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
337 episodes
Baseball Players, Should we use Bat Donuts | A Breakdown of Bat Velocity
The on-deck circle is full of traditions that feel right, but “feels faster” can be a trap. We dig into bat speed and bat velocity through a Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research study on warm-up devices, then translate it into coaching...
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Season 3
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Episode 336
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22:12
How to network with a DPT | Personal Trainers building TEAMS
A physical therapist can be the difference between being “just another trainer” and becoming the coach doctors actually trust. We kick off with a real question from Wayne in Alaska: he found a promising DPT partner, but he’s early in the relati...
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Season 3
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Episode 335
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15:49
How to start a gym San Francisco Bay Area w/ Glenda ELEVA
IG Glenda_garay GYM eleva_fitness_studioGlenda walked into her first gym role with a big goal and a shaky toolkit then built a studio that’s now heading into year three. We sit down with the Eleva Fitness owner from the San Francisco Bay...
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Season 3
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Episode 334
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25:20
How to program for a 54 yr old lawyer 42% body fat 260lbs EQUINOX trainer
A brand-new Equinox trainer asks a simple question with huge stakes: how do you program for a 54-year-old lawyer who’s 260 pounds, 42% body fat, fresh off a divorce, and dead set on getting to 200? We walk through exactly how we’d run the first...
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Season 3
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Episode 333
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15:44
BEST Personal Trainer Certification 2026 | NASM ISSA NSCA SUF
Personal training certifications look simple until you realize the industry is split between marketing machines, legacy nonprofits, and smaller programs that bet on real skill. We build a March Madness style bracket to compare the big names in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 332
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11:07
Best Gyms For Personal Trainers to work at | Life Time vs Equinox
Picking a gym is not a vibe check, it’s a career decision. We build a March Madness bracket of the best places to get hired as a personal trainer in the United States and tell you what the bracket is really measuring: income potential, quality ...
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Season 3
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Episode 332
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7:25
How to Design a Workout for a 13-Year-Old Soccer Player w/ Prehab / Rehab
How do you properly train a 13-year-old soccer athlete without risking injury or burnout?In this episode of the Show Up Fitness Podcast, we break down exactly how to design a safe, effective workout for a young soccer player
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Season 3
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Episode 331
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23:38
Knee Anatomy Explained: The 14 Muscles Every Trainer Should Know
Want to truly understand the knee and pain, not just train around it?In this episode of the Show Up Fitness Podcast, we break down knee anatomy in a way that actually applies to real-world training, rehab, and performance. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 330
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12:11
How to Go Independent as a Trainer (and Actually Get Clients)
Are you a personal trainer thinking about going independent—but worried about how to actually get clients?In this episode of the Show Up Fitness Podcast, we break down exactly how to leave the gym, go independent, and build a p...
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Season 3
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Episode 329
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13:27
Lower Body Anatomy 20 Lower Body Muscles for SUF CPT Personal Training Certification
If you’ve ever said “I’m training quads” and assumed that meant one muscle, this one will sharpen your coaching brain fast. We’re leaning into more video-supported teaching because anatomy and biomechanics click when you can see what we’re desc...
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Season 3
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Episode 328
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7:10
Elbow Pain? Play Pickleball / Tennis Pain-Free with Dr. Arash from The Prehab Guys fixing tennis elbow
Pickleball elbow can sneak up on you fast, then hang around for months and make every grip, lift, or backhand feel like a mistake. We sit down with Dr. Rosh from The Prehab Guys to get precise about what’s actually happening with lateral elbow ...
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Season 3
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Episode 327
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45:27
Oakland Personal Training Seminar 1.0 CEU's at Providence Athletic Club
Ready to trade burnout for better results and better pay? We sat down with two Oakland gym owners who prove that education, assessment, and community can turn a small studio into a scalable, trusted brand. From expanding a 2,000-square-foot spa...
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Season 3
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Episode 326
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17:21
Ep. 325 How to Pass the ISSA CPT Exam Fast (6000 Trainers Passed With This Strategy)
If you already purchased the ISSA certification and realized the refund window is only seven days, you’re not alone. Thousands of aspiring trainers find themselves stuck with a massive textbook and no clear strategy for passing the exam....
