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Shoulder Injuries – Why The Football Bar Is Good For You

by coachjon on July 11, 2009

I have no clue why this is called the “football” bar. But from the point of view as a coach and personal trainer, it is a great piece of equipment to have in a gym or training center. It looks like a normal barbell except that it has handles that are diagonal to the bar [...]

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Singapore Personal Training – Working With Scar Tissue

by coachjon on March 11, 2009

In my Singapore personal training center I do the soft tissue work. I read all about therapy and massage and am planning to learn Active Release Technique next year. I have recently had to “strip” several basketball and martial art’s clients knees of scar tissue on their ligaments. This is caused by lots of starts [...]

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Why A Personal Trainer Needs To Act Professionally

by coachjon on March 6, 2009

To be technically excellent a personal trainer in Singapore or elsewhere will need to have good understanding of: Biomechanics (how the body moves in space) Kinesiology (how the joints move etc) Nutrition Endocrinology (hormonal system) Manual Therapy (massage, rehab, trigger point work etc) Injury Prevention Performance Enhancement And I’ll probably think of more if I [...]

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