Once you have determined what your client’s shoulder joint mobility restrictions are, you can begin improving mobility by lengthening and strengthening the correct muscles. For…
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Category: Exercise Programming
Symbiosis of Maximizing Size and Strength
Growing muscles and gaining strength are not necessarily achieved by the same means. Strength is the foundation of everyday acts of athleticism, as well as…
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How to Program Regression Exercises to Learn Pull-Ups
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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Pistol Squat Regressions–Progressing With a Twist
A pistol squat is a one-legged, bum-to-the-floor squat, and it is notoriously difficult for a fit person, let alone the average person, to execute. Quad…
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All Cardio, No Impact: Exercises for the Non-Runner or Injured Client
Cardio is essential in a well-rounded fitness routine, but it’s certainly not everyone’s favorite, especially when the activity is perceived as “high-impact”. Some personal trainers…
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3 Best Shoulder Warm-Ups
Skipping your personal training client’s warm-up can be tempting, that is, until you find the right ones. Making sure your tissues and joints are ready…
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Pec Wall Hover Warm-Up Exercise
The shoulder joint is notoriously prone to injury because of its ability to move in all planes of motion and the sheer number of structures…
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Backwards Training Can Propel Your Clients Forward
Although personal training clients hire personal trainers for a multitude of reasons, the overwhelming majority of personal training clients, hope to build strength or achieve…
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The Perfect Pull-up: A Total Prep Program
The 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.…
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What’s a “Deloading” Week and Does Your Client Need One?
Of the many buzz phrases circulating in the fitness world these days “deloading week” may be one that you may have heard many times, have…
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Dynamic Exercises for the Advanced Personal Training Client
Personal trainers working primarily with general fitness clients are usually pumped when signing an advanced client, or when a current client is ready to raise…
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5 Upper Body Resistance Band Exercises for the Busy Summer Client
Summer is season of leisure; yet many clients find themselves busier than usual, which translates into logging fewer workouts. In preparation for the coming season,…
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