If you train gen pop, how do you get into your clients’ heads? What exercises do you choose? Dave Tate answers these questions based on his experiences from training gen pop.
It’s great you can point out each origin and insertion of every muscle, but your client doesn’t care. Your end goal is to get your client results and to make them feel better about themselves — not getting them to the point where they’re limping out of your gym.
Ever heard the saying, “If you can’t explain something simply, you probably don’t understand it?” If you’re going to bring in clients, you need to make your pitch short, sweet, and simple.
I’m not suggesting that you destroy yourself. What I am saying is that a lot of new trainers are coming out of school with information about corrective exercises but zero practical experience of knowing how to push people in the gym.
The only way to REALLY keep your clients away from the snake oil is to teach them about it, but you’ve got to do a couple of things before you have their trust and attention…
2018, you were a great new chapter. You’ve put me in a good place with my training, my clients’ training, and the team’s training. 2019, see you soon.
To be a successful trainer, it takes more than showing up and looking the part. It takes more than you think.
The advice of other business owners will be an invaluable asset to growing your company— but only if you’re listening to the right people.
RiverCity Barbell started as most gyms do: in a garage. We defined our business and used these tactics to make our training facility what it is today.
In only five years, Mark Rogers has taken his gym from one location and grown to three facilities covering the entire Austin, Texas area.
Anderson and Miller open the nearest elitefts outfitted gym yet.
It’s crunch time and we have some moves to make pretty quickly.
Remember, there is more to eliminating the clueless trainer paradox then simply doing what they cannot.
I spent two weeks at Strength & Performance, in which time I think I learned more than in the last 3 years.
However, I’ve had to fire a few clients. I love a business where the business owner fires his clients.