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April 22, 2023
The Way of the Hips
Your hips tell a much bigger story than you may think. They are the center of your universe. They generate power above and below. You -
April 12, 2023
7 Study Tips for NASM’s Personal Trainer Certification
Here are 7 tips that you can utilize to set yourself up for success while studying for the National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal -
March 22, 2023
100 Rep Leg Press Challenge
Hypertrophy? Strength? Mental Adaptations? Growth? It all started with an article about starting each work out with 100 reps on the leg press. Yes, 100 -
March 17, 2023
Do You Need A Personal Training Certification?
Looking to turn your passion for fitness into a possible career? Side hustle? Or just to help people? When speaking with our students, many state -
April 28, 2022
Static Postural Assessments – PT Skills
It’s important to make clients feel comfortable. Especially beginner-level clients; their commitment levels can be tenuous at best. Static Postural Assessments are great opportunities to -
December 13, 2018
Is Spot Training Real?
“Spot Fat Reduction” is one of the most requested goals I work with daily. – Josh Russell, BCPTI Instructor I hear many people talk about -
January 12, 2018
Overcoming Adversity & Creating a New Life
#GradSpotlight Nicci Clark: “Ever since being rear ended in a car accident in August of 2014 and receiving multiple injuries to my neck, back, ribs, -
January 8, 2018
Hyper-Mobility, Performance & Recovery: Nervous System-Based Activation & Deactivation
The sitting disease and automation are killing our nervous systems, proprioception, function, metabolism, and mobility. Today more than ever, clients walk in the training door -
December 14, 2016
Cardio (FITTER) = Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type, Enjoyment & Recovery
The #1 FITNESS predictor of a longer, more productive life is your cardiovascular fitness http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/107/1/e2 . Yet, when I ask client’s or students if they -
March 22, 2016
Athletic style workouts for Fitness, Fascial health, and Performance increase that’s transferable to Sport and Function
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January 29, 2016
Developing & Maximizing Your Trainer Educational Toolbox
One to two times per week, a trainer will ask me, “What courses, books or resources are best suited to help me achieve my fitness -
January 12, 2016
Practical Research Review
MacDonald et al. (2013). An Acute Bout of Self Myofascial Release Increases Range of Motion Without a Subsequent Decrease in Muscle Activation or Force. Journal