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Author: Cathleen Kronemer
Posts by Cathleen Kronemer:
Soda Addiction: How to Break the Cycle
When working with clients, personal trainers are likely to come up against lifestyle habits that need to change, one of which is very problematic and…
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Understanding Tempo: Can Specific Eccentric Cadence Can Boost Hypertrophy and Strength?
Understanding lifting tempo is complicated enough for trainers, and most likely completely escaping your clients’ attention. Science reveals different outcomes for how we apply such…
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Hyponatremia: The Dangers of Excessive Fluid Consumption
For peak performance every day, athletically and otherwise, the human body requires water. Our cells, bones, organs, and muscles count on sufficient hydration to function…
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Ketone Applications: Moving Beyond Fat-Burning and Towards Healing
Accumulating evidence suggests that any athletically-inclined individual can benefit from a shift of energy metabolism toward the utilization of ketone bodies. However, the good news…
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Hunger Hormones: Ghrelin, Leptin And The Satiety Balance
Hunger hormones control the degree to which individuals sense hunger and fullness or, satiety, and can contribute to weight loss and maintenance success. Research shows…
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Exercise and Autism: A Positive Impact on Behavior
Autism refers to the complexity of neurobiological development disorders. Affecting 1% of the population within this continent, many experts consider it among the most serious…
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Bio-Banding In Youth Sports: Prioritizing Ability Over Age
As coaches and trainers, many of us work with adolescents who show promising athletic prowess. We must take into account, however, that human development falls…
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The Adonis Complex: Male Physiques and Muscle Dysmorphia
Can the drive for extreme muscularity turn into an unhealthy obsession? “The Adonis Complex”, aptly named after the Greek mythological character whose body was said…
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Training Load, Injury, and Athletic Performance: Mastering the Trifecta
When training an athlete toward peak/competitive performance whether post-rehabilitation or from current ability, training load must exceed capacity. With carefully planned increases in load, the…
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Is Your Client an “Active Couch Potato”?
Through dedicated data collection, research professionals have arrived at distinct categories of “exercisers” within our population. As we might predict, the subtle variations in their…
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Is Athleticism Genetic?
Is athleticism genetic? We often use the phrase “natural-born athlete” to describe one who excels in sports. While genetics does play a role, let’s discuss…
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