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No matter where you are in your journey as a personal trainer, there is always room for improvement.
My name is Coach Sam Arnold and I help coaches with support materials to pass their NASM CPT, to build client programs efficiently and effectively, and to create clarity and confidence so they can establish a real career as a coach.
Outcomes
- Pass your NASM CPT in 4-8 weeks (if you haven't already)
- Learn to build client programs efficiently and effectively
- Coaching marketing, sales, and brand building
- Train yourself with integrity
- Communicate effectively as a leader and guide
What's included?
Pass Your CPT & Learn Everything It Didn't Teach You About Coaching
In this community we meet you where you're at. Need to get certified? We can help. Need help getting and keeping clients? We can help. Need help building your brand/business? We can help...
Courses
BUILDING BLOCKS MENTORSHIP
11 sections • 150 lessons
1.The Man in the Arena
2.GROWTH MINDSET
3.Learn to Learn
4.HABIT TRACKING
5.Post-Session Self-Reflection
1.Extreme Ownership - It All Comes Back to You
2.Lead Yourself First - What Kind of a Follower Are You?
3.You Set the Tone (Whether You Mean To or Not)
4.Holding Standards Without Being a Dick
5.Stop Creating Dependence
1.Flight Assessment - Communication Preferences
2.Communication Defined
3.Communication Circle
4.Pre-Session - Nurture & Qualify
5.In-Session - During Sale - Gather & Guide
6.On The Floor - Give & Take
7.Post-Session - Agree to Build
1.Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
2.Introduction
3.SQUAT - Suspsension Sit to Stand
4.SQUAT - Sit to Stand
5.SQUAT - Suspension Squat
6.SQUAT - Bodyweight Squat
7.SQUAT - Sumo Squat - DB/KB
8.SQUAT - Goblet Squat
9.SQUAT - Bilateral Luggage Squat
10.SQUAT - Unilateral Luggage Squat
11.SQUAT - Bilateral Front Rack Squat
12.SQUAT - Unilateral Front Rack Squat
13.SQUAT - One Up One Down FR/Luggage Squat
14.SQUAT - Barbell Back Squat
15.SQUAT - Barbell Front Squat
16.SQUAT - Unilateral DB Overhead Squat
17.SQUAT - Bilateral DB Overhead Squat
18.SQUAT - Barbell Overhead Squat
19.SPLIT SQUAT - Bodyweight Split Squat
20.SPLIT SQUAT - Introduction to Weighted Split Squats
21.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Luggage Split Squat
22.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Luggage Split Squat
23.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Front Rack Split Squat
24.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Front Rack Split Squat
25.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Overhead Split Squat
26.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Overhead Split Squat
27.SPLIT SQUAT - Mix and Match - Luggage/Front Rack/Overhead
28.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Split Squat
29.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Front Rack Split Squat
30.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Overhead Split Squat
31.LUNGE - Suspension Reverse Lunge
32.LUNGE - Forward Bodyweight Lunge
33.LUNGE - Reverse & Forward Lunge
34.PULL UP - Banded Pull Down
35.PULL UP - Suspension Leg Assist Pull Up
36.PULL UP - Barbell Assist Pull Up
37.PULL UP - Negative Pull Up
38.PULL UP - Band Assist Pull Up
39.PULL UP - Pull Up
40.HINGE - PVC Hinge
41.HINGE - Med Ball Hip Hinge
42.HINGE - Bilateral Kettlebell Deadlift
43.HINGE - Unilateral Kettlebell Deadlift
44.HINGE - Kettlebell Swing
