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By: Eric Lichtfuss
Our learning environments enable students to feel comfortable asking any and all questions they may have, without fear of judgement, or ostracism. We believe that this kind of environment allows for better learning and greater personal growth.
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Bergman also mentions that our legs are the basis for almost every single athletic endeavor. He points out that training your legs for lean mass has more benefits: hormone levels like testosterone.
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I tell our personal trainer students all the time: “hold your clients accountable.” There are a number of things I mean to hold them accountable for: showing up, putting in the work, eating right, and tracking all of these things.
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Foam rolling – also called Self Myofascial Release or SMR – is the self-administered release of tension in soft tissues. If you run or cycle a lot, there’s a chance that you do or will have some IT band discomfort at some point. Frankly, if you are alive, there’s a reasonable chance that you will have some imbalance in your TFL/Glutes. So foam-rolling should be included in your self care regimen, but
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Our interview series with fitness professionals in the Atlanta area continues with Dina Blair, Athletic Director at the Concourse Athletic Club in Sandy Springs. Whether you are currently working as a personal trainer or aspire to be one, learn what successful professionals have to say about how to get and stay ahead in this ongoing blog series.
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What can we do as fitness trainers to minimize the risk and occurrence of injury? Good coaching and observation are absolutely critical. Equally necessary are an understanding of the mechanisms of injury, and how to implement evidence-based systems to avoid these mechanisms.
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“The “safety” of being in a class setting allows mistakes to be made that turn into life impacting lessons learned, instead of job termination. The range of certifications, from not great to exceptional, are just as varied as varieties of grass.
There is a relative small list of those certifications that are properly accredited and nationally recognized, and NASM is one of them.”
By: Eric Lichtfuss
First in our series interviewing fitness industry experts. In this post contributing writer Eric Lichtfuss interviews Abby Jellinek Johnson, owner and Lead Personal Trainer at F.I.T Camp and Abby J Fitness. She shares her thoughts on what sets the ASM (NASM) personal trainer certification program apart from the competition.
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After being so impressed with my experience as a trainee I decided to continue my education at ASM by signing up for the personal training program. I’ve witnessed the faculty and staff going above and beyond with students. Their belief in me and consistent encouragement made deciding on where to go for personal training easy.
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Eric Lichtfuss, ASM graduate, massage therapist and personal trainer reveals how Tom Myers’ Anatomy Trains is a revolutionary concept and approach to massage therapy and personal training. Anatomy Trains is a way of looking at the body – specifically muscles and connective tissue – in terms of how everything interacts with one another. By looking at anatomy this way, we can see how
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