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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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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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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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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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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 […]

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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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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” 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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“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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