By Justin Negrete; Madison, Wisconsin Personal Trainer. We all know in order to get strong you need to lift heavy weights. This type of lower repetition, heavy weight sets can increase myofibrillated hypertrophy, which makes muscle more dense . We have also heard of a method popularized by powerlifters in which you lift lighter weights [...]
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Microperiodization of Speed, Strength, and Muscle; The Ultimate Bench Workout
September 3rd, 2010 
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Tags: agility, athletic performance, bench press, chest, Dr Squat, explosive strength, hypertrophy, International Sports Sciences Association, perform better, personal trianer, power, powerlifting, training for sport 
2 Comments »Let Us Build a Body. No Assembly Required!
May 24th, 2010 admin By James Lanza Northridge, CA Personal Trainer Contact James at Personal Trainer Central Let Us Build a Body. No Assembly Required! Throughout my entire professional career I have always lived by, taught, educated and promoted one thing – a very important law of fitness called… “Use It or Lose It” Now this probably applies to [...]
Posted in Cardiovascular Exercise, Exercise Programs, Group Exercise, Lifestyle & Motivation, Mind/Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Sport Specific, Strength & Resistanse Training, Weight Management Tags: agility, athletic performance, atkins diet, baseball, Dr Squat, explosive speed training, explosive strength, FDA, International Sports Sciences Association, james lanza, liberation diet, northridge personal trainer, perform better, perosnal training in northridge, personal trainer certification, personal training certification, personal trianer, power, quick feet, specialist in fitness nutrition, specialist in performance nutrition, specialist in sports conditioning, strength training, training for sport, weight loss 1 Comment »How to Ease Post Workout Soreness
May 24th, 2010 admin By Linda Okwor Marina Del Rey, CA Personal Trainer Contact Linda at Personal Trainer Central Tips to Ease Post Workout Soreness One of the draw backs of working out is the after work out soreness. The truth is, soreness is a part of working out. Some can be intense, others a gentle reminder that you [...]
Posted in Cardiovascular Exercise, Exercise Programs, Group Exercise, Lifestyle & Motivation, Mind/Body, Sport Specific, Strength & Resistanse Training, Weight Management Tags: agility, athletic performance, atkins diet, basketball, explosive speed training, explosive strength, fast feet, football speed, International Sports Sciences Association, ISSA, lacrosse, perform better, perform better in sports, personal trainer certification, personal training, personal training certification, personal trianer, power, quick feet, quickness, skiing, soreness, specialist in fitness nutrition, specialist in performance nutrition, specialist in sports conditioning, strength training, swimming, tennis training, training for sport, United States Food and Drug Administration, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, weight loss, workout No Comments »How to Stay Accountable to Your Physical Fitness Goals, Part 2 of 3
March 16th, 2010 admin By Sean Flower New Jersey Personal Trainer Contact Sean at Personal Trainer Central To read How to Stay Accountable to Your Physical Fitness Goals, Part 1 of 3 go here. Setting Goals The goal or goals you choose need to be specific and have a reasonable deadline. Remember, a goal without a deadline is not [...]
Posted in Exercise Programs, Group Exercise, Lifestyle & Motivation, Mind/Body, Strength & Resistanse Training, Weight Management Tags: agility, athletic performance, atkins diet, baseball, basketball, Dr Squat, explosive speed training, explosive strength, fast feet, fat loss, football speed, International Sports Sciences Association, lacrosse, liberation diet, nutrition, perform better, perform better in sports, personal training, personal training certification, personal trianer, power, quick feet, skiing, specialist in fitness nutrition, specialist in performance nutrition, speed, speed strength, strength training, United States Food and Drug Administration, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, weight loss No Comments »How to Combine Box Jumps With Sprints
February 13th, 2010 admin by Daimond Dixon Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512 Contact Daimond: Personal Trainer Central Combining the use of box jumps and sprints provides athletes with a perfect way to increase athletic speed and explosive reaction, at the same time. Plyometric training is very useful for training muscle fibers to react explosively with power. Plyometric box jumps are [...]
Posted in Cardiovascular Exercise, Exercise Programs, Lifestyle & Motivation, Sport Specific, Strength & Resistanse Training Tags: agility, athletic performance, atkins diet, baseball, baseball training, baseketball training, basketball, box jumps, daimond dixon, Dr Squat, explosive speed training, explosive strength, fast feet, fat loss, FDA, football speed, football training, Fred Hatfield, grand rapics, International Sports Sciences Association, ISSA, lacrosse, liberation diet, michigan, nutrition, perform better, perform better in sports, personal trainer certification, personal training, personal training certification, personal trianer, power, powerlifting, pro power training, quick feet, quickness, skiing, specialist in fitness nutrition, specialist in performance nutrition, specialist in sports conditioning, speed, speed strength, speed training, sport specific, sport specific training, sprints, strength, strength training, swimming, tennis training, training for sport, United States Food and Drug Administration, vegan diet, vegetarian diet, weight loss No Comments »Strength Defined
December 10th, 2009 admin by Nathan Mosher, PT, DPT Personal Trainer: Rensselaer, NY 12144 Contact Nathan: Personal Trainer Central What is strength? How do you know that someone is “strong” when watching him/her in a sport or compared to someone else? What criteria as you thinking about when you think of a strong person? A football player, perhaps? Or maybe [...]
