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?
Imagine you had only 5 hours per week at your job or office. “Yay, happy days!” would be the cheer from most people. But think about it… That means that all your work would have to be done super efficiently. All meetings would be 15 ...
October 01, 2011
News Updates At Genesis Gym – Our plans for November
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 ...
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 ...
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 20, 2010
Day 5 Of PICP 4 Certification
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 ...
November 15, 2010
Day 2 Of PICP 4 Certification
In day 2 we focused on mainly on eccentric training – which means emphasizing the part of the exercise where your muscle is lengthening instead of contracting – like the lowering portion of a chin-up. As well as fine tuning long term program design (like ...
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 ...
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 ...
Recently I was asked a lot about the range of motion that we should have in training. “why do we use exercise A rather than B?” etc. Here is what both clients and personal trainers need to know about range of motion. You need to ...
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