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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick Richey

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Are you studying to become a personal trainer or just started your training career? NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey takes listeners on an informative and engaging journey to help establish a solid foundation in your fitness journey?
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The NASM-CPT Podcast With Rick RicheyJan 02, 2020

00:00
21:57
Introducing the New NASM-CPT 7th Edition
Feb 11, 202151:40
The Power of Positivity in Training
Jan 28, 202101:01:23
Another Look at Functional Anatomy
Jan 21, 202134:56
The Roles of Nervous System and Wearables in Training
Jan 14, 202144:22
What Exactly is the Butt-Wink?
Jan 11, 202122:32
Inside Training of Professional Athletes
Jan 07, 202149:40
Nutrition, Exercise and Healthy Weight Loss
Dec 24, 202059:17
Sleep, Stress, and Mental Well-Being

Sleep, Stress, and Mental Well-Being

On the latest edition of the NASM-CPT Podcast, host Rick Richey is joined by Dr. Jaime Tartar of NSU's College of Psychology. The two will look at how sleep, stress, and mental wellbeing impact performance and physiological functioning.   

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Dec 17, 202046:41
Athletic Performance and Nutrition

Athletic Performance and Nutrition

Host Rick Richey is joined by Tony Ricci, Ed. D, MS for a wide-ranging conversation discussing the importance of nutrition, stress management, and more on performance.

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Dec 10, 202057:58
All About Nervous System

All About Nervous System

On this episode, NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey helps you better understand the nervous system.  What about the central nervous system helps make you a better trainer? Let Rick map it all out for you.


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Nov 19, 202033:13
Preview Episode: Random Fit- How Realistic Was the Training Montage in Rocky IV?
Nov 11, 202050:17
How is a Certification and Specialization Made?
Nov 05, 202055:14
Discussing Eating Disorders and Non-Triggering

Discussing Eating Disorders and Non-Triggering

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey talks about eating disorders and non-triggering with expert Abbey Griffith. She is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach, and Eating Disorder Recoveree who has devoted her life to helping people of all ages, shapes, and sizes find a wellness routine they truly enjoy.


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Oct 29, 202059:07
Preview Episode of the Fitness and Wellness Masterclass on Hydration

Preview Episode of the Fitness and Wellness Masterclass on Hydration

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Being a little low on water is a bigger deal than most people think. In this episode of The Fitness and Wellness Masterclass presented by NASM, you'll hear all about the research to prove it, plus a physiology review to explain why even a 2% deficit can affect mental and physical well-being.

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Oct 26, 202037:15
Talking Resistance Training and Dynamic Warm-ups

Talking Resistance Training and Dynamic Warm-ups

Host Rick Richey is joined by fellow NASM Master Instructor Tony Ambler-Wright for a discussion on dynamic functional warm-ups and training with elastic resistance.

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Oct 22, 202052:26
Understanding the Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) Model
Oct 08, 202059:36
Answering Your Questions
Oct 01, 202053:09
How Posture and Corrective Exercise Intermix
Sep 24, 202057:12
A Conversation with Olympian and NASM-CPT Lindsey Jacobellis
Sep 17, 202052:34
What is Advanced Human Movement?
Sep 10, 202053:12
Developing the Right Strength & Conditioning Program
Sep 03, 202001:11:35
Understanding Energy Systems and How to Program Them
Aug 27, 202001:09:00
A Discussion About Mindful Movement

A Discussion About Mindful Movement

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey is joined by a special guest Dr. Mallory Fox CPT, CES, PES, FNS, WFS. The two discuss the blending of mindfulness practices with exercise to build stress resilience.  To be mindful means we focus our attention on the present moment without judgment. 


By practicing mindfulness, the goal is to cultivate the ability to be present to internal thoughts, feelings, stresses, and sensations. This skill helps improve health metrics like blood pressure and heart rate and reduces stress.  But how can we do this when we have app notifications, work, family, emails, and a new way of living since the spread of COVID-19? 

Even if we have the phones turned off, we might feel the urge to stay plugged in. Watch the video to see how we can all find some inner peace amid this stressful world we all live in.  


