Update 9/5/20. In this review, I will cover what I feel are the top 3 of the most common myths that have to do with women and lifting weights. These words need to be said because in spite of a deluge of information these days – on TV, the internet etc – many women still […]
[Continue reading...]SPOT REDUCING: The Right Way to Do It
Update 9/5/20. Everyone has the assumption that” if I do a lot of ab exercises, I’ll form a six-pack, get ripped, have a washboard stomach, etc.” There are info-commercials, pills, powders, ripped fuel, etc., which are making a great deal of money from the American people who are searching for a “quick fix.” This is […]
[Continue reading...]Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist CSCS: Fostering Collaboration with Other Professionals
The role of a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) is discussed as are professional collaborative partnerships with other professionals. A background of strength and conditioning is highlighted, which includes the formation of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), unification of strength training professionals, and how its CSCSs need to be recognized as ancillary […]
[Continue reading...]Working Out From the Inside Out Pelvic floor and Diaphragm exercises
As a personal trainer I naturally like working the muscles of the body and utilizing the functions of them. In fact, throughout my earlier days, I would create a favorite “muscle of the month” that I would choose to work on to find new exercises for muscle leanness. In those days it was largely about […]
[Continue reading...]Personal Training Legal Issues
If you are a personal trainer -or want to be a personal trainer -This will be one of the most important educational reviews you will ever read. What are the legal issues a personal trainer needs to think about? Whether you’re a newly minted personal trainer just getting their feet wet in the industry or […]
[Continue reading...]Back Training Back To Basics
Barbell Row As performed by Todd Bumgardner, MS, PES, of beyondstrengthperformance.com A popular, yet controversial exercise for strength athletes is the barbell row. Which according to Todd Bumgardner, MS, PES, of beyondstrengthperformance.com, has a great carryover to the deadlift. “I think the carry over is pretty big when you consider that it’s strengthening your lats […]
[Continue reading...]Calf Training: Facts You Need to Know
What do you use thousands of times on a daily basis… That contains a frame consisting of over: 30 solid parts – which interact with a corresponding network of nearly three dozen joints and is crossed by a web of ligaments, and is supplied with thousands of nerve endings? What, if not properly paid attention […]
[Continue reading...]New Years Resolution
Update 9/5/20. New Year’s Day is traditionally the starting day to drag out those legendary weight loss programs. “Lose twenty pounds in twenty days” a local chiropractor posted in two-foot tall letters on his billboard. When did chiropractors become weight loss and lifestyle coaches? It’s hard enough to rise above the noise and distortion of […]
[Continue reading...]Personal Trainers Story
I’m a worshiper in the temple of science. If a factoid doesn’t have a solid foundation of research and logic behind it I judge it to be of no consequence other than as an insight into the mindset of the individual propagating the nonsense. Good science is an observation of nature that can be repeated […]
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