21 Bootcamp Lessons for Personal Trainers

The first time I did a group training bootcamp was back in 2001 or 2002…and not surprisingly, I’ve gotten a lot better over the years. Today, I want to celebrate my 35th birthday by giving you 21 tips to help you have the greatest bootcamps ever…so here we go:

#1 – You have to bring the ENERGY.

#2 – Watch your client’s form like a hawk.

#3 – Give your clients structured workouts. Not just random workouts where you jump from one exercise to another without a plan.

#4 – Create an amazing social support group.

#5 – Follow up with your campers during the day and week by email, Facebook, or text message.

#6 – Get all clients to pay in advance to AVOID billing hassles and uncomfortable situations.

#7 – Incorporate a transformation contest into your camps to maximize their results and participation.

#8 – Recognize and reward your campers as much as possible.

#9 – Just say NO to any type of long, slow cardio (including a jogging warm-up) in your bootcamp. People don’t want to pay $20 for something they hate and can do on their own.

#10 - Specialize. Be the “best bootcamp for moms”, the “toughest bootcamp in town”, the “Beginner Bootcamp Boss”, or something that sets you apart from all other bootcamps in town.

#11 - Give all bootcampers a nutrition BONUS.

#12 - Never stop learning and improving your bootcamps.

#13 - Run your bootcamps like a business, NOT a hobby. Get serious!

#14 - Be a role model. Show up on time. Be prepared. Lead by example.

#15 - Ignore the temptation to rely on “gadgets” and “gimmicks” in your bootcamps. If you can’t create an amazing bootcamp with only bodyweight exercises, you need to work on your skills.

#16 - Find a permanent location, preferably indoors. This avoids all the hassles of training outside (i.e. bad weather, humidity, etc.)

#17 – Train safe. Yes, you need to push folks, but you also have to remember that they have jobs and families that are more important than being able to do crazy exercises. And again, watch their form like a hawk.

#18 – Run a holistic bootcamp. Don’t just bring them in, crush them with a tough workout, and send them on their way. Show your clients how to eat right, reduce their stress, and avoid injury. Make their entire life better.

#19 - Inspire your clients to change their lifestyle. Bring the energy and be the best role model you can  be.

#20 - Never, ever, ever give up. This goes for you when you’re first getting started building your bootcamps…or when another big bootcamp company comes to town to compete with you…and it’s also a message you need to remind your campers everyday, that no matter how tough things are, YOU and your bootcamp are always there for them as social support. Stay strong!

#21 – Learn from other bootcamp experts – such as Steve Hochman, Leanne Ellington, Bedros Keuilian, and Chris McCombs on how to create the world’s best bootcamp and get more clients. Just one of those workouts will PAY BACK your investment 10x’s, I guarantee it. Plus, you’re only investing $2 per workout…less than the amount you probably spend at Starbucks or on your cellphone bill each day.

Hope you’ve enjoyed my bootcamp life lessons.

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, TTBootcamps Workouts

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How to Get More Bootcamp Clients

Been getting a lot of emails from bootcamp trainers recently who are loving
the TT Bootcamps workouts but still want more clients to take their
bootcamps to the next level…

So I asked bootcamp marketing guru Chris McCombs for ideas, and here’s what
he gave me:

1) Talk to EVERYONE

Wherever you go in your local area, just start talking to people.

Don’t come across as salesy or pushy, but just start the conversation going
and SOMEHOW turn it around to your boot camps… like start telling a funny
story of something that happened at your boot camp last night… whatever it
is, just turn the conversation towards your boot camps, and it they’re
interested they’ll ask more it.

 

 

 

That’s easy and natural.

2) Set Up Simple Facebook Ads

Facebook ads are a GREAT way to get clients.. just make sure to target your
ads as deep as possible.

So if you serve 7 different cites, create a separate targeted ad for each
one and the put the name of the city in each ad… and target your
demographics as deep as possible as well…

If your biggest audience is 25- 45 single females, then that’s who you
should target in your ads.

Again, simple and natural.

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Thanks Chris.

If you want more step-by-step systems for getting more bootcamp clients or
even personal training clients, so that you can have more money and freedom
in your life…

…then you need Chris’ coaching. It’s the most in-depth internet marketing
program available anywhere on the planet for fitness trainers who want to
get more clients.

Click here for Coaching from Chris

“With Chris’ help, for my main keyword term I come up SEVEN TIMES on the
first page of Google. This ALONE tripled the number of clients I have. You
make marketing my personal training business on the internet EASY. Thanks
Chris, for everything!”
Luke Wold

Don’t make business hard for yourself.

Get professional help and get more clients so that you can help more people
and have less frustration in your life.

The key to success is good coaching from a mentor,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Creator, TT Bootcamps

PS – Chris can’t coach everyone…

…and he’s only taking a few new clients this week and then that’s it, no
more coaching spaces for a long time.

So get started getting more clients with his help here:

Click here for Coaching from Chris

It’s worth every penny to get awesome new clients and bootcampers. Let him
take care of your marketing so you can do the training.

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3 Tips From the Bootcamp Bootcamp Weekend

Do anything good last weekend?

I had a couple of family events, including a good ol’ family reunion.

Great times!

