1.Training is a way of life not a certificate for a month, two or
three of training. Training for the average client that is/will be a
steady client is a budgeted item be it for a son, daughter or the
person themselves that are being trained. In the field and within
the industry, training is not paid for by the session or month, but
more realistically is paid as a lump sum for results that the
individual knows they will receive.
I am a strength coach. I'm not one of those high strung,"lifestyle
coaches", who have made their reputations through physique
transformations- and then have to spend to much time coaxing their
clients into showing up for workouts. I make motivated athletes and
common people faster, stronger, and more powerful. Sometimes I make
them bigger, sometimes smaller. Strength training is what I do, and
I am very good at it.
We do not count calories as we do not use supplements. My
professional experience is that supplements can play an important
role in training, but they are not a substitute for a proper diet,
hard training and adherence to good health habits. Because one
important goal of strength training should be to improve health, a
client should learn to not use supplements first. What good is three
protein shakes a day if they are not eating healthy? There is no
substitute for food and I work first by taking all supplements away
from my clients, then adding only what I know they need. This is not
based on what a supplement company advertises, but what over thirty
years in the field has taught me. Trust me when I say anyone can be
a Gym like Rex has built, but a few of us are gifted to not have to
sell supplements to make a living strength training. Instead we take
them away and teach people how to spend wisely at the correct time
to get the results we want for their health.
"I squat to be able to get off the toilet when I am 80, not to
impress someone."
Gift certificates are a gimmick, buy me new tennis shoes as most
people's are worn out and they don't want to spend the money on new
ones. The shoes you wear are more important for your health than any
supplement you could ever buy.

Dale

2.I can't speak for everyone on the list, but I know that in my
family we're not big into giving and receiving gifts anymore at
Christmas. If we do give or receive a gift, it's generally pretty
small in terms of the dollar value. However, a gift certificate to
GTPF would be a nice idea!



You ought to think about running a "new year's resolution" weight
loss program—for every 5lbs a person loses, you knock $2 off your
hourly training fee. You could call it the "The more you lose, the
more I lose" deal! You'd have to be careful though, you might end
up working for nothing if you had customers that needed to lose
200lbs or some such amount.



Cheers!