SelfGrowth.com articles for Personal Trainers and Personal Training

Using the Bench Press for Gaining Muscle Fast

enlightenedwarriors@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

The beginning of the week always seems to start off with everyone heading to the gym for their favorite workout day, you know it, Chest Day. This more probable than not includes the bench press as their primary exercise. The bench press is frequently proclaimed as the best upper body builder and ...

A Different Kind of Running Coach

sue@soaringsolutions.net — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 1:33:28 pm

A Different Kind of Running Coach Introduction When one thinks of a coach for an athlete, the first thing that comes to mind is the coach out on the field, in the gym, trackside or poolside, yelling commands, blowing a whistle, and monitoring with a stopwatch. More and more, athletes are ...

It's Time For You to Benefit From Small Group Personal Training!

nat.soft@yahoo.com — Mon, 7 Jun 2010 4:53:54 pm

There are more individuals in Edmond and North Oklahoma City than ever before that are taking advantage of the benefits to be had in Small Group Personal Training. Reasons why some people prefer training in groups There are several people that are simply unable to give 100% of the ...

School-Based Physical Education - Five-Step Leadership Program

thehealthcolonel@beachbootcamp.net — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 am

"Take care of our children and show them the way.” We live in a culture of sedentary living and overeating. Our children are watching, listening and learning about life and how to live from us adults, their leaders. They are not interested in what we have to say. They are carefully watching ...

The Reality of The Biggest Loser

tammy@alsearsmd.com — Thu, 6 May 2010 12:00:00 am

Imagine losing 34 pounds in a week. Or dropping 100 pounds in just seven weeks. Sound impossible? Believe it or not, these are actual results from NBC’s hit reality show, The Biggest Loser. No wonder the nation is captivated! But, as great as these results are… are they realistic? Do ...

Recovery and Relaxation Tips for Athletes

gbradney@yahoo.com — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 am

The most important factor in improving and maintaining performance of any kind is recovery. This includes both physical and mental improvement and maintenance. Ernest Hemingway said that when he was writing, he would continue until he reached a creative peak, then he would stop. He knew that he ...

From Flab to Fab – How to Get Great Abs

diamond888@novuscom.net — Sat, 3 Apr 2010 2:10:16 pm

There are different abs preparation and abs training techniques that will help you achieve washboard abs. Cardiovascular exercises increase your metabolic rate causing the fat burning capacity of your body to increase dramatically. Remember, you're not going to reduce fat content without body ...

Push-ups: The Best Most Complete Upper Body Exercise in the World

thehealthcolonel@beachbootcamp.net — Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:00:00 am

Push-ups: The Best Most Complete Upper Body Exercise in the World By Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein, USAR-Ret. The push-up is hands down the best, most complete upper body exercise in the world. Here are a variety of ways to perform push-ups. A push-up demonstrates the portability and flexibility of ...

The ‘Magic Bullet’ to Six Pack Abs Does Take Work, BUT…

rbosuccess@gmail.com — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am

You will succeed. Everyone looks for the ‘magic bullet’ fix for many things. The ‘magic bullet’ to six pack abs does take work, but it isn’t that bad. Start with these simple exercises, along with a proper diet and some cardio work to help, to get your six pack abs started. Doing these ...

How to Recover Immediately After a Run

vanessaruns@gmail.com — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am

The moments before and after a run are extremely crucial to the wellbeing and success of any runner. Running is a sport plagued with injury and is often condemned because of those statistics. However, it is not the actual act of running that injures us. It is the lack of preparation beforehand, ...

Workplace Shaman: An Olympian Example

drjacksinger.com@gmail.com — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:16:00 am

Mary Pearson, Financial Post Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Witnessing the commitment, focus, fortitude and performance of the world's best athletes competing in the Olympics and Paralympics has been awesome and inspiring. Athletes train their minds and psyche as well as their ...

Pull-ups, Why They are Important to Your Workout

doc@drlenlopez.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:56:13 am

Pushups and pull-ups have long been considered the two best exercises you can do to train your upper body. The reason for that is these two exercises target every major muscle group of your upper body. You’d be surprised as to how good of shape you can get into when you only perform these two ...

