I’m taking requests!

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As you’ve seen in my most recent posts, Joint Friendly training has been the focus.   I developed the concept of Joint Friendly Training out of necessity.   So many athletes have some sort of pain, injury or limitation that prevents them from doing the basics that there was a need for a different approach training. One that minimized joint stress but still maximized results.   This is exactly what JF training offers… little Joint stress with BIG RESULTS!   See my Joint Friendly Training article HERE.   Its your turn to tell me what I can do to help you achieve your goals using JF training.   Comment on this post and tell me about the specific joint friendly protocols you’d like to see.   I will post the answers here and even show you videos of the exercises I’d recommend for each specific issue. _
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    Coach Nick Tumminello has built a reputation as the ‘Trainer of trainers” through his workshops at conferences and fitness club around the world. And, for his consulting work with pro/college sports teams and with exercise equipment/ clothing manufactures.
    He’s the owner of Performance University international, which provides hybrid strength training & conditioning for athletes and educational programs for fitness professionals. Based in South Florida, Nick is a Fort Lauderdale personal trainer who works with a select group of athletes and exercise enthusiasts.

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16 Responses to I’m taking requests!

  1. Kris Pisarcik says:
    June 13, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Nick,

    A couple of years ago I broke my shoulder and my elbow and neither healed properly. I cannot fully extend my arm or overhead press nearly the same weight with my left arm as I can my right and can’t perform heavy bench presses because my left shoulder gives out and collapses.

    The reason I care about being able to develop my shoulder is because it has prevented me from competing at my full potential as a raw powerlifter, so I don’t have the extra support of a bench shirt. My squat and deadlift are pretty solid for my weight (132 lbs.), 300 squat and 405 deadlift.

    Any advice you can provide regarding shoulder stabilization and strength development specific to the bench press would be great.

    Thanks,

    Kris Pisarcik

  2. Kyle Williams says:
    June 13, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Hi Nick

    Hoping you can put together a complete warm-up specifically for endurance athletes.

    I’m training a marathon runner (change from the normal strength athletes I look after).

    I want to include foam rolling/smr, static stretch, then dynamic exercises.

    If you could put together something focusing on exercises and sequence (with ‘why’) thrown in, it would be awesome.

    Keep up the good work

    Cheers

    Kyle Williams

  3. Carol Teteak says:
    June 14, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Hi Coach,
    I will be working with 11 year old female soccer players this summer. We will be outside with little equipment (cones, balls and a field as of now). What type of JF Training would you recommend I focus on with this age group and should I invest in any other equipment(keeping in mind my budget is small)?
    Thank you for your consideration,
    Carol Teteak
    CRT Training Systems

  4. Adrian Crowe says:
    June 14, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    Hi Nick,

    I enjoyed your joint friendly article. I don’t work with a lot of joint injuries and I try to work between programs that can load/stress the joints with others that “deload” the joints.

    What I would personally like to see is a program that allows all the heavy weight training and athletic training to be put to performance based goals. I’m really digging calisthenics and some of the crazy sh*t that people like this can do:http://www.calisthenicskingz.net/

    I picked up their DVD’s but watching a dude do the human flag and learning how to get strong enough to do it on your own is a very different story.
    1 arm push ups (I can do 4/arm – yippee), 1 arm chin ups, pull ups to dips (above the bar), pistol or 1 leg squats for reps, high vertical jumps, long jumps. How does one build the strength to pull off a 15 second up/15 second down in a 1 arm chin up. Because that dude is impressive. And that’s what I want to be able to do.
    Sometimes looking good naked isn’t everything.

    Cheers,
    Adrian

  5. Adrian Crowe says:
    June 14, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    And I second the endurance athlete training protocol as well. I train 3 triatheltes and there really is a lack of a good program design out there. Most of it appears to be a mish-mash of concepts.
    These athletes are already putting in 20+ hours a week in running, biking and swimming. To add weight room time, well, it had just better be effective.
    Most of my athletes in this category are looking for increases in speed, uphill climbing endurance (bike and running), plantar-ankle-knee-hip recovery after the big events, etc.
    Any advice would be much appreciated.

