<h2><b>Introduction</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The aim of this Juicemail is to better understand what elements contribute to making you into an <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced personal trainer. </a></span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Personal Trainers are often the first professional that a person will go to when they want to achieve a health goal. They will also go to a PT for advice if they have an ache or pain. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yet personal trainers are not taught m</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">usculoskeletal screening skills as a compulsory part of their training. So we lack the confidence to advise these clients beyond referring them to a clinician. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Here at Biomechanics Education our team have spent 20+ yrs collecting data, then 20yrs developing an education programme that proves movement &amp; exercise are more often than not the solution to these modern ailments. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">We care passionately about personal trainers' ability to work confidently within a multidisciplinary team. So our mission has always been to upskill personal trainers to a more advanced level by giving them both the skills &amp; confidence to do just this.</span>

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<h2><b>How to become a <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">personal trainer</a></b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Simply put, to become a personal trainer you need to obtain a minimum of a </span><a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-courses/level-3-personal-trainer-course/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Level 3 Personal Training Qualification</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. This is the minimum industry requirement but there are a few steps to follow to get to this point. </span>
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 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research the required skills </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Invest in high-quality education </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complete your training and obtain a qualification </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Invest in relevant insurance </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gain work experience </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Start a business or seek employment </span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build your client base </span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">To become an advanced personal trainer and reach a higher level of confidence in your ability with clients you will need to then invest in further training which will enable you to increase client retention and charge a higher rate. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Future Fit Training</span> are the very best &amp; as a result the largest, training provider for personal training courses in the UK today. This is why Biomechanics Education joined the Future Fit Group in 2022 to give our own learners the very best career advice &amp; employment opportunities along with job satisfaction.

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<h2><b>Levels of personal training </b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">When entering the world of personal training we hear about levels. Levels are simply layers of learning &amp; comprehension. For example when learning to become a <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-courses/level-2-gym-instructor-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">level 2 Gym instructor</a> (the prerequisite to level 3 personal trainer) we must have a basic understanding of the muscles in their groups. For example ‘quadriceps are the group of muscles that extend the knee’ or ‘hamstrings flex the knee’. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Then as we study as a level 3 personal trainer we learn about the muscles in more detail. That there are 4 quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis) for example &amp; 3 hamstrings (bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus).</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As a personal trainer we also study about the bones &amp; joints as levers &amp; fulcrums for the muscles to attach to &amp; pull the body during movement. This will help us to understand loads &amp; forces for training our clients to strengthen these muscles. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Within our <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching</a> we will bring personal trainers up another level to become more advanced in these skills. We will share with you examples of the many ‘normal’ variations, that maybe even the anatomy books don’t necessarily show you! </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The 5th quadricep (tensa vastus intermedius) for example can be found in a small population.  Then there is the triple headed bicep or a view of 6 different orientations of the sciatic nerve pathway. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">We will show you hip joint formations that differ enough to alter pelvic biomechanics during a squat. Understanding this can help you help your clients find the best squat width for them.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Femoral anteversion (more medially rotated femur) / Coxa vara (smaller angle between the femur shaft &amp; neck of femur) are likely to prefer a narrower squat. Whereas femoral retro version (more laterally rotated femur) / coxa valga (bigger than normal angle between femur shaft &amp; neck of femur) will likely prefer wider based on their normal joint variations. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Through all of this we will show you methods to assess your clients pelvic, spine, shoulder, knee &amp; foot biomechanics. This is what will enable any personal trainer to be recognised as advanced in their level of knowledge &amp; training. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Note: We can be at a different level in different subject areas simultaneously.</span>

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<h2><b>How intrinsic biomechanics can help you become an <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced personal trainer</a></b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">By studying <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">intrinsic biomechanics</a> you will better appreciate the complexities of the anatomy &amp; how to create a bespoke programme based on assessing your clients sub systems (myofascial, skeletal &amp; neural) Along with these assessment skills this advanced level gives you specialist knowledge of unique evidence based movement improvement skills for prehabilitation &amp; an increased confidence to advise clients &amp; create bespoke programmes. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Technical skill is all good &amp; well but we will also teach you about advanced soft skills of communication, understanding behaviour &amp; report writing skills so personal trainers can confidently work within a team of practitioners from various backgrounds. </span>

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<h2><b><a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Advanced concepts of personal training</a> </b></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many types of trainers out there so to become advanced we should use advanced concepts. By deepening a personal trainer's anatomy knowledge &amp; skills in application allows for an appropriate level of expectation from both employers &amp; clients. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">While many consider biomechanics as a more ‘precise’ science, this is why we came up with the 2 definitions. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Extrinsic biomechanics might be considered a harder science in terms of its view of precision in sport, timing, joint angles for performance for example. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">However this concept is being challenged due to the diversity of body types &amp; combinations of lever lengths within each athlete. Thus creating a constant argument that using precision wil be flawed  </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is why we prefer to firstly consider better understanding a client's intrinsic biomechanics, or the softer science, that allows for assessment &amp; taking into account these differences. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So intrinsic biomechanics is in fact the opposite of precise. It's a more relaxed approach to the precision of foot position, knee position, spine position during movement when we're coaching personal training clients.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">This depth of understanding is what results in an advanced perspective for very 'personal' training.</span>

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<h2>Would you like to learn more about becoming an <a href="https://www.futurefit.co.uk/personal-training-cpd-courses/biomechanics-coach-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced personal trainer?</a></h2>
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<h2>Understanding the principles &amp; application of intrinsic biomechanics is the game changer for personal trainers looking to advance their skills.</h2>
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