45.HINGE - Single Arm Kettlebell Swing
46.HINGE - Kettlebell Sumo Deadlift
47.HINGE - Barbell Sumo Deadlift
48.HINGE - Barbell Deadlift
49.HINGE - PVC Good Morning
50.HINGE - Banded Good Morning
51.HINGE - Bilateral Kettlebell RDL
52.HINGE - Barbell RDL
53.HINGE - Bilateral & Unilateral Kettlebell Swings
54.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Unilateral Front Rack Carry
55.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Bilateral Front Rack Carry
56.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Unilateral Front Rack Squat
57.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Bilateral Front Rack Squat
58.CLEAN - Unilateral Kettlebell Clean
59.CLEAN - Bilateral Kettlebell Clean
60.CLEAN - Jump Shrug
61.CLEAN - High Pull
62.CLEAN - Hang Clean
63.CLEAN - Squat Clean
64.CLEAN - Clean Deadlift
65.CLEAN - Lower Hang Clean
66.CLEAN - Power Clean
67.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Wall Push Up
68.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Incline Push Up
69.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Wall Suspension Push Up
70.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Push Up
71.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Suspension Push Up
72.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Decline Push Up
73.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Decline Suspension Push Up
74.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Bilateral Dumbbell Press
75.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Mix and Match Dumbbell Press
76.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Barbell Bench Press
77.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Plyometric Push Up
78.HORIZONTAL ROW - Seated Banded Row
79.HORIZONTAL ROW - Standing Banded Row
80.HORIZONTAL ROW - Suspension Row
81.HORIZONTAL ROW - Chest Supported Bilateral Row
82.HORIZONTAL ROW - Chest Supported Unilateral Row
83.HORIZONTAL ROW - Single Sided Bench Row
84.HORIZONTAL ROW - Inverted Row
85.HORIZONTAL ROW - Dumbbell Bent Over Row
86.HORIZONTAL ROW - Barbell Bent Over Row
87.HORIZONTAL ROW - Elbow Plank Unilateral Dumbbell Row
88.HORIZONTAL ROW - Straight Arm Plank Unilateral Dumbbell Row
89.HORIZONTAL ROW - Renegade Row
90.VERTICAL PRESS - Unilateral Seated Overhead Press
91.VERTICAL PRESS - Bilateral Seated Overhead Press
92.VERTICAL PRESS - Half Kneeling Unilateral Overhead Press
93.VERTICAL PRESS - Half Kneeling Bilateral Overhead Press
94.VERTICAL PRESS - Tall Kneeling Unilateral Overhead Press
95.VERTICAL PRESS - Tall Kneeling Bilateral Overhead Press
96.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Unilateral Overhead Press
97.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Bilateral Overhead Press
98.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Barbell Overhead Press
1.The Complex
2.Track and Field Body
3.Bracing 101
1.Overhead Squat
2.The Complex Assessments
3.CARS - Controlled Articular Rotations
1.SHAPE RREPS
2.READINESS Breakdown
3.RESILIENCE Breakdown
4.EVOLVE Breakdown
5.PEAK Breakdown
6.SKILL & FORCE Breakdown
7.Stress, Recovery, & Adaptation
8.Power = Force x Velocity
1.First Impressions Matter
2.Sales VET
3.POGO
4.Leads & Nurturing to Buying Window
5.Presentation
6.Overcoming Objections
7.What is Your Time Worth?
8.Deliverables
9.Building Your Value Stack
10.Frameworks & Signature Systems
11.Naming Your Offer - Mind Blowing Offer
1.What is Marketing?
