“Anti-Core” Training: The Importance of Stabilizing the Spine
Anti-core training may not only help you but also your clients improve spinal stability and athletic performance. In order to better understand the concept of the core, let’s first define what is core training is and identify the components of the core. Core training can be broken down into two categories. The first is the […]
Wobble Training: What is Oscillating Kinetic Energy?
When I first saw Oscillating Kinetic Energy training 10 years ago, I remember thinking is this a cool exercise trick or another attention grabbing way to workout intended to go viral on social media? But after doing some digging, I learned wobble training is a legit training approach and not something without a purpose in […]
Enhance Landmine Training
The benefits of using a landmine and the rather simple setup of a holder and barbell allow personal trainers to employ a variety of exercises. Recently I’ve had the opportunity to enhance landmine workouts and wanted to share with you the small additions that make a real difference in getting even greater value for yourself […]
Movement Patterns
The Loaded Carry: Why Personal Trainers Should Program Them For Core Strength
It’s no surprise that as we age we naturally lose strength. As we age we lose power, balance, and stability which are also compromised. We often hear the term “core training” but one of the most important exercises to stimulate core strength is likely not incorporated into regular workouts. Instead of losing strength, grip strength, […]
Suitcase Carries: How to do them and why you should for a great core challenge
Suitcase Carries are one of the best core exercises that personal trainers can have their clients perform. You pick up a kettlebell on one side only and ….walk. Sounds simple enough, but is anything but easy when the weight is ideal to challenge the carrier enough. It is considered to be a progression from the […]
Proper Warm-up and Movement Prep: The Warm-Up IS the Workout for Personal Training Clients
For many of our personal training clients, the one area of training that should not be overlooked or undervalued is the warm-up. When everyone feels pressed for time, the warm-up is easy to dismiss or, worse, skipped altogether–especially if a client is running late. I think we’ve all been there and it’s tempting to appease […]
Selling Value and Quality Service–Not Session Time
If, as a personal trainer, you get caught up exclusively in selling one-hour packages instead of selling value and quality service, clients will ultimately suffer and so will you. Picture this: you got personal training clients back-to-back to back-to-back. Your sessions are one hour long. You are going up to the very last second on […]
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, deadlifts, etc. Before we jump into the benefits of single limb training, let’s first define what it is and how it differs from bilateral training. Single limb training or […]