German Volume Training, Selfie Guys & The Three Skills Every Coach Needs

I'm walking round sore as hell after doing German volume training for the first time in fifteen years, which kicks off a proper trip down memory lane through every training fad me and Ant have lived through, GVT, the 300 workout, Tabata, TRX, Vipers, animal flow, all of it. That rolls into gym horror stories, including Ant's new favourite: a bloke who did two sets on the Smith machine, took a selfie under the downlights, and left.

Then we get into listener questions: following up when a lead goes quiet after you've sent pricing, the top priorities and pitfalls moving from PT to running your own gym space, knowing when to be direct versus empathetic with a client, finding the balance between working in and on the business versus taking proper downtime, and where the line sits between being real on social media and still being inspirational.

We close out with a teaser, the full lineup for the coaches conference goes live Friday, 20+ tickets across two days (one gym-based, one in the usual event space), plus a surprise we're not giving up yet.

• 00:00 – Intro
• 00:12 – Nik's sore from GVT, DUP debate
• 01:14 – The 300 workout, GVT taking over the squat rack, insanity, 75 Hard
• 02:04 – Tabata's big moment
• 02:52 – TRX and Vipers, £600 of kit gathering dust
• 03:34 – Animal flow / zoo warm-up era, trends cycling back
• 05:06 – Most annoying thing seen in a gym
• 05:16 – The Smith machine selfie guy story
• 06:28 – Shadow boxing between sets
• 07:13 – Why commercial gyms bring out the worst
• 07:28 – The macho ice bath corner
• 08:00 – Q&A: following up when someone's gone quiet after pricing
• 11:09 – Top priorities/pitfalls moving from PT to your own gym space
• 14:13 – Direct vs empathetic coaching
• 16:59 – Balancing working in/on the business with downtime
• 22:34 – Being real vs inspirational on social media
• 26:36 – Final thoughts: conference lineup drops Friday
• 28:19 – Outro