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Get 40% Off All DVDs w/ this Code Until Sunday, June 2nd!

To kick of the summer, we’re running a big 3-day sale! Use code “40OFF” to get 40% off all Performance U DVDs & Downloads until this Sunday, June 2nd at midnight. […] More

Size Vs. Strength: Are You Lifting Too Heavy?

Serious physique athletes know to use the right tool for the job of muscle growth. If you have to cheat just to get to the low end of 8-10 […] More

Full Spectrum Bodybuilding: Lats

If you really want to see long-term results from your training you have to do more than just train hard – you have to train smart! Read the full […] More

Full Spectrum Bodybuilding: Triceps

If you’re anything like me, you’re always interested in finding new and improved ways of training. In this article I’m going to show you how to apply the Performance […] More

Performance U: Fitness Education & Personal Training

By nick On July 24, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Strength Training

If you're looking for a FORT LAUDERDALE PERSONAL TRAINER or a BOCA RATON PERSONAL TRAINER - Coach Nick Tumminello is considered a "Best of the Best" Trainer by Men's Health magazine. We offer online training, private & semi-private training.

FITNESS TRAINERS & COACHES: If you're looking for new ideas and practical, No B.S FITNESS EDUCATION - We offer comprehensive CONTINUING EDUCATION workshops, mentorships and DVDs.

CLUB OWNERS: If you want your personal training staff to be the best around - Our customized IN-SERVICE STAFF TRAININGS provide the scientifically inspired and practically approved Performance University HYBRID TRAINING systems your staff can immediately use to see through the confusion, deliver a much higher-value to clients and achieve better training results.

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10,000hr B.S., 3 Unique Kettlebell Exercises & 5 Bodyweight Shoulder Exercises

By nick On June 12, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Today’s post gives you the motherload! From my philosophy on young trainers trying to build a name for themselves and B.S. about 10,000hrs of practice, to the practical application of 3 unique Kettlebell exercises and 5 bodyweight shoulder exercises, to my upcoming seminar schedule.

Let’s get to it…

Older Coaches vs. Young Personal Trainers and more »
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Creatine for Kids?

By nick On June 7, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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This is a guest post by Dr.Jose Antonio, Ph.D., The CEO and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) and the Editor in Chief of Sports Nutrition Insider.

A question came up from a reader of the Free Creatine Report(authored by Nick Tumminello and more »

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Get 40% Off All DVDs w/ this Code Until Sunday, June 2nd!

By nick On May 30, 2013 · Add Comment · In Featured, Strength Training
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To kick of the summer, we’re running a big 3-day sale!

Use code “40OFF” to get 40% off all Performance U DVDs & Downloads until this Sunday, June 2nd at midnight.

Shop the Performance U store

 

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Playboy Dumbbell Rows

By nick On May 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Today’s video shows you a simple coaching technique we’ve used for years in the Performance U training system to help clients and athletes optimize their posture and positioning when performing one arm dumbbell rows.

This video demonstrates how we coach “Playboy” Dumbbell Rows.

Nick Tumminello’s June Speaking Schedule:

In TORONTO, CAN on June 1-2 2013 teaching more »

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Microwave Dangers? Top 5 Claims vs. The Evidence

By nick On May 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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As a fitness professional, I often get asked about Microwave Dangers. Questions like, ”Is using the microwave oven bad for my health?” “I’ve heard microwaving changes the molecular structure or water/ food making it less nutritious or unhealthy. Is that true?” “Does the microwave cause cancer?”

My reply to any and all questions more »

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A-List Exercises: Upper Body Pushing

By nick On May 14, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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As I stated in my A-List Upper body PULLING exercises post, with the endless variety of exercises personal trainers and fitness enthusiast have from which to choose, it can be confusing to decide which exercises to use as the foundational (cornerstone) lifts for their strength training programs.

To make life easier, I’ve put more »

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Muscle Building: Top 3 Factors, Genetics, Exercise Variety & Periodization

By nick On May 8, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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If you’re looking for the scientifically validated best muscle building workout tips and techniques, look no further because this (below) interview I did with Hypertrophy expert Brad Schoenfeld is just what the muscle growth doctor ordered!

