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BRETT KLIKAIDEA PERSONAL

TRAINER OF THE YEAR

SMALL GROUP, BIG RESULTS!

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN!..

1. ASSESS THE NEED AND APPLICABILITY OF A GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING MODEL FOR YOUR BUSINESS.

2. ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE CHALLENGES OF SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING FROM BOTH AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM DESIGN STANDPOINT.

3. IDENTIFY THE KEY COMPONENTS OF CREATING AN EFFECTIVE, ENGAGING GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING ENVIRONMENT.

4. CREATE AN PERSONALIZED, EFFECTIVE, PROFITABLE SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING MODEL

SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING 101


THE “GOOD” OF SMALL

GROUP TRAINING

THE “BAD” OF SMALL GROUP

TRAINING

FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM


ENERGY CONNECTION ORGANIZATION FEEDBACK CREATE AN

EXPERIENCE



PROGRAM DESIGN

• KEEP IT SIMPLE: CRAWL, SKIP, SQUAT, HIP HINGE

• CAN BE FORMATIVE

GROUP EVALUATION

• BE GENERALLY SPECIFIC• KEEP IT SIMPLE• ENCOURAGE INTERACTION,

TEAMWORK• ALLOW FOR CONSISTENT

VARIATION

GROUP PROGRAMMING



TYPES OF WORKOUTS

• GREAT FOR VARYING LEVELS

• USE OF EQUIPMENT• GREAT ENERGY• ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL

COACHING

PROS

• GETS REPETITIVE• TOUGH FOR “SKILL

PROGRESSION”• NOT MUCH EDUCATION

CONS

CIRCUITMOST POPULAR

• DESIGN A CIRCUIT TO BALANCE THE BODY, USING EVERY PLANE OF MOTION OR ENERGY SYSTEM

• YES, 5 LUNGE EXERCISES WILL MAKE SOMEONE’S LEGS TIRED.

• WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THEIR HORRIBLY UNBALANCED BODY?

EXERCISE IDEAS



GROUP INTRO/WARM-UP GAMES

1-2-3 (WITH PARTNER)SPACE COUNTING

PLANK SCAR STORY

PARTNER TAGPARTNER MIRROR DRILL



GROUP CIRCUITS

1. LATERAL LUNGES (QUAD)2. MED BALL PUSH-UP/STEP-UPS

(PUSH)3. COBRAS (“PULL”)4. WALL REACHES (HIP)

CIRCUIT #1

• MED BALL RAINBOW SLAMS (TORSO)

• SUPERBAND CORD SPLITTERS (PULL)

• NO ARM GET-UPS (PRIMAL)• DIAGONAL LUNGES (QUAD)

CIRCUIT #2



TYPES OF WORKOUTS (CONT’D)

• GOOD SUPERVISION• GOOD TEACHING

OPPORTUNITY• YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER

THE PACE, ETC• TEACH AN ABSTRACT SKILL

PROS

• EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS• VARYING LEVELS CAN MAKE

IT DIFFICULT• SPACE UTILIZATION

CONS

CLASSCLIENTS ALL DOING THE SAME THING

• WHAT UNIQUE SKILL CAN YOU TEACH FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE?

• ISOMETRIC EXERCISES• GROUP CIRCUITS (3

EXERCISES, 12 OF EACH, 3 TIMES, TRY TO FINISH UNDER 2 MINUTES. E.G. PUSH-UP, CRABS, SQUAT JUMPS)

EXERCISE IDEAS



“CLASS” DESIGN

CLASS DESIGN #1

SURFER GET UPS (PRIMAL)

WALL SQUATS (QUAD)

BEAST CRAWLS (PRIMAL)

CRABS (HIP)

SCORPION PUSH-UPS (PUSH)




• GOOD USE OF EQUIPMENT

• DECENT SKILL PRACTICE

PROS

• SUPERVISION IS OFTEN DIFFICULT

CONS

1 BIG SUPERSETHALF CLIENTS DO ONE THING, OTHER HALF DO SOMETHING ELSE,

OR….REST????

