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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey — 564 episodes
Pro Boxer Amelia Moore on Weight Cut, Nutrition & Training
Do You Plan Workouts—or Just Wing Them?
Is the Client Always Right in Personal Training?
Top 10 Ways to Keep Fitness Clients from Leaving
Are You Eating Enough Protein to Actually Build Muscle?
Calf Anatomy and Function for Fitness Trainers
Top 10 Reasons to Become a Personal Trainer
Calories In vs Calories Out: Why It Doesn’t Work Alone
How GLP-1 Medications Helped Jamie Selzler Lose 370 Pounds
Speed, Agility & Quickness Explained: SAQ Training Guide
Virtual Personal Training: Who It’s For & Who It’s Not
Can You Make a Living as a Personal Trainer?
Hamstring Muscle Anatomy: Origin, Insertion & Function
Strain vs. Sprain: Key Differences Explained
What Most Trainers Get Wrong About the Thigh Muscles
What’s Really Changed in the New Food Pyramid?
Squat Science: Debunking Myths About Foot Position, Depth & Muscle Activation
Fresh Starts & Fitness: The Science Behind Motivation & Change
Breaking the Passion Myth: Honest Advice for Aspiring Fitness Entrepreneurs
Encore Presentation: 10 Best Practices for Personal Trainers
Encore Presentation: Proper Spotting Techniques
How Taking a Chance on NASM Saved My Life
Don’t Just Wait for Clients: Real Tactics to Build Your Personal Training Business
The Real Value of Consistency in Personal Training: Building Trust & Results
Encore Presentation: The Health Benefits of Resistance Training
Supersets Explained: The Ultimate Guide to Strength Endurance Training
10 Must-Know Lessons Before You Go Independent as a Personal Trainer
Bicep Curls, Hip Thrusts & Leg Presses: Debunking Fitness Myths
Unpacking the Weird Science of Hip Mobility & TFL Tightness
Big Toe, Big Problems: Unlocking Athletic Performance from the Ground Up
Stomping in Weightlifting: Pro Tips, Pitfalls & Performance Impacts
How Martial Arts Forged Fitness Leadership: The Pete Holman Story
A Trainer’s Guide: Easing Back Pain & Joint Stiffness in Older Clients
The Science of Stretching: Boost Performance & Prevent Injury with Smarter Techniques
Experts, Evidence & Errors: Navigating Truth in Fitness Science
Financial End Game: Retirement Planning and Wealth Building for Fitness Coaches
How to Use Muscle Energy Techniques for Neck Pain Relief
Opening a Fitness Business: Navigating Expenses, Taxes & Family Finances
Handling Client Drop-Offs: Reflection & Recovery Strategies for Trainers
Opening Day Disasters: What New Gym Owners Need to Know
Movement vs. Exercise: Rethinking Fitness with Katy Bowman & Diana Hill
Preparing for Success: How to Stand Out in Your Gym Trainer Interview
How to Effectively Stretch & Train Your Quads for Optimal Performance
Easy & Effective: Why a Daily Mile Might Be the Exercise You Need
Understanding the Trapezius: Upper, Mid, & Lower Trap Functions Explained
Personal Training 101: Building Simple, Effective Workout Programs with Joe Drake
The Power of Movement: Why Mobility Training Matters More Than Ever with Dennis Dunphy
Exploring the Biceps
Exploring the Deltoids
Exploring the Importance of Lateral Training
Bill Parisi: Understanding Speed & Athleticism to Build Your Business
Understanding Your Lats: Essential Anatomy for Fitness Professionals
Understanding the Pectoralis Major: Anatomy, Function, & Training Tips
10 Best Practices to Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Applying the OPT Model: A Trainer’s Blueprint for Workout Programming
Strategies for Getting Clients to Move More & Gain Lasting Health Benefits
Unlocking the Power of Sleep: Fitness, Brain Health & Weight Management Insights
From Savings to Success: Navigating the Real Costs of Starting a Gym
From Personal Trainer to Fitness Mogul: The Mark Mastrov Journey
Why Do Gyms Have Different Levels of Trainers?
