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Stop Training Your Clients Like CrossFitters, Bodybuilders, or Powerlifters

No matter how well your favorite training style works for you, few clients share your goals. Even fewer are ready for such advanced workouts.

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The Myth of Fat-Burning Workouts: How the Body Fights Back, and What That Means for Trainers and Clients

It’s time to stop promising instant results and focus on what really matters for long-term success

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Three Mistakes that Could Cost You $100,000 and Sink Your New Gym

By ignoring three popular pieces of advice, a rookie gym owner can beat the odds and improve the bottom line.

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Five Ways to Help Your Clients Lose Weight

Did you know the number of flavors in a meal affects how much you eat? If your client is struggling to drop the pounds, and keep them off, try these well-researched but lesser-known strategies.

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Your Client Lost 200 Pounds. Now What About All That Excess Skin?

Extreme weight loss comes with a side effect that can be unpleasant, unwieldy, and even unhealthy for your client. Here’s what you can and, more important, what you can’t do to help.

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How to Change a Workout on the Fly in a Crowded Gym

Your brilliant program doesn’t stand a chance against the realities of a crowded gym. Here’s how you can change things up without compromising your client’s results.

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Joe Dowdell Got Screwed Out of Building the Gym of His Dreams. Here’s How He Recovered

It was going to be the most innovative and sophisticated gym ever built. A shady contractor and a nervous investor crashed it. There are lessons for all of us in the messy aftermath and inspiring recovery.

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Why You Can’t Train a New Mom Like Any Other Type of Client

New moms are often in a hurry to get their pre-pregnancy bodies back. But if they’re experiencing symptoms like incontinence, back pain, or a “poochy” stomach, they could have serious injuries that require a more cautious approach.

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Your Client Asks You a Crazy Question. How Do You Answer?

"How do you reduce gluten in a Snickers?" Every day, clients ask trainers questions that range from naïve to misguided to flat-out bonkers. Here’s how to respond in a way that engages clients without insulting them.

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How to Work Around Injuries in a Group Setting

When someone in your bootcamp or training group is limited by lower-back, shoulder, or knee pain, here are 15 creative ways to modify the program without compromising results.

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