Working harder to become the best company in the powerlifting and strength training industry!
Former student, athlete, and intern becomes one of my biggest influences
Are your info sources qualified? Or are you counting on secondhand questionable advice?
The under-the-bar and academic experiences needed to become a successful strength coach.
Break the superior stereotypes about for profits and not for profits.
Two things that are hard to deal with…but you must roll with the punches.
Somehow choosing to challenge myself in the weight room makes the other challenges in my life seem a little less formidable, a little bit easier to face.
If you do not love something, you are probably are not going to be good at it.
There are many components that are integral to a successful business.
When I was a bright–eyed 22 year-old pecking away on a keyboard performing entry level tasks, I thought meetings were fantastic.
A real powerlifter hasn’t reached full potential until there is a combination of jackedness and high blood pressure so strong that the zits pop themselves during max effort movements.
I didn’t want a company that was going to be just me.
Uncovered from our video archives, this series feature’s Dave Tate’s small business seminar presentation, Passion to Profits.
Uncovered from our video archives, this series feature’s Dave Tate’s small business seminar presentation, Passion to Profits.
This is the one word that gets overused and abused the most in practically all corporate environments.
In life, it’s the inputs and the process that matters.
Dave discusses the logic behind product promotions and business rankings.
Hope, support, and encouragement are all needed to make your goals a reality. The intimidation that springs from wielding an axe doesn’t hurt, either.
Dave Tate shares his insight on three common principles that can make, or break, a business.
No other concept is used so pervasively and perversely with so little factual support than the ‘S’ word.
I simply don’t like frauds who attempt to practice their fraudulence at my expense.
Your coaching facility should be a place where work is accomplished, goals are met, and pride is instilled.
It’s like that old question about Christopher Columbus: Did he really “discover” America if there were already millions of people living there?
Dave Tate answers a question on where he thinks the fitness industry is headed.
Most start-up or very small businesses can’t afford much advertising.
After hearing his answers, my advice to him was to go back to his facility and genuinely thank his employees for working so hard and doing a tremendous job in spite of their staffing difficulties. The answer shocked him.
Follow Goodwin’s advice if you ever try to relocate your rack.
Most personal trainers want to do one thing as soon as someone hands them money for personal training—run!
If you do make time to do these things and implement and execute, the odds of outlasting your competition increases significantly.
I need to work for a few months on conditioning and tons of accessory work to bring up weaknesses.
Many gyms and facilities give free trial sessions to athletes in order to get them in to test drive their program.
I’m curious to know people’s thoughts on this.
No Spine. No Balls. No Business. Good Luck. Now what did I just write?
Responding to popular demand, I’d like to cover something I see lots of guys doing on websites and in articles.
Sooner or later you have to grab the gopher and beat him to a bloody pulp so obstacles don’t set you back.
If you think you are riding one, find a way to kill it or slow it down, but this is for another day.
You don’t need to be a cheerleader, but your interest had best be served by serving the athlete.
After about a half-hour of this sheer craziness, we all found ourselves laying on the front lawn of our new house laughing and talking while attempting to catch our breath.
As always, if anyone has suggestions of what they want to discuss next month, please leave a comment.
When I first went to the Underground Strength Gym in 2008, I had no idea what to expect.