Deficit Training: Getting Creative With Progressive Overloading
If you’ve got an advanced client looking to spice up their strength training routine, deficit lifting might be one answer--successful at employing a greater range [...]
NFPT Blog October 2019 Favorites
The scariest part of October here at the NFPT blog is how closely related our favorite blogs were. Fitness pros were interested in exercise programming [...]
Learn The Frankenstein Squat To Master The Front Squat
Halloween is kind of my favorite, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to include a classic monster like Frankenstein in today's blog. If you've [...]
Core Training Versus Core Strengthening: Is There A Difference?
The true foundation of a client's fitness success is that their journey aligns concordantly with their level of fitness and progresses appropriately as they achieve [...]
The Planes of Motion: Creating a 3D Approach to Fitness Training
The human body is meant to move in all directions – forward, backward, side to side, up, down, and rotationally. In other words, the body [...]
Muscle Activation: What It Is and How to Program It
If you're a fitness professional you may have heard the term "muscle activation" or have even used it in your personal training practice as a [...]
Sneezin’ Season: Should You Exercise When Sick?
Have you been suffering too many colds this season? Is your “healthy” exercise program compromising your immune system? Or is exercising while you are under [...]
NFPT Trainer Spotlight–David Rodriguez
David Rodriguez is not only one of our NFPT (and ACE) Certified Personal Trainers but he is one of our regular blog contributors, boasting popular [...]
Creatine Supplementation: Everything You Need to Know
Most fitness enthusiasts who have had their sights set high on muscle growth have certainly heard of creatine if they aren't already taking it. If [...]
Liver Health Awareness: The Risks of Supplement Toxicity
For many years, research has suggested that many commonly used bodybuilding supplements pose a significant threat to the liver, including non-steroid products sold online or [...]