Four Summer Sleep Myths
Sleep and summer can be either synonymous or antagonistic depending on how you look at it. Technically, vacation (which some of us consider summer to [...]
Biomechanics: The Science of Human Movement
As the fitness industry grows in popularity and importance, it is of the utmost importance that we as fitness professionals continue to develop a growing knowledge of the exercise sciences to communicate effectively with the established health professions and sciences on "common ground". The following article, while at times technical, provides an integral part of that knowledge base necessary to facilitate such communication.
How to Perform Olympic Lifts: The Clean
Discovering that Olympic lifting isn't only for Olympic competitors or elite athletes is important for well-rounded personal trainers. This category of power training can be [...]
Olympic Weightlifting Methods
When trainers hear about Olympic weightlifting they immediately think of two things: either taking a loaded barbell and ripping it off the floor in one violent motion with minimal technique, or that the lifts are detrimental and deleterious to the health and well being of the person doing the lifts. These two assumptions highlight a vast miscomprehension of Olympic weightlifting.
Everesting: The Ultimate Cycling Challenge
Since its inception, Everesting has experienced growth far beyond its creators’ wildest dreams. Now considered a worldwide sensation, cycling athletes can choose from almost 20,000 [...]
Benefits of Single Limb Training
Single limb training is not a new concept, yet it is far more common for people to train bilaterally— think squats, bench press, lat pulldowns, [...]
Elbow Pain and Therapy
Elbow pain and tendonitis occur more often for certain activities and occupations than for our general population. Hinging incidences are much higher for clients who [...]
Enhance Landmine Training
The benefits of using a landmine and the rather simple setup of a holder and barbell allow trainers to employ a variety of exercises. [...]
Avoiding Lifting Injuries
As fitness professionals, we accept the premise that most serious strength-training athletes and bodybuilders will experience injuries at some point in time. Within a 1-year [...]
Men’s Health and Cycling: Is There a Higher Risk of Infertility?
Mountain biking and competitive cycling, among the world’s most popular modes of exercise, carry the potential risk of male infertility and other risks to men's [...]