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3,000,000 Exercise Balls Recalled: Where’s a Top-Level Trainer When You Need One!?!?

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Doug Groce, CSCS.

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It’s about time someone put a stop to the madness. I’m talking about recall of 3,000,000 fitness balls.

The truth is, this piece of “equipment” can be extremely dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands. It doesn’t take a CSCS to tell you that anything involving a barbell, one or more 45 plates, and a stability ball is probably not a good idea.

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Thanks to BiasTraining from the Super-Trainer personal training forum for this picture – and here are some of the responses:

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THE >NEW< TRUTH ABOUT PERSONAL TRAINING: THE WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT 2.0 !!! (Watch the video that sets the stage for the future of Super-Trainer)

Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Kaiser.

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It’s finally here:
THE WHISTLEBLOWER 2.0

 

This is the new FREE special report, in the form of a video, where we peel below the surface and look at what’s really going on in the Personal Training Industry.
What’s different about this report?  Why is this essential viewing for any Personal Trainer?
Because we zoom out and look at [...]

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BAD NEWS BUT GOOD PRESS – Hard Financial Times For Personal Trainers Covered In PAGE SIX MAGAZINE …

Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by Kaiser.

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Personal Training is a LUXURY service – it’s a real good idea for you to view what you do that way, if you don’t already. I always keep than in mind when I deliver it, market it, and talk about it – it gives me the right mindset when approaching the product I’m trying to [...]

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YOUR FAVORITE BLOG TURNS ONE YEAR OLD + HERE’S WHAT’S NEW AT SUPER-TRAINER ….

Posted on 11. Sep, 2008 by Kaiser.

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When did SUPER-TRAINER get started? I’m not really sure. But around this time is when I first talked to Gunnar Peterson for one of the early posts, so let’s call this the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. The year’s flown by, but it feels like a lot has changed. I’m not talking [...]

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ROGER CLEMENS’ PERSONAL TRAINER BRIAN MCNAMEE: (WORST) CASE STUDY – Training Gone Wrong

Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by Kaiser.

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Sex and drug charges? They’re not new to baseball, but not what we’d want associated with Personal Training. But we’ve got that and more in the case of Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens’ now infamous Personal Trainer and alleged drug pusher. While any of us would hardly look up to his behavior or want [...]

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TOP LEVEL PERSONAL TRAINERS FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES – Find out about the new age of Personal Training: training without limits.

Posted on 12. Sep, 2007 by Kaiser.

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I just got my hands on an article from late 2005 from the New York Times and it was pretty shocking. What’s the main point of the article? Personal Training isn’t your usual job – it can’t be bound by the confines of a gym, can’t be punched in a clock, and your [...]

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