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CLICK HERE for a FREE WORKOUT!! www.turbulencetraining.com I’m going to give you 3 weight loss tips today. The most important thing when doing a weight loss program is your nutrition. So the first thing you will want to do is calculate how much you are eating now, and then improve the quality of the food you are eating. If you’re still not losing weight, then start to decrease your calories by 10-20 percent per day. That is the simplest nutrition tip you will ever get. The second weight loss tip is to include strength training exercise. That may sound odd for some of you who do not associate strength training with weight loss, but I guarantee you that it will help you lose bodyfat. Finally, the third weightloss tip is to use interval training instead of regular cardio training. Slow cardio training is really a waste of time because it takes up so much time, but doesn’t give you a lot of results. Whereas interval training can be done in half the amount of time and burns more belly fat as proven in a research study compared to regular cardio training. So those are the 3 best weight loss tips that anyone can give you.Visit Turbulence Training to get your FREE sample fat burning workout. Clck here to get started www.turbulencetraining.com And to get access to the #1 weight loss secret of social support and to ask Craig Ballantyne your weight loss questions, visit the Turbulence Training Membership site here www.ttmembers.com For the most effective exercises to burn belly fat

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I think we are all aware that times have changed and while the business climate might be tougher then usual, I believe there is still plenty of opportunity to grow your personal training business. But businesses have to be flexible and adapt faster then ever before if they are going to stay profitable and continue to grow. With this in mind, here are my top ten picks to growing your personal training business. Apply each of these strategies and watch your business flourish.
1) Learn to connect with your customer. Yes, business is all about relationship building and making the customer feel good about their decision to buy and do business with you. This means listening 80% of the time and talking only 20%. A hard thing to do for most fitness professionals. When you listen, you demonstrate respect and interest in your client which serves to strengthen your relationship. People love to do business with people they know and like and being likeable improves your chance of receiving referrals.
2) Deliver value during each session. If you provide the same experience during each session and never change things then you are in danger of losing your client. They may start to think, “I’m not learning anything new or seeing any new results, maybe I’ll quit”. They may contemplate working with another trainer or just going it alone. However, if you deliver great value with each session they are more likely to stay with you. You should strive to come up with a new exercise every session even if you train the same person five times a week. Or offer a nutrition or fitness tip. The best compliment you can receive from a client is “I never know what’s coming during our session, I love the variety”.
3) Track everything your client does. Track your client’s progress then communicate any achievements the attain. If a client realizes they are making progress and achieving the results they desire they will continue to train with you. For example, if a client did two push-ups initially and are now up to ten, this is a chance to recognize and acknowledge their success. Never miss an opportunity for recognition and praise. The only way to do this is to keep track by recording it in their file.
4) Believe in your services enough to offer a significant guarantee. Early in my personal training career I decided I was willing to provide clients with a 100% money back guarantee. The guarantee was simple. If they did not see any results after three months of training I was willing to give them their money back. I knew that I had to work hard but so did the client. We were in it together. This allowed the client to feel how committed I was to their training and in eighteen years of training I never had anyone ask for their money back.
5) Take some risks. In order to grow your business you are going to have to take some risks. It’s great to do a lot of one-on-one training but perhaps you could think of otherways to maximize your revenue or broaden your market niche. Outdoor fitness classes are a great way to secure more income per hour and is all the rage. Why not jump on the band wagon and start offering this service to your clients. Or perhaps you have an idea for a completely new and innovative program. Are you letting fear get in the way of trying it? If yes, then bust out and take a risk. It could be the program you need to push your business growth to the next level.
6) Ask for referrals. If you’ve just cringed at the thought of asking for a referral you are missing a huge opportunity for business growth. I know most trainers don’t like to ask for anything but when it comes to referrals, it’s the easiest form of marketing and one just waiting to be explored. Your clients love you otherwise they wouldn’t continue to do business with you. They are eager to share their results with others and sing your praises. They are itching to refer other people to you, all you have to do is ask. You know this to be true because you refer people to businesses all the time. Think about the last restaurant you went to or the last movie you saw. If you liked the food and service or enjoyed the movie you readily told other people about it. If someone were to ask you, “where’s a good place to eat” you would tell them. When it comes to your clients you can simply let them know you have room for a few more people in your schedule and you would love an oppor
7)Offer a sample session and create a wow experience. I don’t know about you but when I go grocery shopping I love it when they have free food samples. It gives me an opportunity to try the item before I spend my money. If the item is nutritious, tasty and well-priced then I make the purchase. With so many items to chose from in the store I welcome the opportunity to try before I buy. Why not provide the same experience for prospects? Then wow them with an amazing experience and before you know it you will have a new client.
8)Let others say how wonderful you are. Part of growing your business requires the use of testimonials. People like to hear what others have to say about you. It’s far better for someone else to say you are the best thing since sliced bread then if you say it. As such, collect as many testimonials as you can. Use photos, video or both to send the message that other people who use your services are getting results, having fun and learning how to be healthy and fit.
9)Give away your expertise . I’m not kidding, don’t be afraid to give away your expertise. If someone asks for your help, advice or opinion don’t be afraid to tell them and share your knowledge. I’ve met a lot of people over the years who all seemed interested in getting involved in fitness. Many of them were “on the fence” not ready to fully commit to the process. Instead of trying to sell them, I took the approach of educating them and then staying in touch and sharing my expertise. Not all of these people became paying clients but some of them did and it’s because I wasn’t afraid to hold back. I can also feel good that I helped other people learn more about living a healthy lifestyle even though they never became clients.
10) Stay the course – be consistent I don’t know how many blogs, magazines, online articles or news papers you read on a daily or weekly basis. What I do know is there is no shortage of information available on how to grow your business. I believe the difference between a successful business and a not-so-successful business has more to do with what you are willing to action on a daily basis and how consistent you are. Stay the course and be consistent.
It’s not the large steps in life that usually make the biggest difference but the small steps we endeavour to take. I’m asking you to take small steps in applying some of these tips and see what kind of difference it makes in your personal training business. It’s easy to spin your wheels and get caught doing what you know over and over again. It’s quite something else to bust out of your zone of comfort and try something novel.



