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Spotlight Trainer
of the Month
Russ Iorillo
Open any magazine or newspaper or change the channels on your TV and you will see some kind of fitness gadget for sale. Everyone is looking for the magic bullet. This is not new. I started looking for this cure-all in 1954.
I was a fourteen-year-old, 128-pound “bag of bones” entering high school...
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Smith Machine Squat vs. Free Weight Squat
- ISSA's Patrick Gamboa Weighs in on Which Squat is Recommended and Why
Question: "Is there a difference between doing a free weight squat exercise vs. a Smith machine squat exercise?"
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The Truth about Body Fat in Women
- Rosanna LoMonte
Many women are endlessly frustrated over the fat that naturally covers their muscles, creating the sensuous curves that signify femininity. I am not going to talk about how one can completely annihilate fat from their body, because this is ridiculous. I am also not going to condone maintaining an overabundance of body fat, because this is not healthy. Alas, truth be told, those stubborn areas that we women are blessed with (yet another of our many trials) are there for a reason.
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Lower Back Pain: A Guide for Athletes & Average Joes
- Christina Chapan
Lower back pain is a condition that plagues many people. Seventy percent of all people are troubled by this condition at least once in their lives. Fifty million dollars is spent on back pain each year, and it is the second most common reason for time needed to be taken off work and the fifth most common cause for hospitalization. The lower back originates in the lumbar or lower spine, works to support your weight, and helps you bend, lift, and twist.
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Specificity?
- Geoffrey B. Miller
The principle of specificity basically states that the body will specifically adapt to the type of demands that are placed on it (Clark, et al. 2008). The most common misconception of this principle that people have is this: if I find the basic information in regards to program training in relation to a specific goal and use it without change or variation, there will be a continued progression towards the ultimate goal.
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| Youth Strength Band Training |
- Christina Chapan
This is a series about using strength bands in your workout. When working with children, bands and balls are a great alternative to weight workouts. Strength bands are inexpensive and come in a variety of strengths and sizes, so all ages can participate in exercises and benefit from executing the exercises correctly.
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| Interval Training |
- Cameron Baker
I’ve heard it time and time again. “I want to burn calories and fat but I don’t have the time to spend hours on the treadmill,” or “I really want to get leaner, but I don’t want to lose any muscle that I’ve worked so hard for, what can I do?” This topic can get tricky, but for those of you who share these or similar concerns, I’m here to provide a potential solution for you.
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| How to Recession Proof Your Approach to Selling Personal Training |
- Jim Labadie
During any recession people are still spending money. They just may not be spending it in the same places they were when the economy was surging ahead. When you combine the fact that most of North America is overweight and that these people are desperate to lose weight, well, selling personal training still isn’t very hard if the correct approach is taken.
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| Editor's Corner |
Given the current economic turmoil (credit problems, stock market volatility, etc.), it is understandable that recent surveys show that stress is at an all time high. The word stress is most often associated with only negative stressors such as being overworked and/or having health complications. While all stress must be managed, it is a mistake to think of all stress as bad. Some stress can be very good, like the self-imposed stress of exercise on the body.
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