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Season 3
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Episode 325
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29:22
Sciatica Explained: What Trainers Need to Know
Sciatica is one of the most misunderstood diagnoses in fitness and rehab. Many clients hear the word and immediately think they have a “slipped disc” or that surgery is inevitable. In reality, sciatica simply describes irritation of the sciatic...
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Season 3
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Episode 324
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9:11
What Great Coaches Do Differently (Luka Hocevar – Vigor Ground)
Most trainers think coaching is about sets, reps and programs.It’s not.Great coaching is communication, leadership and grit.In this episode we sit down with Luka Hocevar, founder of Vigor Ground Fitness and host of the Vigo...
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Season 3
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Episode 320
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1:13:30
How this trainer doubled his PT sessions using the SUF system: How to get hired at Movati w/ Emilio
Most personal trainers get stuck around 10–15 sessions per week and can’t figure out how to grow their schedule. Many assume it’s the gym, the location, or the economy.In this episode we sit down with a trainer from MOVATI Athletic who b...
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Season 3
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Episode 319
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21:20
How a YMCA trainer built a Full Client Roster | How to become a trainer at YMCA
Most personal trainers working at the YMCA struggle to build a consistent client roster. Many get stuck around a handful of sessions per week and eventually burn out or leave the industry.I...
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Season 3
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Episode 319
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22:17
Shoulder Surgery or not? How Personal Trainers can properly assess shoulder pain
A client came to me after being told she needed shoulder surgery.MRI showed a slight supraspinatus tear. No physical therapy was recommended. No movement assessment was performed. Just “you’ll need surgery.”Instead of jumping to c...
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Season 3
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Episode 318
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41:23
Anatomical Orientation Made Easy for Personal Trainers, Kinesiology & Nursing Students)
Before you memorize muscles, origins, insertions and actions… you need to understand anatomical orientation.In this episode, we break down the fundamentals of anatomical position, directional terms and planes of motion so students in kin...
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Season 3
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Episode 317
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14:00
A Day in the Life of a $200K Personal Trainer w/ Joe Sullivan
Most personal trainers struggle to break $40-60K per year.Less than 1% of personal trainers clear 200k. So how did Coach Joe?Listen to how many personal training seminars he has gone to. Not once did he metion nasm, ace, issa or a...
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Season 3
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Episode 316
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52:57
How to PASS NASM CPT in 30-days 2026 Part 2 | How to become a personal trainer
Trying to pass the NASM CPT exam in 2026?This is Part 2 of our 5-Part NASM in 30-Days Series designed to help aspiring personal trainers pass the NASM Certified Personal Trainer exam fast without wasting months reading the textbook.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 315
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14:23
Planes of Motion Made Simple for Personal Trainers (Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse)
Struggling to understand the planes of motion for personal training?In this episode of the Show Up Fitness Podcast, we break down the three planes of motion — sagittal, frontal and transverse — in a simple way so personal trainers can co...
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Season 3
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Episode 316
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10:23
How to Train a 67 Year Old Pickleball Player With Frozen Shoulder and Tennis Elbow
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport among adults over 60, but injuries like frozen shoulder and tennis elbow can sideline even the most competitive players.In this episode of the Show Up Fitness Podcast, we break down how to safely...
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Season 3
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Episode 314
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18:46
How to Bench 225 w/ Show Up Fitness
Want a stronger bench without the burnout cycle of “max out Mondays”? We dive into the real drivers of pressing strength—scapular mechanics, intelligent frequency, and targeted accessories—then map them onto five influential programs lifters ac...
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Season 3
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Episode 313
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47:38
Become a QUALIFIED PT in UK w/ Jewade Graham
PT IG: JewadegrahamcoachWant a real blueprint for becoming a high-level personal trainer, not just another fast-tracked certificate holder? We sit down with UK coach Graham to unpack what separates “certified” from truly “qualified,” bre...
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Season 3
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Episode 313
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30:07