Teaching a client to do pull-ups, a gold standard exercise embodying bodyweight strength and endurance, is a process. Assessing mobility and addressing restrictions with releases…
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Teaching a client to do pull-ups, a gold standard exercise embodying bodyweight strength and endurance, is a process. Assessing mobility and addressing restrictions with releases…
READ MOREWhy did you decide to become a personal trainer? Growing up, I’ve always been active, primarily through dance. When I moved away from home for…
READ MOREThe execution of a strict bodyweight pull-up is the paragon of upper body strength and should be a goal for every fitness client and enthusiast.…
READ MOREThe deltoids, otherwise known as the deltoideus or shoulder muscle, consists of three distinct “heads” with very different joint actions that, when engaged simultaneously, work…
READ MOREHaving a solid grasp on how to use periodization programming with personal training clients may be the difference between successfully advancing in training while preventing…
READ MOREOf the many buzz phrases circulating in the fitness world these days “deloading week” may be one that you may have heard many times, have…
READ MOREWe’ve all been there–your client does something he or she finds embarrassing and you must handle the moment with grace and aplomb. If you are…
READ MOREWhy did you decide to become a health and life coach? I got my fitness nutrition specialist from NFPT a few years ago and was…
READ MOREIf you are immersed in the world of fitness, chances are you have already heard of, or seen, or researched blood flow restriction (BFR) straps…
READ MOREMost personal training clients arrive with muscle imbalances that need to be corrected in order to make gains and prevent injury. The most skillful of…
READ MOREAfter getting familiar with performing an overhead squat assessment (OHSA) and noting any signs of imbalance or dysfunction, you’ll have to know what to do…
READ MOREExecution of a standing overhead barbell press may appear to be a simple movement, but technique is often difficult to nail down due to muscle…
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