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Hey, nothing too serious here, more of a fun post…

There’s a few things I’d LOVE to know about you.. not for some sorta market research or anything, just to know a little bit more about you and hopefully get turned onto some cool new stuff

You can just copy and paste these questions below in the comment section and answer as few or as many of them as you want…

…giving as much or as little detail to each one that you want.

Some of the stuff I’m way into today I got turned onto by putting posts like this on my blog and on Facebook…

I LOVE stuff like this and really appreciate you doin this and look forward to your answers.

You can copy the questions between the double lines, paste into the comment section, answer what you want and ignore or delete the ones you don’t wanna answer

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What is your favorite style of training ?

What’s your favorite  movies?

What’s your favorite band or who’s your favorite musician ?

What kind of fitness business do you have ?

Favorite books?

What’s your life philosophy?

What really makes you feel alive?

Favorite TV shows?

The 3 exercises you would choose if you could only do three exercises for the rest of your life?

What’s your website?

Favorite hobbies?

What is your favorite type of nutrition program for leaning out?

Who’s your favorite strength coach or coaches?

Favorite nutrition coaches?

Would would you be doin if you weren’t in the fitness industry?

What are your goals?

Why do you do what you do?

What else would you like people to know about you?

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Ok, I’ll start with me and then I really look forward to getting your answers below…

What is your favorite style of training ?

I like powerbuilding … start with powerlifting type moves and then finish with bodybuilding type stuff

And lately a shite-ton of Krav Maga

What’s your favorite movies?

• Shawshank Redemption
• Good Will Hunting
• Good Fellas
• Fight Club
• Heat
• Boogie Nights ( and pretty much anything PT Anderson does)
• Knocked Up
• Old School
• The Hangover
• Cool Hand Luke
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
• The Lookout
• Big Lebowski
• Pulp Fiction
• Jackie Brown
• Dazed and Confused
• Something About Mary
• Fast Time at Ridgemont High

Corey's neck is a direct result of a lifetime of headbanging and swinging that thing around on stage, just imagine what Cliff Burtons neck would look like were he still alive today

Who’s your fave musician or favorite band?

Corey Mother F*cking Taylor… best front man on the planet and a true artist who does things his own way and truly loves his fans… I’m pretty much into all his stuff… ESPECIALLY his band Stone Sour, but also his other band Slipknot, his solo stuff and his tunes with Apocalyptica, Walls of Jerricho and Travis Barker

At phases in my life fave bands and musicians have been Armored Saint, Metallica, Slayer ( to say I was an angry youth is an understatement )…Tool, Anthrax, Megadeth, Pantera, Priest, Maiden, AD/DC, KISS ( first fave band ever when I was like 8), Van Halen, Ill Bill and Vinnie Paz, Five FInger Death Punch, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Eminem, Pink Floyd, The Stones, John Coltrane, Al Green, Radiohead and Elliot Smith ( Ill Bill and Vinnie Paz and FIve Finger Death Punch I got turned onto from social media posts just like this one… and 5FDP’s Ivan Moody was my main influence for me rockin’ the hawk these days)

When it comes to music, I am still that 15 year old fanboy… true story

What’s your favorite workout music?

The heavy bands I listed about, not the other ones though

What kind of fitness business do you have ?

An information marketing and consulting biz…

And a group personal training business where I supply the leads for 50% of the net

Favorite books?

• The Bible
• Influence by Cialdini
• Think and Grow Rich by Hill
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Carnegie
• The 4 Hour Work Week by Ferriss
• The Emyth by Gerber

What’s your life philosophy?

Love your family and Creator with everything in you, treat others the way you wanna be treated, have clearly defined / written and worthy goals that focus on helping other people with BIG reasons why you have those goals, take massive action towards those goals, enjoy the journey, do things your own way and take shit from no one and do your best to be as good of a person as you can be as often as possible

And…

You can click here for some more of my philosophies ( I’ve changed a few of these ones tho since writing that post some time back)

What really makes you feel alive?

You don’t wanna know (=

Favorite TV shows?

• Entourage
• Seinfeld
• The Office
• Parks and Rec
• Modern Family
• Breaking Bad
• Dexter
• Sopranos
• The Penn and Teller Bullshit Show
• Southland
• The Wire ( Five seasons of sheer awesomeness)
• Homicide, Life on The Street
• Freaks and Geeks ( Down Home Judd Apatow Country Goodness)
• Eastbound and Down

The 3 exercises you would choose if you could only do three exercises for the rest of your life? ( you can include variations… example… pushups and variations of it)

• Squat and variations
• Incline Press and variations
• Bent Over Row and variations

What’s your website?

