Born to run barefoot? Check it out. I get some questions about my choice or lack thereof when doing my bootcamps. Not mention how much my girlfriend hates the fact that I have shrek feet in public. So I found a cool video from a guy that can explain it a lot better than I [...]
Commando Cardio Fitness Bootcamps are about to start up in Calgary in a couple of months and I’m looking for an “eager to learn” personal trainer to start off teaching classes with me and then eventually have their own class once they are ready.
You should be keen on callisthenics and boot camp style training with [...]
I’ve been asked if fitness boot camps build muscle or burn fat. Actually, I’ve been
asked if they do anything at all. Well, besides the fact that sometimes you engage
in an activity simply because you enjoy the sensation of it, let’s see if there is a concrete
result that might get from it as well.
I’m just about to jump on a plane down to New York. I’m lining up a workout
in Brooklyn with some guys that hit some crazy chins and dips in the park using
only bodyweight.
It should make for some great video, let’s just hope it doesn’t rain.
Here is a clip of the boys hitting the bars:
Looks a [...]
Going to answer a few questions from you folks on how to run a fitness boot camp today.
Running a fitness boot camp here in Calgary has been one of the best business ideas I was ever given. I say given because even though I’ve toyed with them ever since I got out of the [...]
Your Bodyweight Training Questions Answered… And Some Blatant Client Exploitation
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I get lots of questions and requests for shadowing or mentoring in regards to my Calgary personal training and online business. Maybe some of what is below will help you out as well. Here is a dialogue between me and a young buck just starting out on the journey of being a personal trainer. (names [...]
Just recently did a photo shoot and video for the Calgary Herald and a really cool boot camp workout video came out the other end.
I had no idea when I woke up this morning that I’d end up on the front cover of the Calgary Herald until I got a call from my friend, “Dude! [...]
Wow. It’s been a crazy week of training. There was the normal weight training but with the addition of the new boot camp on Mondays and Thursdays the workload has taken a huge spike. For those of you taking my Boot Camp in Calgary, hang in there (registration is open for May now as well). [...]
The coolest thing in fitness these days is boot camps. Every day my office phone rings and people ask me when the next boot camp is running. As an example of how fun boot camp can be, take a look at my old army buddy ‘Capo’ over on the left there. He’s just digging it. [...]