2.Sheehan's Wall
3.1 Page Marketing Plan
4.Act 1 - Section 1- Target Market
5.Act 1 - Section 2 - Messaging Target Market
6.Perfect Post
1.METHODS FOR TRAINING ATHLETES: BUILD ON STRENGTHS & BRING UP WEAKNESSES
2.NEUROPLASTICITY AND EXERCISE: WE ARE WIRED TO FIRE
3.BRINGING ABOUT MEANINGFUL BEHAVIOR CHANGE
4.5 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR HEALTHSPAN
PRINCIPLED PROGRAMMING
11 sections • 165 lessons
1.1.0 - Welcome & Philosophy
2.1.1 - The End Product: Here's Where You're Headed
3.1.2 - Track and Field Body - Reverse Engineer
4.1.3 - Quick and Dirty Anatomy Lesson
5.1.4 - 3 Planes of Movement
6.1.5 - Fascial Anatomy & Becoming 3D Movers
7.QUIZ: Module 1 - Foundations & Training Lens Quiz
1.2.1 - What Periodization Actually Is
2.2.2 SHAPE RREPS Overview
3.2.3 Readiness
4.2.4 Resilience
5.2.5 Evolve
6.2.6 Peak
7.2.7 Skill & Force
8.QUIZ: Module 2 - RREPS Quiz
1.3.1 - Training Funnel & Order of Operations
2.3.2 - 4 Pillars of Movement
3.3.3 - Make it FITTE
4.3.4 - SAID
5.3.5 - Progressive Overload
6.3.6 - Time Under Tension
7.3.7 - Putting It All Together - Goal => Program Design
8.QUIZ: Module 3 - FITTE, SAID, TUT, 4 Pillars Quiz
1.4.1 - Energy Systems
2.4.2 - Energy Systems Inside RREPS
3.4.3 - How Energy Systems Actually Work (Overlap, Not On/Off)
4.4.4 - Using Intervals to Target Energy Systems
5.4.5 - Conditioning as the Foundation for Strength Expression
6.QUIZ: Module 4 - Energy Systems Quiz
1.5.1 - What the Warm-Up Is (and What It Is Not)
2.5.2 - 3P Structure
3.5.3 - Plug-and-Play Menus
4.5.4 - The Warm-Up as a Preview (and How Much Is Enough)
5.5.5 - Common Warm-Up Mistakes
6.5.6 - Application: Build a Warm-Up With Purpose
7.QUIZ: Module 5 - Warm-Ups Are Non-Negotiable Quiz
1.6.1 - Outcomes First, Exercises Second
2.6.2 — Phase Filters (RREPS Applied)
3.6.3 — Pillars, Planes, and Patterns
4.6.4 - Finding the Goldilocks Zone of Skill Development
5.6.5 - Complexity Before Load
6.6.6 - Fatigue Cost vs. Training Value
7.6.7 - Progressions & Regressions Readiness
8.6.8 - The "Right Variation Today" Checklist
9.6.9 - Coaching Readiness: Plan + Pivot
10.6.10 - WHO the Program Is For (Applying the Principles)
11.QUIZ: Module 6 - Exercise Selection Quiz
1.7.1 - Principles Stay. Dials Change.
2.7.2 - The Beginner
3.7.3 - Fat Loss Client
4.7.4 - General Male
5.7.5 - General Female
6.7.6 - Legends
7.7.7 - The Avatar is Not An Excuse
8.QUIZ: Module 7 - Applying the System to Different Client Avatars Quiz
1.8.1 - The Frequency Filter
2.8.2 - Programming for 1x/Week
3.8.3 - Programming for 2x/Week
4.8.4 - Programming for 3x/Week (Sweet Spot)
1.General Programming Articles
2.Stability Articles
3.5 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR HEALTHSPAN
4.METHODS FOR TRAINING ATHLETES: BUILD ON STRENGTHS & BRING UP WEAKNESSES
5.NEUROPLASTICITY AND EXERCISE: WE ARE WIRED TO FIRE
6.BRINGING ABOUT MEANINGFUL BEHAVIOR CHANGE
1.Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
2.Choosing the Right Variation — Session-Day Micro-Checklist
3.Coaching Readiness: Plan & Pivot
4.Introduction
5.SQUAT - Suspsension Sit to Stand
6.SQUAT - Sit to Stand
7.SQUAT - Suspension Squat
8.SQUAT - Bodyweight Squat
9.SQUAT - Sumo Squat - DB/KB
10.SQUAT - Goblet Squat
11.SQUAT - Bilateral Luggage Squat
12.SQUAT - Unilateral Luggage Squat
13.SQUAT - Bilateral Front Rack Squat
14.SQUAT - Unilateral Front Rack Squat
15.SQUAT - One Up One Down FR/Luggage Squat
16.SQUAT - Barbell Back Squat
17.SQUAT - Barbell Front Squat
18.SQUAT - Unilateral DB Overhead Squat
19.SQUAT - Bilateral DB Overhead Squat
20.SQUAT - Barbell Overhead Squat
21.SPLIT SQUAT - Bodyweight Split Squat
22.SPLIT SQUAT - Introduction to Weighted Split Squats
23.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Luggage Split Squat
24.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Luggage Split Squat
25.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Front Rack Split Squat
26.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Front Rack Split Squat
