Training Philosophy Archives - Page 3 of 17

December 1, 2014

You Should Definitely Avoid this Movement

By Bret Contreras | Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Training Philosophy | 60 Comments

If there’s one movement that I absolutely loathe, it’s the “movement” that attempts to convince readers to avoid certain exercises altogether. I’ve gone to great lengths in past articles to…

September 23, 2014

The Ten Worst Types of Personal Trainers

By Bret Contreras | Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Training Philosophy | 27 Comments

In any field, you’ll find a large discrepancy between the most talented and competent individuals and the least talented and competent individuals. In the world of personal training, there is…

August 2, 2014

Should the Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning Professional Abandon “Traditional” Bi-lateral Leg Exercise for Single Leg Exercise Performance?

By Bret Contreras | Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Guest Blogs, Topic of the Week, Training Philosophy | 15 Comments

Today’s article is from Rob Panariello, a regular contributor to this blog. I always appreciate Rob’s insight, logic, and thought-process. I finally got to meet Rob in person at the…

July 30, 2014

Threat and Performance: Central Governors

By Bret Contreras | Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Guest Blogs, Strength Training, Stretching/Flexibility, Training Philosophy | 7 Comments

Threat and Performance: Central Governors By Todd Hargrove Imagine getting the keys to a Ferrari. You like speed, so you floor it to see what’s under the hood. After a…