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This is what the Milo Personal Trainer course looks like
Thirty weeks, five blocks, ten practical lessons. How the Milo Personal Trainer course prepares you step by step for the floor.
Positioning as a personal trainer: start with who you are
How do you stand out as a personal trainer? Wouter Middelbos shares his vision on positioning, effectuation and building a sustainable career in the fitness industry.
Why self-determination is your most important coaching tool
Autonomy, competence and relatedness determine whether your clients persist or drop out. This is how you apply self-determination theory in practice.
The fitness industry has a quality problem
There are thousands of certified personal trainers in the Netherlands. A large portion of them do not really know what they are doing. Why is that? And what needs to change?
How you learn determines how good you become
Why 30 weeks works and a weekend course does not. The science behind spaced repetition, deliberate practice and the coaching loop. Applicable for anyone learning something new.
What does a perfect personal training session look like?
A good PT session is more than grinding through heavy sets. From the check-in to the wrap-up: how to build a session that delivers real results and connection.
The intake is your most important session
Most trainers do a 10-minute intake with a form. But the conversation you have there determines whether your client is still around after 3 months.
Why your first 100 clients are your real education
Your diploma is the foundation. But you truly learn the craft by doing it. With feedback, with mistakes, with situations not found in any textbook.
The difference between a trainer and a coach
Many trainers think they coach, but they instruct. The difference is not in the exercises but in the questions you ask.
Why 30 weeks and not 30 months (or 3 days)
The sweet spot of course duration. Too short and you forget everything, too long and you lose momentum. How Milo's format is built from learning science.
How do I create the perfect warm-up for a squat?
In this article I want to prescribe the perfect warm-up for you. In addition to a general description of the phases that a warm-up should contain, I will also add information with which you can individualize your warm-up. That last step is essential for arriving at a "perfect" warm-up.
What can you expect from a Milo practical day?
From observing to coaching yourself: this is how the ten practical days of the Milo PT course build you up step by step into a confident trainer.
These are the Milo mentors who will guide you
You don't just become a Milo mentor. Who are the people behind the course, what makes them different and why does that matter for your development?
How the Milo Education learning environment works
Theory and practice in a fixed rhythm: how Milo's online learning environment is built and how it gives you a foundation that lasts.
Earned, not given: this is what an exam day at Milo looks like
From intake and movement analysis to defending your programme on the gym floor. This is how the Milo PT exam unfolds and why the diploma really means something.
Milo alumni: how things continue after the course
What does the Milo PT course deliver in practice? Alumni Willemijn and Liv on their foundation, self-confidence and why theory and practice come together at Milo.
Strength training for dummies: Biomechanics 101
Welcome to Strength Training for Dummies. Today I want to go through the basics of biomechanics with you that you can apply in the gym. I will go through a few terms with you and then head straight into the gym
Dips: the Complete Technique + Common Mistakes
The dip. An exercise we see relatively little in the gym, even though it is technically simpler than an overhead press or a bench press that load the body in a comparable way.
Donegi Abena increasing his knock out power with strength and conditioning training
Today, we will go through a full strength and conditioning session with Donegi Abena. Donegi will be defending his Glory light heavyweight world title at Glory Collision on November 4th. During this ph
Should you treat muscle soreness?
Anyone who has ever completed a workout knows the feeling that muscle soreness brings. A painful, but sometimes also somewhat pleasant, sensation in the muscles you used the day (or days) before. The sensation of muscle soreness can be experienced as unpleasant or limiting and carries a few potential risks.
Do not let instability hold back your muscle growth!
In this video I am going to talk to you about the use of stability. When you choose exercises for muscle growth, you want to take two factors into account: balance and stability.
How to use the coaching loop in practice
Do you also notice that you put a lot of energy into your coaching but do not get the results you want? The trainer means well, lots of energy and lots of information, but the results are very low. The q
What you need to know about 'perfect' technique
Saying that someone has to squat at hip width or that the elbow may only go to the rib cage during the row. These conditions that supposedly explain what perfect technique is are not correct. We cannot g
General Adaptation Syndrome: how your body gets stronger
Stress, recovery and supercompensation: the principle behind every training program, explained in plain language for aspiring trainers.
Front squat wrist pain? It's not your wrists
Front squat wrist pain usually isn't a mobility issue but an elbow position issue. How to pick the right grip and coach a strong squat.
Pain in or around your shoulder? Where does it come from and what can you do about it.
In the common complaints series: "I have pain at the front of my shoulder." Do you or your client suffer from pain at the front of the shoulder, in your biceps and/or "inside" your shoulder? Does it sometimes feel dull, nagging or even sharply painful? In short: do you recognize the person below?
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