NASM Master Instructor Roundtable: A Show for Personal Trainers

On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts review the CES Model and discuss how to integrate this into your clients’ programs. In this episode, we're tackling a crucial aspect of training: corrective exercises. Specifically, we'll explore how to seamlessly incorporate them into Phase 1 workouts, setting the stage for long-term success...

The Romanian Deadlift (RDL) is defined as a deadlift in which the body is bent at the hips and the knees are not bent. On this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore the importance of hinging, as well as how to implement Romanian Deadlifts throughout the NASM OPT Model. ***Your opinion matters! We would love to know...

You are what you eat. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, are joined by featured guest, Registered Dietician, Kat Barefield. They will discuss the differences between the NASM Certified Nutrition Course (CNC) and the Certified Sports Nutrition Course (CSNC) to help you navigate your way to the best nutrition course to fit your...

On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore how this year's Leap Year can be the catalyst to improving your ability to be the most efficient version of yourself.   This will allow you to have a bigger impact in your career and in the lives of your clients. So make sure you make a little extra time and check this episode out! Di...

In this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Marty Miller, discuss answers to questions many of our listeners have inquired about on the NASM Certified Personal Trainer Facebook page. They will provide information regarding discounts, pricing, and more. We are looking forward to helping with these questions and want to thank those of y...

Continuing to learn and evolve in personal training is essential. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, discuss the latest trends within the fitness industry, regarding the projected growth over the next few years.  Having a keen understanding of your industry's outlook is critical in planning your future! Did you hear? The most...

It’s always best to have a plan. However, sometimes, mapping out that path can be difficult. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, dive into helping you establish a career plan of attack.  All too often personal trainers become certified and then struggle to control their long-term career path. This episode will provide you with...

Squats, when done correctly, can build lower body and core muscles. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore the biomechanics, programming strategies, and positioning surrounding squats. They will share in-depth discussions on squat variations, corrective exercises, and how to tailor squat programs to diverse client needs. A...

On this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts are joined by featured guest, NASM Master Instructor Andy Hanley, to deep dive into working with boxers. We will explore the significance of integrating the OPT Model into their training regimen and how it can be tailored to enhance the performance and conditioning of boxers. Coach Andy, who also owns The Hi...

 It’s time to put one (bare) foot in front of the other! On this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore all things barefoot training. Increasing the strength and proprioception of the intrinsic foot musculature is often overlooked and not utilized when creating training protocols. After this “MIR” you will be ready to add barefoot training to yo...

On this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, deep dive into the world of metabolic conditioning. Join us as we dissect the science behind optimal metabolic fundamentals and purpose while unraveling the latest NASM-approved techniques, strategies, and principles for boosting endurance, and elevating overall fitness. Whether...

New year, new you.  On this 2024 lid-lifting “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, ramp you up for the year ahead. They explore the latest news and trends in the fitness industry and provide you with the tools and knowledge you’ll need to be best prepared to maximize your 2024. Did you hear? The most trusted name in fitness is now expand...

In this holiday bonus episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Wendy Batts and Marty Miller detail the four interdependent, but interconnected, subsystems that help to make up the global musculature system, which is predominantly responsible for human movement.   Increasing your knowledge of how the four subsystems produce and reduce force as it pertains to ideal movement patterns acro...

In this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, are joined by featured guest, Michael Watts. Watts will share the benefits of understanding and implementing breathing techniques into each of your clients’ training sessions. Michael is an Applied Sport Scientist and Human Performance expert focused on optimizing the health, wellness, and performance of at...

In this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” NASM Master Instructors, and hosts, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, detail how to safely and effectively create lower body workout progressions using four of the most commonly used exercises. In addition, application to the OPT Model and all three planes of motion will be discussed.  This is one holiday bonus deep dive discussion you definitely...

You provide the questions, our NASM Master Instructors prove the answers.  On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, deep dive into questions many of our listeners have inquired about. Many revolve around program design so these topics will be covered, along with ideas on what you can do besides training. We want to personally thank those of you for reaching out...

On this holiday bonus episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore the importance of core training, the anatomy that makes up this area of the body, as well as how, and why, every exercise can and must be considered a core exercise.   Let our NASM Master Instructors give you a new understanding of the function of the core, as well as how to make every...

Welcome to this healthy snack-sized episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable.” Hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore all aspects of snacking the right way. Snacking can be a benefit to living a healthy lifestyle, as well as being a pitfall to living a healthy lifestyle. They will review key strategies, as well as share some of their go-to between-meal optio...

'Tis the season! On this episode of the “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, help get your holiday shopping done with a health and wellness theme. The holidays are a perfect time to help your friends and family focus on their health and fitness journey by providing them with the perfect gift. Did you hear? The most trusted name in fitne...

Active recovery is key to increasing blood circulation, which helps eliminate waste products from soft tissue that has been broken down following strenuous exercise. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, uncover the multifaceted world of recovery, diving deep into what it truly means to nurture the body, mind, and performance thr...

On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore all things isometrics. The use of isometrics is often overlooked or misunderstood as a key component of resistance training.  After this episode, a special encore presentation, you will have a better understanding of the science of isometrics, as well as how to create new and fun isom...

On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, are joined by guests, Dennis Dunphy and Neal Valera, founders of Stick Mobility.  Topics will include how, and why, the duo created the Stick Mobility method, how it fits perfectly with the NASM flexibility continuum, and a few of their personal favorite Stick Mobility techniques! Did you hear...

On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors Wendy Batts, and Marty Miller, explore the four-step corrective exercise continuum, while introducing a fun and outside the box approach for designing challenging, yet appropriate integration exercises. Plus, a deep dive into defining corrective exercise and why it’s so important.  Did you hear? The most trusted name in fit...

Sleep can be the ultimate x-factor for several health benefits including reduced stress, getting sick less often, maintaining a healthy weight, and much more. On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore a new trending topic in fitness: sleep hygiene.  Sleep was long thought of as a luxury, and a common belief was to sacrifice s...

Are you wondering how to "make the sale" and get clients interested in working with you? On this “Master Instructor Roundtable,” hosts, and NASM Regional Master Instructors, Marty Miller, and Wendy Batts, explore ways to assess clients and teach them why they need your help to hit their goals. They also discuss how to sell your services based on your findings without seeming like a "pushy salesper...