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There is nothing quite as frustrating as seeing your results fizzle out. This is a common place to end up, usually after a few months on the same exercise routine. In the beginning your body responds to your routine with lost pounds and gained muscle tone, then one day all results screech to a stop. … [Read more...]
A couple posts ago, we discussed the principle of Over training. Although it is important to regularly overload the body, there is a difference and a fine line between overloading and over training and it's important that you know the difference. As previously mentioned, Overload is when you push your body slightly past its current physical baseline in an effort to create an adaption effect. … [Read more...]
If you have ever watched a great Personal Trainer working with their client, you may notice that that the trainer will often use their hands and touch their client while training. They are not trying to get "fresh" with their client (no pun intended); they are using an actual physiological principle to maximize training effects.You see, you have sensory receptors on your skin. … [Read more...]
Have you ever seen a really impressive "before" and "after" photo on a weight loss product? Well, there's something that the diet industry doesn't want you to know. There is more involved than just the diet product, and it's the same across the board. Look into the eyes of any person in their "before" picture and you'll see that they are deeply disturbed. The body they have is no longer in … [Read more...]
The understanding of the mind-body connection discussed in Principle #7 has wide reaching implications. In fact, it is intimately connected with virtually EVERY aspect of your life!As professional Personal Trainers, we hear from clients all the time that they feel they are NOT genetically gifted and those those who get results are just lucky, born to be fit, or many other excuses. This could not … [Read more...]
Is it September already?! For many people, it also means that summer vacation is over, they dread the days getting shorter, and that their boss will inevitably begin stacking work on their plate for the next few months. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. September can be an amazing time filled with learning, enthusiasm, and personal growth. In fact, adults can have … [Read more...]
I know, it sounds complicated, but really it is quite simple. This term simply means, putting your mind into it. Neuromuscular facilitation is just a fancy way to say “Smart Muscles” or teaching your muscles to contract more effectively.Even though it may not seem that way, when you begin a workout plan, your muscles are under direct control from your nervous system (brain)!. In order for … [Read more...]
In Principle #5, we discussed the concept of Overload and its importance to experiencing ongoing results. You can maximize the Overload principle by regularly changing and updating your program. You see, the only perfect training program is one that changes continuously.A program that we design today, may be perfect today, but in about 4-8 weeks, it will no longer be able to produce the results … [Read more...]
If your stomach isn't as flat as you'd like it to be then you have come to the right place. Exercise alone will not get you a toned stomach – diet is a huge part of the equation. Below I have compiled 5 very easy tweaks to your eating habits that will dramatically flatten your abs. … [Read more...]
Overload is a training principle that is at the heart of training improvements. Great Trainers understand the science and art to helping their clients produce continual results over a long period of time without seeing the plateaus that most people struggle with. This short article will provide you important insights into the principle of Overload and how to use it to your advantage in your … [Read more...]
