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How to Instruct Exercises

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The Best Exercises and Workouts for Complete Beginners

Every trainer will get clients who are totally new to strength training. Here’s how to get them started right, keep them safe, and achieve the results they want.

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Give Your Clients What They Want and What They Need

Clients who need corrective exercises don’t always want to do them. Here’s how to get them to “take their medicine” without them even noticing.

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11 Simple Ways to Become a Better Teacher

Trainers are more educated than ever before. But all that knowledge means squat if you don’t know how to teach.

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Four Safer Alternatives to the Barbell Deadlift

These variations allow you to coach the hip hinge with less risk and better results.

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QUICK TIP: Three Unconventional but Powerful Deadlift Cues

When your client struggles to master the hip hinge, try one of these tips from veteran coaches.

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Functional Training for Older Clients

Lifting, carrying, and getting up from the ground are crucial for independence and longevity. Here are the exercises that might save your clients’ lives.

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Don’t Let Your Clients Butcher These Three Exercises

Dead bugs, bird dogs, and glute bridges are almost always done wrong. But before you can teach the right form, you have to understand why you’re doing them in the first place.

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Five Steps to Superior Core Training

Almost every expert has a different approach to working the crucial mid-body muscles. Here’s a system that works for clients at every level, from complete beginners to elite athletes.

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How to Work Around Injuries in a Group Setting

When someone in your bootcamp or training group is limited by lower-back, shoulder, or knee pain, here are 15 creative ways to modify the program without compromising results.

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Nine Creative Exercise Tweaks to Keep Your Clients Engaged [VIDEOS]

You aren’t there to entertain clients. But sometimes you need new ways to solve old problems. These exercise variations freshen up your clients’ workouts while giving them a deeper mind-muscle connection.

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