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Guides

These resources contain everything you need to know about running a successful gym. 

Part 1

Workouts

Part 2

Nutrition Accountability

Part 3

Stress Management and Mental Wellness

Step 1

Add Online Training in 24 Hours: The Step-by-Step Plan

Step 2

Level 1

Step 3

Level 2

Step 4

Level 3

Step 5

Delivering Value

Part 1

Selling to Current Clients

Part 2

Selling to Former Clients

Part 3

Affinity Marketing loops

Part 4

Wine & WOD

Part 5

Nutrition Challenges

Part 6

Social Media Marketing

Part 1

The 10-Hour CEO

Part 2

A 10-Week Skills Progression

Part 3

Sample Planner

Part 4

Work Smart, Not Hard

Part 1

How to Make a Living as a Fitness Coach

Part 2

Evaluation Form: Core Competencies

Part 3

Road Map

Part 4

FAQ

Part 1

How to Add Personal Training to Your Gym

Part 2

Scaling Your Personal Training Business

Part 3

Additional Revenue Streams

Part 4

How to Launch a Personal Training Business

Part 1

Roles and Responsibilities

Part 2

CEO

Part 3

General Manager

Part 4

Coach

Part 5

Administrator

Part 6

Cleaner

Part 1

Executive Summary

Part 2

Highlights

Part 3

General Company Description

Part 4

Industry Analysis

Part 5

Services Overview

Part 6

MORE!

Part 1

33 Mistakes That Can Kill A Gym

Part 1

Buying a Gym

Part 2

Interview the Coaches

Part 3

Interview the Seed Clients

Part 4

Buying Out a Partner

Part 5

Non-Competition

Part 1

What's Your Gym Worth?

Part 2

Predictable Revenues

Part 3

Client Retention Without Owner

Part 4

Outstanding Loans and Commitments

Part 5

Equipment and Assets

Part 1

Retention: Driven by Data

Part 2

The Pyschology of Retention

Part 3

Improved LEG Through Mentorship

Part 4

Directives: 5 Ways to Increase LEG

Part 5

Your Duty

Part 1

What Will Change

Part 2

What Won't Change

Part 3

What We’ve Added

Part 4

Add Online Training in 24 Hours

Part 1

What Will Change

Part 2

What Won't Change

Part 3

What We’ve Added

Part 4

Add Online Training in 24 Hours

Part 1

What Will Change

Part 2

What Won't Change

Part 3

What We’ve Added

Part 4

Add Online Training in 24 Hours

Assessments

These quizzes and assessments can help you find the blind spots in your business. Use them to get clarity and insight into what you should be spending your time on.

How Much Money Calculator

FFTT Quiz

Courses and Audiobooks

Join thousands of other gym owners and learn essential business skills from our certified Two-Brain Mentors.

Free Digital Marketing Course

Two-Brain Business 2.0

Articles

This section highlights the most popular articles from our blog.

Daily Directive: July 28

You can probably charge twice as much as you’re currently charging. Chris Cooper tells you exactly how to do it.

The New Client Journey: Motivational Interviewing

The Covid lockdown created a lot of opportunities to learn. One of the most important lessons: Coaches must connect with clients one on one.

Expensive or Free: How to Charge What You’re Worth

Some coaches are worried about what clients will pay for their service. If a coach underprices value, they won’t be teaching air squats for long. Here’s how to charge what you’re worth.

Your Gym 2.0: Selling Your New Services

Chris Cooper leads your through exercises that will help you build and sell the service packages your clients and prospective clients need.

Your Gym 2.0

The covid crisis is our generation’s rite of passage. It’s a tragedy but also our best opportunity to make sweeping changes. Here’s how to use a vision quest to start.

How to Move Entirely Online

Right now, some gym owners are asking, “What if I don’t go back to the way things were?” If that’s you, here are the 11 steps you can take to move to online coaching full time.

How to Lead in a Crisis

Leadership comes down to two words: “Follow me.” And the CALM method makes it easier for people to follow you. Here’s how to use it.

How to Help Your Clients Most

Many gym owners and coaches are finding themselves in brand new relationships with their clients. For the first time, we have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to help our clients manage their entire lives.

Starting a Gym: Location, Space and Equipment

Chris Cooper started two gyms between 2005 and 2008. One—a personal training studio—went pretty well. The other—a CrossFit box—did not. Here’s what he learned about location, space and equipment.