All Courses

Do-It-Yourself: HIT for Health is a practical video-based course in High Intensity Training / Resistance Training for individuals, who want to learn how to apply the principles of HIT in their own training. You can expect to gain an understanding of the science behind this training protocol and the impact it will have to your body. Also, you can expect to learn training techniques, using body weight, free weights or training machines. At the end of the course, you will have to opportunity to consult with Simon Shawcross in a 30-minute Skype session. This course will not include a final exam…

Continuing Professional Development: High Intensity Resistance Exercise Specialist The CPD Course will enable you to become a High Intensity Resistance Exercise Specialist enhancing your current skill-set as a Personal Trainer or Gym Instructor. This is an opportunity to expand and future-proof your Physical Training business with science and evidence based resistance exercise to provide exceptional results for both you and your clients. You will acquire the knowledge and the confidence to put theory into practice and we will help to make this process as easy as possible for you. You’ll learn everything you need to know to apply High Intensity…

The HIT Personal Trainer Course will equip you with the most essential knowledge and skillsets for the application of High Intensity Training. You can expect to learn the anatomy and physiology of the body, the scientific research on which the High Intensity Training protocol is based and advanced training techniques. You can expect to learn how to work with clients and special populations, as well as what kind of nutritional advice you can offer to them. The course is eligible to anyone, wishing to become a Personal Trainer with a specialization in this type of training, without past experience or…

The Master HIT Personal Trainer Course is a comprehensive course, which will equip you with advanced personal training skills. This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of human anatomy and physiology, the science and principles of High Intensity Training, nutrition, motivation and stress management, as well as giving you all the necessary tools to work with diverse audiences, and manage and market your business for sustainable success. With the Master level certification, you will be able to provide an elite personal training service and run a successful business as a Master HIT Personal Trainer. The course is eligible…

Bill DeSimone is a HIT veteran and has been a personal trainer since 1983. As an author and speaker Bill is renowned and highly respected in the industry for his joint-friendly, biomechanical approach to weight training. In this course, Bill lays out a detailed blueprint on how to build workouts based on a classic HIT foundation that incorporate the best, most valuable and biomechanically proven elements of Functional Training, to enhance the intermediate and advanced trainee’s results. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to have a video-call consultation with Simon Shawcross and the option to…

Jay Vincent is a published fitness model, bodybuilder and former college athlete. He owns two personal training studios in New York instructing HIT workouts to people of all ages and physical conditions. In this course, Jay shows you the exact workout and techniques he uses to gain muscle and get ripped, so that you can follow exactly what he does to get your Ultimate Physique too! At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to have a video-call consultation with Simon Shawcross and the option to submit a video of your own bodybuilding workout for personalized feedback.…

John Little is the co-author of the pioneering book, Body by Science, which brought High Intensity Training to the masses, perhaps for the first time. He’s written another 44 books, produced movies in Hollywood, build a vast collection of exercise machines and conducted research that defines how we train today. Ironman magazine has hailed him “one of the leading fitness researchers in the world.” He is certainly one of the most interesting figures in the world of High Intensity Training and after 30 years in the industry, he is now advocating for ‘proper’ exercise, without the hype, without the nonsense,…

Simon Shawcross is the founder of HITuni and has been a personal trainer since 1999. He is a respected author and speaker on the topics of exercise and wellbeing, with a core focus on communicating the value of strength training for everyone. In this course, Simon introduces No External Load Training (NXL), a highly effective method of resistance training that doesn’t require the use of any weights or exercise equipment. It includes a thorough examination of the scientific papers that has led researchers to state no load training can be “equally effective to improve muscular size and functionality”, when compared…

Skyler Tanner is an exercise physiologist with over 20-years practical experience of applying exercise physiology principles. In this course, Skyler shows you how to think about running the same way you do about strength training, that is the minimum effective dose to get you as fast as you want to be within the ability of your genetics. The cornerstone of the course is a four-phase training program designed to improve your strength, skill and speed, then prepare you to run a specific distance/event. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to have a video-call consultation with Simon Shawcross…

Luke is the CEO of Discover Strength, a chain of HIT personal training studios he founded in 2006. He is a respected author and speaker, passionate about evidence-based fitness. In this course, Luke presents a robust training programme that will teach you what steps you need to take to convert an enquiry to a client, as well as how to run a top-notch introductory appointment that closes the deal near every time. As part of the course you’ll get a master blueprint with all the recommended client interactions during their buying journey (see below), plus email templates and telephone scripts.…