Fight Science has a YouTube clip of Bas Rutten (MMA Champion) striking an anatomically correct torso, equipped with synthetic organs (except for a spleen).
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Train to Sustain Pt. 2
The following abdominal training is derived from the MMA Fight Club in Belgium. Remember no abs, no legs, no legs, no fight. Check out Part…
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Keep Fitness Fun: It Pays To Play
There are plenty of people out there who don’t see fitness as fun. It is a very common excuse as to why people don’t want…
READ MOREWhy Furthering your Fitness Knowledge and Education is Important
Knowledge on health and fitness has never been more readily available and popular. Almost every employer that offers health insurance will have some sort of…
READ MOREShould you Consider a Strength and Conditioning Certification?
Many trainers are working towards (or already have) a Strength and Conditioning Specialist/Coach certification under their belts. Many more trainers do not, however. What is…
READ MOREPains of your Running Clients
Chondromalacia Patella, or “Runner’s Knee”, occurs when repeated stress on the knee causes inflammation and a gradual softening of the cartilage under the kneecap (patella).…
READ MOREExercise is Strong Medicine for your Personal Training Clients
Patterns of modern living have channeled the average senior into an increasingly sedentary existence. Human beings, however, were built for movement and it appears that…
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The Importance of Water for your Personal Training Clients
Water is crucial in the functioning and maintenance of the body. Water is everywhere, from the jelly inside the eyeballs to the fluid inside our…
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NFPT 25 Years in the Making: Oliver Eehn
We have many amazing affiliates that we got to work with and talk to on a daily basis. Most fitness professionals will stay in the…
READ MORETraining Overweight Children
Health professionals and others have expressed a concern at the rising rates of obesity in all segments of the population, including adolescent and children. In…
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Sleep is Important for your Personal Training Clients
As many ambitious insomniacs have learned, working out in the evening makes most people too alert to sleep well. You need to schedule your workouts…
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Exercise & the Senior Client
Clients ages 50 and over are sometimes treated with “kid gloves”. Training should be prescribed on an individual basis, of course, but barring contraindications, there…
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