Split squats and reverse lunges are commonly performed with an athlete holding one dumbbell or kettlebell in each hand. Naturally, this allows for an even distribution of weight on each side to help with balance and stability. After that, we typically have our athletes use a variety of other holds, loading patterns and positions such as: Goblet, Front Rack, 1-Arm Front Rack or 1-Arm Offset. But, what about loading …
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Examples Of Health Goals to Use with Your PT Clients
As a personal trainer, you’re usually going to experience the vast diversity of the general population walking through your door for a consult. Even if you work within a specific niche such as female only training, weight loss, or sports performance, no two people are the same. In your first consultation, you’ll be asking them “Why” to investigate the emotional and situational motivations behind their new push to …
How To Get Clients As A Personal Trainer
Personal Training Clients: How to Find Them, Get Them Started, and Keep Them for Good When you start out as a PT building a client base, it can be a daunting task thinking about approaching new people to engage with, regardless of how confident you are at coaching. The most important thing to know is there are always people who want to get healthier, almost everyone is open to …
Built On Fitness Show Episode 1 Recap: How to Retain Your Clients Amidst COVID-19
The fitness industry has taken a big hit during the last several months. Like many studio owners, you might be wondering how to keep your studio thriving during this difficult moment in history. The first step, studio owners, is to keep the clients you have. Retention is of the utmost importance right now. We’ve got a lot of thoughts on how to retain your members and keep them engaged. (And we’ve …
Increase Your Income with Nutrition Coaching
We’re excited to partner with Precision Nutrition to give TrueCoach users everything you need to successfully coach nutrition—in one proven system, including premium articles, infographics, and training to help you meet your client’s health and fitness goals. Want to feel confident and qualified to coach nutrition with anyone? Now TrueCoach users get a special offer on the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification …
Avoiding Coaching Burnout: Strategies on How to Recognize and Prevent Burnout
We’re excited to partner with Precision Nutrition to give TrueCoach users everything you need to successfully coach nutrition—in one proven system, including premium articles, infographics, and training to help you meet your client’s health and fitness goals. Want to feel confident and qualified to coach nutrition with anyone? Now TrueCoach users get a special offer on the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification …
The Soleus: A Forgotten Powerhouse Muscle
If your athletes walk, jog, run, sprint, cut, change direction, jump, land, or do anything along the lines of locomotion… You should definitely be training the soleus muscle. When it comes to lower body power and explosiveness, the soleus muscle might be the single most important area. Let’s take a closer look at; what the anatomy and evidence tells us, key benefits of training the soleus muscle, and exercises …
Best Filler Exercises for Deadlifts
This is the fourth and final installment of a recent series of articles on fillers. So far, we’ve covered: 1. Why You Should Program Fillers for Your Clients 2. Squat Fillers You Can Do Between Sets 3. Bench Fillers You Can Do Between Sets Today, we’ll cap things off with fillers for the deadlift. Fillers are low-intensity exercises you perform in between sets to improve mobility, …
7 of the Best Filler Exercises for Squats
Recently, I wrote an article on how fillers can be great additions to your programs. You can read it here. Fillers are low-intensity exercises you perform in between sets to improve mobility, prevent injury, and correct imbalances. They maximize your clients’ time in the gym, enhance recovery, and reinforce optimal lifting technique…all the while helping you steer clear of mind-numbingly dull small talk between …
Why You Should Program Fillers for Your Clients
You’re at the gym, your client finishes their first set of squats with five more to go, and…crickets. As far as training economy goes, small talk about the weather isn’t exactly optimal. You know that adequate rest is a necessity, but what can you do between sets to maximize your clients’ time in the gym? Answer: Fillers Fillers are low-intensity exercises you perform in between sets to improve …