Muscle Building QUESTION: You’ve proposed that there are three primary mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy. more »
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The Single Best Abs Exercise – Article in Fitness RX, May 2013

By nick On May 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Check out my article “The Single Best Abs Exercise” in the May 2013 issue of Fitness RX for Men. Pg.82-83.

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Size Vs. Strength: Are You Lifting Too Heavy?

By nick On May 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In Featured
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Serious physique athletes know to use the right tool for the job of muscle growth. If you have to cheat just to get to the low end of 8-10 reps, stop and read this!

Read the full article on Bodybuilding.com

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Full Spectrum Bodybuilding: Lats

By nick On May 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In Featured
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If you really want to see long-term results from your training you have to do more than just train hard – you have to train smart!

Read the full article at MuscleMag.com

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Full Spectrum Bodybuilding: Triceps

By nick On May 1, 2013 · Add Comment · In Featured, Strength Training
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If you’re anything like me, you’re always interested in finding new and improved ways of training. In this article I’m going to show you how to apply the Performance U FSB system to your triceps training so as to ensure constant muscle growth.

Read the full article more »

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Personal Training: Workouts for Women vs. Workouts for Men

By nick On April 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Before I head out to Seattle, WA this weekend to teach at the IDEA Personal Trainer Institute West Conference followed by a one day seminar at Vigor Ground Fitness, I wanted to address some concepts and controversies about designing workouts for women vs. workouts for men.

Some personal trainers more »

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Deadlifts for Dummies

By nick On April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Strength Training
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This is a guest post by Lee Boyce.

Deadlifts are one of those “no cheating” exercises. The steps are simple:

Pick up bar all the way off the ground.

And that’s it.

For most of us, that’s about as far as it goes. Unfortunately, most of us are kinda more »

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What is Functional Training? The Real Definition

By nick On April 16, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Just about every personal trainer, strength coach and physical therapist uses the terms “”Functional Exercise,” ”Functional Movement” or ”Functional Training.” And, it’s no secret that different people choose to define the word “functional” in different ways, depending on their chosen training approach.

- Many Personal Trainers define “functional training” as exercises using three-dimensional movements or standing on unstable more »

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Top 5 Bodybuilding Mistakes (Part 5): CNS Based Training

By nick On April 11, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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In part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 in this series I covered some of biggest bodybuilding workout mistakes we see bodybuilding enthusiasts and personal trainers alike making that (we feel) can hinder size gains.

Today I’m hitting you with the fifth and final installment more »

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3 Lessons Learned From Training NFL Players

By nick On April 3, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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This is a guest post by Shawn Myszka, MS, CSCS*D, owner of Explosive Edge Athletics in Minneapolis, MN.

For over the last 5 years, I have specialized in training NFL football players to be more powerful and efficient where it counts: on the field. Beyond the fact that they have super-fly more »

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Top 3 Ways to do Dumbbell Pull Overs

By nick On March 25, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Dumbbell Pull Overs are one of our favorite Lat exercises because they’re easy to coach and we feel they’re very effective at building bigger and stronger lats when used in conjunction with more compound Back-Training exercises.

In addition to using the traditional style Dumbbell Pull Overs, there are a few other Lat Pull Over more »

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Why Smart Trainers Believe Stupid Things (Part 1): Bias Toward Positive Evidence

By nick On March 21, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Featured, Strength Training
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I recently did a facebook post, which stated, “Topics such as spinal rehabilitation and biomechanics have such grey areas and so much conflicting information that we really don’t “know” anything!  For example, research has continually failed to show how postural, structural or bio-mechanical factors are linked (if at all) to pain and dysfunction, or if  ”compensations” more »

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Strength Training for Running

By nick On March 15, 2013 · Add Comment · In Strength Training
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Personal trainers often ask me about how to approach strength training for runners (i.e. people who participate in running events and exercise enthusiast who enjoy running on a regular basis).

In this post I’m giving you the Reader’s Digest version of the Performance U approach to STRENGTH TRAINING FOR RUNNING.

Here we go…

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