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Are you ready to build your muscles? Do you want to get ripped? Do you want a body that commands attention and respect, regardless of where you are? That is your goal, is it not?You’ll be glad to know that this can be done, and it can be done quickly. So we’re going to talk about an exercise that will more than likely take you where you want to go, and generally quicker than you thought possible. We don’t need anything fancy to do this, in fact you can just use a basic weight barbell and somewhere flat to put it. Make sure that the barbell has as much weight as humanly possible, or at least as much as you can lift. When this is done, you will want to pick up the bar while making sure that your back is straight. It sounds easy, but it’s actually a weight known as the deadlift. This is the best way to gain as much muscle mass as you possible can, in the shortest time you can. That is why they call it the deadlift. This is a very powerful exercise; as a matter of fact it can actually work the entire body in just one movement. The motion that you make can stretch every muscle in the body at once. Mostly you are working out the upper and lower back, and your thighs. The deadlift however, has it’s effect on the entire body. It won’t take you long to notice this and start believing that it is true. When you start doing it regularly, your body will feel as if it is undergoing a complete workout. There are actually a few ways that you can do the deadlift, but that’s another story for another day. Let’s go over the basic type, which is a the bent-leg deadlift. This is the standard way of doing it, and we’ll go over it right now. What you want to do is ensure your feet are wide apart, which is to say shoulder width. When you are sur4e you have it, grip the bar with your hands, and put your hands outside your legs. Most people use an overhand grip, but if you want you can have one palm facing in and one out. Now it’s time to start your workout, so make sure that you are squatting. Keep the bar close to your shins, and keep your back flat. Stare straight ahead and push upward with your legs. When you’ve done it, it’s time to start lifting. Pull up on your weight until you’re standing up fully. After that, lower that weight just like it was picked up. You will want to rest those weights on the ground as you get ready for another repetition. Take a deep breath and begin again. Keep going until you can go no more. Ensuring that you keep a good form is a huge part of doing good deadlifts. Make sure that you are able to lift lots of weight, but you also want to make sure that you’re not hurting yourself when you do it!Keeping your back straight is another important part of deadlifting. When you do lift, make sure that your weight stays close to your body. You also want your abs to be tight, that way you don’t end up stressing your lower back any more than it needs to be. Do this repeatedly, that way you get it down to a science. When you’re ready, you can start adding more weight. If you want to keep your grip from faltering too quickly, you can try using lifting straps in your deadlifts. You should try to do this about once a week, however the amount of repetitions that you do is totally up to you. Deadlifts are effective, and regardless of how many repetitions you actually do they’re going to help you and give your body the workout it needs. You can do five to seven, though there are people who do up to twenty repetitions at a time. You will need to experiment and determine the best way to do it. The deadlift is a workout that will change your life if you do it right!



