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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Mixed distance shuttle runs are a great way to condition team sport athletes. Field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, football, basketball and other team sport athletes will benefit from running , mixed distance shuttle runs with a proper work-to-rest ratio.
Do You Train Clients in All Three Planes of Movement?
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Life is a multi-dimensional experience. In order to get through the day, people have to move in all directions at a variety of speeds and most of this movement occurs spontaneously. Do your personal training sessions address these real world needs of your clients?
Hardcore Training Methods Aren’t Just for the Hardcore
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009You’ll add spice to your clients’ workouts if you add hardcore training methods into the routines of your non-hardcore clients.
High Intensity Training
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Many people, personal trainers and fitness consumers alike, think the “intensity” component of high intensity training is a subjective judgment regarding difficulty; this is incorrect. High intensity training involves training with heavy loads, fewer sets and a lower amount of repetitions in every set for an entire workout.
DVD Review: Core Conversion from the Gray Institute
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009The Gray Institute is one of the premier resources for high-level instruction for personal trainers, strength coaches and fitness consumers alike. The Core Conversion 3D Matrix Performance Series DVD can benefit competitive athletes and weekend warriors alike.
Tabata Intervals Provide Quality High Intensity Training
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Named after pioneering Japanese researcher Izumi Tabata, Tabata Intervals consist of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 4-minutes and 8 intense intervals.
Counting During Personal Training Sessions
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009You might think that this is silly, but properly counting repetitions and communicating with your clients during sessions is an important part of a personal trainer’s responsibilities. Trainers who constantly lose track of repetitions during training sessions give their clients the impression that they are not paying attention to what they are doing; this is [...]
Personal Trainers Should Never Sit Down During a Session
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009A cardinal sin of personal training is committed when a trainer sits down – or is leaning against a piece of equipment – during a session when the client is exercising, as this kind of laziness represents the height of disrespect for the client and for the profession.
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