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The Ultimate Forearm Blueprint: Wrist Curls, Wrist Rollers & Grip Strength
Most lifters train their forearms as an afterthought. This complete guide covers wrist curls, reverse wrist curls, wrist rollers, radial and ulnar deviation, pronation, supination, The Formulator, and a 10-phase plan for building stronger wrists, bigger forearms, and a better grip.
How To Leverage Media To Grow Your Personal Training Business
A business-building video on using media exposure to create authority, reach more prospects, and grow a personal training brand.
How To Keep Females From Gaining Too Much Size In Their Legs From Strength Training
A trainer-focused discussion on programming for female clients who want strength benefits without excessive lower-body size emphasis.
How To Deal With Personal Training Clients Who Consider Strength Workouts Boring
A coaching video on handling clients who find strength training boring and helping them understand the value behind the work.
Foreword To My New Book
A short video introducing the ideas behind a new book and the training principles that support the broader Elite Trainer system.
The Muscle-Building Discovery For Solid Calves
Discover a focused approach to calf training that uses smart exercise selection, loading, and technique to build stronger, more developed calves and improve lower-leg strength.
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.