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."

The Show Up Fitness Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 397 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Show Up Fitness Podcast, a health show with 397 episodes published.

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  Episode #400

  Ep. 400 Navigating Low Back Pain In Training w/ Dr. Q & Dr. Katie

  Aug 18, 202658 minS4

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Location: Austin C4 / Nutrabolt. Time 8-4 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-low-back-pain-in-training-with-katie-dabrowski-and-q-willey-tickets-1996909407794 CODE: SHOWUPFITNESS $50 off Doc Q IG: Coach_Q_Physio & Doc Katie: Ktdabrowski Back pain is one of the fastest ways to make a confident lifter feel fragile and it’s also one of the easiest places for bad information to hijack a training plan. We sit down with physical therapists Doc Q and Doc Katie to talk about what actually feels “scary” in both personal training and physical therapy: flare-ups, client anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the pressure to deliver a perfect fix when pain doesn’t behave like a neat checklist. We dig into pain science and the biopsychosocial model of pain, including why fear based language and over-medicalization can create nocebos that shrink someone’s life. You’ll hear how they think about progressive overload in rehab, why many posture and biomechanics stories don’t hold up well in research, and how to stop treating every ache as a crisis. A key takeaway is the “trainable menu” for low back pain: keep a list of movements someone can train right now, then build smart entry points back into the positions they fear or avoid. We also cover when imaging makes sense, when surgery is truly appropriate, and why population level data often favors conservative care while still leaving room for individual exceptions like progressive neurological symptoms. If you coach clients, treat patients, or manage your own low back pain, you’ll walk away with clearer language, better decision making, and more confidence under the bar. Subscribe, share this with a coach or clinician, and leave a review with the biggest back pain myth you want gone. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #399

  Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Soft Tissue Release (SUF STM)

  Aug 17, 20264 minS3

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Show Up Fitness hands on learning seminar at Life Time in Franklin Tennessee. If you want to become a successful personal trainer, find personal training certifications and specializations like SUF STM to make you an elite personal trainer. Next personal training seminar Tampa September 25/26. That deep “right there” ache in your low back can make you feel stuck, especially when stretching and foam rolling do nothing. We walk you through a practical way to determine when the quadratus lumborum (QL) might be involved and how to stop guessing with your hands. If you work with clients or you’re trying to manage your own low back tightness, this is a clear, anatomy-based approach you can use immediately. We demo a QL release in a prone position, including the detail most people miss: you have to get under the erectors and direct pressure toward the spine, not just press straight down on the surface. Then we layer in the simplest performance upgrade we know for soft tissue work, 360-degree breathing. When someone can breathe into the back and sides instead of only the chest, the tissue response changes fast, and the release becomes more comfortable and more effective. We also compare positioning options, because bodies are different. Side-lying can give better leverage for bigger bodies or anyone who’s hard to access prone, and we share a third variation using a supported deep squat with a reach. Finally, we connect the dots for runners and high-intensity training: the QL is a frontal plane stabilizer, so repetitive impact and stabilization demands can keep it irritated unless you address it directly and safely with the right landmarks. If this helped you think differently about low back pain, subscribe, share the show with a training partner, and leave a quick review so more people can find it. What’s the most stubborn spot in your low back right now? Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #398

  Why FAT LOSS is so confusing PART 4 HORMONES & STRESS | Become A Nutrition Coach

  Aug 14, 202641 minS3

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! 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 daily movement. From cortisol to insulin to thyroid hormones, we explain what these signals actually do, where they come from, and why “too much” and “too little” are both problems. No fear mongering, no miracle cocktails, just physiology you can use. We also unpack how nutrition misinformation spreads. “Sugar is bad” sells, “insulin is the bad guy” sells, and “fix your adrenal fatigue” sells, but simplification is not the same as truth. We talk about why sugar feels addictive in combination foods, how cortisol can be anti-inflammatory, why insulin is essential, and what to do in real-world scenarios like low blood sugar. Then we connect appetite hormones like leptin and ghrelin to sleep loss, chronic dieting, and the difference between psychological hunger and actual physiological hunger. Finally, we zoom out to the big picture: life stages. As we move from school to work to family life, NEAT drops, stress rises, sleep gets crushed, alcohol and caffeine creep in, and processed convenience foods become the default. That shift looks like “a slow metabolism,” but it is usually a predictable pattern we can measure and change. We share the coaching tools we rely on, sleep logs, stress questionnaires, measured food tracking, and meal photos, so progress is based on awareness, not guesses. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who keeps saying “it’s my hormones,” and leave a review with the biggest myth you want us to tackle next. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #397

  Is NASM Worth It in 2026? 10-Year NASM Teacher Explains

  Aug 11, 202621 minS3

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! 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 whether NASM is worth it, why so many “gold standard” certifications still leave trainers with shaky programming skills, and how the industry sets beginners up to confuse a piece of paper with professional competence. We also pull a Reddit-style case study into the spotlight: a trainer using AI to write workout plans, getting better client feedback, even raising prices, and still feeling like a fraud. We break down the line between smart leverage and dangerous dependency, and why AI can support great coaching but can’t replace the craft. Real value comes from cueing, judgment, and adapting on the fly, not from reciting overactive muscles or hiding behind acronyms. From there we zoom out to what actually builds a sustainable personal training career: hands-on learning, mentorship, supervised reps, and a team approach that includes referrals to a physical therapist or registered dietitian when it’s appropriate. We get into the uncomfortable business truths too, like why so many trainers struggle to sell, why confidence collapses when your product is generic, and how skilled coaches think about pricing and multiple revenue streams. If you’re serious about becoming a respected, high-earning trainer, this is a roadmap for what to learn next and what to stop trusting. Subscribe for more honest coaching talk, share this with a trainer who’s feeling stuck, and leave a review with the biggest skill you’re working on right now. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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  Episode #396

  How to train a 68-yr old hiker

  Aug 6, 20268 minS3

  Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! 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 endurance for an upcoming hiking vacation and a secondary goal of longevity, mobility, and overall health. We start with how to think like a coach from minute one: warm-ups that respect an older adult’s response to volume, how to watch breathing and fatigue, and why “just add more rounds” can backfire. Then we dig into smart circuit construction using core movement patterns, with a big focus on sequencing. If your accessories are too demanding (think step-ups placed where they crush the next squat set), you can accidentally compromise force production and turn a strength builder into a slow grind. We share simple fixes that keep the main lift strong while still building hiking-specific endurance. From there we review the rest of the three-day split, highlight what’s already solid, and add practical ideas for hiking performance: trunk work, frontal-plane stability, carries, and optional drills for reacting to uneven ground. We also explain how to progress the plan with progressive overload, how to keep sessions fresh by rotating accessories, and when to use linear periodization vs daily undulating periodization for real clients. If you coach active older adults, build hiking workouts, or want better personal training programming systems, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a trainer friend, and leave a review with your biggest programming question. Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world! Want to ask us a question? Email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/ Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqA NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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