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The Argument For The Behind Neck Press In A Deep Squat Position
Pressing behind the neck in a deep squat position could possibly be one of the most critical postural exercises your program is missing. Often we will observe with clients an anterior dominance in development, frequently overdeveloped pectorals, anterior deltoids and rectus abdominus, compared to the posterior…
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What Makes motive8 CPD Courses Stand Out From The Crowd?
motive8 CPD launched at the start at 2015, offering courses for personal trainers and fitness instructors. As a Personal Training Company, working in the health and fitness company for the past 15 years, we had a vision to pass on our passion and knowledge to…
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Is The Talk Test A Useful Tool To Regulate Exercise Intensity?
Controlled studies have always measured exercise intensity based on information gathered from maximal exercise testing, often using oxygen uptake, blood lactic levels, and or peak power output. However there are extreme limitations of these methods, particularly when we consider the environment personal trainers often work…
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Why You Should Attend Our Running Conditioning and Biomechanics Course
As a personal trainer myself I know the value of personal training courses. In an industry as competitive as ours keeping ahead of others can be difficult, especially considering many don’t receive training in sales and marketing. I don’t truly believe if you’re a sole personal trainer that you…
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The Back Squat vs. The Leg Press
As a personal trainer or strength coach, exercise selection is arguably the key component of a successful training plan. Recently I’ve read several articles arguing the superiority of one single lower body exercise as a dominant movement for strength, power, hypertrophy development etc. In reality…
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The Relationship Between Resistance Training and Sprint Performance
Whether we look at football, hockey, rugby, or even middle and long distance running, one thing becomes apparent – the ability to run at speed (aka sprint) is paramount. Training to improve sprint performance therefore becomes ever increasingly important, however the relationship between resistance training…
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CPD Courses – Running Conditioning & Biomechanics Review
Last weekend Chris Baird delivered our Running Conditioning and Biomechanics Course in Leeds. And what a course it was! This CPD course is geared up for already qualified personal trainers to gain valuable CPD points, however non-personal trainers who are simply into their own running…
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Implications of Rope Training
Selecting exercises that are effective and interesting to personal training clients can be problematic. In the personal training industry their are numerous certifications and courses offering qualifications in TRX training, Kettle bells, BOSU, boxing to name a few. Then there are even combinations of these…
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The Wingate Sprint Protocol; What Is Research Saying At The Moment?
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is becoming more and more popular in the fitness industry. HIIT consists of brief to moderate periods of high intensity work followed by active or passive recoveries (Laursen and Jenkins., 2002). It is well established that HIIT protocols can induce…
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Cardiorespiratory Responses Of Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women During Resistance Training
Pregnancy causes numerous changes in the client, including anatomical, metabolic and cardiorespiratory, which ultimately result in physiological changes, similar to the changes that occur during exercise. It has been suggested that pregnancy may develop into a circulatory stress (Almada et al., 2015). Current recommendations relating…