• HALF CLIENTS RESISTANCE, HALF CLIENTS OUTSIDE CONDITIONING

• CONDITIONING EXERCISES WHERE 1 GROUP RESTS

EXERCISE IDEAS



1 BIG SUPERSET

SUPERSET 1

NO-ARM SKIPS (PRIMAL)HORIZONTAL ROW (PULL)

SUPERSET 2

OPPOSITE ARM/LEG OVERHEAD MB PALM PRESS (PUSH)SWINGS (HIP)




• “MIXES IT UP”• GETS CLIENTS OUTSIDE,

USING THE SURROUNDINGS

• GREAT UTILIZATION OF SPACE

PROS

• GENERAL SAFETY• DIFFERENT LEVELS

CONS

BOOT CAMP OR “OUTDOOR ADVENTURE”USE YOUR ENVIRONMENT

• PLETHORA OF HILLS, TRAILS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND FQ10

EXERCISE IDEAS

“BOOT CAMP”


USE YOUR ENVIRONMENT!!!!!




• TREMENDOUS ENERGY• GROUP ADHERENCE

FROM PARTNER INTERACTION

• LOTS OF LAUGHS AND FUN

PROS

• DIFFERENT LEVELS AND BODY SIZES

• NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF TEACHING

CONS

INTERACTIONCLIENTS DO DRILLS AS INTERACTION WITH ONE ANOTHER

• PARTNER TAG• ONE PARTNER

STATIONARY USED AS ANCHOR FOR OTHER PARTNERS MOVEMENT

• PARTNER WORK TOGETHER (CORD WORK, ETC)

EXERCISE IDEAS



INTERACTION

INTERACTION CIRCUIT 1

PUSH-UP AGILITIES (PUSH)GET UP RACES (PRIMAL)


PARTNER BULGARIAN LUNGES/STATIC SQUAT (QUAD)GET UP PULLS (PULL)


100 REPS “YOU CALL IT”PARTNER RESISTED ROTATION



GROUP TRAINING PROGRESSION-REGRESSION

1. STATIC-DYNAMIC2. FEET ON GROUND-JUMPING3. ASSISTED-BODYWEIGHT-RESISTED4. LINEAR-LATERAL-DIAGONAL5. TIMED-REPS-COMPETITION6. 2 LEG – 1 LEG7. NO EQUIPMENT-EQUIPMENT8. SINGLE PLAIN-MULTI-PLANE



THE GROUP DYNAMIC

1. PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES2. INFORMATION, EDUCATION3. BE CAREFUL OF THE “INVISIBLE CLIENT” IN

GROUP SESSIONS4. KEEP A PERSONAL TOUCH!5. DON’T BE “TIMER” OR A “RECORDER”6. RECOGNITION

PERSONAL INTERACTION



THE GROUP DYNAMIC (CONT’D)

1. ENERGY2. PSYCHOLOGY VS. PHYSIOLOGY3. “FEEL GOOD” STUFF???4. TOUCH?5. GROUP COHESIVENESS6. YOU ARE IN CHARGE!!!!

GROUP INTERACTION



BRING IT!!

BRING IT EVERY DAY!!!!!

EDUCATE THEM!

COME PREPARED AND PROFESSIONAL

DON’T BE AN “UMMM” TRAINER

CHALLENGE THEM!

MAKE THEM FEEL SPECIAL



SUMMARY

1. PREPARE AND ORGANIZE TO OFFER ENGAGING, EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF YOUR CLIENTELE

2. DISPLAY PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM EVERY DAY!

3. CREATE IN INDIVIDUALIZED EXPERIENCE!

SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING IS A HIGHLY PROFITABLE WAY TO INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY DURING ROUGH ECONOMIC TIMES!!!

THANK YOU!BRETT KLIKA C.S.C.S.

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