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After all the HYPE surrounding it’s release (created mostly by me), it’s finally here …
Without it, most trainers will go on the way they always have - frustrated and not getting to that higher level of training they see and hear about, but no one ever tells you how to reach … but now […]

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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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Purdue University is now offering a four year degree in Personal Training - yeah, that’s right, the same job that until now only required little more than a weekend certification can be yours after four years of pricey full-time college education. Depending on how you look at it, this could either be a very […]

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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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Just when you thought having a website was enough, things online have changed. Creating a static web-page where people come to get information isn’t enough anymore; you need to tell a story that people can connect with. But since you’re a living, growing human being, this story is constantly changing, and if you want to […]

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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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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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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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