Apparently, Exercise Forgot It Wasn’t Allowed to Cause Weight Loss
You hear it constantly: you cannot lose weight without changing your diet. The research has a few things to say about that.
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Does Cardio Really Kill Your Gains? Rethinking the Interference Effect
For years, lifters have been told that too much cardio will kill their gains. Newer research suggests the relationship is much more nuanced than that.
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The Power of Variation: How Changing Up Exercises Keeps Clients Engaged and Gets Results
Let’s talk about push-ups. A movement so foundational, it's practically synonymous with fitness itself. But if you think push-ups are just about banging out reps in the same way every session, you're missing the real…
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Muscle After 50: Your Life Currency for Longevity
Let’s get something straight:You absolutely can build muscle after 50.Not only can you, but you should—because muscle isn’t just for aesthetics. It’s your life currency. The more lean tissue you have, the better your…
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Strength vs. Function: Why We Need Both in Modern Training
In the world of strength and conditioning, it's easy to find coaches planted firmly in one of two camps: the purists who emphasize force production, stable surfaces, and motor unit recruitment, and the functionalists…
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Why I Chose to Specialize in Being a Generalist
In today's fitness industry, everyone's racing to become a specialist.Corrective exercise. Prenatal. Athletic performance. Post-rehab. Strength. Mobility. Metabolic conditioning. The list goes on.And don’t get me wrong…
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Systemizing Your Training: Why Intentional Variation is the Key to Long-Term Success
If there’s one thing that’s driven my success over nearly two decades in the fitness industry, it’s this: systemizing training through purposeful variation.Too often, we hear that training needs to be rigid to be…
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The 6 Core Components of Fitness: Why NSFTA Coaches Take a Complete Approach
Most fitness programs focus on one or two things: lifting more or weighing less. But at the National Strength & Fitness Trainers Association (NSFTA), we hold ourselves to a higher standard.Our mission is to develop…
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Stop Overcomplicating It: Why Foundational Training Still Wins
By Erik Schreiber, MS, CPT, Founder – NSFTALet’s be honest: we, as fitness professionals, tend to overcomplicate things.I’ve probably said that a hundred times, and I’ll say it again—because it’s true. Especially now,…
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Raising the Standard: The True Role of the Fitness Professional
By Erik Schreiber, MS, CPT – Founder, NSFTATagline: Together, We Raise the Standard.Let’s be honest—our industry has a perception problem.Say the word “trainer,” and too often, the image that comes to mind is a…
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