Posts tagged "exercise program design"
Glenn Pendlay: Strength Training is a Process, Not an Event
Spreadsheets are great for developing percentage-based strength training programs, but Glenn Pendlay wonders if they change how we view the training experi...
Tracy Reifkind: Kettlebell Progressions – The Roundabout
Twice as much work, half as much rest. Tracy Reifkind’s ‘Roundabout’ kettlebell progression can get you there and beyond.
Joel Jamieson: Using Heart Rate Variability
Don’t guess at where your clients are on their training continuum. Using Heart Rate Variability to look at the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems tells you if they are on...
Guy Massi: Differentiated Instruction, Learning Styles and Learning Disorders
In this informative primer on learning styles and learning disorders, Guy Massi gives you tips on being more aware of your client’s learning needs as part of your differentiated instr...
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? Alwyn Cosgrove and Gray Cook answer this for you.
Dan John: Three Secrets of Performance
Dan John spills his three secrets of performance and plays a language game to ensure that your clients are truly understanding what you tell them.
Robb Rogers: Regeneration Strategies
Thought you had the training programmed right . . . but something seems missing? What about time for recovery and rest? Robb Rogers discusses the need for well-planned regeneration stra...
Mark Cheng: Emotional Attachments – Exercise, Identity and Addiction
Mark Cheng tackles the problem of emotional attachment to certain workouts and presents systems and practices that can overcome a client’s limited exercise identity.
Guy Massi: Stay General or Go Specific When Training Young Athletes?
A philosophical and practical look at the training timeline for young athletes; from general athleticism to sport-specific skills, giving guidance on decisions to be made along the way.
Brian Friedman: Gain Awesome Kettlebell Technique with Yoga
Brian Friedman discusses correct alignment and proper movement patterns in exercise and explores the common ground (and symbiosis) between kettlebell technique and yoga practice.
Exercise Program Design Fundamentals, Part Two
In Exercise Program Design Fundamentals, Part 1, you learned what to focus on in your training using Dan John’s Four Quadrants. You also learned the importance of finding your gap...