Resistance Training Concepts for Building Muscle
Mailbag: Rick’s Favorite Assessments
Overcoming Disabilities to Become a CPT
Reintroducing the OPT Model
Muscles, Movement & Memories from 500 Episodes
Mailbag: Client Wording in Communication
Dealing with Stubborn Clients
The Intersection of Healthcare & Exercise
Finding Your Niche as a Personal Trainer
When to Stretch & When to Strengthen
Todd Durkin: Motivating & Inspiring Through Coaching
HIIT Workouts for Body Comp Change
Benefits of Stair Climbing
When to Give Up on Corrective Exercise?
Resistance Training Variables to Develop Muscle
Modifications for Aging or Aching Clients
A Time-Bound Practice for Extra Discipline
Weird Anatomy: Sesamoid Bones
Mailbag: Dealing with Trainer Guilt
Grip Strength & Longevity
What’s the Point of Chalk?
Benefits of Core Stability
Best Ways to Build Your Client Base
Do I Need to Get Sore to Build Muscle?
Sciatica or Piriformis Syndrome?
Big & Small: Prioritizing Your Guidelines to Exercise
The Five Cortices of the Brain
The Health Benefits of Resistance Training
Overcoming Ambivalence
“Where Do You Feel It?”
Assessments: Tracking Client Progress
Mailbag: Does De-loading Cause Me to Lose Gains?
How to Raise Your Personal Training Rates
Don’t Be Misled by Diet Trends
Setting Attainable Goals for 2025
Shoulder Joint Functional Anatomy
Transitioning Careers into Fitness
Avoid Quitting as a Trainer
Static Stretching: Increasing Range of Motion
Understanding the Knee
Understanding the Ankle
What Does it Mean to Be a Professional?
AI: Am I Obsolete?
Small Group Personal Training Business Initiatives
Lifting for Sports Performance (Not Hypertrophy)
How to Avoid Trainer Burnout
What I’m Thankful For
Bodybuilder’s Guide to Muscle Gain
How to Access CPT-7 Study Guide Links
Should I Quit My Job to Become a Personal Trainer?
Metabolism Myths & Misunderstandings
20 Income Streams for Professional Trainers
Optimizing Your Fitness
Mailbag: Rest In-between Sets
Finding Your Personal Training Niche
Seven Ways to Deal with Clients Who Hate Exercise
Nutrition, Fat Loss & Muscle Gain
Personal Trainer Price Gouging
How Much Does Posture Really Matter?
Money Talk for Personal Trainers: Part 2
Five Things You’re Doing Wrong as a Personal Trainer
Money Talk for Personal Trainers
Five Benefits of Working with a Personal Trainer
Wellness for CPT’s: Practices to Improve Your Career
Taking the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Best Personal Training Networking Strategies
10 Best Practices for Personal Trainers
Episode 1: What’s the Difference Between _____?
Benefits of Running
Beginner Resistance Training
Following Your Passion Does Not Ensure Success
To Text or Not to Text?
Be Honest with Your Influence
Benefits of Walking
Mansplaining in the Gym
The Cost of Opening a New Gym
Strength Endurance Sample Workout – OPT Model: Phase 2
“Why Not Me?”
Consider Group Personal Training
SWOT Analysis for Yourself
Introduction to Program Design
Evidence-based Principles
Understanding Reciprocal Inhibition
Benefits of Coffee
Rick’s Rotator Cuff Woes & Recovery
Marketing for Leads & Clients
Spotting Techniques
Preparing to Speak at Fitness Conferences
Gym Etiquette Follow Up
Which Lat Pull Grip is the Best?
What Causes Exercise-induced Nausea
The Business of Personal Training
Gym Etiquette: Common Sense Isn’t Always Common
The Missing Corrective Exercises with Nick Tumminello
Lifting Asymmetrical Loads
How to Become a Fitness Presenter
Spotting Techniques
Static Postural Assessments: Pes Planus Distortion Syndrome
Real Sample Stabilization Endurance Workout
Rest Between Sets for Hypertrophy
Spending Money to Find New Clients
Separate Rates for Different Training Services?
