Business & Clients
Today's Two Posts Both End Up In The Same Place: PT Manager's Programme Builder
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: Today's earlier two posts both end at a plan a client has agreed to, whether that's a reward strategy that keeps them motivated or a TGROW 'Will' stage from a coaching conversation. PT Manager's programme builder, Skeletons and Blocks, is where that plan is built and saved against the client's own record, so it survives past the conversation it was agreed in.
The short version
Today's earlier two posts covered two separate skills. One was the list of rewards that move a client from needing a trainer's encouragement to wanting the result for themselves. The other was a five-stage way of turning "I need to sort my diet" into a plan the client agreed to out loud. Both are worth nothing three sessions from now unless the plan they produced is written down somewhere a trainer can run it from. That's what PT Manager's programme builder is for.
Key Takeaways
- A reward strategy and a TGROW plan are both agreed in a conversation, and both need somewhere to live after it.
- PT Manager's programme builder, Skeletons and Blocks, holds that plan against the client's own record.
- Skeletons are the overall layout of a programme; Blocks are the specific deliverables inside it.
What both of today's earlier posts need
A trainer who's worked out the right reward strategy for a client still has to remember which strategy, for which person, three weeks from now. A trainer who's run a full TGROW conversation and landed on a clear "Will" still needs that plan somewhere other than their own memory of a good chat. Neither skill finishes the job on its own.
Where it's kept
PT Manager's programme builder splits a plan into Skeletons, the vaguely designed overall layout, and Blocks, the more specific deliverables inside it. A reward strategy from today's first post, or a TGROW plan from the second, becomes a Block: something specific enough to run in a session, saved against that client rather than left in a notebook or a memory of the conversation.
Built by the person who named it
John built Skeletons and Blocks to mimic the best programmes trainers already write for clients, naming the pattern and then handing over the tools to run it consistently, session after session, whether that's a home programme a client follows without supervision or a card only the trainer carries into the room.
Where this comes from
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, and adding real clients unlocks once a course is passed, whether that's the Certified PT course from scratch or a specialist course like Results-Based Nutrition Coach if you're already qualified.
What to do next
PT Manager is where a reward strategy and a TGROW plan both turn into something a trainer can run, open the moment you sign up with FASTER.
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Also worth a look: Results-Based Nutrition Coach, today's second post in full.
See what the course covers →Frequently asked
Do I need a paid tier to use the programme builder?
No. PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, and adding real clients unlocks once you pass a course.
What's the difference between a Skeleton and a Block?
A Skeleton is the vaguely designed overall layout of a programme. Blocks are the more specific deliverables inside it, the parts that carry the plan a client actually agreed to.
Does a reward strategy count as something you can save in the programme builder?
Yes. Anything agreed with a client, a motivation strategy from today's first post or a TGROW plan from the second, belongs in their own Block rather than in a trainer's memory.
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