EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THE FITNESS BUSINESS I LEARNED FROM WATCHING FANTASY AND SCI-FI MOVIES …

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Kaiser.

You’ll never catch me at a COMIC-CON convention … 

But sci-fi and fantasy movies are some of the most powerful mythology we have today (call this sad if you will).  While we enjoy them as escapist entertainment, remember that they are the products of the work of hundreds of brilliant people in [...]

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TOP FIVE TRAINERS TURNED ENTREPRENEURS OF ALL TIME: PART 1 – BILL PHILLIPS, The Supplement King.

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Kaiser.

I love biographies! Something about reading about the successes of other people and how they got there that makes you realize what you’re capable of. What I especially love is to learn about their humble beginning and adversities, most of which make anything you think is stopping you look really small in comparison.

On that note I bring you the first a special five part series I’m calling TOP FIVE TRAINERS TURNED MARKETERS OF ALL TIME.

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HE’S BACK!!! NATE GREEN puts down the BOOZE, BROADS, and BARBELLS to talk PERSONAL TRAINING and FITNESS!!! (listen to our full conversation)

Posted on 28. Mar, 2009 by Kaiser.

Just like Sinatra used to say, at the end of the day, when you’ve made it, you want to say “I did it my way” …
One guy really taking that to heart in the fitness industry is NATE GREEN.
Instead of trying to fit anyone else’s mold on what it mean to be in fitness, Nate’s [...]

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THE “BUSINESS” OF PERSONAL TRAINING: TALKING TO KELLI CALABRESE ABOUT GETTING SERIOUS IN FITNESS (listen to the in-depth audio of our conversation – new updated audio)

Posted on 14. Nov, 2008 by Kaiser.

Didn’t we just finish talking about how Personal Training wasn’t a business?!?!
Yeah, but we’re going to shift gears and get down to BUSINESS – we’re going to talk about getting serious about fitness!
Even though this blog is about passion and lifestyle, at a certain point you’ve got to make a decision: “Are you going [...]

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PERSONAL TRAINING SECRETS OF THE WORLD’S MOST RIPPED MOM REVEALED!!! Personal Trainer Lauren Brooks Miller talks about how to balance training and life …

Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 by Kaiser.

What do porn and Top-Level Training have in common? They’re both hard to define, but you know it when you see it!
And I certainly found it (Top-Level Training, not porn) in the training practice of Southern California’s Kettlebell Queen, Lauren Brooks Miller.
Like I always talk about on the blog, I didn’t invent this thing; [...]

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CAREER BURN-OUT!!! CHRIS SNOOK AND I GIVE INSIGHTS AND SOLUTIONS TO PERSONAL TRAINING PURGATORY!!! (listen to the no-holds audio of our conversation)

Posted on 25. Sep, 2008 by Kaiser.

ABANDON EVERY HOPE, ALL WHO ENTER HERE ….
There isn’t a more dreaded term in Personal Training than BURN-OUT. Think of it as a kind of purgatory where life starts to lose pleasure and meaning, without an end in site.
It might sound like I’m exaggerating, but this is a place that a lot of [...]

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“HOW DO I GET STARTED IN PERSONAL TRAINING?!?!?” My Definitive Answer To Starting A Career In Fitness ….

Posted on 05. Sep, 2008 by Kaiser.

HOW DO I GET STARTED IN PERSONAL TRAINING? That’s the number one question getting thrown around these days. Instead of skating around the subject, let’s get right to the heart of it.
It seems everyone wants to get started in Personal Training for some reason. It’s the question every guy and gal that’s [...]

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MAIL BAG!!! Answering Super-Trainer Reader E-mail and Questions (all through the miracle of streaming video!)

Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Kaiser.

Real funny how things turn out …
Super-Trainer started out as a fun way for me to talk (okay brag) about how amazing Personal Training’s been for me and some of the other trainers I know – a real difference from all the negative crap I was seeing and reading about on the web. It [...]

