The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

Proper spotting is essential in personal training for several reasons. Host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey deep dives into why it’s vital to communicate with your client on how you’re spotting them, certain cueing tips, why spotting from the elbows isn’t the best practice, and many more helpful tips on this topic. Let this encore episode help ensure your spotting is

It’s time to put a wrap on postural assessments. On this episode of the award-winning “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, focuses in on pes planus distortion syndrome or, quite simply, flat feet. He will explore what may cause this issue with some of the bigger muscles, why the muscles in the feet may not get stronger, as well as a few examples

It’s one of the most discussed topics in the OPT Model in training. On this “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, deep dives into various types of stabilization workouts like core series, strength balance exercises, and several others to help broaden your personal training knowledge base. Rick will also share other useful tidbits to help you progr

We often talk about the weights you’re moving during your workout, or training sessions, but let’s focus in on the wait time between those sets. In this episode of the “NASM-CPT Podcast,” host, and NASM Master Instructor, Rick Richey, discusses the balance between intensity and recovery, as well as cites findings from Brad Schoenfeld, the top hypertrophy researcher/educator

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 yo

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 thera

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. If you like what you just consumed, leave us

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 th

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, includi

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 explor