How To Be a Successful HIT Personal Trainer in India

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Umang Sain

What would your strength training journey look like if you were doing all the right things, clients are flocking to you, and you’re on the cusp of launching your own HIT studio?

Umangg Sain is an experienced HIT personal trainer in India who has worked with some of the top fitness organizations and is a successful solo strength professional.

We talk about the growing strength training culture in India, the fascinating lessons all fitness professionals can learn from serving high-end clients, and what you need to master in order to be successful enough to tap into the high-ticket market.

We go into things like your approach to client education when they have the wrong ideas, why personal training shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all, the effect of your session rates on potential clients, unexpectedly landing Ken Hutchins as a mentor, what you need to learn and master to become a great trainer, and more!

This interview with Umangg is such a great glimpse into what it takes to be a great trainer doing the work that inevitably leads to success — don’t miss this one!

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Show Notes

00:25 – Who is Umangg Sain?
02:02 – The current culture and mindset of fitness and strength training in India
05:31 – How does a strength trainer in India navigate the “losing weight” mindset in clients?
09:06 – How simple should client education be?
11:25 – The types of clients a HIT trainer may likely serve in India
12:44 – How much diet and nutrition advice does Umangg give his clients?
13:48 – Does Indian society at large appreciate the benefits of strength training?
15:02 – The problem with many personal trainers in India
18:23 – How Umang became a customer service-oriented personal trainer
20:25 – The time when Umangg toured the Barwich in India
26:46 – How Umangg is setting up his upcoming MedX-based studio kit (and why)
30:41 – How Umangg became a HIT personal trainer
35:55 – How Umangg’s first HIT workout changed his life
41:25 – How Umangg unexpectedly got Ken Hutchins as a mentor
43:11 – Umangg Sain’s personal HIT Workout regimen
44:39 – Conventional strength training doesn’t make a lot of sense
47:11 – Cultural differences between the US and India that influence the strength training experience
1:01:54 – How Umangg calculates what to charge clients per personal training session
1:04:50 – How Umangg runs his freelance HIT business
1:06:40 – When will Umangg open his own strength studio?
1:10:54 – Great advice for people who want to start their own HIT business
1:17:25 – What Umangg wants to contribute to the strength training culture in India (and society in general)