#459 Dean Somerset - Personal Trainer Career Masterclass
From Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew Coates by Andrew Coates
April 9, 2026 · 1h 28m
About this episode
Dean Somerset discusses injury management and career success strategies for personal trainers.
Author, personal trainer, and prolific fitness industry educator Dean Somerset returns as we film live in person (watch on YouTube or Spotify). Dean shares his experience with: Is it reasonable to expect to live completely pain free for life What acute factors increase injury risk His best practices to minimize injury risk How to communicate with clients dealing with pain How to manage and work around pain and injury When to refer out to allied health care professionals like physical therapists Training with injured limbs And more Dean also gives a breakdown of many fitness career success thoughts including: Why he feels starting a career now is completely different than when we started, both challenges and opportunities Should you start in a commercial gym today What skills to work on early In-person and online coaching Trying different ideas and figuring out what you enjoy Why he’s still committed to full time in-person training How he uses semi-private training to expand his capacity His love for writing How to approach writing now in a fitness career And a goldmine of other career success ideas Dean also shares details about: His Complete Fit Pro Blueprint seminars with Tony…
People in this episode
Host: ANDREW COATES
Guest: Dean Somerset
Topics covered
- personal training
- injury management
- fitness career
- client communication
- pain management
Keywords
- fitness education
- pain free living
- injury risk
- coaching skills
- writing in fitness
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Complete Fit Pro Blueprint
Places: Calgary
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