Static Postural Assessments: Upper Crossed Syndrome
Static Postural Assessments: Lower Crossed Syndrome
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Head Juts Forward
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Scapular Elevation
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Arms Fall Forward
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Excessive Lower Back Arch
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Excessive Forward Lean
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Knee Valgus/Knee Knocks
Dynamic Postural Assessments: Feet Turn Out
Strategies to Build Your Personal Training Branding
What is High Volume Training?
Social Media Strategies for Personal Trainers
Bonding Over Fitness Internationally
Proper Spotting Techniques
’Great Trainer’ Misconceptions
OPT Model: Cardio
OPT Model: Phase 5 – Power Training
OPT Model: Phase 4 – Maximal Strength Training
OPT Model: Phase 3 – Muscular Development Training
OPT Model: Phase 2 – Strength Endurance Training
NASM MythBusters with Andre Adams
OPT Model: Phase I – Stabilization Endurance
OPT Model: Speed, Agility, Quickness (SAQ)
OPT Model: Plyometrics
OPT Model: Balance
OPT Model: Core
OPT Model: Flexibility
OPT Model: Overview
Best Glute Exercises
Free Weights vs. Machines
Mailbag: Should I Fire My Client?
Mailbag: Transitioning Careers into Fitness
Options if I Don’t Want to Work in a Gym Anymore
Do I Need to Static Stretch to Increase Range of Motion?
NASM GLP-1 Evidence-based Review
What to Do if a Gym Isn’t Right for Me
How Much of a Break Can I Take?
The Case for New Year’s Resolutions
(Holiday Bonus) All About the Rotator Cuff
(Holiday Bonus) Creating Client Consistency
(Holiday Bonus) Differentiating Fitness & Wellness
(Holiday Bonus) Going Independent as a Trainer
Recovery for Performance
Pre & Postnatal Fitness
When a Potential Client Only Wants to Train Once a Week
(Holiday Bonus) Importance of Lateral Training
Special Guest: Legion Founder Mike Matthews
General Nutrition
(Holiday Bonus) Solutions Table Review: Foot & Ankle
OPT Phase 2: Strength Endurance Training
The SAID Principal
Muscles that Move the Shoulder
The Problem with Programming
Scapular Upward & Downward Rotation
Hip Muscles of Frontal & Transverse Planes
Hip Flexors & Extensors
Best Exercise for Fat Loss
Recovery: Does it Really Work?
Protecting Personal Trainers from Scams
Why Not Me?
Discussing Accessory Exercises
Special Guest: IFBB Hall of Famer Flex Wheeler
Benefits of Physical Activity in Youth with ADHD
Cluster Sets
Do I Charge for Missed or Rescheduled Sessions?
Can You Navigate Weight Loss Without Offending
HIIT Training in OPT Programming
NASM Premieres the "Peak Physique Podcast" with Andre Adams
Stretch-Shortening Cycle & Force-Velocity Curve
How Deep Should I Squat?
Importance of Lateral Training
When to Add More Weight During Resistance Training
Create a PR Chart
Celebrity Trainer Amoila Cesar
Success as a Small Town Trainer
What is Your Purpose as a Trainer?
Pop Quiz: Anatomical Directions & Planes of Motion
The Role of Pets in Physical Activity
The Cost of Opening a New Gym
Do It Now – Whatever It Is
Upright Row: Yes or No?
NASM Trainer Certification vs. Trainer Certificate
Avoid Quitting as a Trainer
How to Avoid Trainer Burnout
Practically Stretching: Static, Active, & Dynamic
Objections for Hiring a Personal Trainer
Beginner Resistance Training
Foot/Ankle Contributions to Balance
Do Muscles Push or Pull?
Muscle Fiber Types: How Do We Know?
Recap: IDEA World 2023 Conference
It’s Okay to Take a Break
Piriformis Pain While Walking
Periodization for Your Programming
Dos & Don’ts of Working With Clients
When to Stop Corrective Exercise
OPT Performed to a T?
