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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey
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Are you studying to become a personal trainer or just started your training career? NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey takes listeners on an informative and engaging journey to help establish a solid foundation in your fitness path.
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Are you studying to become a personal trainer or just started your training career? NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey takes listeners on an informative and engaging journey to help establish a solid foundation in your fitness path.
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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

In this episode of the “NASM CPT Podcast,” host Rick Richey takes a deep dive into the critical role of sleep in overall health, wellness, and fitness performance. Inspired by his recent study of the Certified Wellness Coach certification and a lively text exchange with his family, Rick uncovers why sleep might be the most underrated element in reaching fitness goals. He debunks the myth that functioning on little sleep is a badge of honor and shares National Sleep Foundation guidelines for optimal sleep across age groups. Rick explores how sleep impacts vital processes such as brain cleaning through the glymphatic system, memory consolidation (both declarative and procedural), weight management, and muscle growth. Backed by research, he details how lack of sleep can lead to weight gain by disrupting hormones like leptin and ghrelin, increase hunger, reduce insulin sensitivity, and even hinder muscle recovery due to lower testosterone, growth hormone, and IGF-1 levels. Listeners will also get practical sleep hygiene strategies—from limiting caffeine and minimizing nighttime light exposure to implementing effective bedtime routines. Rick even explores the power of napping and when it can boost memory or aid in recovery after a rough night’s sleep. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

In this “NASM CPT Podcast,” host Rick Richey takes listeners behind the scenes of what it really takes to open a gym—no sugarcoating, just real numbers and honest advice. Building upon his recent conversation with fitness industry mogul Mark Mastrov, Rick brings his own hard-earned experience to the mic, offering practical insights for aspiring gym owners. Rick breaks down the nitty gritty: how much money you truly need (it’s more than you think), the difference between capital and operational expenses, and the often-overlooked costs of things like HVAC units, rubber flooring, repairs, mirrors, lighting, laundry, and even towel logos. He stresses the importance of planning for both the build-out and the ongoing costs that keep your doors open, sharing stories from his own path to gym ownership—including why having six months of operating capital is non-negotiable. From negotiating leases and dealing with banks, to understanding freight costs for equipment and the reality of a slow start once you open, Rick’s candid perspective prepares listeners for the rollercoaster of gym ownership. He explains why some might be better off starting with a franchise, and why the coolest part of owning a gym can sometimes be the hardest to maintain. If you’re considering opening your own facility or just want a raw look at entrepreneurship in fitness, this episode is a must-listen. Rick doesn’t aim to discourage—just to arm you with the truth, so you’re ready to succeed. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

