Raynor


I need a membship to either NSCA or ACSM for one of my college classes

NSCA charges 65
ACSM charges 10

While im tempted to go for the cheaper membership, does it matter which I go to?

Hello Raynor,

I am interested in Charles Poliquin's Full Body Structural Balance Assessment - could you point toward a book or something on the web. I would like to conduct this structural balance assessment on myself and a friend. Do you have any knowledge on the subject? Anything would be helpful, thanks!

Usually ACSM or NASM are both home runs when it comes to finding a job in personal training.

with respect to a degree...BOTH are very useful. It's all with which one you want to go with.

1. DO NOT squat at all if you have knee problems. Leg Press instead.

2. I would avoid tanning beds and stick to natural sunlight. Do 30 mins a day 5 days a week for optimal vitamin d and good complexion bonuses.

Not really, ACSM is fine.

This is the only easy-to-read resource on the web that I could find with a brief google search:

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/achieving_structural_balance;jsessionid=CA7F807A92D5CE1A49E8D721C10802CE-mcd02.hydra

With respect to the actual ideas behind it - structure balance is definietly very important which is why I stress equalized training so much.

Every muscle group must be within a reasonable range with respect to strength and endurance in order to maximize effectiveness in many avenues.

Example - a person with extreme upper body strength, and poor lower body strength will unfortunately have the problem of not being able to generate nearly as much power as someone with good upper body strength and good lower body strength. Also, the CORE strength is highly overlooked and should be viewed as EXTREMELY important, as the core can govern just about every single exercise and feat of athleticism imaginable.

I just went for a walk for 40 minutes with my dog and brother

Faster than normal walking but I wasn't jogging or anything


Just curious how many calories does that burn? and if u do that 4 times a week approx how much does it burn?

This post was edited by Nevada on Sep 8 2012 07:52pm

Makes you an athelete yo

Raynor,

What do you think about when people tell you they want to be a strength coach or a personal trainer? What is your opinion on these career paths and do you have any advice in this field?

when i fry ground beef, i rinse it with water a few times until the water is clear to help remove the fat. i buy 90/10 or better beef. do you have any idea how much fat gets removed this way? im guessing maybe half?