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115: Are You Even A Coach With Martin Rooney

Author
Tim Lyons and Randy Angsten
Published
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Episode Link
https://built-to-grow.simplecast.com/episodes/115-are-you-even-a-coach-with-martin-rooney-Euicunip

In this episode, Tim and Randy will welcome Martin Rooney, an internationally-recognized coach, fitness expert, sought-after presenter and bestselling author. Martin is the former COO of the Parisi Speed School and the founder of the Training for Warriors system. The TFW System is now being operated in over 200 facilities in 20 countries worldwide, and his programs have been used by over one million youth athletes and adults. A former US bobsledder, Division I track athlete, Judo black belt, record-setting powerlifter, and two-time Guinness World Record holder, Martin not only has the academic and athletic background, but also first-hand coaching experience of what it takes to run global organizations.

As a coach, Martin has been listed in the top 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness for the last 5 years, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame. Over the last 15 years, he has traveled to over 35 countries to help prepare world-class athletes and teach trainers, coaches and students. Martin has trained hundreds of athletes from the NFL, MLB, UFC, NBA, and WNBA. He has also had the honor to work with numerous Olympic medalists, All-Americans, and World Champions. In addition to professional athletes, he has also coached hundreds of high school athletes that have gone on to compete at numerous top Division I colleges across the United States, including high school national champions.

As a presenter, he is regularly in front of over 10,000 people per year and has consulted Fortune 500 companies such as Marriott International, Nike, Prudential and Hasbro. Martin has also conducted training and development programs for military organizations including the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, and has coached at and advised professional teams such as the NY Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and NY Giants. His university consulting clientele includes Arizona State University, University of Alabama, Oregon State University, Auburn University, Rutgers University, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, and Montana State University. Martin has also been a training representative for Adidas.

His new book, Coach to Coach, is helping to create better coaches everywhere. He has also written three bestselling books (Warrior Cardio, Ultimate Warrior Workouts, and Training For Warriors) and 11 books overall which have sold over a combined 250,000 copies. His work has been featured on ESPN, Spike TV, Fox Sports, the NFL Network, and in the New York Times, USA Today, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Muscle and Fitness, The Sporting News, Runner's World, SELF, Outside, and Sports Illustrated for Kids. Martin will share his inspirational backstory and talk about what it really means to be an impactful fitness coach, the current state of the fitness industry, how things are going to change because of the current pandemic, and what gym owners should do to make sure their gyms succeed in the future to come.

Key Takeaways:

  • The best presenter Tim has ever seen (00:59)
  • How he became the number one coach’s coach and his challenge for us all today (04:16)
  • The importance of the communication factor in personal training (10:23)
  • Why all the cancellations, freezes and craziness has been happening for many gyms (15:09)
  • Discovering the art and science behind coaching to really deliver on the needs on gym members (17:09)
  • The way that people are developing the habit of fitness and how it will affect the fitness industry (24:19)
  • A mission in making the world healthier and bringing good health to people’s attention (27:21)
  • The economy versus humanity factions that have formed so far and why every gym will need to adopt sanitization protocols to stay in business (33:00)
  • The value of coaches and connections moving forward in the gym business (39:13)
  • The great responsibility and authority that comes with being a fitness coach (44:23)
  • The real subtle difference between a trainer and a coach (46:40)

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