Why it’s this one you’re on right here as a matter of fact

Favorite hobbies?

• Lifting
• Krav Maga
• Riding my Harley
• Blogging
• Goin to see good stand up comics

What is your favorite type of nutrition program for leaning out?

Carb cycling

Who’s your favorite strength coach or coaches?

Jason Ferruggia, Eric Cressey, James Smitty Smith, Joe Defranco, Zach Even-esh, Charles Poliquin, Ian King, Dave Tate, Jim Wendler

Larry Clay for Krav

Favorite nutrition coaches?

Shelby Starnes

Would would you be doin if you weren’t in the fitness industry?

I’d be doin Chris Hansen’s job on Datelines “To Catch a Predator” … but I wouldn’t be as nice as he is

Why do you do what you do?

Mostly it’s all for my family

What else would you like people to know about you?

That without you I would not be where I am today… so THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Oh, and when I was kid I wanted to be Snake Plisken… in fact I still do

Alright, your turn…

Check out this simple, yet powerful lesson, that most fitness pros totally miss…

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I’d love to hear your comments below

And a quick FYI…

About 10 or so months ago I stopped accepting new private coaching clients… trainers who’s businesses I help take to massive levels of new success provided they take the simple individualized steps I lay out for them ( that parts important BTW)

Well, for a VERY brief period I’m accepting a few new clients… click here for details

I have a super serious question for you, and WOULD LOVE to read your answer in the comment section below, I really do value your input.

If you knew that one of the largest fitness business seminars in the world uses manipulative mind control tactics to push it’s programs on people, how would you feel about that?

I mean if you KNEW… and had proof beyond a shadow of a doubt that manipulative words are being flashed on the screen at a certain fraction of a second, so that your conscious mind doesn’t see them but supposedly your sub-conscious will pick them up and take them for fact… all in the name of bigger profits, how would you feel about that?

( At least the theory is your subconscious mind will pick these messages up, whether it does or not is up for debate, but IMO it’s the INTENTION of the offender that really matters than whether or not the controlling tactic works)

Do you feel it’s wrong?

Now, I DEFINITELY do not have a super strong opinion on this one

But YOUR opinion is what really matters here today

The words flashed on the screen were…

“Bu from __________”

and

“Trust _________

Fill in the blank

I mean, if someone has to manipulate you into trusting them, can you REALLY trust them at all?

PLEASE let me know your opinion in the comment section below

“Be The Change You Want To See in the World.”

– Mahatma Gandhi

Hey there, I hope this post finds you in good spirits and I wanna wish you a Happy Easter if you celebrate it.

I would LOVE to hear you thoughts on this…

The emails and Facebook comments and the blog post I just did called “This Needs To Be Said” …  got a little passionate at times.

It was something the needed to be said for a LONG time, and it was a pretty intense day… glad to be at a new day now.

I believe in focusing on the positive but when you take money from my children and abuse the community I love…  my inner Genghis Khan is gonna barrel down on your ass with the vengeance of my entire bloodline.

Some of the things I tell my son everyday are…

“Baby Christopher … remember to ALWAYS be a good person little buddy… you’re a genius dude and never ever doubt that …. no matter what anybody tells you…

Be sure to dare worthy dreams and goals but also enjoy the journey in the great HERE and NOW…because really the NOW is all we have. There is not anything that is not now.

Always stand up for what you believe in… no matter what others think of you … and in reality what they think DOES NOT MATTER .. and in fact… MOST of the time we’re all just thinking about ourselves anyway… so there’s really not much of a point to concerning yourself with it what anyone thinks of you.. and truth be told… the less you care… the more you will be liked

Let your awesome and powerful personality shine through in EVERYTHING you do … dance your dance and sing your song Little Buddy…

And ALWAYS REMEMBER that you’re perfect JUST as you are… and even so … ALWAYS strive to improve yourself, be the best “you” that “You” can be…

Love the world around you… be cool to others…  help others…

Think good thoughts and do the things that make you happy

And ALWAYS remember… YOU are responsible for YOU, your life, the ones you love, your friends, family, community and your world.

And ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS stay true to your self”

That’s kind of my overall daily lesson for my son Baby Christopher.

Standing up for what you believe in is one of the most important things each of us can do… and my son will never doubt that if he truly knows in his heart of hearts that he’s right about something… ESPECIALLY if someone is stealing from his families mouths or is harming good people… even if he feels like it’s him against the world … that he needs to do something about it.

