The Complete Health and Fitness Professional

Part 4: To be a life-changing fitness pro, you need to take responsibility for both the advice you offer, and your client's ability to follow that advice. Yes, even those "difficult clients." The ones other fitness professionals tell you to fire. Here at Precision Nutrition, we don't fire our clients. We take a completely different approach. In this 4 part video series - filmed live at the 2011 Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, California - we'll share that approach with you. And, by the end of the series, you'll be better equipped to get unbelievable results with every type of client you work with. Even the challenging ones. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/the-compliance-solution-part-4

Ryan Andrews has 2 masters degrees (one in exercise, one in nutrition), is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a registered dietitian, and is one of the worlds most experienced nutrition coaches. In this talk he shares some critical (and often overlooked) keys to effective nutrition program design. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-essentials

Andy O’Brien is the secret weapon of many elite athletes including Sidney Crosby, Dara Torres, and Patrick Chan. In this talk he shows how his training program design integrates philosophy, science, and real-world experience. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-essentials

In this article we share 12 tips guaranteed to kill client progress (and poison your coaching relationship). Then we follow up with the antidote; proven strategies for becoming the best coach you can be. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/killing-client-progress

Martin Rooney is an accomplished strength coach, physical therapist, and successful business owner. He’s also one of the most motivating guys we’ve ever met. In this talk he shares his key strategies for living your best life and helping others do the same. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-essentials

Most personal trainers think that their job is exclusively exercise related. However, clients don’t hire trainers to exercise. They hire them to change the way they look and feel. And personal training is evolving to reflect these client expectations. Click here to learn how to deliver what your clients really want. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/future-personal-training

What's the best diet? In this FREE video seminar, Dr Berardi offers a new kind of question. And reveal which nutrition camp he really belongs to. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/best-diet-free-seminar

Today, we're going to give away some of our best coaching tools. They're simple and easy to use. They include: The 5 most powerful words in coaching, The 2 most powerful words in coaching, and Outcome-based decision making. Even if you don't have a lot of coaching knowledge yet, you can transform yourself into a brilliant coach with these three simple tricks. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-coaching-tools

We’ve come to think of willpower as a psychological resource that runs dry... and then you’re just SOL. Here’s the truth — and a much more hopeful approach. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/understanding-willpower

Nutrition advice usually comes in buzzwords and slogans. Just eat whole foods. Cut the carbs. Eat only what runs, flies, or swims. And while these are great sound bytes, they don't actually help people fix their eating. Dr Berardi can help. In this presentation, he shares his entire framework for helping clients fix their "broken diets" and get on track when it comes to eating right. He can even help if your diet needs some fixing too. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/broken-diet-seminar

Be like elite coaches and take your career to the next level — fast. How? Read outside the box. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/elite-coaching-secrets-2

One look around the industry is all it takes to recognize something really big is happening. Changes are coming fast and, if you blink, you might miss them. That's why, in this free seminar, Dr Berardi outlines the biggest changes coming to fitness and nutrition in the next 5 years. If For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/future-nutrition-free-seminar

Using positive language with clients may seem like an essential part of your job. The reality? It can make them fail. Avoid the positivity trap. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/positivity-trap

Nate Green, Dr. John Berardi and Net Profit Explosion, outline the key stages in a successful fitness business, and how to make your business thrive. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/personal-training-business

These are 10 things that elite coaches and trainers are doing. We also recommend 6 books that are guaranteed to make you a better coach. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/elite-coaching-secrets