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February 3, 2006
JReps II
The sales and response for the IART
Personal Trainer Certification's JReps Method book has been
phenomenal, and for good reason... it works... and training reaches
a pinnacle in productivity. Usually there's always a question
as to whether more should be done... an extra set added to the
workout. With JReps this question is answered quickly and within
a handful of sets. But the first book is only the beginning.
IART President Brian D. Johnston is working with Andrew Shortt,
IART Fitness Clinician of the Year 2004-2005 in developing a
new book that will incorporate even more advanced methods in
'zone' training. This book also will be buddied up with a DVD
of all the JReps method variations, demonstrated by Rick McCutcheon,
a 260+ pound Canadian National competitive bodybuilder who trains
exclusively with JReps. Look for it early Fall 2006.
NBFE
The issue of liscensing fitness professionals is becoming a progressively
more important issue in this industry... it also appears to be
something that will take hold eventually since standards are
so relaxed and varied. The IART
Personal Trainer Certification recommends highly that both
gyms and fitness professionals look into the NBFE at www.nbfe.org,
and click here
to download or view its 2005 annual report (PDF file). Whether
or not you decide to go for an additional qualification with
the NBFE, once you are certified and working, you can demonstrate
your competency by becoming a member of the Fitness Standards
Council (www.FitnessStandards.org),
which accredits gyms and trainers based on standards applicable
to the profession. This is much different than what IHRSA is
recommending with NCCA, a company that accredits a certification
company's business practices, and not the standards of
the trainers or the standards of the educational practices of
the certification company.
MORE SUPPLEMENTS & OMEGA-3
In some past e-mail news groups The IART
Personal Trainer Certification has been sharing with you
quality supplement resources. You can click directly on the black
"Omega 3-6" link at the top of this page or go here:
http://www.MyWINwebpage.com/72196.
(Available in USA only) Not all the products that we like by
this company will be mentioned, but here are some issues dealing
with Omega 3. There are three main types of Omega
3 fatty acids, the first two being EPA and DHA, both of which
are found in cold-water fish, such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel.
The third type is ALA, which is found in flaxseed oils, dark
green leafy vegetables, and some vegetable oils. Although you
can get DHA and EPA from plant seed oils such as flaxseeds, you
do not necessarily get much or any of these compounds even if
you take flax oil every day! The Omega 3s in flax oil and other
plant oils do NOT contain DHA and EPA, but a 'precursor' to DHA
and EPA in the form of alpha linolenic acid (ALA). In order for
your brain and heart to get the benefit of DHA and EPA, your
body must convert ALA to those compounds. However, your organs
must be functioning smoothly for this conversion to happen, which
may not be the case with the elderly or anyone whose health is
a little suspect. Even then, you convert less than 20% of the
ALA to these important substances. And so, you take a whole bottle
of flax oil to aquire a small percentage of usable DHA and EPA.
Consequently, the only way to obtain sufficient quantities is
to get it from fish oil (not cod 'liver' oil, something completely
different, but oil directly from the flesh of fish). The problem
is the quality of the oil, as well as any contaminants (such
as mercury), etc. The Omega 3-6 product link provided above are
gel caps that contain double-distilled, pharmaceutical grade
fish oil, and a product you should invest in if you are serious
about taking Omega 3-6 oils. It is a bit more expensive than
typical oils you find in health food stores, but you get what
you pay for... you either can ingest a whole bottle of oil to
aquire 20% of its usable contents, or pay twice as much to get
5 times the DHA/EPA contents. And be wary of cheap fish oil products;
they are not distilled to remove contaminants.
SYNERGY 2006
The IART Personal
Trainer Certification is wrangling up articles for our next
annual Synergy, to release early Fall 2006. If you want
to submit an article on some aspect of exercise, nutrition, or
sport psychology, contact us asap with your ideas. Articles must
be submitted by June 2006.
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