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⏱Timestamps:  

1:35   An Overview of Mindfulness 

10:00  Taking Breaks from Your Day 

13:00  Simple Mindfulness Techniques 

21:05  Responding to Stress 

29:45 Practicing Mindfulness in Our Daily Lives 

44:05 Open Q&A   

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📚USEFUL RESOURCES 

Moving Meditations: A Wellness Upgrade: https://blog.nasm.org/wellness/moving-meditations 

Mindful Meditations: More Visualization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p1vg-yarHc 

NASM Podcast Episode about the Mindfulness: https://blog.nasm.org/the-nasm-cpt-podcast-ep-30  


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Aug 25, 202055:22
All About the Foot
Aug 20, 202001:08:13
How to Improve Movement
Aug 13, 202049:47
Making the Most of Extraordinary Times

Making the Most of Extraordinary Times

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey is joined by special guest Emily Booth the National Education Manager for Indoor Cycling at Life Time Fitness. The two will talk about the challenges in the industry during these extraordinary times and how to use them to your advantage.

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Aug 06, 202057:07
Race, Diversity, and Inclusion in Personal Training

Race, Diversity, and Inclusion in Personal Training

Join NASM Master Instructor and host Rick Richey and his guest NASM trainer Katrina Pilkington for an important discussion on race, diversity, and inclusivity in training. Be part of this open and honest discussion.

Jul 30, 202001:00:24
The Importance of Mindset and Corrective Exercise in Fight Sports
Jul 23, 202056:30
Behavioral Intervention and Training
Jul 16, 202039:10
The Art of Diet, Weight Loss, and Training
Jul 09, 202057:31
Re-Air: The Art of Virtual Training

Re-Air: The Art of Virtual Training

With the state of our world and industry influx with the effort to limit the spread COVID-19, the NASM-CPT podcast and host Rick Richey wanted to help in the way we know how. By talking about it and offering advice.  During this time an NASM trainer out of Houston named Keridon McMahon offered free counsel on how trainers can start to move toward online and virtual training. When we heard about this we asked her to share with us all how we can begin to transition to online training with our clients stuck at home.

Please check out the first NASM episode that has a guest! We're happy to say she’s an excellent trainer, small business owner, and entrepreneur, plus a good friend of the pod's and Rick's. We hope you find her guidance helpful and actionable.

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Jul 02, 202025:47
Talking Performance, Sleep and Recovery

Talking Performance, Sleep and Recovery

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey as he discusses the impacts of sleep on performance and the art of recovery with Neuroscientist Alison Brager. Brager shares her unique perspective as a researcher for the US Army. She is one of few Army Soldiers who are neuroscientists. Her research includes studying survival in extreme environments, under sleep deprivation and stress, and why some individuals are resilient and others vulnerable under such conditions.

Jun 18, 202053:18
Sliding Filament Theory and Length-Tension Relationship

Sliding Filament Theory and Length-Tension Relationship

In this episode, host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey,  answers a question from a student listener about the sliding filament theory/model of muscle contractions. Rick goes into the detail about the anatomy and characteristics of skeletal muscles, muscle filaments actin and myosin, "force-field proteins" troponin and tropomyosin, cellular currency, and more! He then helps listeners use what we just learned to better understand the length-tension relationships based on limited cross-bridging. Let’s dig deeper into physiology in this episode of the NASM CPT Podcast.

Jun 11, 202018:35
Everything You Need to Know About Time-Restricted Feeding
Jun 04, 202058:20
The Difference Between Medical and Corrective Exercise
May 21, 202048:36
Can you actually slow the aging process?

Can you actually slow the aging process?

NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey talks with guest Pete McCall about high-intensity exercises and their impact on the aging process.

The two discuss McCall's book on the subject, how the research from exercisers in their 70’s have seen similar muscle enzyme activity of those in their 20’s. The discussion will also include hormone production, muscle fiber recruitment, and the safety concerns of age-related HIIT programming.

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May 12, 202044:53
Everything You Need to Know About Hypertrophy

Everything You Need to Know About Hypertrophy

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey is joined this episode by a very special guest, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld.

Dr. Shoenfield's research is mostly focused on body composition and hypertrophy. He is an associate professor at Lehman College and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed research studies.

The two will discuss everything you need to know about hypertrophy.

