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Programming for Strength Gain

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[The Best] Reconsidering the Purpose of Strength Training, and More

Each Sunday, the PTDC publishes a list of the top fitness content from around the web in four different categories: Articles, Videos, Social Media Posts, and Podcasts.

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How to Create Home Workouts for High-Performance Clients

How do we help our high-performance clients maintain their strength and power while training at home with limited equipment?

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[The Best] Don't Guilt Your Clients Into Working Out, and More

Each Sunday, the PTDC publishes a list of the top fitness content from around the web in four different categories: Articles, Videos, Social Media Posts, and Podcasts.

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The Best Fitness Articles of 2019

Here are the top articles for personal trainers published anywhere on the internet in 2019.

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Five Exercise Principles Every Personal Trainer Must Know in 2023

Whether you train clients online or in person, you need to understand energy systems, force vectors, and human behavior, and why they matter

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11 Diet and Fitness Trends That Are Not Actually New

From keto to HIIT to follow-along workouts, the industry ran out of original ideas ages ago. We just keep putting new twists on old methods that work. Understanding that may help give you an edge.

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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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Four Movement Patterns Your Clients Need to Master, at Every Age

Don’t fall for the myth that certain exercises are forbidden at certain ages. You’re overestimating the skill of your youngest clients and cheating your oldest ones out of challenging workouts.

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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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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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