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Behind Gym Doors | A Fitness Business Podcast

Behind Gym Doors | A Fitness Business Podcast

By: Mike Arce | GSD Gyms | Fitness Business Growth
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We cover the most common challenges in the fitness industry to help you overcome them and GSD! This podcast is also available in high-def video and audio only formats. -- Read the show: https://www.loudrumor.com/the-gsd-show/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSDshow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSD_Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsd_show/ Economics Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • #433: Gym Owners Are Practicing the Wrong Sales Skill
    Mar 24 2026

    You just lost another sale. The lead came in, they seemed interested, and then you got hit with one of these ... "let me think about it," "it's a little out of my budget," "I need to talk to my spouse."

    So you did what most people do. You went to YouTube, practiced your rebuttals, maybe bought a book on closing. And the next lead sat down...and you got the exact same objections.

    Here's what nobody is telling you: the problem isn't your objection handling. Those objections aren't even the real problem. They're just the smoke. And you've been so focused on the smoke that you never actually found the fire.

    In this episode of Behind Gym Doors, Mike breaks down the 5 stages of the gym sales process and shows you exactly where sales are really being lost...and it's not at the close. We walk through how to turn your thank you page into a sales asset, why your best leads are doing homework on you before you ever call them, what your Google reviews, website, and social presence are doing to your close rate, and why objection handling is the last 5% and the 95% before it is where the real game is won.

    If you want to spend less time selling and almost zero time overcoming objections...this episode is your playbook.

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    44 mins
  • #432: OHM Fitness Why Your Studio is Losing Members and How to Fix It
    Mar 12 2026

    Most gyms think their retention problem is a marketing problem. It's not.
    If members are walking out the door faster than you can replace them, the issue isn't your ads, your pricing, or your location, it's whether every single person on your team makes every single member feel like the whole operation exists for them.

    In this episode of Behind Gym Doors, Mike goes live inside OHM Fitness Happy Valley in Peoria, AZ with the owners, head coach, manager, and front desk team for a real, unscripted coaching session on why retention suffers, and exactly what it takes to fix it.
    We walk through the math behind dropping from 9% attrition to 4%, why celebrity coaching is quietly destroying retention at most studios, how your intake call, confirmation, and first visit experience either build trust or break it, and what it actually means to make every touchpoint about the member…not the staff.

    If you want to stop shoveling snow while it's snowing and start compounding your membership base, this episode is your playbook.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • #430: Top 5 Global Fitness Studio Gets 200-400+ Leads Per Month
    Feb 25 2026
    Most gym owners think growth comes from better marketing. The reality? Most are ignoring the systems and data that actually drive predictable results. In this episode of Behind Gym Doors, Mike sits down with Lindsay Greenlee a former Texas Tech University professor turned owner of one of the top-performing Pure Barre studios in the franchise to break down how data-driven decisions, structured marketing processes, and strong execution helped her generate consistent lead flow and industry-leading conversion rates. Instead of constantly chasing new tactics or relying on agencies to "figure it out," Lindsay explains how understanding your numbers, tracking lead quality, and staying actively involved in marketing strategy creates real momentum inside a gym. If you feel like you're working harder but growth still feels unpredictable, this episode will change how you think about marketing, retention, and scaling your business. Want help applying this to your gym? See how we help gym owners grow profitably without chasing more leads. DM "GSD" to @GSDGyms on Instagram.
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    48 mins
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