Training volume or training load is simply a measure of how much training or exercise you are doing. Understanding what your training volume is will allow you to periodise your training program, so you can then plan for periods of high training volume as well as make sure you allow some time with reduced training…
Dumbbell Chest Press Variations
The barbell bench press is a staple strength exercise that has benefits for all levels of fitness and desired physiques. Targeting the pectorals, deltoids and triceps, chest pressing exercises help to build upper body strength and increase muscle mass. Performing a chest press with dumbbells instead of a barbell has a number of additional benefits.…
How To Help Overcome Your Client’s Barriers
What’s the best excuse NOT to exercise you’ve heard from a client? I’m too tired I’m too busy I’m really sore It’s too cold I’m sure if you’re currently training clients, you’ve probably heard all of these excuses before. If you’re new to Personal Training then I guarantee you’ll be hearing some of these at…
10 Fitness Gadgets That Will Up Your Workout Game
Who doesn’t love getting their hands on the latest and greatest gadgets?! The tech savvy world that we live in means that new products with new features are continuously being released and promoted to users. The aim of these fitness gadgets is to help users keep pushing their boundaries and challenge themselves to new heights.…
5 Exercises To Activate Your Posterior Chain
Maintaining a strong posterior chain is important for good posture, especially for those who are sitting or driving a lot during the day, as well as supporting many everyday movements such as carrying shopping, sitting down and standing back up. One of the biggest advantages of a strong posterior chain is prevention of injury, as…
Understanding What Drives Your Client
Is there really more to Personal Training than just physically training a client? Absolutely! Our job as a PT doesn’t just start and end at training our client’s alone. There’s much more to it than that. One of the other important roles we have as a PT involves us encouraging our clients to change their…
The Best Online Tools For Personal Trainers
The fitness industry has really been challenged by the impacts of COVID-19, none more so than the need to shift our services online in the aim to provide ‘remote’ or ‘at-home’ experiences for our clients. What this means is that we’ve had to acquire and adopt completely new skills that we’ve never had before, particularly…
Best Footwear for Squats and Deadlifts
One of the more underrated considerations when performing resistance training tasks is appropriate footwear. Wearing the right shoes could add those extra kilograms to your major lifts that you have been searching for to reach that PB! This is especially the case when performing lower body compound lifts such as squats and deadlifts. The following…
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