Does Changing Hand Position Work Muscles Differently?
Movement Snacks
Spotting Techniques
Solutions Table Review: Arms Fall Forward
Solutions Table Review: Anterior Pelvic Tilt
Pairing Planes of Motion & Joint Actions
“You Should Do This to Reach Your Goals”
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Solutions Table Review: Knee
Sean Greeley – Business Building in Professional Training
Solutions Table Review: Foot & Ankle
Training Feedback: Creating a Survey
Plyometric Training for Nerds
Preparing a Workout: Start to Finish
Peter Shankman: Exercise & Neurodiversity
Mailbox: Kinesiology Tape?
Lessons for My Son
Starting an In-Home Training Business
Core Subsystems
Benefits of Core Stability
Why Focus on Better Movement?
Special Guest: NASM Global Ambassador Louise Hazel
Scapular Winging
Glute Amnesia
Dynamic Stretching
How Can I Become a Presenter?
Active Stretching
Static Stretching for DOMS
Static Stretching for Pain Relief?
Static Stretching: Increasing Range of Motion
Fitness Culture History
Foam Rollers vs. Vibrating Foam Rollers
Research Review: Foam Rolling & Stretching
Training Overseas: NASM in Egypt
Motion is Lotion
Differentiating Fitness & Wellness
Inflation: Should I Raise My Rates?
Part II: I Don’t Want to Get Too Big
Importance of Lateral Training
I Don’t Want to Get Too Big
Rumor: NASM Workouts Are Boring
Regional Interdependence Model
Heart Benefits of Cardio, Resistance, & Combined Exercise
Benefits of Integrated Training
Rick’s Mailbag: Strength Endurance Question
Hollywood’s Weight Loss Drug
Rick’s Mailbag: New & Nervous
Rick’s Personal Fitness Journey
When to Use Feedback
Forward Head: Flexion or Extension?
Happy New Year 2023: Be Nice!
Going Independent as a Trainer
Components of a Workout
What is Functional Training?
Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes
Do ‘Finishers’ Do Anything?
Becoming an NASM Master Trainer
When to Stop Corrective Exercise
When to Add More Weight During Resistance Training
Sedentary Behaviors Linked to Low Back Pain
Topics in Exercise Physiology
Anatomical Directions & Plane of Motion
EMGs During Deadlifts & Its Variants
Anatomy Review: Hip Flexors & Extensors
Nutrition Program Strategies for Body Composition
Misconceptions About NASM: Ulterior Motives
Special Guest: Cueing Expert Nick Winkelman
Personal Training Market Research
Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs
How Deep Should I Squat?
Identifying Legitimate Fitness Gear Reviews
Misconceptions About NASM: Muscular Development
PBC: The Importance of Using a Coach
Real Talk About Hip Flexors
Misconceptions About NASM
Client SMART Goals
Building Clients as an Independent Trainer
NASM Helping Change Fitness in Saudi Arabia
NASM All-Stars: Optima 2022 Roundtable
Periodization for Your Programming
CPT Imposter Syndrome
Eccentric vs Concentric for Hypertrophy
How to Build Clients at Corporate Gyms
Special Guest: Pete McCall
All About the Rotator Cuff
Visualization for Performance
Benefits of Training in the Martial Arts
Rick Richey’s 2022 IDEA World Personal Trainer of the Year Acceptance Speech
Hypertrophy: Long Versus Short Positions
Hypertrophy: Stretching Between Sets
Rick’s Mailbag: Overtraining
How to Write a Resume
Research Study: Rest Between Sets for Hypertrophy
Plaque Buildup: Cholesterol or Inflammation?
Client Relationships: Present & Future
Andragogy for Fitness Clients
Top Three Training Attributes
How Many Reps Make Muscles Grow?
Remember, Take Your Vitamins
Ouch! R.I.C.E vs M.E.A.T.
Medical Reimbursement for Training
Review of OHSA – Lateral View
Encore Presentation: Write it Out - Improving Your Programming
Review of OHSA– Anterior View
Plantar Fasciitis
DVT – Deep Vein Thrombosis
NASM International
FIT Summit Topics from Singapore
Less Is More
NASM Approach: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Pre & Postnatal Fitness
How Do Some CPT’s Charge So Much?