With Truth, you NEVER lose.

And the consequence of NOT standing up for what you believe in is a regret that can eat at you from the inside out.

To make our industry what it can be and what we deserve it to be all comes down to each of us taking responsibility on an individual level

Personal responsibility for the future of our community and the reputation of our industry

It’s about you, me and everyone committing to make this community.. the die hard fitness training community.. the best it can be and help as many people as possible, profit like crazy by adding massive value into the world and have one helluva good time doin’ it. (more…)

Hey there, I hope this finds you well.

I wanna warn you about “Operation Sucky Fitness” and a wave I see in the fitness industry that I think is totally uncool.. and it ties in perfectly to a guy I wanna tell you about by the name of Bill Hicks… a dude I’ve listened to for years who’s life story was just made into a movie and it is POWERFUL.

Bill was a social critic and satirist who’s humor challenged mainstream beliefs… and he was a straight up BAD-ASS at guiding people to think for themselves.

He saw that people’s best interests we’re being pushed to the side in favor of big profits and he hated that stuff… the dude was like totally against superficiality, mediocrity … and anything that is meant to oppress others …

…or anything that is meant to “keep people stupid and apathetic.”

Right now in the fitness industry there’s some people wanting to keep you stupid and apathetic as well… and if you don’t see any of it yet.. you will soon.

Let’s call the leaders of this movement and the “thing” they’re forcing down the throats of the industry ‘Operation Sucky Fitness’

And good ol’ ‘Operation Sucky Fitness’ needs to be wiped out before it harms our community anymore than it has

Because when it’s about just making money and not delivering solid workouts, solid service and solid results… we all lose.

Man… it really sucks it’s all come to this and I’m about to talk about some pretty negative stuff and for that I wanna apologize in advance… however this needs to be said.

But I promise you, the message for our community here is one of togetherness, strength and hope.. it’s a message of positive change, taking responsibility and standing up for what you believe in.

Ya know, I became a fitness professional because I wanted to have a lot of fun helping a lot of people and make a good living in the meantime…

I wanted to be original, train people my way, build my own brand and never conform or comply with some industry standards or big business corporate B.S. where all that matters is more locations and the almighty dollar… no matter who you have to step on… F-that… for me it’s about freedom and fun… not stabbing backs, cutting throats and telling lies. (more…)

Hey there it’s Big Chris…

One of the coolest dudes in our industry is facing a challenge and I want to ask you about it.

I personally saw James go from zero clients to a $20K a month income in just a few months, all by helping people… if you haven’t seen this video yet in how he did it you can watch it here

I also saw Lime Disease take that biz and the ability to enjoy a full life right out from under him… he’s losing sight, heart is stopping, lots of bad shit happening to one of the coolest dudes in our industry

And then last night I saw this on his Facebook wall…

I’d like to raise some money to help James… so if you donate some money to James, I’ll give you any info-product I have from this page to the tune of double your donation.

So… say you donate $50 to James … I’ll give you your choice of any of my info products for twice that value, so if donate $50 to James, you can have any combination of my information products from this page for 50% normal cost… so you get $100 worth of info products for donating $50 to James

Donate $250, get $500 worth of products

Basically, whatever you donate I’ll give you double worth of my whatever products of mine of you want

So…

1. Choose the products you want from this page: Choose Your Programs Here

2. Then just make your donation to James right here:

3. And then contact my support team, tell them who you are, how much you donated and which products of mine you’d like at 50% off an they will take care of you… most likely within 1-2 biz days

If you’d like to know more… here’s a little note I had him write for you… not to make you feel bad for him, screw that… the dude’s on a hero’s journey… here’s what he whipped up…

At one time I ran a successful fitness business, but I have not been healthy since 2000. In 2001 I was bitten by a tick and contracted Lyme disease. I entered college on an academic scholarship and was on the dean’s list for the first semester. I also played college rugby, baseball, and soccer and weighed 165 lbs.

During the winter break of my freshmen year, I developed a huge red painful rash on the backs of both arms. Within 1 week, I was unable to support by body weight in a pushup position. Before this point, I had a record of 88 push-ups in one minute, and 326 consecutive.

I dropped out of college because I developed a wide variety of debilitating symptoms. The symptoms included: vertigo, headaches, chronic fatigue, arthritis in every joint, loss of my sense of smell, partial loss of hearing in one ear, major weight loss (from 165 lbs. to 128 lbs.), memory loss, trouble making sentences and recalling words, stomach pain, etc.

