Strategies for Microassessing Your Clients Exercise instruction, when done properly, requires that trainers microassess movements, as an ongoing best practice. From the onset, trainers have to know all of the anatomy and functional methods to train clients. Once exercises have been selected as part of the program design, trainers instruct clients on the proper sequence […]
What Every Personal Trainer Needs to Know About Rhabdomyolysis
What Every Personal Trainer Needs to Know About Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle tissues, which results in the release of its components into the blood. Myoglobin is the major component of muscle, which is released in the bloodstream. An increase in myoglobin in the blood can result in kidney damage or failure. In […]
Rhabdomyolysis and What Fitness Trainers Need to Know About It
What is Rhabdomyolysis? With exercise classes such as Crossfit, Body Pump and other high-intensity classes sweeping the nation, so does the increasing number of cases of Rhabdomyolysis. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine “rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers that leads to the release of muscle fibers contents (myoglobin) into the bloodstream. […]
DOMS – Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
DOMS: Delayed Muscle Soreness “No pain no gain,” said the work out enthusiast doing repetitive bicep curls in the mirror. But what is pain or muscle soreness? A common misconception is the “No pain no gain” slogan, but what some might consider “muscle soreness” could be something even bigger. In this blog post we will […]
Common Sports and Training Injuries: The Shoulder
The Shoulder The shoulder joint is composed of three bones – the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Your shoulders are the most movable joints in your body and can also be unstable because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it. […]