To tell my story about fitness would be to first admit that I made a poor choice – one of those you’ll-regret-it-for-the-rest-of-your-life choices – and that was to not try out for the high school girls basketball team my freshman year. Well, I did go the first day but then I never went back that […]
One of my mentors in life and business is Wayne Cotton. Wayne has taught me many valuable lessons in our 15-year friendship. One of the most important is how to organize and plan my time to create maximum results for time freedom and money freedom. Many years ago, Wayne taught me to color-code my calendar […]
Overcoming All Odds By Todd Durkin, MA, C.S.C.S. I want to tell you a story of someone extremely special. Her name is Meg Kruse. She’s a trainer at Fitness Quest 10 who just accomplished something really incredible at the age of 55. And she overcame a ton of adversity in life to fulfill a dream […]
Meg Kruse Interview with Todd Durkin– September 2013 Meg Kruse is a fitness trainer at Fitness Quest 10 and a figure competitor who just attained her PRO CARD by the IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilders) at the North American Championships in Pittsburgh, PA, on August 31, 2013. Todd did an in-depth interview with her about […]
Labor Day weekend. For many reasons, I always love this weekend. But there is one reason that really stands out. Let me share. You may have heard me tell this story because I have told it every Labor Day weekend for the past 25 years. It was Labor Day weekend in the Fall of 1988 at […]
My Fitness Journey By: Joe Rote Growing up, sports were always a huge part of my life. As a kid, I was always outside playing or participating in some sort of recreational league. My love of sports continued throughout my childhood and into high school where I participated in Football, Basketball, and Lacrosse. Being a […]
Sometimes you learn things when you least expect it. I had one of those moments this week. A few weeks back I was with Todd, Drew Brees, and Darren Sproles during their last day of workouts before reporting to training camp back in New Orleans. We were talking about the British Open that occurred over […]
TD’s Top 41 Tips for Success in the Fitness Field By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS “The only dumb question is the one not asked” is a statement so very true. In any fitness conference, there are often several presentations going on at the same hour that you want to attend and can’t. So at least […]
Coach Johnny Parker—A Strength & Conditioning Legend By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS I met a legend on Saturday. And it was one of the highlights of my busy few days at both the IDEA World & Perform Better conferences. After teaching my “Secrets to Training ALL Athletes” program at Perform Better in Long Beach, a […]
Brett Klika—One of a Kind! By Todd Durkin, MA, CSCS It was early in the year 2000 when a young man walked into my newly opened personal training studio looking for a job as a trainer. He looked like he was 14 years old and hadn’t even started shaving yet. But I could tell something […]
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