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If you need to achieve success in bodybuilding there are a few tactics that you want to develop. You should not assume that just because you go to the gym you are going to achieve success in achieving your goal. You should not only develop a correct training program but you want to fully change your way of life also. If you don’t change your lifestyle you will not be in a position to achieve your goal in muscle building. If your lifestyle included a large amount of parting and consuming alcoholic drinks you actually need to avoid drinking. If you drink a lot of beer you will only finish up boosting your blubber. Below are a few pointers that may help you succeed in muscle building ; one. Always stay focused From the word go you need to obviously identify what you need as your goal. If you don’t know what you need or if you do not set clear goals as to the reasons why you took bodybuilding in the 1st place you won’t be ready to succeed in this sport. two. Stay galvanized if you want to achieve success in bodybuilding it is also very important that you stay galvanized. Without proper inducement you will not be able to succeed in bodybuilding since you will lack the psychological drive wanted to achieve success in this sport. Your genes play a giant giant very big role as far as your muscle building progress is concerned and if you lack the right genes it’ll take quite sometime before your body starts transforming how you need. This is the reason you want to stay motivated through so that you don’t finish up giving up. Each time you wake up you need to make a point of looking at it so that you try to look like the model in that picture. 3. Ensure you are hydrates always As a bodybuilder it is very important that you stay hydrated always. After undertaking intense training the body customarily loses lots of water and therefore you need to make sure that you recover back some of the lost water by taking about 6 glasses or more of water daily. 4. Make sure that you always rest This is one factor that many body-builders neglect thinking that it isn’t important. Resting is of equal significance as coaching intensely because if you don’t get correct rest you may not be able to achieve muscle growth.



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    Visit www.muscle-builders.com Arnold Schwarzenegger gives bodybuilding tips about philosophies, strength training, workout regimen, weight lifting.

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    If you’ve been thinking it’s time to raise your fees I bet you’ve felt what I call, the “gulp factor. ”

    The gulp factor is when part of you suddenly turns to jelly, quivering at the thought of actually stating your new fees out loud. Fear takes over, cloaked in the disguise of all the reasons you “should” keep your fees the same. That voice inside is probably telling you:

    “What if my new fees are too much?”

    “Who am I to charge so much more?”

    “If I charge more I’ll have to do more. I don’t want to work harder. ”

    And my success coaching favorite: “What if they say ‘no’ and I lose clients?”

    Sound familiar? I thought so.

    Now, you and I both know that the voice is the sound of fear, not truth. The job of fear is to keep you in the SAME PLACE you are right now. Fear is, well, fearful of growth, fearful of change and certainly fearful of you claiming your brilliance.

    Let’s take a look at three simple tips for women entrepreneurs to banish the fear so they CAN raise their fees with confidence:

    Business Coaching Tip #1: Tally the results your clients have achieved in the past six months. What changes have your clients experienced? Did they ask for a raise, quit their job, gain new clients or solve important problems? Write down their specific, measurable results. What emotional achievements did they experience? Write those down, too.

    (If you haven’t been tracking your clients’ measurable results, then this is your wake-up call to start! Your future in-come is riding on your commitment to produce extraordinary out-comes!)

    Business Coaching Tip #2: Don’t decide for your clients what they can or cannot afford. Truthfully? It’s none of your business to decide what fits or doesn’t fit within someone else’s budget. I hear from countless women entrepreneurs that they “worry” that their clients won’t be able to afford their services.

    Excuse me if what I’m about to say sounds harsh. I honestly believe that worrying that your clients can’t afford your services is really an issue of self-worth, cleverly disguised as sympathy.

    When I find myself slipping into that trap I snap out of it by reminding myself that when something is important enough, everyone finds a way to make it work financially.

    Women entrepreneurs do their clients a much greater, authentic, soulful service by holding them fully capable of stepping up and making decisions. And by standing in her own power around mo-ney, a woman small business owner makes it possible for her clients to do the same.

    Business Coaching Tip #3: When clients pay more they typically get better results. People respect mo-ney and tend to care more for the things for which they pay more. For example, do you usually see fancy cars or homes in disrepair? Of course not! Their owners value and care for their investments.

