One of the most fundamental movements of human beings is the squat. It’s a prominent position in baseball for the catcher. In foreign countries, it…
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Author: David Brancato
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Train to Sustain
Fight Science has a YouTube clip of Bas Rutten (MMA Champion) striking an anatomically correct torso, equipped with synthetic organs (except for a spleen).
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Train to Sustain Pt. 2
The following abdominal training is derived from the MMA Fight Club in Belgium. Remember no abs, no legs, no legs, no fight. Check out Part…
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Biochemistry of Nutrition
The relationship between diet and well being dates back as early as 400 BC and is found in the principles established by Hippocrates. I believe…
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Diastasis Recti Can Hurt Anyone: What Effective Personal Trainers Need To Know
Diastasis Recti is a condition that can affect infants and pregnant women, but personal trainers should be aware that they aren’t the only ones that…
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A Natural Program Proven to Increase Muscle and Decreases Fat Pt. 2
THE PROGRAM To start the program for five days, target everything about your training and nutrition towards fat loss.12 FAT LOSS12 Intermittent fasting boosts testosterone…
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Building Cellular Health
Challenges to physiological homeostasis. “Modern Medicine sometimes forgets that technology is not a replacement for the body’s innate ability to heal itself” 1 Two Basic Principles…
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Shoulder Injuries: Anatomy and Considerations
When strength training, it happens. That twinge in the soft tissue, that pop of the ligature, that pitch fork stab in the muscle. “I’m okay”…
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AGEs and Glycation: How One Metabolic Process Can Impair Many Health Outcomes
The process of glycation (or, non-enzyme glycosylation) in the body may be an unfamiliar one to most fitness professionals, but one that impacts each of…
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How Toxins Can Cause Cellular Damage
Cellular energy is a must for athletic performance. Challenges to cellular energy include medications, work-every-day, and environmental toxins. Health depends on restoring cellular integrity and…
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How to Support Cellular Health: The Five “R’s”
Materials in our environment can have an alarming impact on our health: our food, our water, even home and personal care products all might be…
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Bloodborne Pathogen Standard: OSHA Code of Federal Standards
Many places of employment require employee training on the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard set by OSHA. The content of this article applies to fitness center…
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