Posts in "Articles"
Alwyn Cosgrove: The Program Is Your Responsibility
Medical history? No risk factors? Cleared to exercise? FMS score? What else do you need to know before you write the program?
Mike Prevost: Heart Rate Reserve – Measuring Cardiovascular Fitness Improvement
What can heart rate really tell you about fitness? Mike Prevost recognizes heart rate reserve as an easy assessment for high intensity work and gives you the numbers you need to put it ...
Thomas Plummer: The Future of The Fitness Business
It’s all too easy for those of us in the fitness business to assume that most people think like we do . . . exercise like we do . . . share our goals. They do not. But that doesn’t ...
Dan John: I’m The Coach and I’m Always Right
Sometimes athletes just don’t hear what their coach is saying . . . whether you are guiding their diet, training or performance, make sure they hear you.
Sue Falsone: Problems at the Head, Neck, Shoulders and Torso
Shoulder and spine expert Sue Falsone explores the complicated musculoskeletal causes of headaches and neck pain in this full-body study.
Thomas Plummer: It Comes Down to Program Design
Don’t limit your business with the product you offer. Thomas Plummer shares his knowledge of how layered pricing can benefit your facility and help you with program design by properly...
Dan John: What Makes an Athlete Elite?
Dan John details some of the internal qualities and external criteria that differentiate elite athletes from the rest. What does it take to master your sport?
Mike Prevost: Resistance Training Repetition Schemes and Their Applications
The complexity of resistance training programming is best approached by breaking down the lift into its systems. How many reps with how much weight? The answer is probably simpler than ...
Charlie Weingroff: The Hip Hinge from the Neuromuscular Perspective
Charlie Weingroff elaborates on the importance of the hip hinge from the neuromuscular perspective . . . and why he thinks you should be able to touch your toes before you deadlift.
Chris Holder: A Fat Guy’s Experience on the Ketogenic Diet
From junk-food-junkie to fat-burning, healthier and more pleasant strength coach; Chris Holder tells the story of his ketogenic diet journey.
Sue Falsone: The Normal Shoulder Joint
Where should a shoulder assessment start? Sue Falsone highlights ideal shoulder joint anatomy and identifies common issues, especially among overhead athletes.