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