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 period of regular strenuous workouts, almost 50% of bodybuilders report suffering from some sort of injury. Understanding the mechanics of such issues can help avoid potential problems as well as […]
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 Everesting offerings of different kinds in just about every country, large or small. Learn about this new and seemingly impossible feat of athleticism, and how best to prepare for the […]
Soda Addiction: How to Break the Cycle
When working with clients, personal trainers are likely to come up against lifestyle habits that need to change, one of which is very problematic and difficult to quit: Soft drink consumption. Those clients who may drink a six-pack of Coca-Cola daily or admit to running to the grocery store at midnight upon realizing the soda […]
Understanding Tempo: Can Specific Eccentric Cadence Can Boost Hypertrophy and Strength?
Understanding lifting tempo is complicated enough for trainers, and most likely completely escaping your clients’ attention. Science reveals different outcomes for how we apply such cadences in our lifting, specifically with regard to hypertrophy and strength gains. Comparing and Contrasting Contractions Bodybuilders and other resistance-training enthusiasts often extoll the virtues of slowly executed eccentric actions. […]
Hyponatremia: The Dangers of Excessive Fluid Consumption
For peak performance every day, athletically and otherwise, the human body requires water. Our cells, bones, organs, and muscles count on sufficient hydration to function properly. However, overloading the body with fluids can cause water intoxication, or hyponatremia, leading to serious health consequences. The Delicate Fluid Balance Safe levels of human body hydration normally hover […]
Ketone Applications: Moving Beyond Fat-Burning and Towards Healing
Accumulating evidence suggests that any athletically-inclined individual can benefit from a shift of energy metabolism toward the utilization of ketone bodies. However, the good news does not end there. Clinical research evidence on exogenous and physiological ketones suggests they particularly helpful for patients/clients living with Type-2 diabetes, congestive heart disease, depression, IBS, and many other […]
Ketone Applications: Moving Beyond Fat-Burning and Towards Healing
Accumulating evidence suggests that any athletically-inclined individual can benefit from a shift of energy metabolism toward the utilization of ketone bodies. However, the good news does not end there. Clinical research evidence on exogenous and physiological ketones suggests they particularly helpful for patients/clients living with Type-2 diabetes, congestive heart disease, depression, IBS, and many other […]
Hunger Hormones: Ghrelin, Leptin And The Satiety Balance
Hunger hormones control the degree to which individuals sense hunger and fullness or, satiety, and can contribute to weight loss and maintenance success. Research shows that a significant percentage of dieters regain most, if not all, of the weight they shed within a year, a factoid every personal trainer should be cognizant of. Increased appetite/loss […]
Exercise and Autism: A Positive Impact on Behavior
Autism refers to the complexity of neurobiological development disorders. Affecting 1% of the population within this continent, many experts consider it among the most serious of all mental health conditions. Recent studies indicate that physical exercise can confer short-term benefits for young autistic patients. As trainers, working with these children and teens can make a […]
Bio-Banding In Youth Sports: Prioritizing Ability Over Age
As coaches and trainers, many of us work with adolescents who show promising athletic prowess. We must take into account, however, that human development falls on a continuum; as such, not all budding athletes will mature at a level commensurate with their dates of birth. Learn about how consideration of diverse individual parameters, i.e. bio-banding, […]