I noticed a recurring theme with some of my past and current clients: most people hate doing cardio. It’s not just me, but other trainers have mentioned the same thing. Motivating clients to do cardio is probably one of the most challenging things, next to enforcing proper nutritional regiment. But there are a few things [...]
July 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Burn More Calories With a Heart Rate Monitor
In the past couple of weeks I conducted a mini experiment. I wanted to see if wearing a heart rate (HR) monitor burns more calories. The HR monitor won’t burn calories on your behalf, but rather help you stay within your target heart rate (easier than doing it manually). I wanted to compare this to [...]
June 20, 2010 by 2 Comments
Mass Building Program Week 3 Update
This update is a little late this week, but I do have to let you know that I need to halt the trial of the mass building program. For one reason and only ONE reason, I am stopping it because my performance is suffering on the football field. I play in a Touch Football League [...]
May 27, 2010 by 41 Comments
Top Fitness Gurus on YouTube You Should Subscribe to. [updated Dec 15, 2012]
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If you’re bored of your current routine, or not producing results, or simply need an injection of motivation here’s an awesome list of fitness gurus on YouTube you should subscribe to. As a personal trainer myself, it is imperative for me to keep my skills updated and stay on top of new techniques, industry trends and all [...]
March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Prime Your Muscles Before Starting a New Workout Program
Ever jump into a new workout program and then feel extreme muscle soreness for the next few days? Most workout programs do not prime you (get you ready) for all the physical activity you’re about to endure. With my clients I like introducing a priming workout for the first 3 or 4 weeks that stimulates [...]
March 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Importance of a Warm Up and a Cool Down
Pre-exercise warm up and post exercise cool downs are usually ignored and their importance is overlooked by a lot of people. Fitness experts and athletes have been long time proponents of a proper warm up and a cool down. I must admit, I skip it from time to time. Like a lot of people I [...]