  6. Gio Ekkel says:
    June 15, 2009 at 12:47 am

    Hey Nick,

    First up, I second the request for info about training endurance athletes above, but I also want more info about training protocols to help them to get back into competition if they’re prone to shin splints, sore knees, hamstring strains etc. Endurance athletes are stubborn bastards, so I’d at least like to know how to ensure that they remain as healthy as possible and perform as efficiently as possible when they do compete, even if they are a little banged up.

    Secondly, I’d like to know some effective ‘pushing’ exercises for a client who has chronic elbow pain due to a dislocation and a couple of fractures she sustained in her teens years. Pushups always give pain and chest presses sometimes are alright but can give issues too. Since I can’t use med ball throws (I train her in her home), what is a good strength based exercise that I can substitue that’s easy on the elbows?

    Thanks in advance. Love your stuff.

  7. ben says:
    June 15, 2009 at 7:30 am

    how abt some joint-friendly (not too stressful on elbows n shoulders) chest training? I have tried pushups, dumbell bench press, etc but old nagging injuries prevent me from doing too many reps.

  8. Christopher Stepien says:
    June 16, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Hey Nick,

    I am currently training a woman with some serious knee degeneration, which she says, was caused by a bout of steroid use for some inflammatory condition. She now has some serious genu valgus/knock knees going on along with tibial torsion. The weird thing is that when she begins to descend into a squat or deadlift, her knees come out to a more ‘neutral’ position. As of right know, we are incorporating some glute activation work with functional movements such as squats and deadlifts. But that is the extent of her exercises. She is improving in the ease with which she moves. Just wondering what your input is.

  9. Susan Birch says:
    June 21, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Hi Nick, thanks for sharing your comprehensive range of information with us.

    I deal with a lot of shoulder injuries; particularly in the white water kayaking community. My own shoulder injury is typical. An external rotation force, descending a waterfall (incorrectly) with arm overhead, long lever (paddle) and all the force of the water on this.

    Any form of pressing extremely painful, though improves with reps; includes push ups. Chin ups also painful as is some external rotation. Overhead pressing feels fine. Paddling is fine. Problem trying to adapt training without losing all the strength gained. Concerns about futher damage to joint. Feels ok after warming up and can tolerate reasonable loads still; but the after effects not so good. Night waking and just generally achy and painful with limited ROM in daily activities. This is typical for a number of my clients.

    Thanks for your input.

  10. Jason says:
    June 22, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Hey Nick,

    I’ve purchased your secrets of fat loss dvd and it was excellent. I love your creativity and your innovative exercises helps me break some of the training monotony with my clients. It would be really helpful to see your thoughts on fat loss programming in writing. Everyone has different thoughts on this topic and I would love to read about your opinion on the subject.
    Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!
    Jason

  11. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Jason,

    Many thanks for your kind words!

    I will most definitely do some future posts on fat loss.

    Glad you enjoyed the DVD and I look forward to hearing from you again!

    Best regards!

    Coach N

  12. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    Susan,

    Do you have any clicking or clunking in your shoulders when you move them?

    Coach N

  13. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    How old is this woman you are training?

    Coach N

  14. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:31 pm

    Will do Ben!

    I have one really cool thing that you can try.

    I will post it within the next few weeks so keep checking back!

    Best regards!

    Coach N

  15. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Gio,

    I have some stuff for Endurance Athletes coming very soon!

    Also, I have an elbow friendly strength trick that you will love!

    It should be up within a week or so.

    Thank you for your great questions and comments!

    Coach N

  16. nick says:
    July 6, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    Kyle,

    I will throw a few Warm Up tips for Endurance Athletes up within the next week or so.

    keep checking back and thanks for your comments!

    Coach N