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Best And Worst Sunscreens

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What’s the best sunscreen to wear to reduce sunburn and skin cancer? Are they all the same. Unfortunately no. While sunscreen labels have improved, I still don’t trust what I read as far as SPF numbers are concerned. Fortunately, there is Consumer Reports to help us out. In May, 2015 Consumer Reports reviewed Sunscreens. Not […]

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How To Pass The NSCA CSCS Exam

By Joe Cannon 11 Comments

Update 9/5/20. If you have the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) credential, you know you have one of the most highly coveted fitness /certifications in the world. Several people have noticed the “CSCS” in my email signature (and license plate) and have asked me if I could give them some pointers on how to […]

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AMGA Wall Climbing Certification Review

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The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) has a certification that fitness professionals, interested in wall climbing, may have wondered about. Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Amy DeLozier who obtained this certification. This interview and review of AMGA will help you as you seek to broaden your personal training skills. JC. Where […]

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Interview with ACSM Trainer Jennifer Bauer

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Update 9/4/20. Jennifer Bauer is a personal trainer in Chester County PA. She recently sat for and passed the ACSM Personal Trainer test and I wanted to interview her to further help those trying to be ACSM certified. For more information also see my interview with ACSM personal trainer Pamela Hernandez. JC. What do you […]

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Top 5 Personal Trainer Career Mistakes

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Update 2/27/20. When most people write about the mistakes that personal trainers make, they focus on exercises. Granted I’ve seen them too (here’s a post about it), but I don’t want to do that here. As a self-employed personal trainer since 2002, I instead, I want to focus on career and business mistakes because, in […]

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Personal Trainer Leaving The NSCA

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I’ve known personal trainer, Paul Thomas for several years. He, like myself, is certified by the NSCA. During this past NSCA rectification period, he expressed his frustrations with the NSCA and decided that after almost 20 years he is letting his CSCS certification expire and is leaving the organization. He is not the only person […]

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TRX Certification Questions And Answers

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Barb Seiden is a personal trainer in Doylestown PA. She was nice enough to let me pick her brain about the TRX certification and her thoughts on personal training in general. If you were thinking about getting the TRX cert, keep reading. This should answer all your questions. JC. When and where did you take […]

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Spicy Foods and Testosterone A Detailed Review

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Do spicy foods raise testosterone levels? That was the conclusion of many websites after reviewing a recent study, but upon taking a look at the investigation, I noticed some items that I think people missed. So, what I want to do is review the study on spicy foods and testosterone, and give you some insights […]

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How to Study and Pass the ACSM Personal Trainer Test

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Pamela Hernandez, Health Coach and Motivational Speaker in Springfield Missouri. She also a personal trainer, certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The ACSM is usually seen as one of the most coveted fitness certifications in the world, if not THE most coveted. Because of that I wanted to interview Pamela in the […]

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I'm Joe Cannon. I hold an MS in exercise science and a BS in chemistry and biology.

I've been quoted in the New York Times and Daily Beast to name a few. I've even lectured to the NASA community.

I'm the author of the first book on rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) & exercise. I've conducted over 1,000 fitness certification classes.

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Joe Cannon, MS has written for several publications including The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, Today's Dietitian, and Prevention. He's been quoted in the New York Times, lectured to NASA and has been a content consultant for Dateline NBC. He's the author of the first book ever published on rhabdomyolysis and exercise. Joe Cannon, has a BS in Chemistry and Biology and a MS in Exercise Science. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a personal trainer certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
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