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Programming for Prehab / Corrective

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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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How to Train Around Five Common Causes of Pain

When hernias, carpal tunnel, and joint pain limit what your clients can do, use these adjustments to give them a great workout anyway

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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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Weight Machines Build Functional Strength. Seriously.

Trainers who avoid using machines, and gym owners who scrap them altogether, are doing a disservice to their clients.

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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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What This Biomechanics Professor Wishes People Knew About the Real Causes of Low Back Pain

Over half of the patients that Dr. Stuart McGill sees were injured by improper personal training. The following article debunks long-held myths to help you keep clients pain free.

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5 Ways to Eliminate and Prevent Pain in a Client's Squat

The next time you’re coaching the squat, follow these five strategies to help eliminate and prevent pain.

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Why “Safe” Exercises Aren’t Safe for Every Client

Coach Eric Cressey shares the three surprising lessons about exercise contraindications that he learned from his own injured shoulder.

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3 Functional Tests for Older Clients to Assess Quality of Movement

There are more than 43 million adults ages 65 or older. Want to tap into these massive, growing market? You absolutely must first do these three movement assessments.

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