Everybody knows the "glutes" are the largest muscle in the body. BUTT...they're not just one muscle. It's time to meet the smallest glute! It seems like an oxymoron doesn't it? small GLUTE. The...
Gluteus Minimus – Three of Three Glutes
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CEC Articles
Category for NFPT CEC articles (continuing education credits) containing information for NFPT-certified personal trainers to earn CECs.
Comprehensive Karate Training
In combat and/or self-defense there is a need to understand how to develop a rock solid skeletal musculature to avoid the trauma, yes the trauma of being hit. When the body is hit the...
The Java Jolt: Fitness Friend or Foe?
I will fully admit to being somewhat of a coffee snob. Preferring Starbuck’s beans to just about all others, I have been brewing it at home for years. One of the greatest gadgets we have in our home...
Gluteus Medius: Two of Three Glutes
Everybody knows the "glutes" are the largest muscle in the body. BUTT...they're not just one muscle. In total, your glutes incude three muscles that each have 2-3 sections. In total, you have...
The Importance of Juxtaposing Mindfulness and Fitness
What’s on your mind when you exercise? We all exercise for different reasons. Sometimes our reasons vary with the workout itself: perhaps we prefer training biceps and triceps instead of quads,...
Gluteus Maximus: One of Three Glutes
Everybody knows the "glutes" are the largest muscle in the body. BUTT...they're not just one muscle. In total, your glutes are made up of three muscles that each have 2-3 sections. In total, you...
Rhomboids – Stability Training Muscles
Generally when people say “stability” they mean strength. They sometimes mean the “smaller” muscles in the body. With 600 muscles in the human body there are a lot of stabilizers! What is Stability?...
The Competition Continuum
"Ready, get set, go!" Does this phrase excite you or make you want to crawl under a rock? Some people love competition. Others run from it (which could be a competition of it's own). If you're...
Why Detox is Required for Homeostasis Pt. 2
THE BODY’S PROTECTIVE ROLE AGAINST XENOBIOTICS From my article on body fat we learned:3 As discussed earlier fat cells serve a purpose to capture excess lipids from the plasma and liver. Fat cells...
Motivation Elevation: Training the Clinically Depressed Client
Now that we are in the swing of 2016, we are no doubt observing what I refer to as “The January Effect”: an influx of new members in our Fitness Centers, eager to jump-start their resolutions. As is...
