My Parents Don’t Want me to be a Personal Trainer

How one trainer overcame his parents objections and pushed on in his quest to become the best

Members can’t afford training at my gym — what do I do? (CONTEST)

Are you a struggling commercial gym trainer. Read this and follow the guidelines to enter the contest and get more clients than you can handle.

What’s in my desk?

Training 11 clients in a row has allowed me to write a book, start an awesome website, and train 30-40hrs/wk. Here’s how I do it.

A Quick and Dirty Pain Assessment

A quick system to assessing your clients when they complain of pain to decide whether you can continue training them or not.

Should We Train People in Pain?

Mike Robertson answers the question “Should we train people in pain”

What are Strength Exercises for Runners? The Science and the Programming

Runners like to run. Here’s how to decide on the proper strength exercises for runners to help their performance.

101 Mistakes Personal Trainers Make – MASSIVE FREE EBOOK

This massive free e-book lays out every mistake that personal trainers make and the solutions to each.

The Ultimate Guide to Running a Group Exercise Program

Geoff Girvitz gives the lowdown on how to run an effective group exercise program.

Personal trainers shouldn’t periodize

Periodization shouldn’t be in a personal trainers vocabulary. This post will end the debate.

Gym Etiquette: Teaching Respect for the No Lift Zone

Do you get annoyed when exercises don’t follow the rules of the iron? Teach your clients etiquette so they become a part of the community

The Journey to Teaching Trainers, Speaking at Conferences, and Writing for T-Nation

How do I get a speaking gig at conferences? How do I get my article published on sites like T-Nation or the PTDC? These are questions I get everyday. Dean Somerset talks about how he found his niche and got himself known as one of the big boys and wants to help you get there too

Putting Yourself in Their Shoes: Connect With your Clients and They will Never Leave

Frustrated with your clients leaving? Hate making annoying phone calls to get new bodies in the gym. Connect with your clients and they’ll stay. Here’s how…

Gym Before Work? – 10 Habits that Help a Busy Mom Cope with Training, Coaching and Life

Neghar Fonooni describes how she fits in the gym with her busy life being a mother among all of her other responsibilities. Encourage your busy clients to follow her 10 habits and watch their energy levels and commitment to the gym rise.

Physical Fitness Instruction – Should you Work in a Commercial Gym? part 2

The question of where to work is a major concern for new trainers anywhere. In part 2 Dean gives some insight into the boutique and commercial style gyms.

Physical Fitness Instruction – Should you Work in a Commercial Gym?

The question of where to work is a major concern for new trainers anywhere. In part 1 Dean gives some insight into the emerging Crossfit style gyms and why you should or shouldn’t work there.

Fun Workouts: 5 Steps to Keep it Fun Without Losing your Focus

Fun workouts are the way to keep clients. The best trainers know how to mesh fun with science. Coach Nick Tumminello gives some great tips on keeping workouts fun for your clients while not losing your focus from their results.

Build Your Client Army: Becoming Unstoppable

Building a client army will make you unstoppable. When it’s done you can look forward to making a cold call again. Your clients will bring in all of the clients you’ll ever need (and more).

In this take home piece Jon tells the story of how one client made him $100 000 and how he built his clientele. He gives you a step by step path to follow so you can build your own army.

Give your clients workouts more cowbell

Giving your clients more cowbell keeps them motivated to push through the difficult life change they’ve embarked on by joining a gym and hiring you. Here are some easy to follow steps to make sure your client stays and spreads your gospel to anybody who will listen

Idiots in the Gym – My Challenge to Personal Trainers

Do you laugh at some of the stupid exercises you see at the gym? Do you get frustrated by “idiots” who workout at your club? Jon challenges you to change your thinking about these “idiots”. It might just be the final piece to make you an unstoppable personal trainer.

Top Personal Trainer Successes

Personal Trainer Success.. How does one achieve success? Here some of the top personal trainers give their top 3 traits to follow for success in personal training

6 Reasons Your Personal Training Client will Quit!

Personal Training Clients don’t stay around forever. As a personal trainer you MUST know how to keep them around for as long as possible. here are 6 reasons why personal training clients leave and what you can do to keep them.

Top Personal Trainer Mistakes

Every personal trainer has made mistakes. In this ever-evolving article some of the best personal trainers in the industry divulge their deepest regrets.

Avoid Burn Out! – The Block System for Personal Trainers

Sometimes working more hours makes you less money. Jon overviews the Block System and how he more than doubled his salary working 480less hrs a year.

Teach Your Female Personal Training Clients to Train Like Men

In this “take home” article Neghar Fonooni makes a strong case for all females to train hard and gives personal trainers the tools to empower women.

Handling Difficult Clients – The Quiet Assassin

Personal Trainers deal with all types of difficult clients. The Quiet Assassin gives you no feedback at any point but works their butts off. How do you deal with it?

How to Analyze Training Information – a step by step guide

Nick Tumminello gives a step by step process to analyze training information. A must read for any aspiring fitness professional.

Exercise and the Eldery – Get After it Grandma!

Exercise and the elderly, why they CAN exert themselves at a high intensity! – A guest post by Harold Gibbons of haroldgibbons.wordpress.com.

Why you don’t deserve your own personal training business…

Why some personal trainers struggle when opening their business. John Izzo speaks to the trend of new trainers opening up their own facility too early.

Personal Trainer Career Series: Inter-Professional Collaboration

In our first ‘Take Home’ article Scott Tate overviews of inter-professional collaboration and how to take advantage for referrals. He describes the system that’s worked to make his business thrive.

What Certification in Personal Training Should You Get?

Which certification in Personal Training should I get?

It’s the most common question I get from potential trainers. In part 1 of this 4 part series Jon recalls his experience and opinions with personal trainer certifications in addition to giving you some more info into the world of certifying personal trainers.