strength and conditioning

ShareI 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 ...

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Precise Partial Reps

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by coachjon

ShareIn 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 ...

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ShareRecently 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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ShareElbow pain is fairly common among people who lift weights hard, and/or practice their sports hard. Tennis, golf, and other racket sports cause pain to the elbow either on the inside and the outside. Soft tissue work on the triceps, pronator teres, and other small ...

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Training The Grip Properly

by coachjon

ShareMany personal trainers and strength and conditioning coaches miss out on the key to grip training. As I mentioned in my previous grip training post, the key is variety, in the tempo, the exercises, the angles, the weights, the isometric holds, the finger positions, WHICH ...

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ShareImagine that you are an athlete and your feet were weak. Could you run fast? Or jump high? Now imagine that your hands and grip were weak… would you be able to use those back, chest and arm muscles well? Nope. Grip and forearm training ...

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ShareThere have been several articles lately on fitness coaching and personal trainers in Singapore. They question the knowledge and ability of personal trainers and they question the lack of standardization in the education of trainers. And so do I! After all, your personal trainer is ...

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ShareI recently took a week “off” training as a deload before a basketball tournament (I love training but I had to take my own advice about how to deload for competition!). That means a week of light training and some conditioning work. 5 days from ...

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ShareMany of the clients at the Genesis Performance Center play a sport of some kind. Because many of these clients are highly motivated types of people, they often play these sports competitively and want to do as well as possible in tournaments. The level of ...

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ShareThere are personal training and fitness bootcamp members at the Genesis Performance Center who are going into the fasting month soon this year. And recently they have been wondering what would be the best way to maintain their fat loss, weight loss and muscle building ...

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