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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Welcome to the fourth installment of PersonalTrainerCoach.com’s, “5 Questions.” There’s a pretty simple format; I ask an accomplished, 5-star fitness professional 5 questions and they answer them. There’s a lot to learn from other successful fitness professionals – strength coaches, personal trainers, athletic trainers, physical therapists – and these folks can teach us a lot [...]
What is the Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009The Borg Scale is a method to measure perceived exertion that personal trainers and strength coaches can use to determine a clients’ intensity level. Research has shown that accurately using a Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale correlates to training heart rate, percentage of VO2 max and breathing rate.
Video: Personal Trainer’s Professional Journal Review, Part 3
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009This month the National Strength and Conditioning Association really gives members their money’s worth with the August edition of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (Volume 23, Number 5) and a supplement to the research journal.
The Myth of Core Stability, Part 3
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009This is the third, and final, installment of the review of Professor Eyal Lederman’s paper, “The Myth of Core Stability.” Wrapping things up, the professor reveals the folly behind the concept of isolating core muscles during exercise as a way to build strength. Pretty much everything the professor writes is at odds with the mainstream [...]
The Myth of Core Stability, Part 2
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009This is the second installment of the review of Professor Eyal Lederman’s paper, “The Myth of Core Stability.” This week I’ll talk about some of the professor’s concepts that will really confuse, and possibly upset, those devotees of the mainstream core stability (CS) philosophy.
Five Questions for a Five-Star Fitness Professional, Eric Burkhardt – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Long Beach State
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Welcome to the third installment of PersonalTrainerCoach.com’s, “5 Questions.” I use a pretty simple format; I ask an accomplished, 5-star fitness professional 5 questions and they answer them. Successful fitness professionals – strength coaches, personal trainers, athletic trainers, physical therapists – can teach us a lot about our business and ourselves, and this feature will [...]
A Recap of the NSCA’s 32nd Annual National Conference and Exhibition
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009The National Strength and Conditioning Association’s annual conference was great and is an experience that I recommend to all personal trainers and strength coaches.
Coaching Excellence: Building Champions in Sport and Life, Review from NSCA Convention
Sunday, July 12th, 2009There was just too much going on yesterday for me to keep up with my daily semi-live updates of the convention – if you’ve been to Las Vegas you know what I mean – so here’s a day after account of another fantastic session.
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