During the Strength Forum, I ran into @Fredrick Hahn for a moment. I mentioned a former employee of his said 'hey', and Fred mentioned about the problem of employees leaving. I instantly thought: what if that was PART of the business system? Trainer turnover is disruptive to business. How can we 'bake in' a system or pattern to assist trainers transitioning out? How can this be made PART OF the process, rather than an interruption? If you employ instructors, this WILL happen. Better to make it a pleasant transition for everyone. How to do it?

Eggert Barwich is joining me on the podcast this week! What would you love to ask about Eggert's MedX? More info on Eggert's MedX here: https://www.skool.com/hib-free/exciting-news-barwich-gmbh-is-sponsoring-hib Drop your question in the comments!

Hey Team, I'm wondering about finance options for Fitness Equipment and everyone's experiences with this. I am in Australia so if there are members in this group that have advice regarding Australian companies to use I'd be grateful. Any and all advice would be appreciated cheers Gil.

Since we know how beneficial strength training is for all types of physiological effects like glucose uptake, blood pressure improvements, cardiovascular improvements, mental wellness, etc; what would be the optimal dose and frequency to maximize all the health benefits of strength training? Obviously, for muscle hypertrophy and strength gains we need rest in-between workouts, but are we missing out on all the other, maybe even more important, benefits of strength training by limiting our sessions to once or twice a week? I’m curious if maybe training more frequently, but using a split routine might get you the health benefits from strength training without overtraining problems. How best to balance out all the benefits of strength training through increasing frequency with the need for rest and recovery and super-adaptation. Thoughts?

Hi Lawrence, I’m currently planning to set up a practice/studio. The total space is about 160 m², with approximately 110 m² allocated for training equipment. I’m considering working with around 10–12 machines, leaving the space uncluttered—potentially even fitting more if needed. I already have some experience in this area: back in 2007, I ran a practice that included a MedX LE machine along with about 10 other MedX training machines. Now, I’m wondering what my options are if I’m based in Germany (Europe) and don’t have easy access to MedX or Imagine Strength equipment. In principle, many machines could be used for controlled and slow training, but I suspect most might not be optimal for this purpose. For instance, I’ve looked into Nautilus One machines from a Chinese manufacturer and wonder if such machines could also be suitable for this approach. I even found one manufacture, that reproduce the old Nautilus machines 1:1, but they look very outdated today, to be honest. I’d also be interested in joining High Intensity Business Premium, but I’d like to first evaluate whether the method can be successfully implemented here given the available equipment options. Images below: Hammer Strength, Nautilus One Thank you in advance for your support!