Speed Power & Strength Training

In the month of November, it will be time for continuous education for our coaching team. In addition to the weekly staff training meetings that we hold, our senior training team will flying to all corners of the world to learn from experts in the ...

Why School Messes Up Training

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At Genesis, no personal training or bootcamp client has complained that the workouts are not challenging. However, as a coach I have observed a “problem” among (especially!) the most motivated of clients. As you all know, I am a big fan of records. We record ...

Sometimes my personal training and fitness bootcamp clients (along with online consultations) ask me… Should you use a full “thumbs around the bar” grip or a “false” thumbs on the same side as fingers, grip when training? Some people go by feel, some do a ...

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 ...

As usual, if there is something that gives greater training variety and results for our personal training or fitness bootcamp clients, we go out and we buy it! One of the most important pieces of training equipment are barbells. And we just got 16 new ...

I spent the last evening going through what I was about to present to the awesome class of personal trainers, fitness coaches and strength and conditioning experts at my PICP level 4 class. I was considering a discussion on training for strongman competitions, 6 year ...

The entire day 4 was spent on a topic that I am often asked about by the personal training clients that come to me to boost their performance in sports. Plyometrics. Today the class went through a complete lesson on how, when and who needs ...

Stretching Seminar Report

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Last week, Keith Bearne, one of the top stretching instructors in Australia came to give a seminar attended by 25 clients and visitors at the Genesis Performance Center, Singapore’s top personal training gym. He explained the principles and fundamentals of stretching and how they can ...

Precise Partial Reps

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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 ...