The Show Up Fitness Podcast

Join Chris Hitchko, author of 'How to Become A Successful Personal Trainer' VOL 2 and CEO of Show Up Fitness as he guides personal trainers towards success. 90% of personal trainers quit within 12-months in the USA, 18-months in the UK, Show Up Fitness is helping change those statistics. The Show Up Fitness CPT is one of the fastest growing PT certifications in the world with partnerships with over 500-gyms including Life Time Fitness, Equinox, Genesis, EoS, and numerous other elite partnerships. This podcast focuses on refining trade, business, and people skills to help trainers excel in the fitness industry. Discover effective client programming, revenue generation, medical professional networking, and elite assessment strategies. Learn how to become a successful Show Up Fitness CPT at www.showupfitness.com. Send your questions to Chris on Instagram @showupfitness or via email at info@showupfitness.com."

The Show Up Fitness Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 405 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Show Up Fitness Podcast, a health show with 405 episodes published.

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  Episode #406

  How to Sell More Personal Training | Life Time Trainer Sean Hyson

  Sep 8, 202621 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Want to get hired at Life Time fitness and become a successful personal trainer? SUF CPT is the best personal training certification for trainers who want to create a career. Sean Hyson was hired with his SUF CPT in Austin at Life Time. He had a great background as an author and writer for T Nation and Onnit. He went to a SUF Seminar in Houston for hands on learning and then got his SUF CPT. He was hired in March. You can be great at coaching and still struggle to sell, especially in a premium gym where the numbers feel big the moment the price sheet comes out. We talk with Sean, a new trainer at Lifetime who’s already leading the company in leads generated, but keeps running into the same wall: prospects love the workout and the vibe, then hesitate when it’s time to buy training packages. We walk step-by-step through his real sales process, from workshops and goal-setting sessions to the InBody scan, the intro workout, and the close. Along the way we break down what his Austin client base looks like, why “pretty fit” members still need coaching, and how travel and inconsistent schedules complicate adherence. Then we get tactical about personal training sales: how to tighten the presentation, stop overselling, remove apologetic “it’s expensive” language, and use silence as a closing tool instead of filling the space with extra explanations. The biggest shift is learning how to turn “need” into “want.” We dig into how the last five to eight minutes of an intro session can create a clear, emotional proof of value with smart intensity, the right exercise choices, and a memorable finish that makes someone think, “That’s what I’ve been missing.” If you want better conversions, stronger fitness consultations, and a repeatable close you can refine like film study, this is the playbook. Subscribe, share this with a trainer who’s stuck at the close, and leave a review with your biggest sales objection so we can tackle it next. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #405

  Anterior Shoulder Pain? Shoulder Screens & Soft Tissue Mobilizations

  Sep 3, 202635 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! SUF-STM LIVE calls helping trainers level up their business and mentorship. Shoulder discomfort can turn a confident lifter into someone who dreads incline day, and the worst part is how often the “fix” starts with a guess and ends with a scary label. We walk through a clear, trainer-safe approach that starts where it should: keep a physical therapist in your network, stay in your scope, and collect the right data before you touch a single “corrective.” We dig into why pain is multifactorial through the biopsychosocial model and why words matter. Calling something scapular dyskinesis might sound smart, but it can create fear, guarding, and a client who thinks they’re broken. Instead, we focus on what you can actually do as a coach: take a clean history, run simple movement screens, watch for red flags like numbness or shooting pain, and refer out fast when it’s not your lane. Then we get practical with shoulder anatomy, scapular control, and the common “kink” many people miss: limited thoracic mobility that forces the shoulder to compensate. You’ll hear exactly how we use soft tissue work to calm down overworked areas like the upper traps and infraspinatus, then build real tolerance with a progression that includes isometrics, heavy slow resistance, and finally a return to the demand. We finish with training options like the landmine press and loaded eccentrics to help clients press again with confidence. If this helps, subscribe, share it with a coach who trains around shoulder pain, and leave a review so more lifters and trainers can find a smarter path back to strong shoulders. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #403

