BB Overhead Squats are dangerous enough, then you tell them to snatch and *BAM* ☠️ Thank you for the suggestions, I really appreciate your informed reasoning
I actually had a very young physical therapist insist I try box jumps when I was in PT for my knee. The jump was fairly low, but I'm short and old, and I told her I didn't think I could do it. She said just try, and exactly what you describe happened - I landed on my shins. She was horrified, of course. It was all I could do to not say "I told you so".
That’s always a bummer! Credit to you for giving it a shot! I definitely think many of us health pros move to plyometric moves way to early with people. It usually doesn’t work out too well
When it comes to clients, I totally agree. But I will definitely push back on the disregard for the upright row as an exercise altogether (and Dr. Mike at RP would, too). The caveat is assuming you have sufficient external rotation exercises in your program, but when it comes to hypertrophy, upright rows are an excellent and safe stimulus for side/front delts and traps. But like you said, I wouldn't recommend it for someone who has too much internal rotation at the shoulder, which is going to be the majority of your PT clients. They need "opening up" exercises and safe, easy to execute movements.
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Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll definitely be doing more about spotting and cueing. I think some of that other stuff could definitely be covered as well.
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Good list! I would also probably avoid behind the head barbell overhead press and lat pulldowns. It can be beneficial for some, but the risk to reward ratio isn’t ideal IMO.
I can agree with not starting out sedentary clients out with those movements. But keep in mind: the reason those movements bother them is because of their poor mobility. Therefore, setting a goal of them being able to do behind the neck movements can be beneficial. It can start out as a mobility drill - just a PVC pipe. Then very slowly progress into weight. The reality is, if they can go from not being able to move that way to being able to move that way with weight, their shoulder health has improved.
Love the video! I will disagree about the Olympic lifts though. I believe the clean and press, power cleans, even when performed with kettle bells are great for neuromuscular development. My clients love them! I do agree that they are not for every client.
I was more referring to the barbell versions of the move, that being said they’re all fairly intense! If it’s working for you and clients like it though, definitely keep doing it!
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Why? I think it’s mostly a myth that it aggravates the knees. Yeah, it can bother people with knee issues. But usually knee issues are due to lack of strength in leg and hip muscles. Once the client learns to activate those muscles through other compound movements, leg extensions are fine. Like any other exercise, they have their time and place on a case by case basis.
sprinting is the most fundamental human movement - as a trainer we make people healthier and stronger as human - so if your client is too dysfunctional to perform a sprint. you fix them to be able to sprint. imagine training your client for months but they still can sprint like a human should ............
This is half true. Sprinting is a fundamental movement. That said, if you expect all personal training clients to able to sprint without injuring themselves, you’re in for a rude awakening. Even after training, most general population clients would be better off doing other things.
It's a peeve of mine when LAZY trainers shove their clients under a smith machine instead of teaching them how to squat with a barbell. It's nowhere near the same
