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TOP 2 Mistakes most young fitness pros make with their programming                   After 3 years of running a mentor program for fitness pros, 6 years of being an adjunct professor at a college for Athletic Training majors, 6 years of being a preceptor for 3 colleges Athletic Training programs, and 16 years in the fitness industry; I have seen my fair share of programming.   There are many mistakes that beginner fitness pros make, as they should because they are new, and with this blog I would like to talk about the top 2 that I see all the time. 1)       Planes of Motion.   I cannot stress enough how important it is the train your athletes/clients in ALL three planes of motion. When I give my college students an assignment to write a program for an athlete, I always get the same exercises ; squat, bench press, leg press, shoulder press, clean, sit ups.   What do all those have in common? Sagittal plane dominate exercises.   Fitness pros seem to be stuck in the flexion

NEW CLIENT WARNING FOR TRAINERS!!                 With the surge of new clients coming in the door because of the New Year I would like to take this time to help out some of the newer trainers. Here are a few do’s and don’ts with your new clients. 1)       Don’t kill new clients!! Often time new trainers feel they have something to prove to a new client. This is a huge mistake.   The only thing you are going to do is turn the person off and make them never want to come back you.   Do start slow and make them feel comfortable.   It’s very scary for a person to come see you for the first time. Be kind and caring. Make this an experience that they would want to have again.   2)       Don’t use huge words and make the person feel dumb. This is not the time to show off and make them feel like everything they have read is wrong.   Don’t talk yourself out of a new client.   Do listen, listen, and listen some more. Most people want to be heard. This will make them f