It’s that time of the year again when personal trainers spend hours preparing new programs for their clients. I usually allocate an entire day for this task. Just to give you an idea of the thought process involved in designing a program, check out this video: You can continue watching the video HERE if you…
You go to an accountant to do your taxes, a lawyer for legal work, and a mechanic to fix your car, so shouldn’t you approach a professional for your fitness needs? Why do most people think they can do it on their own? Would you do a root canal on yourself? I don’t think so!…
If you’ve been spinning your wheels and going nowhere in your pursuit for optimal health and fitness, then stop! Doing something simply because you’ve been told to is not good enough. It’s time to question authority and challenge the establishment. In the past, we looked at five common health and fitness misconceptions. Today, we’re going…
You’ve heard the classic story: He started in the mailroom and now he’s running the company! Personal training is no different than any other business – you must start from the bottom and work your way up. As far as I see it, a career in personal training should follow this timeline: Late Teens and…
When people ask me how to get their articles to appear in a major publication, I tell them that they need luck, referrals, and persistence. Here’s how I did it. On August 25, 1999, I appeared on a television show in Toronto called Breakfast Television. As luck would have it, the editor-in-chief of Flare Magazine…
The Elite Trainer by John Paul Catanzaro is a synthesis of the very latest thinking in strength training and an indispensable guide to developing individualized programs for recreational and professional athletes. John Paul Catanzaro, B.Sc., C.E.P., C.K., is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and a Certified Kinesiologist with a Specialized Honours Bachelor of Science degree in…
The state of strength training in North America is outdated. We seem to be many years behind the Europeans in this field. Most of the curriculum in our schools today deals with aerobic training spurred by the Dr. Kenneth Cooper movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. To make matters worse, the value of…
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Here are some excerpts from the new book The Elite Trainer: Strength Training for the Serious Professional by John Paul Catanzaro. Visit www.TheEliteTrainer.com and pick up your copy today! Sequence Rotation Most successful strength training plans will vary loading parameters on a regular basis. Exercise sequence is one such variable that can be altered between…