In this episode of the “NASM CPT Podcast,” host Rick Richey sits down with legendary fitness entrepreneur, Mark Mastrov, the visionary behind brands like 24 Hour Fitness, Crunch, and UFC Gym. Rick, himself a successful gym owner, seeks inspiration and real-world insights into the challenges and rewards of gym ownership. Mark shares his journey from humble beginnings as a part-time trainer to building global fitness empires, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, continuous learning, and building effective teams. Listeners are treated to practical advice on entering the fitness business, weighing capital investment options, choosing between franchises and independent concepts, and key considerations for ensuring success—like legal advice, marketing skills, and understanding P&Ls. Mark underscores the immense value of education for trainers, highlighting NASM's role in raising professional standards, and shares data proving that educated trainers drive member retention and business growth. The conversation delves into the crucial synergy of nutrition and fitness in client results, and Mark recounts how partnerships with pioneers like Neal Spruce and programs like DotFit helped integrate nutrition education into his clubs. Aspiring gym owners and fitness professionals will appreciate Marc’s candid take on the realities of entrepreneurship, the importance of scalability, and the need to truly understand your market. This episode serves as both a motivational roadmap and a grounded reality check for anyone dreaming of making a bigger impact in the fitness industry. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
When the mailbag has questions, we have answers. On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, discusses how important tier systems are within personal training services at a gym. Dr. Richey explains why gyms prioritize three main things: education, time with the company/time as trainer, and your ability to produce clients. He also deep dives into the three tiers of trainers, why trainers have different prices, why they get different specializations in their continuing education and much more. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Let’s build some lean muscle. On this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, is joined by featured guest, fellow NASM CPT and muscle hypertrophy specialist, Chris Parnell, who deep dive into the most effective ways to add strength. Parnell will share his career path in fitness, overcoming a major health scare, learning under hypertrophy specialist, Brad Shoenfeld, and how he strives to help others achieve their fitness goals. The two also explore training techniques to add muscle, Chris’s main rules to hypertrophy training (specificity, progressive overload, program design), as well as variables that help optimize muscle building. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
We all have our favorites, right? On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, digs into the mailbag to talk all things assessments. Dr. Richey takes you through a series of his favorites (like the overhead squat assessment), as well as explains their validity and why every workout is a form of an assessment. Plus, a few helpful training tips and stories from his time as an award-winning personal trainer. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
We here at the NASM Podcast Network hope our shows inspire you to reach new heights in personal training. Tevin Cherry is the epitome of inspiration in the industry. In this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” Cherry joins host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, to share his incredible fitness journey. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months old, the now-33-year-old NASM-CPT & CNC, now strives to create adaptive exercise routines for clients with physical disabilities. Cherry shares the obstacles he’s overcome through incredible perseverance, what first inspired him to become a CPT, his five fitness pillars, and well as a preview of his soon-to-be-released book, “Empowered Fitness: Physical and Mental Health for all Abilities.” If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Let’s get back to our roots. On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, hits rewind on the NASM Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model. Rick discusses the history of the model, the three levels, as well as the five phases. Plus, why having a systematic progression in place is so important in helping your clients reach their fitness goals, as well as examples of stabilization exercises for functionals strength, and much more. Enjoy this refresher course from Dr. Richey! If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the roses. In this case, all 500 of them. On this very special episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rich Richey, celebrates with you – his loyal audience – 500 episodes on the NASM Podcast Network. Rick shares his initial podcast email pitch to NASM back in 2019, his nerves and initial uncertainty into this leap of faith, what the show has meant to him, a few of the key individuals who have helped him along the way, and a few more never told stories behind the scenes. Most importantly, thank you to all who have consumed this content along the way! If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Two statements can mean the same thing but can be interpreted in different ways. In this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, answers a listener question, from Ricks’ recent “Dealing with Stubborn Clients” episode, to clarify what he’s saying and what he’s relaying – two distinctly different things. Dr. Richey also details why it’s so important for you to a have plan for your clients’ programming, as well as tips to help bridge any potential communication gaps. This dip into the mailbag is one you won’t want to miss! If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Personal trainers work with many different personalities, including stubborn clients. On this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, shares a few professional strategies to help you navigate with the strong-willed. From those who have a hard time pumping the brakes and backing off a bit, to the ones who have been injured before and are fearful of getting hurt again, Rick guides you through these scenarios and more! If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
In this special episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, NASM Master Instructor, and diabetic, Rick Richey, is joined by featured guest, Harvard Medical School Endocrinologist, Dr. Bob Gabbay. The former American Diabetes Association Chief Scientific and Medical Officer shares his insights on a number of mainstream talking points including the specifics of Type 2 Diabetes, what causes insulin resistance, the roles of GLP-1’s, as well as some of the common mis-conceptions associated with diabetes. This is one in-depth discussion you won’t want to miss! If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
When the mailbag asks, we answer. On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, discusses how to reach a niche within a niche as a trainer. He will explore the next steps if you desire to train professional athletes or, in this case, Broadway stars, share stories of how networking with his peers helped him connect, and eventually train, high-level clients. Plus, many other helpful tips like why high-level continuing education is essential in instances like this, how Google can be your first touchpoint in your path, and how attention to detail can go a long way in every step of your personal training career, from the lowest to the highest levels. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Let’s jump into April with a dip into the mailbag. In this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, unpacks the NASM flexibility continuum, explores the three different categories of flexibility, the importance of continuing to strengthen strong muscles in balance, and much more insight on the topic to help broaden your knowledge in personal training. It's a simple equation: you have questions, Dr. Richey provides answers. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
Few in the personal fitness space have achieved what Todd Durkin has in his decorated career. However, the two-time Trainer of the Year’s success has always been earned, never given. On this special presentation of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, is joined by Durkin, a renowned business owner, motivational speaker, author, and award-winning podcast host to deep dive into what it takes to achieve your own success, starting with nothing. Durkin will share his personal daily routine, and why it’s so important to focus on yourself, not the distractions around you. He will also discuss the importance of mentorship, building and sustaining a business, as well as preview Todd’s work with NASM One. If you like what you just consumed, leave us a 5-star review, and share this episode with a friend to help grow our NASM health and wellness community! Introducing NASM One, the membership for trainers and coaches. For just $35/mo., get unlimited access to over 300 continuing education courses, 50% off additional certifications and specializations, EDGE Trainer Pro all-in-one coaching app to grow your business, unlimited exam attempts and select waived fees. Stay on top of your game and ahead of the curve as a fitness professional with NASM One. Click here to learn more. https://bit.ly/4ddsgrm…
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