27.SPLIT SQUAT - Unilateral Overhead Split Squat
28.SPLIT SQUAT - Bilateral Overhead Split Squat
29.SPLIT SQUAT - Mix and Match - Luggage/Front Rack/Overhead
30.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Split Squat
31.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Front Rack Split Squat
32.SPLIT SQUAT - Barbell Overhead Split Squat
33.LUNGE - Suspension Reverse Lunge
34.LUNGE - Forward Bodyweight Lunge
35.LUNGE - Reverse & Forward Lunge
36.PULL UP - Banded Pull Down
37.PULL UP - Suspension Leg Assist Pull Up
38.PULL UP - Barbell Assist Pull Up
39.PULL UP - Negative Pull Up
40.PULL UP - Band Assist Pull Up
41.PULL UP - Pull Up
42.HINGE - PVC Hinge
43.HINGE - Med Ball Hip Hinge
44.HINGE - Bilateral Kettlebell Deadlift
45.HINGE - Unilateral Kettlebell Deadlift
46.HINGE - Kettlebell Swing
47.HINGE - Single Arm Kettlebell Swing
48.HINGE - Kettlebell Sumo Deadlift
49.HINGE - Barbell Sumo Deadlift
50.HINGE - Barbell Deadlift
51.HINGE - PVC Good Morning
52.HINGE - Banded Good Morning
53.HINGE - Bilateral Kettlebell RDL
54.HINGE - Barbell RDL
55.HINGE - Bilateral & Unilateral Kettlebell Swings
56.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Unilateral Front Rack Carry
57.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Bilateral Front Rack Carry
58.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Unilateral Front Rack Squat
59.CLEAN - Catch Prep - Bilateral Front Rack Squat
60.CLEAN - Unilateral Kettlebell Clean
61.CLEAN - Bilateral Kettlebell Clean
62.CLEAN - Jump Shrug
63.CLEAN - High Pull
64.CLEAN - Hang Clean
65.CLEAN - Squat Clean
66.CLEAN - Clean Deadlift
67.CLEAN - Lower Hang Clean
68.CLEAN - Power Clean
69.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Wall Push Up
70.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Incline Push Up
71.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Wall Suspension Push Up
72.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Push Up
73.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Suspension Push Up
74.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Decline Push Up
75.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Decline Suspension Push Up
76.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Bilateral Dumbbell Press
77.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Mix and Match Dumbbell Press
78.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Barbell Bench Press
79.HORIZONTAL PRESS - Plyometric Push Up
80.HORIZONTAL ROW - Seated Banded Row
81.HORIZONTAL ROW - Standing Banded Row
82.HORIZONTAL ROW - Suspension Row
83.HORIZONTAL ROW - Chest Supported Bilateral Row
84.HORIZONTAL ROW - Chest Supported Unilateral Row
85.HORIZONTAL ROW - Single Sided Bench Row
86.HORIZONTAL ROW - Inverted Row
87.HORIZONTAL ROW - Dumbbell Bent Over Row
88.HORIZONTAL ROW - Barbell Bent Over Row
89.HORIZONTAL ROW - Elbow Plank Unilateral Dumbbell Row
90.HORIZONTAL ROW - Straight Arm Plank Unilateral Dumbbell Row
91.HORIZONTAL ROW - Renegade Row
92.VERTICAL PRESS - Unilateral Seated Overhead Press
93.VERTICAL PRESS - Bilateral Seated Overhead Press
94.VERTICAL PRESS - Half Kneeling Unilateral Overhead Press
95.VERTICAL PRESS - Half Kneeling Bilateral Overhead Press
96.VERTICAL PRESS - Tall Kneeling Unilateral Overhead Press
97.VERTICAL PRESS - Tall Kneeling Bilateral Overhead Press
98.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Unilateral Overhead Press
99.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Bilateral Overhead Press
100.VERTICAL PRESS - Standing Barbell Overhead Press
Who is this for?
- Prospective Personal Trainers
- Current Personal Trainers
- Exercise Science Students
About the creator
Sam Arnold
The Trainer Mentor | Education Director - SHAPE University
I’ve spent my career helping people realize their potential through evidence-based training and honest mentorship. With a background in exercise science and sport psychology, I’ve worked with everyone from professional athletes to everyday individual...