But that meant I couldn’t make it to the “Bootcamp Bootcamp” in
Louisville, Kentucky on the weekend.

So I had my good buddy, Pat Rigsby, give us three of the best darn
bootcamp tips from the weekend…

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3 Killer Tips From Bootcamp Bootcamp – By Pat Rigsby

We just wrapped up an incredible weekend with about 100 of the top
Fitness Bootcamp owners in the world at the first ever Bootcamp
Bootcamp.

We covered everything from the Top 5 Lead Generation Strategies for
Bootcamps to ways camp owners can maximize results for their members
using tools like bands, kettlebells and the TRX.

 

 

 

There had to be over 100 tips, tricks and strategies shared that
could propel a new camp to the six-figure mark in a hurry, but
sharing all 100 would make for a pretty long post – so here are my
top 3.

#1 – Pick two lead generation strategies and become epic at them.

Most mediocre business owners dabble in a bunch of things instead
of really committing to anything. Don’t be one of them.

Pick two high ROI lead generation strategies like public speaking
or power networking – and work them relentlessly.

You’ll get into a rhythm, be able to test and tweak and more than
anything else – you’ll get better and more confident at them.

So spend the next 90 days focusing on your top two lead generation
strategies and watch you business explode.

#2 – Don’t spend all your time chasing new people.

It’s often been said that it costs 10X as much to acquire a new
client as it does to re-sell and existing one.

Then why do most bootcamp owners spend all their ‘business growth
time’ chasing new prospects?

I can’t answer that – but I can tell you it’s a mistake.

Start spending more of your time focusing on internal marketing and
less on external marketing and your business will grow twice as
fast.

Instead of only offering one month of camp at a time, start selling
3 or 6 month memberships – or at least putting people on
auto-renweing memberships.

If you can get people to stay with you for 6 months instead of
four, spend $249 a month with you instead of $199 through upselling
them on Nutritional Coaching programs or supplements and get them
to refer someone here and there – your income will multiply right
before your eyes.

#3 – Great marketing is no substitute for a great camp.

I don’t care how good your marketing is, if you’re not delivering
great workouts with tons of energy – your camp will never become a
destination and you’ll forever be chasing new campers.

You have to create an atmosphere that campers love and can’t stop
raving about.

 

 

 

Greet them by name, provide better workouts, add music to the
workouts and create a competitive environment with Transformation
Contests.

If you want your campers to stay longer and refer often – you have
to make your camp more than a workout – it has to be an experience.

There you go – 3 tips that are easy to implement and guaranteed to
grow your business.
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Thanks Pat, awesome stuff!

Now get out there and apply those tips to your bootcamp,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

PS – If you need more time to spend on working your top two lead
generations strategies…

…than “outsource” your workout design to the Turbulence Training
Bootcamp Workout programs.

You’ll get 31 done-for-you, no-equipment workouts – plus a whole lot
more marketing tips from top bootcamp biz owners.

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Let me know if you want more tips from Pat!

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2 Bootcamp Challenges for You

Just finishing up 7 days here in Europe…did 3 days in Paris, 2 in
Amsterdam, and today we were in Brussels.

All the while filming TT workout videos and having fun.

But today while walking down one of the main shopping streets here
in Brussels I stumbled across a gym offering Cardio Bootcamp
Workouts.

That’s right, bootcamps have hit Europe.

 

 

 

They are everywhere, and they are radically changing the fitness
industry…so you must keep pushing to get ahead and the lead the
way in your city…or else!

And bootcamps aren’t just for big cities like New York and Los
Angeles (and Brussels?)…

In fact, I did two interviews last week with small town, big money
bootcamp owners Donovan Owens and Ben Warstler, about how they have
built 6-figure bootcamps.

 

 

 

It’s amazing, after all, that Ben has 170 campers in a town of only
3000 people.

And both of those guys told me their secret weapon was networking
and getting out there in the community.

I mean, frankly, you can’t even call that work…but that’s what
they are doing to create the fastest way to a 6-figure income in the
fitness industry.

So my challenge to you today is this…actually, two challenges.

First, use the Donovan Owens “Power-Networking” plan and list the
top 5 “power brokers” in your town that you can network with
tomorrow. Who do you know that knows someone who you should know?

As Donovan told me, he’s always on the phone networking. (Just like
I’m always doing online networking – and I love it and the results
it brings me.) So make that list and attack it tomorrow.

Your second challenge is to copy Ben’s “Small Town Joint Venture”
strategy.

I want you to list the top 5 businesses in your town that you can
work with to cross-promote your services and theirs. From restaurants
to hotels to yoga studios, there are dozens of business that you can
work with…even in a small town.

 

So that’s it. Get to work and let me know how it goes.

Au revoir mes amis,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, TTBootcamps.com

PS – Ironically, the last thing you should be spending your time on
as a 6-figure bootcamp owner is…

…designing workouts.

After all, that won’t grow your biz.

And since I bet that you and I share about 95% of the same training
philosophy, why not take the training burden off of your shoulders
and use the 21 Done-For-You workouts that I’ve designed.

Grab your workouts here and focus on building your bootcamps with
networking and joint ventures

There’s gold in the relationships you can build for your camps!

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