Book Review: Until It Hurts, by Mark Hyman
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By Sal | February 9, 2011
The book, “Until It Hurts: America’s Obsession With Youth Sports and How it Harms Our Kids,” is a must read for every fitness development coach, personal trainer and parent. Author Mark Hyman has done a great job of capturing the dysfunctional attitudes that pervade youth sports and the real damage that’s being done as a result. Read the rest of this entry »
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Core Training Should Not Be the Primary Emphasis of Training Program
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By Sal | January 26, 2011
Over the past decade core training has developed a cult-like following. Core training has become one of the major buzzwords/bits of jargon used by coaches, fitness professionals and fitness consumers alike. Everyone wants, and promotes the importance of, a strong core. It’s kind of like clean air and water; who isn’t for it? Read the rest of this entry »
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The Myth of Core Stability
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By Sal | January 19, 2011
“The Myth of Core Stability,” by Professor Eyal Lederman, of the CPDO, Ltd in London, is a 20-page paper that is a must read for fitness professionals as it looks at the principles of core training and core stability (CS).
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Training Must Be Specific
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By Sal | January 12, 2011
In a previous post, “What is Whole Skill Training?,” I touched on some of the concepts regarding whole-skill training and how it is superior to the part-to-whole training method. All coaches and fitness professionals (those people formerly referred to as personal trainers) need to understand the difference between specificity and generality as it relates to motor learning principles. Read the rest of this entry »
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Make Calisthenics and Body Weight Exercises a Big Part of Your Workouts
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By Sal | January 5, 2011
Design effective workouts with calisthenics and body weight exercises and your clients will benefit.
The effective use of calisthenics and body weight exercises are kind of a lost art of the fitness world and many trainers don’t take advantage of the amazing amount of variety that they can provide for training sessions. These simple exercises – jumping jacks, squat thrusts, leg drives, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, body weight squats and lunges for starters – can provide a challenge for clients at all fitness level and should be a regular part of your clients’ workouts.
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What’s Your Snow Day Cancellation Policy?
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By Sal | December 29, 2010
Having a clearly defined set of policies and procedures is vital to the successful running of your business. You must have a policy that deals with appointment cancellations, especially when dealing with “snow days.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Practice What You Preach
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By Sal | December 22, 2010
You will be a more effective personal trainer and strength coach if you do everything in your own training that you do with your clients. Being able to perform every element of your program – from simple to most complex – helps you to be a better teacher and as a result a better trainer.
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What is Whole-Skill Training?
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By Sal | December 8, 2010
Are you familiar with the concept of whole-skill versus part training and, if so, which approach do you use when teaching/training clients and athletes? Read the rest of this entry »
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