  How to SELL personal training EQUINOX Live Role Play

  Aug 26, 202620 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! A sales sheet won’t save a shaky consult, but a confident coach can. We’re live at Equinox running a real-time role-play with West, right after a hard chest session, to show what personal training sales actually looks like when the client is excited, hesitant, and ready to bolt with “I’ll think about it.” If you’ve ever fumbled the pricing, overexplained packages, or felt weird about “closing,” you’ll hear exactly where the momentum drops and how to get it back without turning into a pushy salesperson. We walk through two consult scenarios: the first where the subscription pitch gets muddy, and the second where the client pushes back on price and even complains about the gym being too hot. From there, we break down the fixes that matter in fitness coaching and client acquisition: eliminate decision fatigue, make the plan feel obvious, and ask for the next commitment while the energy is still high. “How does tomorrow look?” beats vague follow-ups, and a service-first response can turn a complaint into trust when you handle it like a luxury, service-based gym should. Then we zoom out into the deeper skill: selling value. That means connecting training to outcomes people actually want like strength milestones, confidence, consistency, better days outside the gym, and yes, a better life. We also dig into client retention tactics like multiple points of contact, referral energy, and asking for honest feedback so you don’t get ghosted and start doubting your career. If you got value from this, subscribe, share it with a coach who needs the confidence boost, and leave a review so more trainers can find it. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #402

  Low Back Pain w QL Release LIVE hands on learning seminar NASHVILLE

  Aug 24, 202640 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Hands on learning workshop with SUF x Life Time Fitness partnership. How to train a client who has low back pain? The best hands on learning workshop / seminars for personal trainers. Show Up Fitness Low Body seminar Low back pain is everywhere, and the worst part is how quickly it turns into fear: fear of bending, fear of lifting, fear of the next flare up, fear of what an MRI might “find.” We’re teaching from Franklin near Nashville with a room full of trainers, using a real world approach that blends pain science with coaching instincts, so you can stop guessing and start making smart decisions inside a personal trainer’s scope. We dig into the biopsychosocial model of pain and why discs, degeneration, and “abnormal” imaging can show up in people who feel totally fine. Then we shift to what actually helps many backs: movement that is scaled to the person, repeated in pain free ranges, and progressed like any training program. You’ll hear how we use exposure therapy and hope as tools, plus a practical daily flow that builds mobility, stability, and tissue tolerance without poking the bear. From there we run through clear screens to identify likely pain drivers: flexion, extension, lateral flexion, compression, and thoracic rotation. We talk red flags, when to refer out, and how to avoid cookie cutter plans by matching drills to what the client tolerates today. We also demonstrate quadratus lumborum soft tissue mobilization options and why breathing and positioning can change everything. If you coach clients with low back pain, want better screening, or simply want your own back to feel more resilient, you’ll leave with a simple framework you can apply immediately. Subscribe, share this with a trainer friend, and leave a review with the biggest back pain myth you want us to tackle next. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #400

  Ep. 400 Navigating Low Back Pain In Training w/ Dr. Q & Dr. Katie

  Aug 18, 202658 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Location: Austin C4 / Nutrabolt. Time 8-4 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-low-back-pain-in-training-with-katie-dabrowski-and-q-willey-tickets-1996909407794 CODE: SHOWUPFITNESS $50 off Doc Q IG: Coach_Q_Physio & Doc Katie: Ktdabrowski Back pain is one of the fastest ways to make a confident lifter feel fragile and it’s also one of the easiest places for bad information to hijack a training plan. We sit down with physical therapists Doc Q and Doc Katie to talk about what actually feels “scary” in both personal training and physical therapy: flare-ups, client anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the pressure to deliver a perfect fix when pain doesn’t behave like a neat checklist. We dig into pain science and the biopsychosocial model of pain, including why fear based language and over-medicalization can create nocebos that shrink someone’s life. You’ll hear how they think about progressive overload in rehab, why many posture and biomechanics stories don’t hold up well in research, and how to stop treating every ache as a crisis. A key takeaway is the “trainable menu” for low back pain: keep a list of movements someone can train right now, then build smart entry points back into the positions they fear or avoid. We also cover when imaging makes sense, when surgery is truly appropriate, and why population level data often favors conservative care while still leaving room for individual exceptions like progressive neurological symptoms. If you coach clients, treat patients, or manage your own low back pain, you’ll walk away with clearer language, better decision making, and more confidence under the bar. Subscribe, share this with a coach or clinician, and leave a review with the biggest back pain myth you want gone. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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