The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

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Spending Money to Find New Clients May 16, 2024

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As the saying goes, ‘Sometimes you have to spend money to make money.’

The “NASM-CPT Podcast” is here to help you get the most bang out of your marketing buck.

Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, separates fact from fiction when it comes to financially investing to help build your client base.

A gym owner himself, Rick pulls the back the curtain on how to make your money (hopefully) increase your profits by growing your training clientele. Plus, insights into building an effective website, getting a park permit to train outside, and other ways to create exposure.

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Separate Rates for Different Training Services? May 14, 2024

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Let’s start your week with a trip to the mailbag.

On this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, starts by exploring the ordering of your credentials as you get more certifications as a personal trainer.

He then discusses separating your rates for training services and shares his approach as both a personal trainer, and massage therapist. Plus, how you can create the barriers with your clients on what you would like to provide, as well as separating your spaces in the process.

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Static Postural Assessments: Upper Crossed Syndrome May 09, 2024

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After covering the lower crossed syndrome in our previous episode, it’s time to talk about the upper crossed syndrome.

Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, explores potential overactive and under active muscles, ways to address certain movement patterns, as well as a few training tips to employ with your clients on the topic.

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Static Postural Assessments: Lower Crossed Syndrome May 07, 2024

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We are now moving from dynamic assessments to static assessments in your NASM textbook.

In this episode, host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, deep dives into lower crossed syndrome, explores what muscles may be contributing to the position, both in tightness, as well as weakness.

Plus, a few tips to consider during your assessments – particularly with the position of the spine and the sacrum.

Enjoy Rick’s first mini-series monologue presentation in static postural assessments!

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Head Juts Forward May 02, 2024

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Our deep dive into dynamic postural assessments continues with a closer look at why the head commonly juts forward during pushing and pulling exercises.

Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, explores what is causes this unwanted movement in workouts, what muscles could be short, tight, or overactive, as well as which ones can help keep the head in neutral position, including the chin tuck position.

Plus, examples of how these muscles work, antidotes from Rick’s award-winning personal training career, and much more.

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Scapular Elevation Apr 30, 2024

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Don’t shrug your shoulders, we’ll do everything to get you up to speed on scapular elevation in this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast.”

Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, deep dives why there’s a tendency for people to elevate, or shrug, their shoulder blades up to their ears when lifting, why shrugging, or elevating, isn’t necessarily wrong. Plus, he explores two specific muscles which cause the scapula to elevate, tools to minimize hyperactivity of muscles, and much more!

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Arms Fall Forward Apr 25, 2024

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On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” we focus in on arms falling forward.

Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, goes straight to the CPT-7 textbook to explore what can make the arms fall forward in an overhead squat assessment, including several under active muscles.

He will also share a few of his personal experiences training clients with these movement issues with some corrections he suggested, plus much more!

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Excessive Lower Back Arch Apr 23, 2024

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The series rolls on, this time focusing on excessive arching in the low back.

On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, deep dives into common compensations which cause low back arch, cites specific NASM research findings from our CPT-7 textbook, as well as concepts to help maintain proper postural positioning.

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Excessive Forward Lean Apr 18, 2024

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On this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey deeps dives into excessive forward lean.

He’ll explore the various reasons why this forward lean may occur, different exercises for clients who may experience excessive forward lean and cite researched NASM findings.

Plus, as always, a few personal insights and examples from Rick’s well-established career in the personal training industry.

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Dynamic Postural Assessments: Knee Valgus/Knee Knocks Apr 16, 2024

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Our dynamic postural assessment series rolls on – this time with a focus on the knees.

“NASM-CPT Podcast” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey explores how common wear and tear can occur with your clients if they experience knock knees, cites knee valgus examples straight from the CPT-7 textbook, ways to get people out of that knocked knee position, plus shares a few examples on the topic from his well-established training career.

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