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Much like my dietary advice this article will go against the grain, so to speak. Every personal trainer is taught that they must go through a thorough assessment with their clients. The more information they gather, the better. Well, after 17 years in this business, I do far less assessing and far more guessing – not to be different, but to be efficient. I have found many similar patterns that exist among individuals, and through the years I have developed systems of training that produce “reproducible” results.
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
Not everyone is “numbers-
oriented” to begin with. Forcing an assessment on a prospect can be quite disturbing to some. In fact, many gyms do this on purpose to show the potential client how out of shape they are and how much they need personal training.
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Postural Assessment It displays the before and after changes that occur in body composition, and It displays the before and after changes in posture.
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
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Fitness Testing Push-Ups Sit-And-Reach Test Step Aerobic Test
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
Functional Assessment Most people present with the following issues: tight hip flexors and weak lower abdominals, rounded shoulders and forward head syndrome, and left-right discrepancies.
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
Fitness professionals are not really qualified to assess dysfunction nor is that what most people are looking for, according to strength and conditioning coach
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
The bottom line is that you can attempt to correct such
“dysfunction” through appropriate training,
without the need of an assessment.
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
Anyhow, the software would analyze food intake and energy
expenditure, and then spit back a whole bunch of numbers based
on dietary reference intakes, recommended nutrient
intakes, and the food guide pyramid..
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Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
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What was the result of this approach? In three words: confusion, regression, and neuroticism.
Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
By John Paul Catanzaro
Food allergy testing was the next big thing. You could do some extensive (and expensive) blood work for this purpose, or a less invasive (but still rather expensive) finger prick test.
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