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."
Episodes
398 episodes
Why FAT LOSS is so confusing PART 4 HORMONES & STRESS | Become A Nutrition Coach
Blaming hormones is comforting because it gives us a villain and a shortcut. We go the other direction and build the real foundation: calories in versus calories out, plus the three forces that quietly drive the whole system, stress, sleep, and...
Is NASM Worth It in 2026? 10-Year NASM Teacher Explains
Passing a personal trainer certification feels like you’ve earned the keys to the gym, until a real client shows up with knee pain, shoulder history, and questions you can’t answer with a multiple-choice memory dump. We talk honestly about whet...
How to train a 68-yr old hiker
Your client doesn’t need to feel wrecked to get ready for the trail. We walk through a real program design for a 68-year-old retired client who trains three days per week and does Pilates, with a primary goal of lower body strength and enduranc...
Nutrition Coaching Assessment Form | Become A Nutrition Coach SUF NC
Become a successful nutrition coach making 30k+ annually: https://www.showupfitness.com/products/suf-nutrition-courseMost people think “nutrition coaching” means macros and a food list. We don’t. We talk through what it looks like when a...
How to Train A 98-Year-Old PT client
A 98-year-old walks into your gym. Do you panic and reach for a stability ball, or do you coach what actually keeps them independent?We take you inside a real coaching moment from our Show Up Fitness class and lay out how we think about...
Knee Pain? TKE (terminal knee extension) & Dorsiflexion screens
Knee pain that lingers at a low hum can be maddening, especially for runners who feel “mostly fine” until mileage adds up. We walk through a simple, trainer friendly screen for terminal knee extension (TKE) that takes minutes and often exposes ...
Shoulder Pain? Thoracic, Humeral Flexion screens & STM
Shoulder discomfort can be maddening because it often shows up during perfectly normal training. We take a different route: we start with quick safety screens to rule out red flags, then we hunt for the real limiter that keeps stealing motion f...
Is AI Making Personal Trainers Dumber?
AI is turning everyday work into a shortcut button, and that’s exactly why we’re asking a risky question: is AI making us dumb, or is it exposing who never built real skill in the first place? We break this down through the Dunning-Kruger effec...
Tight Calves with Running? Try This
Calf pain that hits one mile into a run feels like betrayal, but it’s often your body giving you useful data. We dig into what running really demands from your lower leg, why the soleus and gastrocnemius take such a beating, and how a sudden sp...
Soluble vs Insoluble Fiber Explained in 7 Minutes
You’ve heard “eat more fiber,” but almost nobody explains it in a way clients actually remember or apply. We keep it simple and useful: soluble fiber acts like a sponge, and insoluble fiber works like a broom. That one shift makes nutrition coa...
The Personal Training Gold Standard Is a Myth
Three different ads. Three different certifications. All calling themselves the “gold standard.” That’s where we start, because if everyone can claim the top spot, the phrase stops being a standard and turns into a slogan. We break down what mo...
Acute Shoulder Pain w/ DPT Coleman
A sudden shoulder pop during a heavy lift can mess with your head fast. We sit down with Dr. Coleman to map out what a smart, trainer-friendly response actually looks like when you or your client has acute shoulder pain and still wants to train...
From SUF CPT to Life Time Trainer in Austin | Sean Hyson's Success Story
The hardest part of becoming a great personal trainer usually isn’t programming, it’s walking up to strangers and starting the awkward conversation anyway. Tyson Robertson sits down with Sean Hyson, a newly minted Show Up Fitness Level One trai...
Become A Trainer SUF Level 1, Level 2, Road Map For Success
Most personal trainer certifications teach you what to memorize. We care about what you can coach. We lay out how Show Up Fitness is structured in July 2026, from Level 1 foundations to Level 2 specializations, plus the Freedom Pass built aroun...
Why American's are fat Part 3 PSYCHOLOGY | LIVE NUTRITION COACH CALL (SUF NC)
A single “cheat meal” can quietly erase a full week of progress and it usually happens in plain sight. We start with a deceptively simple question: how many calories are really in a burger with bacon and sauce, a loaded baked potato, and a big ...
Ep. 382 The $10K Trainer: From LA Fitness to $15K/Month w/ Life Time's 23 yr old Aaron
IF you want to make 10k+ per month, you need hands on learning. Here is Mr. Aaron from Life Time in Atlanta. He went from barely making $600/ month at LA Fitness to clearing 15k. You can turn your passion for fitness into a career if you get th...
How to program workouts for beginners GIRL | Where Great Trainers Are Made
How to program workouts for beginners GIRL. Become a successful personal trainer w/ SUF CPTA certification can tell you what a muscle does, but it will not tell you what to do when a paying client shows up with a cranky shoulder, high st...
How to program workouts for beginners MEN | Become A Successful Personal Trainer SUF CPT
How to program workouts for beginners, if you're a struggling personal trainer, SUF-CPT is the certification that will help you become qualified.Most trainers don’t struggle with effort, they struggle with structure. A listener asks a de...
How to Become A Successful Personal Trainer 2026 & Why 90% of Trainers QUIT
Email info@showupfitness.com for the sale of the century w/ SUF FREEDOM sale. All certs, 1 seminar and life time access to the SUF platform to become ELITE.Four-week certifications and “just learn on the job” sound convenient until you w...
Effect of SWEARING on Physical Performance - Dan Garner Vitality Blueprint Review
Dan Garner - Vitality Blueprint co-founder review on swearing FB post July 3rd 2026.One word can change your output, and the data is wild. We’re talking about swearing and physical performance, sparked by a 2024 mini review in Frontiers ...
From Real Estate to Personal Trainer at age 55 w/ Heather
IGs to follow: heather gregory realtor, conniebegonnie, dr. ashley dwyer, amanda.thebe, mike doehla, jebShe spent decades avoiding gyms, then a single question lit the fuse: which burns more calories, cardio or weight training? Heather’s...
How a 40 yr old increased his testosterone 35% in 3-years | Vitality Blueprint & SUF NC
Become a nutrition coach w/ Show Up Fitness Nutrition Coaching Certification learning how to interpret blood panels w/ the Vitality Blueprint partnership while networking with RD'sA 40% testosterone increase in your 40s sounds like hype ...
How many clients do you need to make 120k/ yr as a personal trainer
$120,000 as a personal trainer is not a mystery, it is math plus strategy. We start with the clean target of $10K per month and work backward into what your week actually needs to look like, including the part most people ignore: clients say th...
PASS NASM 2026 W/ TUTORING & LIVE CALLS
The fastest way to fail the NASM CPT is to study like you’re trying to become a walking textbook. We take the opposite approach: pass the exam quickly, then put your energy into the hands-on coaching skills, people skills, and business confiden...