We Will Be Attending the IHRSA 2019 Fitness Industry Conference in San Diego We are looking forward to, again attending the IHRSA Conference in San Diego. This year’s schedule is packed with great sessions and events starting at the Networking Walk at 6am on Wednesday, March 13th until ending with the Saturday Keynote session on “The Fusion Formula:…
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Dwayne Wimmer Will Be Presenting at REC – Resistance Exercise Conference I have been an attendee at The Resistance Exercise Conference (REC) every year since the inception of the conference in 2011, I was last asked to speak in 2013. I can’t wait for REC this year, where I’ll be presenting a rapid segment talk on “Planning,…
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Breakdowns – An Advanced Training Technique There are several advanced training techniques that you can use to make your workouts just that bit more effective. These techniques aren’t tricks or gimmicks or “body hacks”–there are no silver bullets available to you in the gym. These advanced techniques are just tools that you can use to get over…
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Making Progress on my Form! (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 21) Time for a celebratory post! I had a really good workout today. I’m finally starting to unlearn some bad habits and poor form that I picked up with other trainers, and its making a really noticeable difference in my workouts. For one…
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Exercise Terminology, The Need for Standardization of Terms Exercise science is a field of study. This means that claims need to be backed up with research, and exercise terminology must be really precise so as not to cause confusion or inappropriate assumptions while scientists and medical professionals try to find the answers to how our…
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Take Control of Your Blood Pressure for February Heart Health Month You already know that a strength training regimen with a qualified personal trainer can improve your cardiovascular health. We’ve written before about how there isn’t much difference to your body between “cardio” and “strength” exercises, and that both can bring great health and heart…
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Studies Show, You Don’t Grow In Your Comfort Zone Yale just performed a study that may indicate something about our brains that we’ve known about our muscles all along; that we need change, and sometimes discomfort, in order to grow. No progress can be made in your comfort zone. A new study by Yale that was…
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Sliding Filament Theory – Why You’re Stronger Lowering a Weight Than Lifting It It’s easy to instinctually understand that lowering a weight is easier than lifting it–but why? You might assume that it’s because “gravity is helping you”, but that’s not accurate–gravity is actually the force pulling against your contraction when you lift or lower the…
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Negative Only Reps – An Advanced Training Technique As we talked about in our post on advanced training techniques, you might find yourself wanting to increase the intensity of your workouts to get over a growth plateau. However, you can’t increase your weight stack forever as you approach your biological maximum potential, and you shouldn’t necessarily…
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Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Try a S.M.A.R.T. Goal You should feel energized and optimistic in the new year, not uneasy with the anticipation of guilt and shame. That’s why we encourage you to ditch the resolution, and embrace a SMART goal. SMART is an acronym that represents a much better (and healthier) approach to self…
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