Oh yeah John, I forgot the most important part.....I don't want to have to wimp my gym down at all.....ha ha. Yeah, I know that if I softened it up a little I could maybe attract a different client base. We have three gyms within 5 miles from us. One is a big bally's (that hates weightlifters) a family health club, LA Fitness (which hates weight lifters) and a women's only establishment. I kind of want to grind out my niche as the only "real" gym. I have done ok for over 9 years but with just about zero personal training. Actually most of the training I do get paid to do is teaching people from other gyms the olympic lifts.
John, another problem I seem to have is I give away more of my training and tidbits of knowledge than I sell. As the owner and "face" of the gym I always feel it is my job to constantly help people. Maybe i'm just a softy and i have to admit even though I have been a student of training and have competed in every possible strength sport all over the world for 30 years I am very sheepish when it comes to asking people for money.
Miss Jane, I actually have kicked that idea around. One of my friends here just got his CSCS and is an amazing crossfit guy. We have talked about becoming an affiliate but then we found out there is already one in the same little town we are in??? Its down the road in somebody's garage. We will still trying to do something with crossfit.
Great response all.....keep it coming.
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