Are Your Client Assessments Missing This?
August 12, 2011 | Author Kevin Yates
Too many client assessments being taught to personal trainers are completely missing the mark.
Push-up tests, trunk curl-up tests, bench press tests, leg press tests sure these are fine if you only want to get average results for your training clients.
But, if you want the BEST results possible you need to get really awesome at assessing posture, muscular imbalances involving the upper and lower body, functional movement and flexibility.
It’s too bad because this is where most certification programs drop the ball.
They either don’t teach these kinetic chain assessments at all and instead remain lost in the stone-age of generalized fitness assessments and traditional gym exercises or they only teach a small handful of more advanced assessment techniques that often leaves trainers still wondering how to implement them.
Last year I had the privilege of hanging out with strength coach Elliott Hulse for a couple of days in Florida and it was like a huge breath of fresh air for me to know how much knowledge Elliott has in using advanced client assessments and training methods to get results for his clients and athletes.
Elliott’s holistic approach is flat out cool and highly effective and I think it’s something that every personal trainer and athletic coach should be incorporating into their assessments.
I have to warn you…
…If you are a personal trainer who thinks you should leave advanced assessments to ‘better qualified’ medical professionals then do not watch the video below.
Just understand that you will forever struggle take your skills from good to great and you’ll always be seen as just another trainer who sits around counting reps and ‘taking clients through workouts‘.
You will never set yourself apart from your competitors which means potential clients will only hire you if you’re the cheapest option in your area.
But, if you want to take your skills to the next level then check out Elliott’s video where he shows you exactly how to assess your training clients and what you need to know to design seriously effective programs that get results fast.
If you thought that was cool then be sure to take a look at how to design superior training programs for your clients.
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