So, You Want to Be a Personal Trainer? Better Listen Up
Here in Australia 10% of personal trainers leave the fitness industry every year. Only 1% make it to 15 years in this job. So as a 1%-er, here’s my advice on how to become a successful PT.
http://breakingmuscle.com/coaching/so-you-want-be-personal-trainer-better-listen
Book Review: “Convict Conditioning” by Paul Wade
While Paul Wade remains a secretive and elusive character, the techniques he divulges in Convict Conditioning are simple, effective, and useful for athletes of all experience and strength levels.
http://breakingmuscle.com/books-dvds/book-review-convict-conditioning-paul-wade
The New Mid-Life Crisis: Testing Our Limits Before We’re Too Old
It doesn’t have to be “downhill” as you near middle-age. If you’ve never tested your physical limits, it’s not too late. I’ve been able to get stronger than ever and avoid injury using bodyweight exercises.
http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/new-mid-life-crisis-testing-our-limits-were-too-old
Book Review: “Convict Conditioning 2” by Paul Wade
In the first Convict Conditioning the focus was on the 6 fundamental strength movements. In this 2nd book, the goal is “strength-calisthenics” and to work on some of the more peripheral parts of the body.
http://breakingmuscle.com/books-dvds/book-review-convict-conditioning-2-paul-wade
Convict Conditioning: Old School vs New School Calisthenics (Book Excerpt)
There was one place that the old school calisthenics never died out; a place where the older systems were perfectly preserved, like an ancient insect trapped in amber - in prisons.
The Forgotten Art of Bodyweight Training (Book Excerpt)
This week our essay from featured coach Paul Wade discusses the lost art of bodyweight training and the true strength that can be built on a simple program of progressive calisthenics.
http://breakingmuscle.com/featured-coaches/forgotten-art-bodyweight-training-book-excerpt
How I Learned My Craft: Doing Time (Book Excerpt)
While we normally interview our featured coaches, that was not possible with Paul Wade. In fact, Paul Wade does not do interviews and does not allow photographs of himself. Why? Because the “convict” in Convict Conditioning is no joke.
Read on to read an excerpt from Convict Conditioning where Paul explains his checkered past and his unique knowledge of how to build strength through calisthenics.
http://breakingmuscle.com/featured-coaches/how-i-learned-my-craft-doing-time-book-excerpt
