15 Keys to Safe and Effective Programming: Part 1

I once heard some fantastic advice about passion and goal setting from someone who’s name I’ve since forgotten. I’m pretty sure I’m going to butcher this but the advice was something along the lines of pursuing what it is in life that distracts you from what you’re supposed to be doing. For example:

If you read through my college notes you’d find 3 things:

I’m pretty much obsessed with programming. It’s something that runs through my mind pretty much every single day of the week. When I’m distracted and day dreaming it’s usually because I’m thinking of the next thing I’m going to be doing in the gym. I’ve been programming for myself, friends and patients since I was about 16 years old. I love it.

Good programming takes a lot of thought. Earlier in my competitive career all I cared about was performance. How do I get stronger, faster, bigger and better conditioned? Then I started personal training, strength & conditioning and physical therapy professionally and became more concerned about injury prevention. Also, after pounding weights like a madman for over a decade I realized how important longevity becomes once some nagging injuries start rearing their heads. I was also influenced from some of the brightest minds in the therapy and strength and conditioning world about what safe and effective programming should look like. All of these events really changed my mentality and approach to programming.

As a therapist there are only so many things you can do to control your patients. I can perform manual techniques, instruct patients in a home exercise program, perform mobility assessments, give advice on …read more

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