Designing Personal Training Programs

Michael Boyle
  

• Introduction
• Time constraint of training clients
• How do we condense vast functional knowledge into a 60-minute training session?
• Fundamental question: How much time do you have? How many days do you have?
• 5 minute walk on the treadmill = stealing
• Muscle activation – are the glutes sleeping?
• 10 minute active warm up
• Small vs. large space warm up
• Training “Density” – bang for the buck
• 10 minutes for the core
• Talking in body parts = ignorance
• Tri-sets and super sets – 2 strength + 1 active ROM – creating space for recovery between sets
• How to choose Tri-set exercises
• Stretching antagonist vs. agonist
• Always a work in progress
• The evolution of understanding
• Escaping from the known – “I know” vs. “I think at this time”
• “Conditioning” in their own time after the session
• Incorporate Cardio training into a training session only when techniques are being taught
• Giving the BANG for the BUCK
• Best way to make more money and gain more clients – Commit to your clients and do a great job
• Our commitment responsibility to our clients
• #1 business tool as a personal trainer – a mirror

COMMENTS

Boyle, Michael | 15 May 2012, 03:04 AM @TJ -- we have been doing core work before lifts and even in-between exercises for over a decade now. I have no fear of fatiguing the core. I think in fact we might actually activate and cause a greater stabilization effect. I think those who are fearful have never done it. I find so often in our field people criticize things they have never done.

Fortuna, Tj | 12 May 2012, 19:40 PM Mr Boyle, First off, I am a personal trainer and appreciate you putting this audio program together for us. I could probably asking a million questions but the one that surfaces first is whether or not there is a disadvantage to core training before intense strength training. The concern being, fatiguing inner unit musculature that is being called to work during deadlifts, squats etc.... By doing core before strength are you making it easier or harder for the midsection of the body to stabilize the spine? Thank you again for all your great content on PTontheNet!

Magedera, Carl | 18 Jan 2011, 23:45 PM The most important thing I have heard on PTontheNet and a great lesson for all personal trainers everywhere. I feel like I could do so much more with my clients. The interviewer really gave time for Michael to to say his piece, and re-inforce it.