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Hypertrophy Plateau? Use a Strength Phase

Plateaus in training are inevitable, sadly. Though, with strategy we can aim to minimise their lengths. At Carroll Performance we are huge fans of utilising periodisation through the manipulation of rep ranges, total sets, rest periods and also training goals such as hypertrophy phases and also neurological / strength phases.  A strategy which we have […]

January 28, 2023 | Mark Carroll
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Training With a Full Range of Motion: A How-To Guide

Training with a full range of motion is a method widely accepted these days. But, what does it mean to truly train with a full range of motion? Can a true full range of motion for a muscle be achieved on all exercises? Questions like these are something I look at all the time with […]

December 21, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Squats – 5 Variations & When To Use Them 

Introduction Squats! There is not a more staple exercise than squats when it comes to program design for myself and Glen. At Carroll Performance, we love squats. What makes the squat so enjoyable to program, is that it’s an effective exercise to train the lower body and it is an extremely versatile movement. When people […]

December 13, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Warming Up Part 2: How To Warmup Before Lifting

We recently shared why you should warmup in a prior blog post and clarified exactly what the objective should be. In this article, Glen Carroll will dive deeper into the warmup and explore how to warmup before training, plus what you as a coach / trainer should be focusing on with your clients. Start with […]

December 3, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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3 Simple Tips to Improve Your Client Retention

Do you want to achieve the best results possible with your clients? Well, we hope so if you’re here reading this. This exact conversation is exactly why we created Carroll Performance!  Do you want to know the simple reason why so many coaches out there struggle to make a name for themselves through results?  Because […]

November 21, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Warming Up Part 1: Why Warmup Before Lifting

Most people know that warming up before training can be important and helpful. Yet it’s less common to truly know why we should warmup in the first place, plus how we should truly warmup too.  Our co-founder Glen Carroll breaks down the warmup into two separate blog posts. Part 1 here covers why we should […]

November 11, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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3 Key Training Principles All PTs Must Know – Part 2

If you want to design superior quality training programs and achieve consistently superior results, you must respect and abide by a few key training principles. We covered 3 of those principles in the previous blog by Glen Carroll and here we’ll cover 3 more, so let’s get to it!  #1 – VARIATION  Training variation is […]

September 26, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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3 Key Training Principles All PTs Must Know – Part 1

If you want to design superior quality training programs and achieve consistently superior results, you must respect and abide by a few key training principles. We’ll cover 3 of those principles in this blog by Glen Carroll and 3 more in the next blog, so stay tuned! These principles are essential to understand, and they […]

September 13, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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Program Design – Training Splits

Your training split will be an integral component of your program design.  The training split can be used intelligently to allow a client to perform at a very high level. Likewise, training splits can be poorly utilised which can impact recovery after sessions and performance in future sessions.  All in all, basics win out. The […]

September 6, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Mechanical Drop Sets

When you hear “drop set” what do you think? Most likely you would first think about the classic style of drop set. This involves you performing a standard working set until intra set fatigue onset forces you to end the working set. Yet with a drop set you are able to extend the set and […]

August 30, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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Resistance Profiles

Understanding ‘resistance profiles’ is a key component of comprehending program design. Program design is not just sets and reps, but also exercise selection. Why do we choose and program specific exercises? Is it good enough just to choose an exercise that trains a certain muscle? What if we are choosing numerous exercises for the same […]

August 24, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Agonist Supersets

When designing training programs, we can strategically vary the nature of the training session by simply altering how we prescribe our sets. This can have key ramifications in our program design and impact both the feel and outcomes of the training session itself.  The most common and classic mode of set prescription is to prescribe […]

August 9, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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Two Keys To A Successful Personal Training Career

Many people want to become a Personal Trainer (PT) and the idea sounds very attractive at first! Being a PT can allow you to hang out in the gym all day, talk about the things you love, help others, and potentially be your own boss and set your own hours. This all sounds great! Yet […]

August 1, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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Fat Loss Program Design

When it comes to Program Design for fat loss, there are many ways we can approach it! Think about when you’re at the gym or talking to someone from the general population. When it comes to fat loss program design, they’ll say something along the lines of: “Do high reps when you want fat loss […]

July 28, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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One Secret to Superior Program Design 

If your goal is to create superior training programs and achieve greater results, then I have a key piece of advice for you. You want to think harder about one key factor which is commonly overlooked or not even thought about at all. So, what is it? Synergy! Synergy is defined as “the combined power […]

July 28, 2022 | Glen Carroll
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5 Reasons To Become A Personal Trainer

The fitness industry is ever-evolving. Having entered into this career in 2007, I have seen the industry change rapidly while also witnessing many coaches come and go. The turnover rate of personal trainers is honestly mind blowing!. Up to 90% of personal trainers quit within their first few years. Yes, I said 90%. I want […]

July 27, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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10 Tips To Break Through A Squat Plateau

Squats are my favourite exercise to program for clients! There are many variations and different tempos we can use, and the squat is an exercise we can train quite frequently. I have been fortunate to train many great lifters over the years, and a big highlight has been the big squat numbers they have achieved. […]

July 18, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Lagging Muscle Group? Try these training tips!

It’s really common to have muscle groups which are less developed than others. Unfortunately, it’s often the muscles we most want to grow the most that are the areas we struggle with. I guess we really can’t have it all hey? The amount of times I am messaged by women, something along the lines of […]

July 18, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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Antagonist Partnerships

One of the most time efficient ways to train is through the use of supersets. Most people struggle to have enough time in the gym – I think we can all relate to that feeling! It is hard to get the amount of work you want in the 45-60 minutes you have for a session.  […]

July 18, 2022 | Mark Carroll
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