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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Have you ever heard of something called, “Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome?” Personal trainers and strength coaches should be familiar with this syndrome so they can insure that clients are getting the most out of their training.
Keep Detailed Records of Your Client’s Training Sessions
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Keeping accurate records is an important part of a personal trainer’s/strength coach’s job both for administrative purposes and for designing and implementing workouts. For the sake of brevity the focus of this article is how to keep detailed records of clients’ workouts, an important and valuable function of the job of a fitness professional. You [...]
Teaching the Squat Part 1, Blocking Technique
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Despite reams of evidence to the contrary, there are still some ill-informed personal trainers and strength coaches out there who preach that squatting is bad for the knees/back/hips, etc. The problems lie not in the exercise itself, but in the way the squat is taught and ignorance of proper technique is responsible for the bad [...]
Change Your Clients’ Sessions With the Change of Seasons
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Use the change of the seasons, and seasonal activities, as an opportunity to change the training methods that you use with your clients.
Don’t Train More Clients, Charge More Money
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010This may seem sacrilegious in some professional quarters, and far too many personal trainers and strength coaches are loathe to talk about it publically, but all if you’re good at what you do you should charge top dollar – you should want to charge top dollar. And in the long run good personal trainers should [...]
Provide Specific Warm-up Program for Your Clients
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010No matter how often you remind clients that they have to allow enough time to warm-up before starting a session, too many of them still stroll in a few minutes before the start of their session. The responsible personal trainer will take time out of the session to properly prepare the client for what’s to [...]
Include Balance Training in Your Sessions
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Clients of all ages and ability levels will benefit from performing balance drills. Whether you train athletes, seniors, gym rats, weekend warriors, the unathletic or any other possible category of client, balance training is invaluable.
Have High Expectations For Your Clients
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Personal trainers should strive to get the most out their clients and not let any preconceived notions about a client, or the client’s own misgivings about their ability, affect the expectations and goals that you have for them.
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