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Periodization vs. Programming: Are Researchers Testing the Right Thing?
Discover why many resistance training studies may not actually be testing periodization. Learn the difference between programming and periodization.
3 Tips For New Personal Trainers
Three practical pieces of advice for new personal trainers who want to build credibility, serve clients better, and avoid common early-career mistakes.
Everything You Need To Know About Supersets And More (Part 2)
Continue exploring advanced superset strategies, including how to use exercise pairings, intensity methods, and smart programming to build muscle while managing joint stress and recovery.
Exercise Selection (Part 2)
Part two of the exercise-selection discussion, with more guidance on matching movements to clients, programs, and practical coaching needs.
Exercise Selection (Part 1)
Part one of a program-design lesson on choosing exercises that match the client, the goal, and the training effect you actually want.
Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
A thought-provoking article for personal trainers that challenges traditional assessment habits and encourages a more practical, individualized approach to evaluating clients and designing programs.
Training The Athlete: Learn To Distinguish Between Athletics And Aesthetics
Learn why athletic training and physique training require different priorities, including needs analysis, performance goals, movement demands, and program design for athletes.
Eccentric Training: How to Obtain Positive Results From a Negative Action
Discover how eccentric training can improve strength, muscle development, and athletic performance when used properly as part of a structured and progressive training program.
How Many Sets to Build Muscle
A clear discussion of how many sets it takes to build muscle and how goals like size, power, and endurance affect program design.
Personal Training Business Tips – Punctuality
A blunt but important business lesson for trainers: punctuality is not a small detail. It affects professionalism, trust, and client retention.
Modern Muscle Moulding: How to Gain Serious Size and Strength with Circuit Training
Learn how circuit training can be used for serious muscle and strength gains by combining classic iron-game principles with modern programming for size, conditioning, and efficiency.
How to Write a Fat Loss Program (Part 1)
A practical introduction to building fat-loss programs that balance exercise selection, structure, progression, and real-world coaching considerations.
Client Retention Strategies (Part 2)
Part two of the client-retention series, with practical advice for keeping personal training clients engaged, progressing, and committed long enough to see results.
Client Retention Strategies (Part 1)
Three practical strategies to help personal trainers improve client retention by strengthening professionalism, service quality, and long-term client relationships.
The Sicilian Crunch
An advanced abdominal exercise demonstration for trainers who want a more challenging core option for clients with the right strength and control.
Swiss Ball Crunch
A quick coaching video explaining why performing crunches over a Swiss ball can change the movement and create a different abdominal training stimulus.
Body Fat Loss Strategies
A short teaser for a fat-loss presentation, pointing trainers toward broader programming and nutrition strategy rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Everything You Need To Know About Supersets And More (Part 1)
Explore the foundations of supersets and other advanced strength-training methods, including which techniques have value, how to apply them, and how to avoid wasting effort on poor programming.
The Elite Trainer Files
Explore selected training excerpts from The Elite Trainer, including sequence rotation, program rotation, unilateral training, and advanced body-composition programming for serious strength-training progress.
The Russian Approach to Size and Strength
Discover a Russian-inspired approach to building size and strength using structured loading methods, tempo prescriptions, forced reps, and periodized training strategies influenced by Yuri Verkhoshansky.
Challenge the Establishment: Dispelling Five Common Health and Fitness Misconceptions
Challenge common health and fitness assumptions around fat loss, nutrition, aerobic training, medication, stretching, and performance with a more questioning, evidence-informed approach.