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The top 12 best posts published by the PTDC in 2011 and a massive thank you.

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.

Share/Bookmark How do you determine how much a client is worth to you? Is it by how much they spend at each visit, the amount of referrals they give you or by how many times they see you each week? On the flip side, how much are you worth to each one of your clients? The reason I`m asking is…

Share/Bookmark In the pursuit of optimal human performance, how many professions are after similar outcomes? Specifically, what professions are after the same thing? Have you heard these statements before? Do you agree or disagree? “Your particular discipline doesn’t matter. It’s all about what you know and how you apply it.” “Everyone is doing the same things, just under different titles…

Share/Bookmark Journal your way to success It has been twelve years since I was sitting in my English Writing class reading a popular bodybuilding magazine. The article featured legendary bodybuilder Dorian Yates. What was interesting about this article was that it didn’t focus on Dorian’s usual high intensity training, his massive back, or the supplementation or training strategies he used…

Share/Bookmark Great interview by Graeme Thomas about the development of the PTDC!!! http://graemethomasonline.com/personal-training-development-center-helping-trainers-get-started/ Share/Bookmark

Share/Bookmark Put yourself in this scenario.. You have worked out for years and gotten results.  Since you love the fitness world, you decide to become a personal trainer without really knowing what it entails.  The job sounds exciting and you have friends that are already doing it.  How hard can it be?  I mean all you have to do is…

Share/Bookmark The PTDC wouldn’t have had me on board if Jon hadn’t asked. My client would not have come in yesterday with an internationally renowned spine mechanics specialist if I hadn’t of asked, and what was the net result? My client now has much better selected exercises, much more confidence in his kinesiologist-trainer and his progress, I know more and…

Share/Bookmark The Personal Trainer Development Center is comprised of different coaches from varying backgrounds.  You can view the coaches bio’s here.   These coaches have been carefully selected based on unique skill sets that they have honed over the years.  The one common trait is a passion for improving the quality of the personal training industry. Topics will vary.  All of…