Overcoming Barriers to Optimum Health and Fitness Part 1: Lack of Time

Andrewrs29@aol.com — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 7:19:21 pm

Changing your body and getting in great shape is just as much mental as it is physical if not more so. Almost everyone is physically capable of exercising, eating right, changing their body and getting in better shape. It is the mental factors that hinder nearly everyone from ...

What YOU Need to Get Fit and Stay Fit

lcpersonalfitness@gmail.com — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 8:01:00 pm

Have you always wanted to get fit but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you are already fit, but feeling like you’ve hit a plateau and you are bored with your current exercise program? Not to worry, you are not alone, this is very common in gyms and within the fitness industry across the ...

Stay Motivated! Keep Your Exercise Resolutions!

wstoll@comcast.net — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 7:32:00 pm

Every New Year the gym is packed full of eager exercisers ready to achieve results. A month or two passes, resolutions go awry, and people give up. Don’t fall victim to this cycle! Exercise is a lifetime commitment for your own personal health and well-being. Here are some tips to help you stay ...

Fitness Professionals: Make A Web Presence And Reel in Clients

casey@getpaidtobeyou.com — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:42:00 am

For just about any business today an online presence is as necessary as a business card. In many ways, searching the internet for local businesses has taken the place of searching the yellow pages. As an added plus, creating a online presence for the purpose of bringing in clients is super ...

Tips for Post-Workout Recovery

dale@centurysupplements.com — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 4:46:00 pm

After a trip to the gym most of us get on with our day and hope that we have pushed ourselves just the right amount. Too much, and we will end up feeling sore the next day, too little and the hour and a half might end up having been wasted. Assuming that we have stretched before and after and ...

The Best Exercise Routine For Busy People

david_mauntz@yahoo.com — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:57:00 pm

Lets face it. With the busy lifestyle that our society lives, when it comes down to exercising, people want the fastest and most efficient program possible. So this brings about two questions. One, HOW MUCH TIME is required to get actual results from a fitness program? Two, WHAT needs to be done ...

Cardio for Maximum Fat Loss

david_mauntz@yahoo.com — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:25:00 pm

Cardiovascular Training: Why you should be exercising less Ok, so I know this sounds weird right? Exercise less! Am I crazy! No, I'm actually just trying to prove a point here. I'm trying to prove that it isn't how much exercise you do that gives you results. What gives you results is what ...

Do I Need to Hire a Personal Trainer?

ralph@healthyprogress.com — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:03:03 am

As I began working as a personal trainer I found it a bit surprising that there were people who were willing to pay me for guiding them through a workout. I would even be hired by people who were already in relative good shape. Working out seemed to be so intuitive to me, I was involved in ...

Essential Tips To Build Muscle Up Fast

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 1:42:00 am

When it comes to building muscle, more and faster is pretty much what most weight lifters want. The additional self-confidence, good health and respect that can be gained from having a more muscular physique is always well worth the effort. So with that in mind here are three great tips to build ...

Why Certification?

facefit1@aol.com — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:45:00 am

Facial Fitness Systems is now offering Certification to all health care and beauty professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge, diversify their practices, and benefit financially by becoming a Facial Fitness Certified Instructor. Professions such as Yoga Instructors, Personal Trainers, ...

Having Fun Motivates Exercise

Roseanna@roseannaleaton.com — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 6:28:00 am

Have you seen this video on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJMOI5_FKwg? This so easily demonstrates that motivation to exercise does not come from merely thinking that you should exercise. When exercise is made into something which is fun, you automatically exercise without even ...

3 Essential Steps To Gaurantee Bigger Biceps Quickly

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 3:18:00 am

The show muscles, the guns, the biceps, the pythons whatever you want to call them they always have a special place in weight lifters vision of what they desire. Your guns are quite possibly the easiest muscle group for people to view which is possibly why they have achieved such important ...

Five Options for Losing Weight – Which one is best?

dyoung@instinctiveweightloss.com — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 8:37:00 pm

In a few short months, millions of people will make a resolution to lose weight and get into better shape. While this is a popular and great resolution to make, most people will go about it completely in the wrong way. Many will go out and buy the newest, hottest and most talked about diet. ...

