Category Archives: IFAST

Fitness Business Basics – The Plunge

At some point in time, it has to happen. The time where the pain of not owning your own fitness facility is greater than the fear, doubt or stress of owning it. For me, this happened in 2008.

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Fitness Business Basics – Selling

There’s a very simple rule when it comes to opening a gym or fitness facility that I’m not sure people 100% grasp. It’s quite simple, really: If you don’t sell contracts, you won’t be in business very long. Period. Now … Continue reading →

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A Quick Coaching Rant

“Exercise X is hard to coach.” “I don’t have time to coach Exercise Y.” It’s strange – the more I read about coaching, the less actual coaching seems to be going on!

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Road to Redemption Week 1

And so it’s begun. I’ve talked about it for quite some time, and I feel like there’s no more putting it off. It’s time to get back on the platform. Between my current training crew and last weekend’s Learn to … Continue reading →

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MR Training Week 5 2011

Started a new cycle – technically it started last week, but due to baby girl and a snow/ice storm to end all others, I only got one day in last week. Here’s a recap of the past two weeks. Enjoy!

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What I Learned at IFAST

The following is a guest blog by former intern (and now current IFAST team member) Zach Moore. I can honestly say that Zach is a special guy. He trained at our gym for close to a year while finishing up … Continue reading →

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Developing YOUR Foundation

In architecture, we all know that a building is only as sound as the foundation it’s built upon. You could have the most beautiful building known to man, but if it was built upon a poor foundation, it’s always at … Continue reading →

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Testimonials Galore!

The past few weeks, I’ve had some great feedback from my online clients.  I thought you might be interested in some of this, so here goes! ———————– “When I came to Mike, I’d been having nagging shoulder and knee problems … Continue reading →

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Improving Core Stabilization Patterns

One of the first concepts we teach clients at IFAST is neutral spine. As you can imagine, this is difficult for many – whether it’s due to limited mobility, poor stabilization patterns, or a mixture of both, this can often … Continue reading →

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Opening a Fitness Facility

Below is a Q&A response that I wanted to post up.  Hopefully it will help those of you out who are hoping to open your own gym/fitness facility someday! Hi Mike, I really enjoy reading your level headed and erudite … Continue reading →

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