Kathy Dooley: You Can Learn Anatomy

Don’t let anatomy scare you. Kathy Dooley shows you that you need to feel the body and move the body in order to fully learn anatomy. https://www.yout...

Thomas Plummer: Breaking the Hourly Rate Addiction

This article is an excerpt from The Soul of a Trainer Getting paid by the hour sounds so logical when you are a fitness professional. If you work for so...

Patrick Ward: My Training Philosophy

Patrick Ward presents a simple training philosophy that establishes priorities: manage the first two steps well, then go ahead and attack your specific go...

Mike Boyle: It’s Not the Program; It’s the Coaching

Sam Dadd, one of the senior coaches at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MBSC), thought the concept of programs vs. coaching would make a great article...

Charlie Weingroff: Janda’s Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes

Charlie Weingroff provides a quick review of Janda’s Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes and covers the meanings and implications of inhibition and facilit...

Dan John: Two Basic Problems

There are two basic problems in the fitness world. In truth, neither is that bad at first glance, but over time, they have become issues. First, those ...

Gray Cook: Feeling Awkward, Intimidated & Disconnected in the Deep Squat

Your squat can’t grow if you can’t do it. Why squat with load, stress or repetition if you already feel awkward, disconnected and intimidated with body...

Greg Dea: Motor Control – Complex to Simple

Let me ask you a question: Can you spot competent control of motion, i.e. motor control, in your clients? If yes, could you answer why you called it compe...

Lee Burton: Programming Needs of a High School Football Player

What athletes want isn’t always what they need. Programming to blend their "wants" with what you decide they need is an art, as Lee Burton explains using...

Robert Linkul: Proper Transfers for Older Adults

Who knew something so simple could be so difficult to perform . . . and on such a regular basis. It's one of the simplest movements a person can perform a...

Charlie Weingroff: The Core and Diaphragm

The body has inherent instabilities . . . as well as built-in methods to create stability. Charlie Weingroff explores the diaphragm as the most important c...