Ready, Set, Slow

info@themojocoach.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:58:00 am

When it comes to lasting weight loss, slow and steady wins the race. Although many people take on the latest diet program, quick fix or promise of immediate results, most only find themselves right back where they started in a relatively short period of time. In fact, most people who take ...

Which Whey to Go

mitch@wellnessresources.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:31:53 pm

In the world of dietary supplements and functional foods there are many choices in terms of product quality, and whey protein is no exception. This is especially true when a used-car sales pitch is used in an effort to make products look and sound far better than what is actually under the ...

Want Weight Loss Success? Take these six steps first!

info@themojocoach.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 7:04:46 pm

Are you ready to make some changes in your life? Do you have challenges in any of these areas? * Nutrition * Fitness * Stress control * Emotional health * Relationship wellness * Spirituality You don't have to wait until New Year's Eve to make significant changes in your ...

Win the Battle! Conquer Holiday Weight Gain

wstoll@comcast.net — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 5:19:00 pm

It’s that time of year again. Soon you’ll be surrounded by pies, cakes, cookies, and candies. Your willpower will be pushed and tested to extremes. The average person will gain 5-15 pounds during the holidays. Lack of time leads to more stress, less physical activity, and unhealthy eating ...

Maximize Your Workouts Effectiveness

wstoll@comcast.net — Tue, 6 Oct 2009 7:44:00 am

Whether you’re new to working-out, you’ve hit a plateau, or you’re bored with the same old routine; try these tips to get the most out of your exercise sessions. Cardiovascular: 1) Use your arms on the treadmill or elliptical machine. If you’re holding on to the handrails of cardio equipment ...

No Pain no Gain - True or False

danielle@defineyourself-coaching.com — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:35:00 am

Wikipedia tells us that suffering, or pain, “is an individual's basic affective experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with harm or threat of harm”. The threat can be physically or emotionally provoked, and physically or emotionally experienced, or both. Delayed onset muscle ...

3 Smoking Hot Tips To Build Up Muscles And Look Like Brad Pitt!

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 7:29:00 am

Ok, so you want to get build up muscles, you want to look like a Brad Pitt in the movie 'Troy' so you can get heaps of attention from the ladies on the beach or too impress your mates. You are ware of the basics of muscle building but you are after something extra to give you that edge to gain ...

Verkhoshansky & Siff's Supertraining Review

info@athleticmusclebuilding.com — Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:49:00 am

The latest edition of the sport science classic "Supertraining" by Prof. Yuri Verkhoshansky and the late Mel Siff is set to be released on September 15, 2009. This will be the first new edition of the book since 2003. This book has been often referred to by strength coaches and sport ...

Common Gym Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

greenherbal11@gmail.com — Wed, 9 Sep 2009 5:07:00 am

For someone who just started exercising, the right guidance is critical. If you are a newcomer, the first thing you want to do is exercise in a safe and effective fashion. Many individuals avoid the gym due to the fear of making a mistake in public. For the weight room rookie, there is nothing ...

You are what you...

info@themojocoach.com — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:41:00 am

Many of us have heard the saying “we are what we eat”. Basically this means that if our diets are made up of fast food, takeout, foods high in sugar, high in fat, if we drink too much or if we consider our children’s leftovers a decent meal, we can’t really be surprised if our body doesn’t look ...

Pleasure vs. Pain

ad@ameriprofitness.com — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 8:07:46 pm

When I listen to a speaker, even if I get just one or two things from them, it’s a success. I don’t expect you to do everything I say, just take the things that work for you. Take a few nuggets and apply them to your life and you’ll start seeing dramatic results. Now the name of this article ...

Measuring Movement : The Best Kept Secret in Improving Athletic Performance?

eric@onehumanperformance.com — Tue, 1 Sep 2009 2:15:25 pm

“How did you know that?” asks David, an aspiring young Bergen County track athlete, in astonishment. He wonders in amazement how his trainer, Eric D’Agati, knew his left calf was significantly tighter than his right. “I had a 50/50 shot,” Eric jokes, when in reality he is going over the results ...

