going to continue to explore the foundational level of the Pyramid of Results by identifying, destroying, and replacing the beliefs that are holding you back from being the best version of yourself. You'll never reach your goals if you don’t know what your limiting beliefs are so this is a great show for anyone wanting to be greater than you are now. Learn more about the steps at www.fitnessbreakroom.com

This is the perfect show for both men and women who are training female clients. In this show, Sam interviews Lisa Maximus who visited him in Austin to host the Gym Jones women-specific training program at Onnit Gym. Since recording this show, Lisa made the decision to commit herself solely to training female clients through LisaMaximus.com Training female clients can be a challenging task because there are so many hormonal, physiological, and societal complexities that are unique to women. On this episode, you'll get some insight into how you can better train your female clients through the expertise of Lisa Maximus and her passion for helping trainers understand how to turn women-specific "issues" into "empowerment." Enjoy! Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at www.fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Today, we start at the foundational level of the pyramid of results: identifying your values and beliefs. By the end of this show, you’ll get set on the right track to identifying what value or superpower you bring to the world. We have a downloadable PDF on our website which you can get here with the 64 archetypes of humanity that we discuss on this show. In your business, the product isn’t fitness - the product you’re selling is YOU. So taking the time to understand who you are is actually more important than the thing you’re selling to make money. And the best way to market yourself is to sell your own version of your Truth. People sense honesty at a deep level so when your style of branding matches your inner values you come across as authentic and therefore trustworthy. And people want to do business with trustworthy people. When you live a life which aligns with your values, you become a homing beacon that attracts the right people, clients, and opportunities into your life. Like attracts like and you’l

Did you know fitness professionals can retire too? Yes! Being a trainer, coach, gym owner, etc . . . those are big kid jobs - at least they can be if you manage your finances and prepare for the future. That's exactly what Adam and Chris cover in today's episode. Adam D’Acierno and Chris Hernandez are two of the founding partners of Strategic Capital, an independent financial advisory firm which focuses on helping businesses and individuals find common ground between their current and future selves. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Welcome to our very first Break Down! Every Thursday, Jessica Webster or a special guest host will give you a quick 15-30 min actionable lesson in the topics of fitness business or self-development.  To kick this off over the next 7-weeks, we’re going to be going over some incredibly powerful lessons in what we’re calling the Foundation Series. Together, we’ll be climbing the "Pyramid of Results" level by level which will make the goal achieving process a more flowy experience. For the next 7 Fitness Break Room Break Downs, we’ll cover: Week 1: Values and Identifying your Superpower Week 2: Identifying, Destroying and Replacing Limiting Beliefs Week 3: Become the Master of your Thoughts Week 4: Enhance your Thoughts And Spark Your Creativity Week 5: Planning Your Goal Road Map Week 6: The Tools, Tech, and Other Things to Help Work You Efficiently Week 7: Success Metrics You Should Actually Care About Enjoy!

Rachel Balkovec is the first female strength and conditioning coach in the history of professional baseball. In this show, Rachel discusses how you can meet the right people in any industry no matter how difficult it seems. This is an awesome show for anyone looking to meet important fitness industry leaders. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Matt Berenc is the Director of Education for the Equinox. On this show, Matt discusses training clients as an introvert, his rise in the ranks at Equinox, and some insider info on what they're looking for during the hiring process. This is a great show for anyone looking to join an amazing corporate gym culture. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Carmen Morgan is an Instagram influencer, community builder, fitness trainer extraordinaire. On this episode of Fitness Break Room, Carmen discusses with Sam how her background in art and dedication to niche content helped her cultivate what's now a 676K IG following. This is the perfect show for any fitness pros who are looking to get real, tried and true, ethical tips on growing your following and having more impactful reach.  Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Angelo Sisco is a Chicago native gym owner, community builder and one woke a** individual. He discusses with Sam and special guest host Shane Heins (Onnit Academy) his fascinating fitness origin story and how his CrossFit gym successfully defies normality. He discusses the importance of music and how he believes it to be the near future evolution of fitness. Don't miss this awesome show with Angelo.  Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Dr. Jen Esquer is a doctor of physical therapy, Instagram influencer, and one powerful superwoman. In this show, she discusses with Sam and Jess her non-traditional career in the PT space. This is a great show for anyone who's considering joining her in the PT vocation.   Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Mark Fisher is a fitness facility owner, actor, motivator, community builder, fitness trainer extraordinaire, and one of the most excellent humans on the planet today. Mark discusses with Sam and Jess the challenges of starting MFF, his methodologies which lead to its success, and the people who inspired him along the way. Enter to win our fitness industry night giveaway at fitnessbreakroom.com Share your love of this show with your friends in the industry. Let's get better together. *****

Knowing a guy is an even more valuable skill than you might think which is why we’ve brought professional-grade guy-knowing to your ear holes. We know the people who you need to hear from. The Fitness Break Room is a fitness business podcast where fitness pros and trainers get together to discuss trends, challenges, a-ha moments, and stories in our quickly evolving industry. Because sometimes when you’re just getting started, pivoting into the fitness industry can feel like you’ve walked into a passing flash mob – and yes it’s crazy AF. Fitness is about community. There’s no single methodology we subscribe to because there’s no right or wrong way to go about this journey. We’re committed to bringing in as many differing voices in the fitness space as we possibly can because that’s how real innovation and creativity can emerge. And we believe THAT’S the secret to elevating fitness in our world.