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Movement Breakdown: Coaching the Push Jerk
The push jerk can seem very basic upon first glance. In this video we breakdown some common technique flaws that can be costly to athletes looking to become efficient in their barbell lifts. We review the way we teach the push jerk in our gym and give the big 3 focus points we look for when we are coaching moving athletes.
Helping Your Clients Enjoy Burpees
When a member tells you they do not show up to a workout because of a specific movement, what do you do to help them? Usually when a person has a hate for something it means they do not feel successful or in control. This is probably one of the best opportunities to help anyone succeed and make raving fans out of their members. Helping someone gain control over a movement they feel out of control with goes a long way. In this episode we go over the 3 ways we think are most impactful for helping someone enjoy burpees.
Warm Up Series: The Squat Band
For the debut movement in our “Warmup Series” we are talking about the squat band. This little tool gets a lot of use in our group classes and in our personal training sessions. It is versatile in the way it can be used for lower body and upper body movements. For this video we focus solely on our top 6 lower body movements to warm up for squatting patterns. We hope you take some of these moves into your specific warm ups and get your clients active and ready for some heavy squats!
Coaching Rope Climbs: J Hook vs Heel Hook
When a client wants to learn how to climb a rope, the type of wrap you start them on can become their wrap of choice to master for their entire fitness journey. For this reason we eliminate the wrap type of clamps and start our clients on either the J hook or the heel hook style clamp. Check out this video as Andrew reviews the advantages and disadvantages of both and the ways you can coach these clamps in class or personal sessions.