When Your Client Just Won't Lose Weight

celestehackett@yahoo.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 5:46:09 pm

This article is for anyone who helps others lose weight as a profession. You may be a coach, nutritionist, dietician, personal trainer, nurse, EFT practitioner, doctor, therapist or even a hypnotist. No matter how you implement your program for your clients, I think you’ll find this ...

Pleasure vs. Pain

ad@ameriprofitness.com — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 8:03:35 pm

Good Form, Bad Workout?

trainiac1@yahoo.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 1:51:42 pm

Good Form, Bad Workout? by Chicago Personal Trainer Clint Phillips www.chicagopersonaltrainer.com Many beginning exercisers are concerned about using proper form when working out. We have all heard about the evils of using bad form. In general, form is important BUT - don't sacrifice your ...

Why Leg Raises Contribute to Back Pain

doc@drlenlopez.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:18:00 am

About 30 years ago we learned that straight legged sit-ups were bad for us because it caused back pain. But aren’t lying or hanging leg raises the same thing as the straight legged sit-ups – done in reverse? Aren’t we using the same muscles, whether we raise our legs and keep our upper body ...

7 Easy Ways To Build Muscle Mass

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 5:34:25 am

Depending on where you look there is a lot of great information out there on how to build muscle up. However provided here are a few seldom mentioned tips that can certainly aid you in your quest for muscle mass. Here they are: Try drinking green tea. This can inhibit the enzyme that inhibits ...

Build Muscle Up Fast: You Are One Secret Away From Massive Gains!

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 2:45:32 am

Spending hours in the gym to build muscle up and not making progress? Brilliant news! There is every chance that there is just one reason stopping your from masive gains. this knowledge alone will help you enormously in your attempts to build muscle up. For most begiiner bodybuilders and some ...

Get Big Fast without Juicing

pacsd@aol.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 6:19:00 pm

The temptation to use steroids is often irresistible to young men surrounded by “roiders” prowling the gym and strutting their stuff with their artificially-enhanced muscles, bulging veins, and inflated egos. It seems that everyone wants to get bigger and stronger faster without devoting the ...

Add an Inch to Your Arms in 30 Days or Less!

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 1:43:00 am

There are many reasons that people want to build muscle mass on their biceps. For the majority of people going to work is all about wearing a shirt and tie. This of course means that only your biceps are really visible. Perhaps this is one reason why there is such a fascination in getting big ...

Identifying Opportunity

Darrell@AchieveFitnessUSA.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:58:27 am

“Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity” ~Henry Hartman Change happens. It’s a given, particularly in business. If its not your market, it’s your customers’ needs and preferences, or the technology and equipment you use, or your sales channels, or the way you deliver ...

How To Eat To Build Muscle At Fast Food Joints

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 3:59:18 am

Keeping down two jobs, meetings to attend, kids to pick up from school and such like there are so many distractions, time constraints and pressures that if we are not vigilant can only lead to one thing... {not enough time to plan and organise your meals}. If you are anting to pack on muscle ...

UberAwareness

info@jcconnections.ca — Fri, 7 Aug 2009 1:19:19 pm

Waking up a few days ago, who would have guessed that it would be my last normal morning; that this could happen to my fit, athletic and what I considered to be a very co-ordinated body…but it was...and it did! I often get bursts of inspiration and creativity when I get home from my runs and ...

What Can I Do To Build Muscle And Burn Fat?

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Thu, 6 Aug 2009 7:14:46 am

The goal of the majority of gym users is to build muscle and to lose fat simultaneously. Often a newbie to bodybuilding will say that their goals is to build muscle and burn fat. here we will talk about ways to go about chieving this. So, is it actually possible to build muscle up and burn ...

Bad Muscle Building Habits To Be Avoided

webguy@tjnewmedia.com — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 5:14:55 am

Developing good habits is crucial to build muscle up on a long term basis. It is highly important to be consistently doing the right things if you want to keep building muscle. Unfortunately often people get into bad habits without thinking about the danger they are risking or about how much ...