Insulin is one of the body’s most important hormones, and it is of particular interest for bodybuilders who train naturally.
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Author: Cathleen Kronemer
Posts by Cathleen Kronemer:
Dealing with Piriformis Syndrome
As fitness professionals, we often hear complaints from clients about various muscle aches following tough workouts. Typically we can dispel their fears by explaining the…
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Handle with Care: The Intricacies of Training Teenage Female Clients
With the cost of higher education continuing to skyrocket, prudent parents nationwide are not only trying to pad their savings accounts, but are also actively seeking any and every scholarship opportunity available for their children.
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EPOC: Maximizing the Body’s Oxygen Debt for Greater Weight Loss Results
While exercise recovery needn’t take an epoch, it does involve EPOC (Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption).
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Bodyweight Training 101: Returning to Basics Can Propel You Forward
As we head into 2014, leading experts have predicted that one of the hottest trends on the horizon seems to be a throwback to the…
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Multiple Sclerosis and Fitness: Helping a Client Progress from Multi-Symptom to MegaStar
Within the parameters of Personal Training, there exists a multitude of specialties in which one can become certified. Trainers often choose to specialize in sports-specific athletic coaching, prenatal exercise, competitive bodybuilding preparation, and even youth fitness.
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Collateral Vascular Damage: A Good or Bad Thing For Building Muscle?
The term “collateral damage” is typically a military term, one that denotes unintended damage to an area around a target. But as it applies to resistance training, collateral damage can be a good thing.
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The Fundamentals of Aerobic Exercise and Cardiorespiratory Conditioning: What Trainers Should Know
Aerobic exercise is an integral part of every personal trainer’s programming prescription for an apparently health individual. But how much aerobic- in relation to resistance training depends in large part on each client’s current condition and his or her fitness goals.
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“How much can you bench, man?” This is probably the first question any male bodybuilder, or many clients who are new to a gym, will…
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Suspension Success: A Different Way to View Training
In the never-ending quest for fresh and innovative ways to keep clients motivated, it seems our industry has landed upon something truly unique. Suspension training,…
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Open any fashion magazine these days, and you are sure to be visually bombarded by advertisements. Whether it is age-rewinding make-up or figure-flattering jeans, it…
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When Can Personal Trainers Give Nutritional Advice?
When I first embarked upon the journey that would ultimately propel me to the competitive bodybuilding stage, there was quite a bit for a newbie…
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