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Best Content of the Week

Being a personal trainer is about so much more than writing workouts and correcting form. We also have to learn how to get attention at a moment when we see so many competitors trying to make it by faking. That's what PTDC founder Jonathan Goodman tackles in this week's top article.

We also have two distinct takes on weight loss: a scalding takedown of the diet-industrial industry, and a deep dive into the research on weight-loss maintenance. It's not the kind of information your clients want to hear, but it can help them avoid unrealistic expectations.

— Esther Avant

Best Article

How to Fake Success in Online Fitness in Three E-Z Steps for $317 in Just Seven Days -- Jonathan Goodman, the PTDC

Technology makes it too easy to fake success. With a few clicks, Photoshop can inflate your biceps and turn your skin blemish-free. With a few bucks, you can buy fake endorsements from fake clients. And for a few dollars more, you can buy your way into a high-profile article that names you one of the best at what you do. PTDC founder Jonathan Goodman shows how easy it is to fake success online, and how you can stand out in a crowded marketplace without faking anything.

— Shane McLean

Best Video

15 Squat Mistakes and How to Fix Them -- Mike Israetel and Charly Joung, Renaissance Periodization

We all know the squat isn't easy to master. Very few clients get it right without a lot of coaching. That's why some of the PTDC's most popular articles focus on finding the right squat stance for each client. This 25-minute video covers 15 common mistakes, with coaching tips to correct them. 

— Esther Avant

Best Social Media Post

Best Podcast

Do Diets Even Work in the Long Term? -- Danny Lennon with guest Alan Flanagan, Sigma Nutrition

Danny Lennon and Alan Flanagan unpack the vast (and somewhat disheartening) research of long-term weight-loss maintenance. They cover a lot of ground in this episode: study design and limitations, the impact of monitoring, whether certain diets are better than others, if rate of loss has an impact, and how coaches can apply the literature. 

— Mike Howard

More Great Fitness Content 

Five Signs Your Fitness Obsession Is Killing Your Happiness -- Samantha Kellgren, Simply Well Coaching

Self-Sabotage: No One Is Coming to Save You -- George Kalantzis, tonygentilcore.com

Copywriting for Online Personal Trainers -- Johnny Watson and Yusef Smith with guest John Romaniello

A Successful Failure -- Katy Milkman with guests Cass Sunstein, Kirabo Jackson, and Andrew Chaikin

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