Motivational Messaging: Five Things Fitness Professionals Should Probably Stop Saying
As trainers, we are constantly looking for ways to encourage and motivate our clients, and one of the most common ways we do this is [...]
Does Leucine Lessen Longevity? Unraveling Mysterious mTor
The branched-chain amino acid leucine, long considered the kingpin of essentials for muscular growth, recently came under attack by some scientists as potentially lessening one’s [...]
Notable Fitness Trendsetters and Trailblazers
Exercise trends are always evolving. If you look back over the years to where we are now, it’s been a wild ride of ups and [...]
The Truth About Collagen: Incomplete Protein, Incomplete Anabolism
Collagen supplements have recently entered the ring as a contender for possibly facilitating anabolism, often replacing whey and other common protein powders as pre and [...]
Rules of Workout Programming that Social Media “Fit-fluencers” Don’t Know
Oh, the world of social media. There’s great content out there, but there’s also a lot of flabby science and quackery. Mostly, it’s promoted by [...]
5 Tactics to Get Fitness Clients Excited to Move
Motivation changes from day-to-day. Our clients (and we) all experience dips in motivation and there are days we just “don’t feel it”. That’s ok. It’s [...]
How to Support Cellular Health: The Five “R’s”
Yesterday we discussed the alarming impact materials in our environment, our food, our water, our home products can have on our cellular health. Heavy metals [...]
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 [...]
The Magnitude of Experience: What We Can’t Learn In Books
Studying and passing exams, getting our continuing ed creds, and completing extra certs are all a part of our jobs as personal trainers. There’s one [...]
How To Do the Bottoms-Up Kettlebell Shoulder Press
Pressing overhead properly requires adequate shoulder mobility along with proper core bracing to avoid arching in the lower back. Unfortunately for a lot of people, [...]