Gray Cook: Motor Control and Stability and Prime Mover Training
In this clip, Gray Cook makes a clear statement: View stability with a strength mentality and you’ll miss the nuances of motor control, coordination an...
How do you use the FMS screen in a group class?
Here's a question we hear pretty often: How do you use the FMS screen in a group class? Turns out that question also came up during the live Q&A fol...
Joe Di Stefano: Training for Obstacle Course Racing
What is Spartan Race? Spartan Race, with one million participants across 200+ events in 30 countries, is the global leader in outdoor obstacle course racin...
Chuck Wolf: Discovering the “Whys” of Injury
Pain is a very complex issue, and it's likely some of your clients are dealing with it even as they continue to train with you. In the study by Dr. Jan Sc...
Robert Linkul: The Phobias of Training Older Adults
Upon entering the profession, most personal trainers desire to work with highly competitive and aspiring athletes. Then, they open their schedule and start...
Mike Prevost: Ruck Training Programs – PART 1
There's quite a bit of published research on appropriate training for load-bearing marches, also known as rucking. This article will serve to summarize an...
Robert Linkul: Three Things I Learned Training Older Adults
I started personal training in 1999 as a very part-time trainer and officially made the commitment to full-time training in 2004. After working as a floor ...
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...
Models of Periodization
This article is an excerpt from The System, Periodization for the Strength Coach by Johnny Parker, Al Miller, Rob Panariello and Jeremy Hall Professor ...
Chuck Wolf: Blending Traditional Training with Functional, Integrated Training
Excerpted from Insights into Functional Training “Minds are parachutes—they only function when open.” ~ Finley Peter Dunne Before our m...
Dan John’s 40 Day Program
Click here to download a PDF template of Dan John’s 40 Day Program Years ago, when I first met Pavel, he challenged me to do a “40 Day Workout.” ...