    You’ll find that the same is true when your clients pay more for your services. In fact, just the act of stepping up and paying a premium for a service will often trigger change at a deep, soul level. All of a sudden, clients take themselves more seriously, which is why you’ll see them get better results.

    For me, raising my fees pulls me towards being an even better, more authentic success coach for my clients. The higher fees give me permission to coach with more power and to hold my clients accountable to achieve not only what they say they want, but also to achieve that which I see they are capable.

    My success coaching request for you is to raise your fees with your next client. You’ll be propelled to more powerfully and passionately serve. AND your client will be inspired to create greater impact for what’s most important for her.



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    In order for men to flatten their lower stomach, it’s important to start with diet and exercise, meaning eating right and doing cardiovascular exercises. Learn about planks, triangle poses and exercise balls with help from a certified personal trainer in this free video on exercises to flatten the lower stomach. Expert: Tanya Batts Bio: Tanya Batts has been a certified personal fitness trainer for more than 11 years. She specializes in Pilates, yoga, combat cardio, aerobics, core conditioning and overall strength training. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

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    Sam O’Sullivan the owner of a Newport Personal Training Company and Cardiff Bootcamp gives us readers; 5 Tips To Boost Your Pull Ups. The Pull up is a compound move that involves working the major muscle groups of the upper body. Trapezius, Latisimus Dorsi, Rhomboids and all core muscles are heavily involved as well as the recruitment of the biceps.

     The pull up is a very functional exercise that many body builders avoid. Perhaps its and ego thing. . . but many bodybuilders are very heavy and using your ow body weight as exercise is extremely tough. . . especially if you are heavy. Who do you consider more manly a gymnast or a body builder? Who do you consider the strongest out of these two differing athletes. I can safely say the gymnast will win every single time. . . with out fail.

    Add pull ups to your routine and become leaner, stronger, more functonal and you’ll definitely improve your pysique as well as your core strength.

    Tip 1) Make sure you are practicing your pull ups on a consistent basis. Train this exercise on both your back and bicep days and even perform a few sets of the exercise as part of any warm up. The more you practicce. . . the easier they will get.

    Tip 2) Mix up your training to include many different forms of pull ups. Close grip, wide grip, mixed grip, unilateral grip, towel grip. Keep changing the stimulus to challenge the body.

    Tip 3) Improve your core strength. A strong core is the key to a strong body. A stronger core will make both your whole body stronger – FACT! For 12 minutes after three weekly gym visits, use a variety of exercises such as; planks, stability ball crunches, swiss ball jack knives, leg raises and russian twists to improve your core. This will improve your pull ups too!!Tip 4) Change the repetitions, rest period, sets, tempo, time under tension or load.  Never train the same way twice, as your body will adapt, always change something. As the owner of a Newport personal training company, I regularly change my repetitions and sets I use with my clients. From 12 sets of 2 reps, extremely heavy to 1 set of 50 reps – extremely light or assisted.  This changes the stimulus and the body to continue challenging those muscles. Tip 5) Get enough protein! You need at least 1. 5 – 2  grams of protein for every kg that you weigh. You need to consistently do this on a daily basis.  Its the food you consume that builds the muscle and not the exercise. Get a high quality shake with a ratio of 3:1 carbs:protein after each workout. This will replenish muscle stores, enhance recovery and feed those muscles the energy and nutrients they require.

    Follow these personal trainers 5 tips and add 3-4 pullups to your maximum pull ups in no time at all.



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    When a body builder starts a body building program, it is with specific objectives. The achievement of a particular goal is what propels body building and keeps it going despite the difficulties which may and are encountered enroute. Each body builder who hits the gym has a desire or a wish that he or she hopes will be made possible by the exercise regime that is being followed.

    But having a goal in mind and going to the gym is not all that it takes to ensure that it is achieved. Hundreds of body builders who are following punishing regimes, persistently pushing themselves to the edge, are not anywhere near their goals than when they first begun. It is when a body builder determines what his or her objective in body building is and then initiates only those exercises and diet program that is exclusively and appropriately channeled to the achievement of those objectives, that it becomes objective body building.

    Objective body building involves having the goals in mind and then engaging in those activities and only those activities that lead to the achievement of that desired goal. Objective body building is based on informed informative platform where a body builder knows expertly, what it is he or she is after and how to get it.