After 4 years of having no luck and no medical answers, one doctor discovered Lyme disease. I went through antibiotic treatment and my health went from debilitating to about 80%. I decided to take a break from college and focus on building a fitness business. [ At this point I met Chris McCombs ]

I was eager to succeed because I had to. I love fitness, nutrition, and helping people improve their lives. With my own health compromised, it was tough but not impossible. I powered through the pain and symptoms and built my business to over 80 clients. I opened my own indoor boot camp in 2006. I had a Dodge Viper and things were good for once!

After running the gym for 6 months, I had a major relapse. I was exiting a movie theatre and collapsed. I woke up in the hospital and had major chest pain. The Lyme disease has turned my own immune system against me and it is now attacking my own heart and nervous system. On the outside, I look fine, but on the inside I am fighting a battle for my life.

My doctor is in Maryland and he says it is urgent that I get my heart checked out, get labs, and get on medication. I’m currently on bed rest until I see him. My only issue at the moment is a shortage of cash, and the inability to work until I get treatment.

I put off my treatment out of dedication to my clients for a while. I can’t do that any longer. I’m confident in my healthy self, but my sick self is not doing so well these days.

I appreciate having amazing people who are willing to help like Chris! I’m finally at a point in my health where I will have little chance of recovering without the help and kindness of others.

I am eager to get back to health so I can help my clients. My passion is health and fitness and I guess it is time to focus on my own. – James Coury

I’d like to raise some money to help James… so if you donate some money to James, I’ll give you any info-product I have from this page to the tune of double your donation.

So… say you donate $50 to James … I’ll give you your choice of any of my info products for twice that value, so if donate $50 to James, you can have any combination of my information products from this page for 50% normal cost… so you get $100 worth of info products for donating $50 to James

Donate $250, get $500 worth of products

Basically, whatever you donate I’ll give you double worth of my whatever products of mine of you want

So…

1. Choose the products you want from this page: Choose Your Programs Here

2. Then just make your donation to James right here:

3. And then contact my support team, tell them who you are, how much you donated and which products of mine you’d like at 50% off an they will take care of you… most likely within 1-2 biz days

Watch this video to see how you can get your free gift…

Please request your free gift by emailing my office manager Babs at questions@marketannihilator.com

And you can see the sales page for your free gift here

Please be super cool to her  and allow a few business days for a response, whenever I do something like this she get’s SLAMMED (=

A Fitness Marketing Blog Post by Chris McCombs

Hey there, it, Bug Chris… and DAMN have I had some failures, set-backs, struggle, mistakes and obstacles…

Now, I’m not just talking about mistakes in my biz

"Come on dog… all you…you da man… beast mode bitch!!! BEAST MODE!!!

I’m talking about major f-ups and BEING a major F-up… (more…)

A Fitness Marketing Guest Post by Chris McCombs

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Hey there it’s Big Chris, I hope you’re doin’ awesome and man I gotta tell you… I think you’re one of the luckiest people in the whole world

Seriously

Why?

Well for a few reasons actually…

But most importantly it’s because you’re probably a fitness trainer OR in the fitness industry at some capacity… and THAT alone is bad ass

You help people to get healthier, feel better, be happier, be more confident, live longer… and… what many people are after… just plain look better … many to the point of looking SO much better, exuding so much new confidence and giving off such a better “vibe” than before that there’s a damn good chance they’re actually attracting people into their life that they PROBABLY would not have been able to attract before… now I think THAT is cool

I mean seriously, that is one of the damn coolest things in the world you can for someone

Plus, because they’re healthier and happier and now into better habits, so many of them are a better influence on those around them

And on entirely different level…

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A Fitness Marketing and Business Post by Big Chris

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IMPORTANT: Get The BRAND NEW PROGRAM “Carb Cycling For

Fitness Pros” Here: Click here for Carb Cycling for Fitness Pros

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Curious, I’d love to hear your opinion in the comment section below on this…

What is the ONE THING that you’d like to say to the fitness industry?

Just leave your answer in the comment section below

I just asked this on Facebook and here’s what a few friends trainers on their had to say…

I’d Love to hear the ‘one thing’ that YOU’D like to say to the fitness training industry in the comment section below

And before you go, make sure that you check out the brand new program by Shelby Starnes.. “Carb Cycling Program for Fitness Professionals” … the price will be going up by a good twenty bucks or so in just a few more days so grab it now while it’s still at it’s specially discounted launch price

>>> Click Here for ‘Carb Cycling for Fitness Professionals’ <<<

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I’d LOVE to hear the ‘one thing’ that YOU’D like to say to the fitness training industry in the comment section below