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As seasoned personal trainers, we have witnessed the coming and going of a seemingly endless parade of fitness formats.  From high-impact aerobics of the early…

In recent years, the sport of powerlifting has been steadily growing within the fitness community. Powerlifting is the only sport to truly test a competitor’s…

I always start the semester by engaging my personal training students in a discussion that prompts them to answer this question: “what does effective personal…

Medicare-aged folks comprise a notable and possibly growing segment of our personal training clientele. Their calendar years may or may not reflect “gym or fitness…

I received a forwarded email from Alexia Cervantes in regards to our UCSD Personal Training staff/program. I currently supervise our personal training staff and have…

Downhill running demands a huge effort on the actions of eccentric muscle tissue. As a result, such runners often suffer from lower limb muscle damage.…

Prudent personal trainers know that both training stimuli and nutrient consumption affect hypertrophy gains. Training increases protein synthesis, but it may also activate muscle protein…

Personal training clients can prepare clean meals, hydrate sufficiently, and train properly, yet still find that truly positive results elude them. What other resources may…

How physical activity and diet change our personal training clients’ bodies is indeed top of mind in our industry. Low fat, low carbohydrate, high protein,…

  As science draws ever closer to the reality of personalized nutrition for optimal performance, nutrigenomics — the study of the interplay between nutrition/bioactive food…

Knowing how ready to change a potential client who walks through your club doors is can save personal trainers time and energy, and also help…

If, as a personal trainer, you get caught up exclusively in selling one-hour packages instead of selling value and quality service, clients will ultimately suffer…