by Vincent Metzo, MA, LMT, CSCS Strengthening the trunk muscles and the body’s core has become a prevalent subject over the last 20 years. When we look at the use of unstable surfaces (physioballs a.k.a. Swedish balls, balance disks/platforms, Bosu balls, etc.) and the use of unstable objects to lift (slosh pipes, slosh balls, weights […]
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Effectiveness and Efficacy of Suspension Training
by Vincent Metzo, MA, LMT, CSCS In this blog post we’ll examine the effectiveness and efficacy of suspension training. Efficacy is defined as the ability to produce a desired or intended result, for example “there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.” Conversely, Effectiveness is defined as being successful in producing a desired or […]
5 Unpopular Steps When Building Your Personal Training Business
by Tyler Valencia, MS A prevalent subject on the KIPS blog has been, and will be, business fundamentals as they relate to personal training. It’s not that other subjects such as exercise physiology or programming are not important, but rather business fundamentals are typically what help entry-level personal trainers stay in the industry. Are there […]
5 Mistakes Entry Level Trainers Make
by Tyler Valencia, MS This is an updated version of a post originally published in 2017. The concepts are the same but the information has been updated to reflect the current trends. Hopefully keeping this information up-to-date can help trainers entering the industry get a head start. Feel free to add to the conversation in […]
Big Boi Dumbbell Flow | Loaded Flow Series
Genesis Flow co-owner Shawn Corkery is a strong Big Boi… really strong. This flow was created one day while messing around trying to put together a flow using a dumbbell. As movements were being connected, it became apparent that Shawn was in the mood for something heavy. As these 6 movements certainly don’t require a […]
One Exercise Two Modalities: Lunge with a Steel Mace and Rip Trainer
We have a beginner level One Exercise Two Modality breakdown that can be progressed or modified depending on the client. The exercise we are going to breakdown is the lunge with a steel mace and Rip Trainer. Both of these exercises have similar properties that can be increased by simply changing the hand position (modifying […]