Warm Up

  • May 1, 2023

    Do I Really Need to Warm-Up Before Working out?
    (by Andrea Robb) What’s the Big Deal? “Let’s get to the workout as soon as possible” or “I need to make sure that every muscle
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  • Front Squat Split

    March 30, 2023

    The Benefits of the Front Squat
    First the WHAT and the WHY Whether you’re a personal trainer or just a fitness enthusiast, front squats are a variation of the squat that
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  • March 11, 2022

    How does the TFM Course Make You Better at Programming?
    Recovery is an essential tool and separates elite trainers from average. The TFM course includes the best practices from Fascial Stretch Therapy, Muscle Activation Techniques,
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  • January 18, 2022

    TFM – An Intro to Therapeutic Fascial Mobility
    Therapeutic Fascial Mobility (TFM) is a tool we can use as trainers to impact the state of a client’s nervous system, improve flexibility and add
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  • December 13, 2021

    Bulgarian Bag Warmup – Doweling Rod
    Welcome to the Bulgarian Bag Warmup – we will be using the doweling rod exclusively for this warmup sequence. The Bulgarian bag is a highly
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  • December 1, 2021

    Balance Exercises EVERYONE Should Master
    Rationale for Balance Exercises Balance training is one of the most underrated modalities of a training program. Balance exercises are often used as a reactionary
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  • August 27, 2021

    Squat Variations for New Clients: by Courtney Parson
    Our clients know how to sit on a chair. They do it every day. No matter their age, their lifestyle, their occupation, your clients squat.
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  • May 21, 2021

    Overhead Mobility: Inhibitory Techniques
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  • May 12, 2021

    Avoid Stress-Related Injuries this Summer
    Who doesn’t love a good morning run through the forest? Or perhaps a beautiful summer hike with family and friends. On rare occasions, fewer things
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  • December 30, 2020

    Bridging the Pain Gap
    The fitness industry has done an excellent job of teaching fitness professionals about the role of muscles, joints and the nervous system in movement. We’ve
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  • October 7, 2020

    Foam Rolling and the Cumulative Injury Cycle
    We all begin our lives in much the same way. As infants, we were subject to a simple summary of forces: gravity, our body weight,
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  • May 7, 2018

    Warm-Up and Assistance Exercises
    Greetings from BCPTI! We recently held an internal education seminar on the power clean and jerk and it was so well received we thought we
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