Encore Presentation: Client SMART Goals
Inflation: Should I Raise My Rates?
Special Guest: 2X Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Jacobellis
Pros & Cons of Influencer Culture
Differentiating Fitness & Wellness
Functional Anatomy: Pecs & Lats
The Big Toe
Going Independent as A Trainer
CES Research: Upper Crossed Syndrome
Motion is Lotion
Take the Vacation
Encore Presentation: Guidelines for Physical Activity
Encore Presentation: All About the Rotator Cuff
Rick’s Mailbag: Muscular Activations
Functional Anatomy: The Traps
Recovery for Performance
Picking the Right Personal Trainer
NASM Network Adds Darlene Marshall Podcast
Creating Client Consistency
Trainer Burnout – What’s Next?
Functional Anatomy: Hamstrings
Linear vs. Undulating Periodization
Fitness Trackers: The What and Why
Functional Anatomy: Quads
Flexibility vs. Mobility
Constraints Led Approach to Running
Functional Anatomy: TFL
Components of a Workout
Functional Anatomy: Biceps & Brachialis
Glute Talk
Creativity in Personal Training
Exploring NASM Wellness Coaching
Real Talk About Hip Flexors
How to Study for the NASM-CPT Exam
Functional Anatomy: Joint Action Review
Post-COVID Exercise Research
Do They Really Work? Compression Sleeves
Rick’s Story Time: Better Business Outcomes
Do They Really Work? Electric Muscle Stimulation
Encore Presentation: Common Misconceptions About Personal Trainers
Write it Out: Improving Your Programming
Rick’s Mailbag: Muscle Balance/Muscle Functions, Shin Splints
Do They Really Work? Infrared Light
2022 Fitness Resolutions
Encore Presentation: Fitness and Arthritis
Encore Presentation: Business Building Basics for CPT’s
Discussing the NASM Certified Wellness Coach
Problem Areas: Runner’s Knees, Jumper’s Knees
KPI for Trainers
Getting the Most of Your 30-minute Workout
Inside the NASM-CSNC
Training: How Much is Too Much?
Internal vs. External Cueing
Constraints-Led Approach to Training
Encore Presentation: Balance Training in the OPT Model
Do They Really Work? Vibration Platforms
Client SMART Goals
Understanding NASM EDGE App
When to Raise My Rates
Do They Really Work? Vibrating Foam Rollers
Do They Really Work? Massage Guns
Strengthening Your Fitness Sales
Challenges in Programming
A Look Back: Optima 2021
Encore Presentation: All About the One Rep Max
The Truth About Air Compression Sleeves
Open Your Own Gym – Getting Started!
Bench Pressers Overarching Issues
All About the Rotator Cuff
Understanding Arthrokinematics
Encore Presentation: Fitness Influencer Kelsey Wells
Progressive Overloading for Muscular Development
HIIT Workouts - Programming with Body Weight, Towels, and Bands
Rick’s Mailbag: Reciprocal Inhibition & Synergistic Dominance
Encore Presentation: Jake Olson
Supplements for Sports Performance
Encore Presentation: Julius Thomas – the Mental Side of Fitness
Encore Presentation: All About the Feet
150 Minutes of Physical Activity
Encore Presentation: Defining the Butt-Wink
Expand Your Interest as a CPT
CPT Success Tips from Clean Health Fitness
Integrating Wellness into Fitness Training
Tracking Your Metabolic Health
CPT 7 Setup & Exam Preparation
CPT 7 Professional Development and Responsibility– Part II
CPT 7 Professional Development and Responsibility– Part I
Exercise Technique & Training Instruction – Part II
Exercise Technique & Training Instruction – Part I
NASM-CPT 7 Program Designs – Special Populations
NASM-CPT 7 Program Design – The OPT Model
Posture, Movement, and Performance Assessments
Health, Wellness, and Fitness Assessment
NASM-CPT 7 Study Guide – Second Domain
NASM-CPT 7 Study Guide – Part III Nutrition Concepts
NASM-CPT 7 Study Guide - Part II
NASM-CPT 7 Study Guide - Part I
NASM-CPT Study Guide: Basics and Applied Sciences
New COVID Management Courses
Common Misconceptions About Personal Trainers
Bringing Fitness Talent to the Masses
A Walk Through: Beyond the First Session
Physical Activity & COVID-19
