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kaiser S · 10-29-2008, 03:35 PM

Here's an article I wrote for subscribers of The Underground Newsletter:

Ohhhhhhh ..... sad day today! lol

I was in the gym working out tonight real late, so the only thing on the big screens
were infomercials. Lo and behold, the Wesley Snipes Total Gym infomercial came on -

Whoa! When did that happen? When did BLADE start selling the Total Gym?!?!

Now Chuck Norris I can understand; he's got to be closing in on 70 by now. And I
get Christie Brinkley too, she's well over 50 (and still looking FINE I must add) -

But Blade? He can't be that old can he? He's still very much a BAD ASS, so it just
hurt to see him pushing such a soft (for lack of a better word) product. No wonder
he looked so skinny in the ad - I just hope he gives that shit up before he starts
training for the next Blade sequel, whenever that's coming out -

If you want to shed a good tear, here's the link to the spot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzE0FOPiaDU

Anyway, it wasn't my point to joke around about that in this issue - I wanted to get
back on the subject of Information Marketing, which gets discussed on the blog
frequently -

What we see with products like the Total Gym, the P90X DVD's with Tony
Horton, and if you'll remember Billy Blanks and Tae Bo, is a lot of the same thing on
a much different and higher level -

So as trainers, we see that growth and commercial expansion can take many forms -
The Total Gym is kind of soft, but it's not a bad product. I think it's a better idea
than the BOWFLEX (another marketing coup), which if you ever used one you
know is pretty shitty. There's actually a new Personal Training franchise that's based
completely around the Total Gym -

And Tony Horton's P90X is excellent as far as commercial products go. It preaches
ultra-intense exercise for one hour six times a week along with strict eating. And it
was created by a guy who really lives it, has got a great attitude, and is in
TREMENDOUS shape for any age, let alone over 50!

And although we all know that the results that you can get from a DVD program are
limited, they go about as far as you can possibly go with that program to help
customers get results -

So even though we all know that the world of information marketing makes our
stomach's turn, there are a lot of better marketing ventures that trainers can move on
to if they're so inclined -

This type of move is built on a body of experience and mastery of the fundamentals,
but then again what isn't?

Something to think about. Make sure you keep up with what's new at Super-Trainer - Thanks for reading, and you'll be hearing from me soon -

10-29-2008, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
kaiser S Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 55	How to Train to Kill Vampires Here's an article I wrote for subscribers of The Underground Newsletter: Ohhhhhhh ..... sad day today! lol I was in the gym working out tonight real late, so the only thing on the big screens were infomercials. Lo and behold, the Wesley Snipes Total Gym infomercial came on - Whoa! When did that happen? When did BLADE start selling the Total Gym?!?! Now Chuck Norris I can understand; he's got to be closing in on 70 by now. And I get Christie Brinkley too, she's well over 50 (and still looking FINE I must add) - But Blade? He can't be that old can he? He's still very much a BAD ASS, so it just hurt to see him pushing such a soft (for lack of a better word) product. No wonder he looked so skinny in the ad - I just hope he gives that shit up before he starts training for the next Blade sequel, whenever that's coming out - If you want to shed a good tear, here's the link to the spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzE0FOPiaDU Anyway, it wasn't my point to joke around about that in this issue - I wanted to get back on the subject of Information Marketing, which gets discussed on the blog frequently - What we see with products like the Total Gym, the P90X DVD's with Tony Horton, and if you'll remember Billy Blanks and Tae Bo, is a lot of the same thing on a much different and higher level - So as trainers, we see that growth and commercial expansion can take many forms - The Total Gym is kind of soft, but it's not a bad product. I think it's a better idea than the BOWFLEX (another marketing coup), which if you ever used one you know is pretty shitty. There's actually a new Personal Training franchise that's based completely around the Total Gym - And Tony Horton's P90X is excellent as far as commercial products go. It preaches ultra-intense exercise for one hour six times a week along with strict eating. And it was created by a guy who really lives it, has got a great attitude, and is in TREMENDOUS shape for any age, let alone over 50! And although we all know that the results that you can get from a DVD program are limited, they go about as far as you can possibly go with that program to help customers get results - So even though we all know that the world of information marketing makes our stomach's turn, there are a lot of better marketing ventures that trainers can move on to if they're so inclined - This type of move is built on a body of experience and mastery of the fundamentals, but then again what isn't? Something to think about. Make sure you keep up with what's new at Super-Trainer - Thanks for reading, and you'll be hearing from me soon - __________________ www.Super-Trainer.com Last edited by kaiser S : 10-29-2008 at 03:50 PM.