April 2018 - Georgia Personal Training

23 04, 2018

Why It’s Important to Have a Minimum of Three Personal Training Sessions a Week

By matthew lein|2018-04-23T20:13:01+00:00April 23rd, 2018|Personal Training|Comments Off on Why It’s Important to Have a Minimum of Three Personal Training Sessions a Week

There are a number reasons why you should work out with a personal trainer at least three times per week. And, of course, on all other days, you should be coming to the gym, too, to work on the homework assignments personal trainers provide. However, if possible, it's good to work with the personal trainer as much as it fits your schedule and budget. Here's why Results Happen Faster The Amercian College of Sports Medicine recommends that a person who wants to lose weight and meet their fitness goals do 20- to 60-minute sessions three to five days per week at 55 to 90 percent of their maximum heart rate. Trainers know what types of exercises and repetitions will achieve these metrics. Additionally, by not giving your body much time to rest and knowing how to rotate the parts of the body that get worked, a personal trainer can help you get results at a much faster rate. The more you work with them, the faster those results will come. Learn How to Do it the Right Way Especially when you are starting out, it may take time to learn how to use equipment properly so you don't injure yourself and [...]

16 04, 2018

Reasons to Add a Personal Trainer to Your Fitness Routine

By matthew lein|2018-04-16T22:24:03+00:00April 16th, 2018|Personal Training|Comments Off on Reasons to Add a Personal Trainer to Your Fitness Routine

You know that personal trainers are helpful but you may have decided to continue at the gym on your own. However, if you are looking to achieve some very specific results, here are the reasons why you should add a personal trainer to your fitness routine. Lose Weight Above all else, most of our personal training clients come to us because they want to lose weight. Either they don't know where to start or they are not sure how much they should do. We have even had some of our gym members sign up for personal training because they are frustrated and not seeing results of weight loss doing it on their own. With a personal trainer, you can focus in on the type of weight training and cardio you need that works for your body type, capabilities, age, and any other factors. Plus, we can discuss diet and suggest some nutritional strategies that you might not have tried going it alone. Improve Cardiovascular Health When we work alone or just with a gym buddy we might not push ourselves as hard as we really could go. Or, talking causes us to take the elliptical or Stairmaster a little slower than we [...]

13 04, 2018

Why Baseball Personal Training Works So Well

By matthew lein|2018-04-13T23:25:46+00:00April 13th, 2018|Baseball Skills Training|Comments Off on Why Baseball Personal Training Works So Well

Baseball is one of this country's greatest sports passions. While some may look at it as something that involves pitching, hitting, and running, those in the sport realize there are so many more things a baseball player must do to reach their true potential. Everything must be precise. There is a need for speed, agility, and strength. That's why baseball personal training should be added to a high school baseball player or college baseball player's strategy. They need to do more than go to practices and hit up the gym. In order to truly develop the skills necessary for baseball, a personal trainer can get you there. For example, in order to develop the explosive speed that is necessary, a personal trainer can provide various plyometric exercises that base runners and defensive players can use. These types of exercises can also help boost cardiovascular endurance more so than just going to practice or jumping on a treadmill. Baseball players can also benefit from core strength, which will help to improve swinging a bat. To do so requires a lot of stability and core strength that involves the obliques. For a pitcher, that core strength is also necessary. They need to [...]

9 04, 2018

Personal Training: Low Reps Versus High Reps

By matthew lein|2018-04-09T21:14:25+00:00April 9th, 2018|Fitness Trainer|Comments Off on Personal Training: Low Reps Versus High Reps

When it comes to working out at the gym, it's hard to know what the best routine is for you and your personal fitness goals. That's why a personal trainer can become such a key part of your fitness success. After training with so many different people with a range of goals plus studying the science of fitness, personal trainers know how much weight you should be doing and the impact of both high reps and low reps on your goals. Here are our thoughts on the benefits of high reps and low reps as well as when you should do each. Why Do High Reps High reps build a bigger muscle. If that's your goal, you'll want to do that with your sets. The more reps you do, the more tension you put on the muscle, which stimulates muscle growth and increases strength. However, over time, you won't be able to handle as much weight intensity. The Case For Low Reps The low-rep zone is considered no more than five reps in each set. This means typically much higher weights are used. This changes your body composition, adding more definition. The Perfect Combination of Reps It makes sense [...]