A Walk Through – My Introductory Sessions
Guidelines for Physical Activity
The Importance of Having a Daily Practice
Drug & Alcohol Recovery – Fitness Concepts
Business Building Basics for CPT’s
Fitness Industry Entrepreneurship & Providing Education to the Incarcerated
Hip Movement
Understanding Anterior & Posterior Tilt
Understanding Scapular Movement
Fitness and Arthritis
The Business of Coaching and Training
Building Student Engagement Through Gaming
Functional Anatomy – the Rotator Cuff
Balance Training in the OPT Model
Principles of Education in Personal Training
Mental Side of Health and Fitness with NFL Pro-Bowler Julius Thomas
A Conversation with Olympian and NASM-CPT Lindsey Jacobellis
All About Clinical Exercise
All About One-Rep Max
Introducing the New NASM-CPT 7th Edition
The Power of Positivity in Training
Another Look at Functional Anatomy
The Roles of Nervous System and Wearables in Training
What Exactly is the Butt-Wink?
Inside Training of Professional Athletes
Nutrition, Exercise and Healthy Weight Loss
Sleep, Stress, and Mental Well-Being
Athletic Performance and Nutrition
All About Nervous System
Preview Episode: Random Fit- How Realistic Was the Training Montage in Rocky IV?
How is a Certification and Specialization Made?
Discussing Eating Disorders and Non-Triggering
Preview Episode of the Fitness and Wellness Masterclass on Hydration
Talking Resistance Training and Dynamic Warm-ups
Understanding the Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) Model
Answering Your Questions
How Posture and Corrective Exercise Intermix
What is Advanced Human Movement?
Developing the Right Strength & Conditioning Program
Understanding Energy Systems and How to Program Them
A Discussion About Mindful Movement
All About the Foot
How to Improve Movement
Making the Most of Extraordinary Times
Race, Diversity, and Inclusion in Personal Training
The Importance of Mindset and Corrective Exercise in Fight Sports
Behavioral Intervention and Training
The Art of Diet, Weight Loss, and Training
Re-Air: The Art of Virtual Training
Talking Performance, Sleep and Recovery
Sliding Filament Theory and Length-Tension Relationship
Everything You Need to Know About Time-Restricted Feeding
The Difference Between Medical and Corrective Exercise
Can you actually slow the aging process?
Everything You Need to Know About Hypertrophy
Exercises and their Prime Movers
Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism
Technology and Training
What is Corrective Exercise and How is it Used?
How Mindfulness is Training for the Brain
The Mental Side of Health
Defining Your Core Values as Your Guiding Principle as a Trainer
How to Virtually Train Clients in a COVID-19 World
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 3
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 2
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 1
Understanding Pathologies: Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Cancer
Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Can Chickens Fly?
The Stabilization Endurance Training Episode
The Listener Question Episode
Keys to a Successful Personal Training Business
The One Where We Talk HIIT and SIT
Even More Periodization and Programming
More on Periodization and Programming
Exercise Programming and Periodization
The Live Episode from Optima 2019
Start Your First Personal Training Session with PAR-Q
Overactive and Underactive Muscles Part 3: Arms Fall Forward - Elevation - Forward Head
Overactive and Underactive Muscles Part 2: Excessive Forward Lean and Low Back Arch
Overactive and Underactive Muscles Part 1: Feet Turn Out - Knees Move In
The Importance of Being Certified
Abdominal Hollowing v Abdominal Bracing
Integrated Flexibility Continuum
Core Training Overview
Bones!
How to Remember the Names of the Muscles
General Adaptation Syndrome and SAID Principles
Introducing the OPT Model