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Joe Strada just won Two-Brain Business Gym of the Year. Here’s exactly how he built one of the best content strategies in the gym industry.

In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin sits down with Joe Strada of Unleash’d Strength to break down his content playbook.

They cover everything from his early TikTok trend-hopping days to the storytelling and conversion-focused content that’s growing his gym today.

Joe walks through real examples from his own feed, including the meme-style video that got him five million views but zero followers and the carousel that finally broke his streak of flops and brought in nearly 200 new followers.

He also shares his exact process for using AI to script and edit videos for his gym based on viral videos he admires.

John and Joe dig into the difference between content that goes viral and content that actually converts, why getting your community involved in your videos pays off in ways views never will, and why finding the content style you genuinely enjoy making is the only sustainable way to stay consistent.

Tune in, steal Joe’s best ideas and adapt them for your own gym.

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00:00 - Why Most Gym Owners Never Post Content

00:51 - Meet the Viral Gym Owner of the Year

02:50 - How Joe Started Creating Content Before Opening His Gym

05:08 - The Trend-Hopping Strategy That Got Millions of Views

07:54 - Brand Positioning: Why "Strength Is for Everyone" Works

09:14 - Top-of-Funnel Content vs. Content That Sells

11:31 - Meme Content: Turning Members Into Creators

12:47 - Viral Content: How to Repeat a Winning Format

16:27 - Educational Content: Build Authority With Simple Tips

18:22 - Community Content: Show the Personality Behind Your Gym

21:18 - Content Planning: Never Run Out of Ideas Again

24:23 - AI Content: Adapting Trends for Your Audience

28:49 - Interview Content: Let Your Members Tell the Story

31:20 - Conversion Content: The Carousel That Added 200 Followers

36:44 - Storytelling Content: Create a Pin Post That Converts

42:26 - How to Start Creating Content Consistently

Before you spend another dollar on ads, listen to this episode. Chris Cooper is getting more leads from free Facebook posts than almost any other marketing channel.

Today on “Run a Profitable Gym,” Coop shares how he writes Facebook posts that start real conversations, bring back lapsed members and attract new clients.

The core idea is simple: Start capturing what’s already happening in your gym. The breakthroughs, the mistakes, the 6 a.m. class where only three people showed up and everyone crushed it anyway.

Chris also challenges you to make your clients the star of your content—just a good photo and two to four sentences that make everyone who knows them stop scrolling. These posts cost nothing and don’t require a social media manager or a fancy content strategy.

You’ll also hear about the posts that kill organic reach (like unfiltered rants) and why protecting your reach matters more than making a point.

Your gym’s best Facebook content is already happening in front of you every day. It’s time to start capturing it.

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0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Why organic Facebook still works

4:04 - Capture, don’t create

5:57 - The posts that perform best

6:45 - What kills your organic reach

7:20 - Make your clients famous

9:40 - How personal posts juice the algorithm

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If you stripped your gym’s name and logo from your website and social media, would anyone know what makes you different? For most gym owners, the honest answer is no.

In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Two-Brain CEO John Franklin lays out the five steps gym owners need to take to become the obvious choice online in 2026

He walks through real-world examples of gyms that have nailed their online positioning, including a gym serving underrepresented women in fitness, a bodybuilding facility that hunts down and restores rare equipment, a performance center that built its reputation entirely around baseball players with shoulder injuries and a personal training gym that targets exclusively the 50-plus crowd.

Each example illustrates the same core principle: a specific promise to a specific type of person beats generic messaging every time.

John also explains why simplifying your service offering is just as important as clarifying who you serve, and he outlines how your Google Business Profile, website and Instagram should all tell the same consistent story to turn curious searchers into booked consultations.

Tune in to learn how to make your gym impossible to ignore online.

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0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Be the "obvious choice" online

1:00 - Real gym example—underrepresented women

2:19 - Real gym example—world-class equipment

4:35 - Real gym example—baseball niche

6:04 - Real gym example—personal training

7:51 - Get clear on who you serve

9:55 - Simplify your service offering

11:50 - GBP, website and Instagram consistency

13:49 - Show undeniable proof