May 07, 202041:31
Exercises and their Prime Movers

Exercises and their Prime Movers

In this episode, host Rick Richey focuses on a topic from an email request asking details about exercises and their prime movers. This is by no means an exhaustive list of exercises, but it is to detail joint actions, planes of motion, prime movers, and synergists. It can get a bit heavy with the terminology, but stick with it and practice learning the language of human movement science. The exercises reviewed are:

- Squat

- Dead Lift

- Romanian Dead Lift (RDL)

- Chest Press

- Lat Pull Down

- Bicep Curl

- Situp

May 04, 202025:06
Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism

Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rick Richey is joined by Fabio Comana, Senior Fitness Educator with NASM. The two provide a deep dive on Metabolism and everything you need to know.  


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Apr 30, 202001:07:47
Technology and Training

Technology and Training

Host and NASM Master Instructor Rich Richey is joined by NASM Master Instructor Marty Miller to talk about the role of technology in training, breakdown some of the newest trends and share who it can play a pivotal part in training remotely.  

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Apr 23, 202044:34
What is Corrective Exercise and How is it Used?

What is Corrective Exercise and How is it Used?

In this episode of the NASM-CPT Podcast, Rick talks about the four-step NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum (CEx) as well as the new NASM Correcitve Exercise Specialization that launched in Q1 2020. The text has been retooled and the research is has been updated to reflect the current scientific data. 

This episode discusses the implementation of corrective exercise and speaks to the newly emerging “Regional Interdependence Model” that empirically shows that dysfunction in one area does not mean that is the source of the problem. This is why it is so important to correctly identify the problem, correctly solve the problem, and effectively implement a solution based on the previous tenants. Here’s your introduction to the NEW NASM Corrective Exercise Specialization.


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Apr 09, 202021:28
How Mindfulness is Training for the Brain

How Mindfulness is Training for the Brain

Dr. Kaman Hung, DHSc., is a physical education teacher, coach, and an NASM certified personal trainer. His area of expertise in health science is mindfulness. He joins Rick today to discuss mindfulness and acknowledges that the best time to start a mindfulness practice is always right now. Now just happens to during a worldwide pandemic, so join us as he explores and explains mindfulness, the benefits, the truths and myths, and how to start implementing it into your daily life.


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Apr 02, 202040:13
The Mental Side of Health
Mar 31, 202032:21
Defining Your Core Values as Your Guiding Principle as a Trainer

Defining Your Core Values as Your Guiding Principle as a Trainer

The spread of COVID-19 has lead to the closing of many gyms around the U.S. and we are all hurting. In this episode, I will relate my decision to close all three of my gyms in NYC back to the core values of the business and myself as a trainer. This pandemic is hitting us all personally, emotionally, and financially, and some smaller facilities like mine are trying to fly under the radar and stay open. 

Learn the dangers that can happen to your long term business that comes from staying open. Also, take this time to develop CORE VALUES for your business whether you are brick and mortar business or a personal trainer. These will help guide your decision making during uncomfortable situations that it seems we are in at the moment.


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Mar 26, 202021:36
How to Virtually Train Clients in a COVID-19 World
Mar 20, 202024:43
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 3
Mar 12, 202019:12
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 2

A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 2

Functional anatomy helps us better understand produce, reduce, and stabilize forces along with their joint actions and planes of motion. In this episode the following muscles will be reviewed:

- Hamstrings

- Glutes

- Adductors

- Sartorius

This is the second in a series that addresses muscles from the bottom up. Continue to listen as we make our way through the major muscles throughout the body.

Mar 05, 202020:55
A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 1

A Review of Functional Human Anatomy Part 1

Functional anatomy helps us better understand movement. How do muscles produce, reduce, and stabilize forces along with their joint actions and plane of motion. In this episode the following muscles are reviewed:

- Anterior Tibialis

- Posterior Tibialis

- Quadriceps

- Iliacus

- Psoas

- TFL

This is the first in a series to help better understand muscles and their function. We are starting at the lower extremity and working our way up. Continue to listen as we make it through the major movers throughout the body.

Feb 27, 202023:13
Understanding Pathologies: Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Cancer
Feb 27, 202025:58
Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Feb 06, 202024:04