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Book Recommendations For Personal Trainers
I am massive geek when it comes to exercise, training, strength & conditioning, leading, teamwork, coaching etc. – anything that will make me better. Since embarking on my career in sport, exercise, fitness and health, I have prioritised continued professional development (CPD). For me it…
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Olympic Weightlifting – YES or NO?
One big questions that never seems to be put completely to be is whether coaches and personal trainers should use Olympic lifts in their clients training programmes or not. Olympic weightlifting, specifically the Clean and Jerk (CJ) and Snatch (S) have only relatively recently been…
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The Muscles of the Trunk
I call the core or abdominal region – the trunk, but what is the trunk of the body? The trunk consists of the spinal column and thorax (ribcage surroundings). The spinal column houses 32 pairs of spinal nerves & is an integral component of our…
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Online Fitness Courses
It’s no secret that we’re in a digital age, we have everything we need at our finger tips or indeed a tablet or mobile phone! When I was younger a tablet was something you took to make you feel better, not something you could use…
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How To Be An Awesome Personal Trainer
My recent blog regarding being the best personal trainer or coach you can be, focused on building rapport with your clients, constantly developing your knowledge and keeping up-to-date with current research and then finally being flexible in your approach. I would say these are the…
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How To Be The Best Personal Trainer You Can
Unfortunately, sometime our industry gets a slight bad rap, what is even more unfortunate is sometimes it is deserved. I have seen personal trainers let clients cycle for up to an hour, whilst they stand motionlessly next to them on their mobiles or offering limited…
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Methods of Training – Post Activation Potentiation (PAP)
A year into starting my career being a Personal Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach, I am still loving it and excited to learn and develop further. One of my growing philosophies as a coach is that we should have a tool box, and dependent…
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Top Speed Running And Acceleration
One of my clients is now a British Champion at 100m (and high jump/long jump) after winning gold at the Transplant Games 2017 earlier this year in Glasgow. This blog is designed for personal trainers, fitness instructors and coaches to use with recreational, aspiring or…
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Linear vs Block Periodisation
Training a new client is a very exciting time. There are lots different variables that need to be addressed to make sure you are programming the correct training to help meet their goals. Long-term planning for a client, whether a weight loss client or a…
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Welcome to motive8 IQ!
Hello! Welcome to motive8 IQ, if you follow us on social media you may have previously known us as motive8 CPD. We’ve been a bit quiet recently, but have recently rebranded as motive8 IQ so we thought we would say ‘Hi’ and let you know…