I was at the gym a few weeks back.

I was watching a trainer take a client through an assessment.

The assessment was the usual assessment looking at joint
range of motion and static movements.  After the assessment
the trainer gave his client a few very basic exercises that had
nothing to do with the assessment.

I don't get that.

Based on what the client did, the trainer didn't even base his
exercise selection on the assessment.

Lastly, the trainer hardly observed his client perform the exercises.

I don't get that either but I know these are common mistakes
trainers and exercise enthusiasts make.

They perform basic assessments, give exercises that are not
based on the assessment and do not provide the correct cuing
or coaching for the exercise.

It is critical not to make these three mistakes as they will affect
your performance or your clients performance.

I was watching a few video presentation that highlighted these facts.

In this presentation by strength coach, Nick Rosencutter, he performs
the triple athlete hip assessment. The assessment gives him
information he needs in order to determine which exercise his athletes
need to perform and the progressions they will move on to in time.


In the presentation he explained it at a level that anyone could
understand and how you can do the assessment in order to help with
your own results. Plus he gives great cueing on how to do the exercise,
right.

Another presentation was done by the renegade personal trainer, John
Izzo who when through a very easy shoulder girdle assessment which
will help you pin-point what exercises you should avoid and what exercises
need to be worked on in order to improve shoulder function.

This was only two of the four presentation that I looked and highlighted
the importance of self assessment and doing the right exercises to fix
dysfunction that is affecting performance results.

It is great to get insight like this as it has give me a better idea of what
I need to do for myself when it comes to assessing myself, using that
assessment to determine what exercise to do, the right cueing in order
to do the exercise right and how to build on the exercise in order to help
reach my goal.

If you are happy with your assessments and exercise you are doing,
keep doing what you are doing but make sure you don't make the mistakes
above.

If you would like to learn a few unconventional assessments in order to
help yourself and your clients get better results, click here.