Suspension straps provide a great modification to lunges for the beginner or someone rehabbing. Even though lunges are a tried and true exercise for personal…
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Category: Exercise Programming
Intermediate Suspension Strap Lunges
What can you do to up the ante once clients have become comfortable with their beginner suspension strap lunge? Of course, you could simply remove…
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How to do Kettlebell Swings
The Kettlebell is versatile. You can use it for a farmers carry, progress your front squat from a single dumbbell, or perform a more complex…
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NFPT Live: Rotator Cuff Exercises and Personal Training Strategies – Ep 13
The rotator cuff has four muscles and enough motions, exercises and stretches for us to talk about it for 45 minutes! Get caught up on…
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Advanced Suspension Strap Lunges – From Regression to Progression
What Can I Do Instead of Lunges? A few months ago several clients were experiencing some physical discomfort doing lunges and expressed their desire to…
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Three Ways to Do Lunges Using Suspension Straps
Suspension straps are a great way to modify lunges to make them easier or more difficult. A win-win for fitness programming! I started using these…
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Fixed Plane or Free Motion Training?
Most personal trainers love free motion exercises over fixed plane machine exercises because they allow a lifter to move the resistance freely through space, which…
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Help Clients Beat a Bad Mood with this 10 Minute Workout
Exercise has been shown in numerous studies to be an effective reliever of stress, anxiety, and depression. Exercise releases the feel-good chemicals in the brain…
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Align Yourself With The Best Option: The Loaded Carry
If I had a dime for every client who has ever told me she doesn’t want to “bulk up”, I would probably be writing this…
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Ankle Anatomy – Fibularis and Peroneus Muscles
The words peroneus and fibularis are used interchangeably in anatomy. But, who needs an extra word to learn when you’re already trying to remember 600…
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The Stability Ball Crunch
What is a Stability Ball Crunch? The stability ball crunch is an abdominal exercise which predominantly targets the abdominal muscles. It’s a progression from doing…
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Instructions for Resistance Band Shoulder Press
Using a resistance band to do a shoulder press is a beneficial strength training exercise for anyone who reaches up to place objects on shelves,…
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