By Brian Danley Cupertino, California Personal Trainer Contact Brian at Personal Trainer Central Optimizing The Functional Abilities Of Older Adults By Power Training Traditionally, resistance training, consisting of several sets of heavier loads to maintain strength and reduce sarcopenia, has been the standard means to improve the performance of the activities of daily living (ADL) [...]
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How to Stay Accountable to Your Physical Fitness Goals, Part 1 of 3
March 10th, 2010
admin By Sean Flower New Jersey Personal Trainer Contact Sean at Personal Trainer Central When I was invited to contribute an article, I was initially excited about the opportunity. However, as I started to decide about what topic I should focus on, I simply couldn’t decide. There are just so many aspects to health and fitness; [...]
How to Stay Fast, Quick, Explosive and Strong All Year
February 27th, 2010
admin By Daimond Dixon Personal Trainer in Grand Rapids, Michigan Sports Performance Specialist Contact Daimond To become a better athlete and to constantly improve means that you have to keep your skills sharp. Even if you are a multiple sport athlete who plays a different sport from one season to the next, you can still take [...]
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 [...]
Core Training for Sports
December 6th, 2009
admin Core training involves working the core of the athlete, also referred to as an athlete’s base. Athletes should be multifunctional. They should be able to perform tasks using upper and lower extremities at the same time. For this reason, having a strong structural core enables athletes to perform better. The Athlete’s Core Includes: Abdominal muscles [...]






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