Lawrence mentioned that James T (James Biddle) was an OG of HIT in my home town. Actually the OG was a chap by the name of Paul Dickens (who went on to be the chief fire officer for the area). Paul had been living in America and trained at a Nautilus Gym over there. When he came back to the UK he introduced me to the "pleasures" of HIT at Sugars Gym around 1977 or 78. Mentzer was gaining momentum around the same time and my interest had been piqued by Paul. A number of us followed the Mentzer path including me, a guy I only ever knew as "Big" John and my subsequent training partners Rossie and Mark (who is sadly no longer with us). There was also a chap called Craig who had found a Nautilus Gym which was so good that most of the HIT group left Sugars and took to making a 70 mile round trip to train there usually three times a week. Craig is featured on James T's insta page and absolutely transformed his body using HIT. Very inspirational. Eventually we all moved to a much more local gym that was stacked with Gen 2 Nautilus kit and that is where I met James who worked there as a trainer. James eventually left and set up United with the help of Mark and Craig before selling it and moving to his current set up. All our paths have criss-crossed many times over the last 50 years. This clip is the late Mark being trained by James and filmed by Craig. High Intensity 5-Minute Miracle Workout Arthur Jones

My business bank has a partnership with Autobooks for payments, invoicing and autopay. I would have the ability to create recurring invoices, but the customer has to select Autopay for future invoices. My plan is to invoice every 4 weeks for 4 or 8 session plans with the ability to roll over up to 2 missed sessions to the next 4-week period. I could see the auto recurring invoice option as a low friction time saver for me, while autopay as an option, but not required, as being a good compromise for the customer. Any thoughts or experience with this?

Most members will understand the importance of working 1 on 1. I just wanted to share my experience working with Lawrence to strengthen the foundations of the business, and the difference has been significant. In less than 3 months, we’ve consistently added roughly one new client per week, started putting procedures in place,which simply never were, and for the first time in a long time, I don’t feel like I’m figuring everything out alone. Im sure a lot of members have felt this way. There was a point where I genuinely felt like I was the only person in this industry who thought the way I do ,focused on real strength, long-term results, though never felt viable to run a business from. Lawrence has helped me see that a small 1-to-1 PT studio, even with just one trainer, can be structured and built for serious, sustainable success. We’re still in the early stages, but the direction is clear ,and that clarity makes all the difference. if you’re a coach or small studio owner who feels stuck or isolated,wants to recruit trainers, increase profits, I’d highly recommend a conversation with him.

Reformer Pilates is back in vogue. Why do we think this is? The communal aspect?

Hi everyone, I realized I haven’t properly introduced myself yet—so, hi! I’m Toni, an aspiring HIT personal trainer. I currently work as a personal trainer at a mid-sized private studio in Helsinki, Finland. I’m fairly new to the HIT approach, but I wanted to share my progress after just 11 weeks of training. A little background: I have 12 years of training experience. I played semi-professional ice hockey and have followed traditional strength and conditioning programs, often multiple sets and multiple sessions per week. Despite this training history, I’ve managed to gain 800 grams of lean muscle tissue in only 11 weeks training twice per week. I know that InBody isn’t the most precise method for measuring body composition, but since my measurements are standardized, they are useful for tracking progress. These results are very promising, and I’m excited to keep pushing forward—both for my own development and to help my clients successfully incorporate HIT into their training.