Proper Squat Training for Personal Trainers
One of the most fundamental movements of human beings is the squat. It’s a prominent position in baseball for the catcher. In foreign countries, it can be the resting position, or used as the proper position for a bowel movement. Athletes will have the squat as one of their core exercises. But controversy remains in […]
Train to Sustain
Fight Science has a YouTube clip of Bas Rutten (MMA Champion) striking an anatomically correct torso, equipped with synthetic organs (except for a spleen).
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 1 here. The Training Crunches: Lie straight on your back with your legs up, tibia/fibula (shin) parallel to the floor. Do crunches, shoulders off the floor and then shoulders touching […]
Biochemistry of Nutrition
The relationship between diet and well being dates back as early as 400 BC and is found in the principles established by Hippocrates. I believe personal performance is correlated to cell nutrition. Proper nutrition is not only based on choice of correct foods, but how they are combined. The improper combination of food groups will […]
Diastasis Recti Can Hurt Anyone: What Effective Personal Trainers Need To Know
Diastasis Recti is a condition that can affect infants and pregnant women, but personal trainers should be aware that they aren’t the only ones that can be afflicted. Rectus abdominus (RA) requires recruitment of the transverse abdominis (TVA) to sustain abdominal strength in order to prevent separation of the linea alba, the connective tissue that […]
A Natural Program Proven to Increase Muscle and Decreases Fat Pt. 2
THE PROGRAM To start the program for five days, target everything about your training and nutrition towards fat loss.12 FAT LOSS12 Intermittent fasting boosts testosterone by increasing the expression of satiety hormones including insulin, leptin, adiponectin, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), cholecystokinin (CKK) and melanocortins, all of which are known to potentiate healthy testosterone actions, increase libido […]
Building Cellular Health
Challenges to physiological homeostasis. “Modern Medicine sometimes forgets that technology is not a replacement for the body’s innate ability to heal itself” 1 Two Basic Principles In Natural Health 1. Feeding and Nourishing the Body 2. Cleansing and Removing Toxins from the Body Chemical Exposures Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (2) Plasticizers (TMA, Trimellic […]
Shoulder Injuries: Anatomy and Considerations
When strength training, it happens. That twinge in the soft tissue, that pop of the ligature, that pitch fork stab in the muscle. “I’m okay” you tell yourself, then the pain, the inflammation and the aching begins to disrupt your recreation, work and further workouts. What are you to do? Say you or a client […]
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard: OSHA Code of Federal Standards
Many places of employment require employee training on the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard set by OSHA. The content of this article applies to fitness center employees that are trained in first aid and designated as responsible for rendering first aid. Fitness center employees not designated to render first aid are not covered by OSHA’s Bloodborne […]
Recognizing Concussion in Combat Sports
In karate, kickboxing and/or mixed martial arts the two contenders bow to one another, acknowledging to the other that contusions, knockouts, and lacerations are inherent consequences of their competition/match. One should also be acutely aware of the signs and symptoms of a concussion within the context of combat sports, and understand the potential for a […]