It's very common for a new client to check off 'tight hips' when they fill out my new client questionnaire.
From a Personal Trainer's standpoint, we all have tight hips.
The good news? No one ever died from having tight hips...
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I wanted to write this week and answer three really good questions asked by personal training clients over the last few weekly check-ins.
I always like covering these questions because, well, if clients are asking I'm sure more people are wondering the same thing!
If you're interested in checking out past editions of articles like this, you can check them out
Read MoreA common goal for both male and female personal training clients is that they want to improve their push up ability.
For some, that means getting their first push up. For others, that can mean doing X push ups in 1 minute.
It all varies.
Whether you are chasing your first push up OR looking to improve on your ability to do push ups, here is the process I use with both my in person and online personal training clients.
Read MoreIn 2017 I made a major shift in programming for my clients to help with that very notion of progress.
Specifically, the shift made progress transparent.
Now, I don't mean transparent in a way that you can clearly see it. I wish it was that easy.
"Okay, put 5 more pounds on the bar and go"
Boom. Progress. Right?
Well yes. That is indeed progress. But, what if the weight doesn't go up? What happens if you can't increase the difficulty of the movement?
What happens next?
This is the challenge my clients were facing and this is the problem I knew I needed a solution for.
So, here's what I did.
Read MoreJust like the title of the article says, this week I wanted to dive in to this concept of ‘danger’ and exercises.
When I first started as a Personal Trainer in 2010, strength training machines, specifically the seated leg extension were deemed ‘dangerous’.
I remember telling clients “avoid this machine because it’s going to put a lot of stress on your _____” or “You could do this movement, but you need to watch out for ____ so you don’t hurt yourself”.
After 12+ years, I have an official statement on ‘danger’ and exercise.
There are no bad movements, exercises, or machines…there are only bodies that aren’t designed or that aren’t ready for what that movement, exercise, or machine provides.
Let me break this down.
Read MoreIn a not so distant past all of my writing consisted of outlining 3 thoughts and ideas. Hell, I even named my podcast 'The 3 Things Podcast' for that very reason.
After (literally) years of trying to write consistently, and failing over and over again at sticking with it, I found that I work best in short format, typically 3 things, and elaborate on those points once they are outlined. In past newsletters and Purposeful Strength articles you may have noticed that pattern.
Alas, my good friend, I am going back to my roots this week and highlighting 3 things that keep reoccurring in my mind...
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