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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
The NSCA’s annual national conference is being held July 8th-11 in Las Vegas, and any fitness professional that wants to become a better personal trainer should attend. This conference is the largest get together of top-notch strength and conditioning professionals and provides an awesome opportunity for personal trainers and strength coaches to learn from the [...]
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 [...]
The NSCA’s Fly Solo Program; the First Step to Getting Certified
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) offers two great certifications and provides members and certified professionals with the finest on-going educational materials in the field. In addition, the NSCA offers the Fly Solo Program that gives coaches and other fitness professionals an opportunity to be mentored by NSCA certified professionals.
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.
Don’t Be a Fitness Guru
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009There are too many people in our field who set themselves up as all-knowing gurus and create clients who cannot act independently in matters of nutrition and exercise. This is not what being a personal trainer/strength coach is all about.
What is Complex Training?
Monday, February 16th, 2009Complex training strings compound movements together to form one multi-repetition/multi-exercise set, or “training complex.” Proponents of complex training believe that by performing both strength and explosive in this arrangement, fast and slow twitch muscles are trained, stimulating the nervous system.
Workout With Your Clients
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Working out with clients can be a rewarding and special learning experience for both clients and personal trainers/strength coaches, and serves as a great change of pace to the usual routine. I’ve been doing it for 20 years and I highly recommend working out with clients on a regular basis.
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