The British poet Alexander Pope is credited with coining the phase: “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing”. It was true when he said it in the 1700s, and its true today, and certainly true in the fitness and health industry. There is a school ...
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January 12, 2012
Functional Training? What does it really mean?
Another seminar I attended while in the USA was taught by master weightlifting coach Ivan Abadjiev. For those of you who are not into the history of strength training and Olympic sports, Coach Abadjiev is the man who made Bulgaria a world power in weightlifting. ...
One of my personal training clients asked this question last week, and I also saw it posted on some local health forums. So here is the answer… Yes it does. But only in the short term. For example, I had a client who was a ...
When a personal training client comes to our center wanting to excel at golf, it is even more critical that we assess and design a program that meets the demands of golf. Often, personal training clients who choose golf as their sport, fall into two ...
November 14, 2010
Day 1 of PICP 4 Certification
I am recovering fairly well from 30+ hours of travel from Singapore because of supplements. I take energizing supplements in the morning (US time) and relaxing ones at night. This is the best way to “reboot” the body so it shifts time zones quicker. I ...
Last week our personal training and fitness boot camp clients and visitors benefited a great deal from Keith’s seminar on “How to customize a stretching program for yourself”. I had the pleasure of interviewing him so that clients and even other fitness professionals can find ...
In the world of bodybuilding, where mass building is important there is saying – “Half squats, Half leg” or something to that effect. Even on online forums, the pros and cons of partial rep training are often discussed and debated. Here are some points you ...
One of the best ways to make sure that the strength you build lifting weights transfers to real life sport performance or activities, is strongman training. While we need not do the exact exercises (or lift the weight!) that the “world’s strongest man” competitors do, ...
I know family members, personal training or bootcamp fitness clients and friends who have been seriously injured playing sports or performing daily tasks like shifting furniture or carrying kids. The question is are these preventable? Well, they are preventable if they are non contact – ...
Every time a client visits our personal training center for a consultation, I always ask them what their top 2 goals are. It may be to drop 10kg of fat, it may be to fit into an old dress or pair of jeans again. It ...
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