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Certified Personal Trainer Fitness Fitness Tips underactive muscles overactive muscles NASM CPT Podcast
You asked for it – you got it! This is part two of three episodes (listen to part one here) where the topic of over- and underactive muscles will be discussed. This episode will cover two common movement compensations in the overhead squat assessment:
According to listener feedback and requests, a discussion on over- and underactive muscles was the most popular request. This is part 1 of 3 episodes where this topic will be discussed. This episode will cover two common movement compensations in the ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness Fitness Tips overhead squat assessment
As a CPT, in order to develop a solid program for clients, you must first take them through a complete assessment battery. The information you collect from flexibility, strength, performance, postural and cardiovascular testing of clients will help you ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness personal training NASM CPT Podcast
As an independent gym owner, I get monthly inquiries from uncertified personal trainers who have been training for many … many… years that have decided not to renew their certification. Yet they still wish to train out of my facility. Below is a small ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness Tips personal training NASM CPT Podcast
Abdominal hollowing (or the draw-in maneuver) and abdominal bracing are both incorporated by therapists, trainers, and other exercise specialists to benefit persons with lumbar instability (Vaičienė, Berškienė, Slapsinskaite, Mauricienė, & Razon, 2018). ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness personal training career
Each month, we’ll shine the spotlight on a different NASM Certified Personal Trainer who’s making a difference in their community. For September, we spoke with Ashley Williams NASM-CPT, FNS, and CES who overcame unthinkable obstacles, and in the process, ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness NASM CPT Podcast
NASM provides an integrated model of flexibility that includes corrective, active, and functional flexibility categories. The specific techniques used within the Integrated Flexibility Continuum are as follows:
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness NASM CPT Podcast
Even the biggest bodybuilder with the best set of “Abs” may have a weak core as storied in this episode of the NASM-CPT Podcast. Rick talks about the biggest person he’s ever met in real life and how his core stabilization system was … less than ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness personal training
Each month, we’ll shine the spotlight on a different NASM Certified Personal Trainer who’s making a difference in their community. For August, we spoke with Daniel Stein, NASM-CPT, and founder of Special Strong, a company that helps children and adults ...
Certified Personal Trainer Fitness Fitness Tips NASM CPT Podcast
This episode is a review of the skeletal systems. Anatomy only! No ROM or joint actions. Today Rick talks about the bones themselves, names, locations, and mnemonics to help remember and recall their names. This is a high-level overview, so we will just ...
