By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Back “in the day” when I was a full time personal trainer and I met with weight loss clients in person at my New Jersey Health Club, the first thing I would always ask during the initial consultation was:
“Tell me what you want… and I’ll show you how to get it.”
Typical reply from client:
“I want to lose 20 pounds fast.”
My reply:
“Are you SURE that’s what you want? …If I can show you how to lose 20 pounds REALLY fast, will that make you happy?”
They nodded [...]
Motivated by last night’s Ultimate Fighting Pay Per View, I got up today and decided to turn it up a notch in my conditioning workouts. With a sled, a forty five pound plate, a pair of blast straps and two training partners, I headed out to the field. After a dynamic warm up we proceeded to do the following workout:
Forward chest presses with sled
Forward sprints with sled
Rows with sled
Wheelbarrow partner walks
These were all done in a ciruit with very little rest. The distance was about 50 yards per exercise. We [...]
My colleague and close friend Alwyn Cosgrove was recently slammed in a bodybuilding magazine by trainer Charles Glass. The reason? He recommended full body workouts. He did a great job of addressing the situation himself HERE and certainly doesn’t need me to come to his aid. In fact he has no idea that I’m writing this but since I am also a big fan of full body training I felt the need to address this situation as well.
As columnist for a fitness magazine myself, I know exactly how this all [...]
I trained inside last night for only the second time in the last ten or twelve weeks. I actually even used some machines; the EFS Power Squat and a Magnum seated row, which are pretty good as far as machines go and I had several plates on each side so as not to feel like a total pussy. I will admit that my last sets on each were true 5RM’s with questionable form but I had to push it.
Surprisingly my strength on these two machines was not far from what [...]
Did you know that the UFC/ Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in the United States? Every time you turn around there is a new MMA school popping up somewhere. People are obsessed with this kind of training. It’s the hottest new craze sweeping the nation.
The popularity of the UFC has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. In the early days you would be hard pressed to find a single soul on the streets who knew Ken Shamrock or Dan Severn. Nowadays, guys like [...]
Earlier in the summer, I had a chance to sit down and interview my long time friend and colleague, John Alvino. John has been in the trenches for over 15 years working with bodybuilders and athletes. Without fail, John produces some of the best results I have ever seen. The reason you have yet to hear his name is because unlike many armchair experts, John is actually still out there training clients for ten hours a day and doesn’t have that much time. He’s finally ready to be heard here [...]
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