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THE ALL-OUT FUROR ON “HOW TO CHOSE A PERSONAL TRAINER” RAGES ON!!! The Debate On Personal Training Credentials Just Doesn’t Stop …

Posted on 10. May, 2008 by Kaiser.

Call me a low-life geek, but I’ve been surfing the online Fitness and Personal Training forums lately, just getting a pulse for the training industry and promoting Super-Trainer. Well, I was pretty shocked to find what the biggest point of discussion is in the field of Personal Training …
There’s a pretty heated debate [...]

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JASON HADEED – REST IN PEACE – My Amazing Final Interview With The Tremendous Personal Trainer, Father, And Human Being (full audio – originally posted 2/20 – new video added).

Posted on 04. May, 2008 by Kaiser.

Last week we lost one of the best trainers in the country. Jason Hadeed of E.A.T.S. in Germantown Maryland was senselessly murdered in his apartment complex. His killer turned himself in to police an hour later.
Jason leaves behind 2 children, the many people whose lives he’s improved through fitness, and the numerous [...]

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IS PERSONAL TRAINING A REAL CAREER? EXHIBIT A: DAVE PARISE – Listen to my interview with Personal Trainer Dave Parise (plus video intro).

Posted on 09. Apr, 2008 by Kaiser.

When most kids grow up they dream of being doctors, lawyers, or even astronauts. If they only knew what being a Top-Level Trainer was like, they might change their minds!
The truth is Personal Training doesn’t always get the respect it deserves as a real profession. While the public and media generally paint a [...]

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“ON TIME” IS THE NEW “LATE” – Read my take on the importance of punctuality for Personal Trainers.

Posted on 08. Mar, 2008 by Kaiser.

In making sure I made it to my sessions on time this morning with daylight savings time today, it made me think of an article I wrote not too long ago about punctuality.
I have to admit that with my full schedule and commuting, I don’t have a 100% on-time rate (pretty darn [...]

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STEP YOUR GAME UP! TALKING TO STEVE COTTER – The King of Kettlebells talks techniques and training (listen to our full audio).

Posted on 02. Mar, 2008 by Kaiser.

Staying on top of your game in this business is very important. While doing some continuing ed recently, I found out one glaring weakness in my training arsenal – kettlebells. You see them in every gym and studio these days, and I have to admit that I knew little about their use and benefits.
In [...]

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MIKE BOYLE ON RUNNING A TRAINING BUSINESS – Find out how Mike does it (audio clip from our conversation).

Posted on 24. Jan, 2008 by Kaiser.

Some trainers, even the most knowledgeable ones, often get too caught up in the training part of this profession. They think that just additional training knowledge will break them out of the ruts they’re suffering through in their careers.
While noone will argue whether a strong background in training is a must, at some point you [...]

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MEET EUGENE THONG, TLT – Top Level Trainer talks about how he does it.

Posted on 15. Jan, 2008 by Kaiser.

As a great man once said – “Let me see that THONG” -
Or in this case I wanted to talk to him: I’m referring to fellow trainer Eugene Thong. For every trainer out there who gets big-time media coverage, trains a roster of stars, or is selling a new workout machine, there are [...]

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SALES TRAINING: THE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION – Your primer on relationship selling.

Posted on 05. Dec, 2007 by Kaiser.

“Sales” in it’s traditional sense, is a weird subject for Personal Trainers.
If you know me, you know that most of my advice is designed to help you sell yourself. If you get good at creating a positive success image and delivering a consistently WOW product (in this case your training sessions), [...]

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MAKING MONEY TRAINING TRAINERS – The new booming sector of the Personal Training Industry.

Posted on 04. Nov, 2007 by Kaiser.

“The field of personal training is red-hot … and almost completely unregulated. This means that the same people you’re relying on to keep you fit – and, more importantly, safe – during your private session may have neither training nor license to do so. Possible result? Severe injuries.”
Leave it to the New York Post to [...]

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