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[S P O T L I G H T ] LFDISCIP G@SE LIN EG E. GR CO M GREGG MIEHLE CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION NASM-CPT; USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach; IDEA Elite Personal Fitness Trainer; C.H.E.K Level 2 Holistic Lifestyle Coach; Liberal Arts & Sciences degree from Rockland Community College. Trainers are general contractors — we try to keep an eye on the “plumbing” or “electricity.” People can say that we’re coaches, and that’s all we do, but we often see clients more than they see their doctors, so we must establish a great relationship with them. ,W .MYSPACE.COM/SE LF WW DI S QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS I take what is called the “Jerry Maguire” approach to training. By taking on a lot of clients, I was losing touch, so I began working with fewer clients and spending more quality time with them. Working with a gym, I would see clients only two hours a week, and there’s 160 hours in a week — most likely, they won’t initiate change in that time. The biggest “losers” work out three to ﬁve hours a day! STUDY, STUDY, STUDY SOME MORE There’s a lot more to training than earning an exercise science degree. I advise new trainers to constantly stay ahead of the curve. Read everybody’s information, and try everybody’s program. Read the latest books on certiﬁcations, even if you’re already certiﬁed. Ask yourself: What are they doing over in Iowa or Germany with their programming? Try it, try it, try it! There’s a point where I try to do mentorships with the top health and training facilities in the world to know what is going on. It’s tough to go to a world conference and spend a couple of hours to only get a taste of it. Imagine seven days of spending several hours in the trenches, reading books, staying active on blogs and keeping up on certifications! SELF-DISCIPLINE There’s a reason why I branded Self-Discipline in my training; without self-discipline, there’s nothing. Clients control their environment — their environment doesn’t control them. Food doesn’t jump into their mouths. If they go into the gym ﬁve days in a row and achieve self-satisfaction then go out to eat ﬁve days in a row, they’re not practicing self-discipline. I try to make clients conscious of what and why they do things. I even give my clients a “Self-Discipline” band as reminder of the other 23 hours that I’m not with them to make conscious decisions. Every day I get up, I’m on a structured schedule, whether I’m self-educating, training my clients or putting in family time — or dog time. Us young and hungry trainers need to “keep up with the Joneses.” We need to want it. It’s not a part-time thing; it’s what you do for a living. And the diﬀerence between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. SEPTEMBER2008 · WWW.FIT-PRO.COM 34 E IN PL CI http://www.myspace.com/selfdiscipline http://WWW.FIT-PRO.COM

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Personal Fitness Professional - September 2008 Contents Letter from the Editor, Writers Adding Pilates and Yoga to Your Clients' Workouts Combating Youth Obesity Prescription for Success NEW! The Balancing Act Technical Necessities Product Profiles Current Controversies Mark Your Calendar Coaching Your Client's Diet Life Coaching 101 Exercise Spotlight Product Profiles New on the Market [Spotlight] Gregg Miehle

Personal Fitness Professional - September 2008

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