How to Get Your First 10 Personal Training Clients
Business
Most PTs think they have a marketing problem. They don't. Here's where your first clients actually come from.
By Sean McGarrity · 16 September 2026
Elite Academy Blog
Insights, tips, and stories from the world of personal training.
Will AI Replace Personal Trainers? (Here's the Honest Truth)
Career Advice
AI will replace a huge chunk of the personal training industry — and honestly, it should. Here's who's safe, who isn't, and why real coaching can never be automated.
By Sean McGarrity · 17 July 2026
Can You Actually Make a Living as a Personal Trainer in Ireland?
mindset, business
The honest answer. No waffle. No empty promises. Just sixteen years of real data.
By Sean McGarrity · 28 May 2026
What A Great Coach Actually Looks Like? (It's Not What You Think)
education
The fitness industry has been selling people a lie for years. Here's the truth.
By Sean McGarrity · 28 May 2026
No Other Course in the Country Gives you This Experience
coaching, Business, Mindsewt
Darragh Butler (owner DBK Fitness) on why he's hired 7 staff from Elite Academy
By Sean McGarrity · 27 May 2026
Fitness Models Make the Worst Coaches
Business Coaching Behavioural change
By Sean McGarrity · 27 May 2026
I Went From ZERO to Opening my Own Gym with 250 Clients (and i'm about to open a second one)
Business, Coaching
The Phil Giffney Interview: Why a gym owner with 250 clients only hires from one place
By Sean McGarrity · 26 May 2026
5 Reason’s Why You’re Not In The Fitness Industry
Mindset
(And How The Best Personal Trainer Course Can help)
By Sean McGarrity · 21 May 2026
From €9 an Hour Making Sandwiches to Two Gyms Full of Elite Coaches
business fitness marketing entrepreneurship
One of our very first graduates. Now he runs two gyms, and every coach on his team came through Elite.
By Sean McGarrity · 29 April 2026
Best Personal Trainer Certification Course in Dublin
personal trainer course
Comparing Irelands Top Personal Trainer Courses
By Sean McGarrity · 29 April 2026
How Much Does a Personal Trainer Earn in Dublin
Business
A no Bullshyte guide to to the actual earning potential from 16 years of data from real coaches.
By Sean McGarrity · 17 April 2026
Change your body, Change your... Career???
Fitness Business
How To Turn A Passion for Fitness Into A Real Career
By Sean McGarrity · 25 March 2026
The 5 Systems Every Fitness Business Needs
Business
A fitness business isn't built on workouts. It's built on systems. Here are the 5 systems you need running properly to help more people, make more money, and create real impact.
By Sean McGarrity · 14 January 2026
How to Become a Personal Trainer in Ireland
Career Advice
The straight answer on qualifications, cost and earnings. Plus the bit nobody else will tell you: what gym owners actually hire.
By Sean McGarrity · 9 April 2025