Are You a Lazy Trainer?

Close your eyes and firmly plant yourself in this situation: It’s 5 years from now. You wake early to your alarm and again…

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Are Personal Trainers Missing the Point?

The trend in the personal training community is for trainers to demonstrate their vast knowledge base — nutrition, rehabilitation techniques, supplementation protocols, functional…

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Be The Change To A Better Gym Culture | thePTDC

At my old gym, I knew everyone by his or her first name. I was the go-to trainer and had a relationship with…

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The 4 Cons That Personal Trainers Face and How To Remove Them | thePTDC | Pros and Cons of Being a Personal Trainer

Over my 11 years as a Personal Trainer, I’ve noticed many differences and many similarities between trainers at various gyms. Many big box…

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How do I find a personal trainer?

I’m wondering how do I find a personal trainer.  As the trainee, how can one evaluate the trainer and not waste time and…

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Is Debunking Every Fitness Myth The Solution To Fixing The Industry? | thePTDC | Be Part of The Solution

Two years ago I was a different person and trainer. I memorized the newest fitness data and would recite it to my clients,…

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Fitness Goals – How to achieve them 100% of the time: Part 2

So in case you missed it, part one of this little series is right over HERE. In the previous post on Fitness Goals…

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You Need to Change the Way You Think About Success in Fitness | thePTDC

Once in a while, I’d get a message from a younger coach, asking me how to become successful, and then I’d start grinning like…

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Fitness Goals – How to achieve them 100% of the time

Let’s say that for hypothetical purposes, you told me your fitness goal was to lose 10 or 15 pounds in the next few…

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How Much Should You read?

Ten thousand hours. Once you hit that magic number, you’ve proved your dedication to your craft and can call yourself an expert. At…

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