THE JOOMPA JOURNAL
Fitness industry insights, information and opinion pieces from our experienced exercise professionals, covering everything related to training and nutrition from building muscle to staying motivated.
Lessons on Lockdown: Training
With Malaysia's MCO relaxed, but gyms still remaining closed for the near future, we need to pay some serious attention to this unprecedented situation from a health & wellbeing standpoint. Over the next three articles, we’re going to provide advice and assistance across the three main areas that we, as coaches, tend to know best: training, nutrition, and mindset/habits.
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What's The Hype Behind: Creatine
If you’ve ever read a fitness supplement article then you’ll have heard of creatine. No, it’s not steroids, but yes, it is the most studied supplement (other than protein) that has the most proof behind the results it yields. To understand why it’s so effective, let's look at the science behind it!
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Which is Easier To Achieve: Weight Loss or Muscle Gain?
For a personal trainer, it’s easier to coach someone who wants to gain muscle. You have complete control over whether they do so, particularly if they can afford to have four to five personal training sessions with you a week. Losing weight is much more a matter of the client’s resolve. A personal trainer can give all the guidance in the world, but if they are sneaking in calories when they’re not meant to, then progress won’t come.
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The Secret Exercise for Weight Loss
“What is the best exercise for weight loss?” As a personal trainer, you will get asked this question by 1 in every 3 or 4 people you meet as everyone searches for the one type of training; which will mean they make the most progress with minimal effort. We can all live in hope, but the reality is different.
Consistent Weight Loss: Explained
The Personal Trainer’s not-so-secret key that the fad diets don’t want you to know!
How Personal Trainers Build Muscle
How do Personal Trainers structure training and manipulate volume so that you increase your muscle mass? We reveal the basic science behind forcing adaptation.