The Annoying Gym Goer Series (Lunge ‘n’ Chat)
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Maybe this type of person is more annoying to the personal trainer than to the average gym goer.
But nonetheless.. I was in a crabby mood at the gym in that I have a cold (boo hoo I know), but this person just annoyed me today.
On with the rant..
While at the gym today, I noticed a [...]
The Annoying Gym Goer Series (The Lat Pulldown Guy)
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Every gym has an annoying type of lifter. You know - that one person that always seems to be there when you’re trying to get your work done.. And for whatever reason, they ANNOY the crap out of you.
Being a personal trainer, I spend more time in the gym in one day than [...]
Squatting Technique
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Check out this article on T-Nation by Mike Robertson on squatting technique:
10 Tips for Flawless Squatting
The article is geared to the more serious lifter, but these guidelines apply to lifters of all levels–both males and females.
I’ll list the 10 tips below, and you can find further explanation by checking out the link above.
Hands In - [...]
Are you rowing properly?
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008One thing I noticed in the gym that is very common is poor rowing form.
While you should definitely have some rowing variations in your program, if not done properly you either won’t make progress, will get injured, or both–not to mention look silly.
What I see is a lot of jerking and rotation about the trunk–rocking [...]