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SyndicatePT: Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 12:59 PM
Got Abs? How about Got Core? VS. Core training is not just about the abs—abs are less than a third of the equation. Countless books and magazine articles promise great abs, and though many of them have terrific exercises that we believe in, they’re of little use unless done in conjunction with exercises aimed at integrating your shoulders and hips. Instead of just focusing on the abs, you need to build a framework for all movement. The aim isn’t just a well sculpted midsection; it’s a high performance core. |
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:15 PM
 For almost a year now I had been waiting for a certification
and training program to become available for the Trigger Point therapy system. I
had heard the buzz and seen it represented at major sporting events, in top
gyms and training facilities(Twist and AP), and just recently on health shows.
I wanted to get a chance to be in on it and see if it really could live up to
the hype. Well I finally got my chance at the last CAN-FIT-PRO here in
Vancouver, BC. Did it deserve the hype? After the long training I can say
YES! |
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Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:04 PM
  With the insatiable appetite in fitness and in general
created by the UFC(Ultimate Fighting Championship) there has been an explosion
in the popularity of MMA training for the masses. Making it very clear right
off the bat that there are two definite wings to MMA “Training.”The original,
getting ready to enter the ring, full contact, blood and glory sort of thing.
Followed by the fitness version, generally a dialled down version as far as
contact goes; instead focusing on the phenomenal conditioning created by brutal
interval total body training. The latter is our main focus for the purposes of
this article. Fighters in general and considered among the elite of trained
athletes which makes the training style very appealing to people not satisified
with the “norm” gym experience. The combination of striking, cardio intervals,
and various sport specific training tools creates amazing change and
participants walk out feeling empowered to push themselves harder ever single
training session.
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 6:59 PM
 Body weight was were it started and where it is headed back
to. Simply put using ones body weight as the resistance implement allows for
maximum muscular activation and also the most flexible training options.
Creative programming with body weight resistance can create phenomenal
challenges throughout the entire ROM of an exercise and allows for training
shifts between all disciplines building strength, power, endurance, balance,
stability, speed, and agility. Compared to conventional weight lifting
exercises the transfer to daily activities is night and day and takes the
movements from limited planes of motion to truely dynamic and reproducible planes
of motion that occur on a regular basis. Best of all with proper programming
body weight exercises will demonstrate effective challenge for everyone from
the completely deconditioned to the truely high-performance athlete. |
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2010 11:59 AM
Functional Trainer. Commonly used. Commonly Misused.
Functional by definition from a training point of view means the training
directly mimics and therefore strengthens movements occurring in day to day
life or sport. Some people have it confused that functional training has to
look like a circus act or that simply because you do an isolated movement on a
BOSU that it magically becomes “Functional.” FALSE. Training properly can
create massive change in both power output and muscular stability. Lets take a
look at a comparison. About as basic as it gets and every guys favourite
exercise in the gym. THE BENCH PRESS: So you can bench 425? What does that
actually mean? If you’re ever put into a situation where you need to push a
fridge with your back flat against a wall you’ll do great. Other than that
there really isn’t any use to the strength created due to the fundamental holes
in core strength. A functional alternative? Back to basics: The push-up, same
targeted muscle group with the added benefit of total body activation, strong
core stabilization and smooth muscular activation throughout entire range of
motion. |
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Syndicate PT: Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:48 PM
The science behind Non-Traditional Lifts. What are non-traditional lifts? The easiest description is anything that you wouldn't normally see in the weight room. Things like, Sandbags, Sandbells, Kettlebells, water filled implements. The advanges: Explosive hip drive, improved dynamic flexibility, increased grip strength, increased ability to generate explosive toe-to-fingertip power.
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 7:40 PM
Beta testing for the groundbreaking AGRO training camps is
nearing completion. Amazing results have been had so far. This is the next step
in the bootcamp wave. With this 21 day program your body will undergo amazing…
no shocking… changes that you never thought possible. I guarantee it. We finish
up on the 17. Then its off to the YMCA fitness retreat for Gareth. 2 weeks to
get everyone locked into the program when I get back. Approx start date is
looking like the first or second week of October. Reserve your spot now. |
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 10:56 AM
This has been a question dominating the supplement and nutrition industy lately, so what is the best post workout drink? Waxy Maize? Gatorade? Isolate or Whey Protein? Actually its way more simple than that. Chocolate Milk. Yeah regular old chocolate milk. The commercial varieties contain around 85% water and an almost perfect 3:1 ratio of carbohydrates to protein. Ideal for replenishing glycogen levels and initiate muscle repair with readily absorbed proteins. The only catch is that you have to intake the good stuff within the optimal 15 minute window following strenuous exercise in order to recieve maximum benefits. |
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SyndicatePT: Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 7:43 AM
Lately there has been a re-awakening when it comes to training styles that lead to permanent ongoing result. Especially in Chilliwack. The re-birth of Athletic Conditioning is here. People now are starting to recognize that the isolated exercises of the bodybuilding past are just that... Relics. They are being replaced by High Intensity Training methodologies. What does this mean for you? For one you actually need to sweat to get results. OMG I know. So for all you people i see at the gym on the ellipticals on your blackberrys just coasting along. |
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