Ultimate No-Equipment Workout By Craig Ballantyne, CTT Certified Turbulence Trainer http://georgettepann.com/101bwexercises One of the most common questions I get asked is something like "If you could only do 5 exercises....?" or "if you could only use one piece of equipment....?" I have to admit, I think these questions are silly, because when would I ever have those limits placed upon me? Well, I guess there is one answer...a hotel room. Recently, stuck in a hotel with a terrible Read more [...]

Best way to Dominate GUEST POST BY Matt Wiencek If you don’t do this, you are going to be missing out on the most effective marketing tool in the fitness industry.  With this tool, you will be able to keep clients longer, increase your value to prospects and clients, and add limitless growth potential to your Personal Training Business.  The three things that you need to focus on the most in order to increase the marketing of your fitness business is a customized fitness business specific Read more [...]

How to use the Hottest Method in the World with Bootcamps   The hottest method in the world, according to cool people, is metabolic resistance training.  Seriously, great coaches in the fitness industry like Alwyn Cosgrove and Craig Ballantyne have used this method for years, but this coined term has been used a lot lately, and for good reason.   It works.   What is Metabolic Resistance Training?   The elevator answer – it’s a big awesomeness ball that helps Read more [...]

8 Boot Camp Marketing Mistakes to Avoid by Georgette Pann http://thefitnessbootcamp.com You have boot camp, you have a business. The word about your place needs to get the word out. You can offer great services but if nobody knows about your business, then you’re not going to get anywhere with it. Good and effective marketing has just become your new best friend. The old adage about any publicity is good publicity holds only some truth if you’re a celebrity (sometimes we only know who Read more [...]

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Training the Overweight Client  By Mike Boyle Functional Strength Coach 4 http://georgettepann.com/stcoach4 Training obese clients represents a series of truly unique challenges. Within these challenges lie great business prospects and opportunities to change lives’. However, to succeed trainers need to put a large amount of thought into the process of dealing with an overweight client. Unfortunately as Ben Franklin noted “common sense is not very common”. We constantly see trainers Read more [...]

   Assessing Credibility in the Internet Age  By Mike Boyle Functional Strength Coach 4 http://georgettepann.com/stcoach4 I wrote this over a year ago and have been a little hesitant to post it. A recent Strengthcoachblog.com post got me to sit down and finish this article. Tim Edgerton, a UK strength and conditioning coach, named me the most influential man is strength and conditioning the other day which was cool. However the rest of the list was at least half non-coaches. Read more [...]

10-exercise Bodyweight Bootcamp Program + Finisher This is Workout A from Phase 3 of Craig Ballantyne's 6-Month Turbulence Training Bodyweight Manual. By the way, here are a few exercise substitutions if you do this one at the park without a stability ball: - For 1B, put your feet on steps instep of the ball - For 3A, do 1-Leg RDL's instead of 1-leg curls - For 5B, do mountain climbers instead of the jackknife 1A) Prisoner Squat (15 reps) 1B) Feet on Ball Pushup (12 reps) Read more [...]

Tribal Training: Building Your Network http://georgettepann.com/tribaltraining   As fitness professionals we have the opportunity to meet a lot of people.  This can be a blessing and a curse, but if you learn to attract the right people and treat them with like Gold, you can create an endless flow of opportunities.   The majority of people that hire trainers have a little extra cash.  This extra income usually comes from that person performing at their chosen craft, right? Read more [...]

Your 3 Step Rapid Action Plan For Launching A Sports Training Business by Pat Rigsby 1. Choose Your First Niche - Ultimately you can build programs to serve different sport niche markets, but to make this happen and happen fast you need to start with one.  Ideally you'll choose a niche that: :: You enjoy working with :: You have the expertise to serve well :: You have some contacts that can help in getting you started (see step 2) :: There is a local market for 2. Develop Your Target Read more [...]