    It is in objective body building that focus meets decisiveness. Objective body building requires a body builder to find out and follow exclusively a program that leads to the achievement of the body building program.

    A body builder who intends to loose weight follows an exercise rhythm and intensity that if combined with an appropriate diet routine leads to fat combustion and toning of muscles. A body builder who is after muscle mass takes up the barbell and bench presses with a resolute determination that is only matched by a high calorie and hyper-proteinious diet. A body builder who is after toning up the muscles increases the cardiovascular exercises and aerobics in the body building program with a less water diet to boot.

    A body builder who wants to gain flexibility assumes a program that is exactly opposite of the one who wants to pack the chest with slabs of pure muscle. A program designed to increase muscle power will therefore defer from that one intended to help give the body fitness in exercise type, intensity, duration and frequency. The objective of a body building program essentially determines the following factors:

    Type of exercises chosen and emphasized.

    Training intensity.

    Length of training sessions.

    Type and constitute-nutrient ratios of a diet.

    Length of a body building program.

    Frequency of workouts.

    Rest and recovery sessions allowed.

    Objective body building is the key to success in the gym. How effectively a body builder matches the objective with the factors enumerated above, determines the effectiveness of the program. To avoid living in the gym and not have results to show for the efforts, a body builder must always endeavor to be very conscious of what is the intended result of each facet of a program.

    Modern body building practices require and even demand that a body builder change from a routine body building program to objective body building. Otherwise, the pain is for no gain.



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    Triathletes are some of the best athletes out there today. They are well-balanced, powerful, have great endurance, and possess high levels of extreme mental toughness. As a personal trainer, I have worked with numerous triathletes at all levels. One common theme that I see is that they do not perform enough strength training. There are several different reasons for this issue. 1. They do not think there is benefit to their sport2. They want to focus on the skills of their three sports3. They cannot make time in the training schedule4. They think they will get bulky and slow5. They do not know how to properly train, so they avoid itStrength training is a valuable tool in any athlete’s tool box. A properly designed program will promote strength, power, mobility, endurance, joint health, and ultimately improve performance and reduce the risk of injury. Those are the two major goals of any strength and conditioning program. With the amount of work and repetitive training that triathletes do, it is important to develop a training program that will incorporate movements that will improve their running, swimming, and biking as well as counteract any repetitive movements that can lead to injury. A good example of this is that swimming and biking both promote a high level of internal shoulder rotation so external shoulder and scapular work is important for the health of these athletes. Running is a high impact, repetitive exercise so many athletes develop nagging injuries such as knee pain, Illiotibial band (IT band) tightness, and lower back pain. A strength training program designed for triathletes will ultimately develop muscular strength and joint mobility. This will help to reduce the stress on the joints and reduce tightness if all muscles around that joint are balanced (abdominal and lower back strength are equal, quadriceps and hamstring strength are relatively equal). Here are some quick and easy to incorporate tips for strength training as a triathlete:1. Focus on multi-joint lower body movements (squats, dead lifts)2. Incorporate single leg lower body movements (lunges, step ups, single leg squats)3. Develop upper back strength and improve posture with rows, pull ups, and body rows4. Maintain shoulder health with overhead pressing and rotator cuff work (internal and external)5. Build core strength with standing abdominal training, medicine ball rotations, and hamstring/glute development such as bridging6. Avoid machines and seated movements7. Avoid isolation exercises as those can promote muscular imbalances around a joint, lead to decreased performance and wasted time8. Strength train 2-3 days per week depending on your training cycle9. Train for 45-60 minutes with superset and circuit formatted workouts10. Rest 60 to 90 seconds between most major strength movements11. Develop overall power with box jumps, cleans, kettle bell work, and medicine ball throws12. Be sure to perform dynamic warm ups prior to training to promote tissue quality, joint health, and overall mobility. This can be done with foam rolling and dynamic stretching13. Spend 5-7 minutes stretching problem areas after your training session. Areas to focus on are hip flexors, hip rotators, shoulders and chest, and hamstrings. Incorporate these techniques into your training program and you will see marked improvement in overall speed, power, endurance, and health. Seek the assistance of a qualified personal trainer or strength coach with experience in triathlete training. Programming needs to be specific and well planned to avoid overuse or burn out.



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