Episodes

  • Advice for Personal Trainers Ep. 79
    Nov 18 2022

    Are you a personal trainer or an aspiring personal trainer and want to improve your craft? Are you looking to improve your training style? Are you driven to improve your business as a fitness coach? What are words of advice you wish you heard as a new personal trainer? What are the best ways to improve as a personal trainer?

    In this episode on the R.A.M.P. Podcast, Dan Kayon gives some of the best advice he can to new or aspiring personal trainers. He offers an accurate and realistic point of view of personal training. After 14 yrs in the business and years of training other personal trainers, Dan gives his best advice to you. He also collects advice from several other trainers currently in the business.  The personal trainers included are all career trainers with incredible perspective. This is a golden opportunity to get some solid advice from passionate folks.

    If you are trying to grow your business, knowledge, or community in regards to your profession, this is the podcast for you!

    Thanks for listening!


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    33 mins
  • How Can You Tell That a Social Media Fitness Page is Legit? What Sort of Things Should You Look Out For When Following Someone on Social Media? Is Social Media Limiting in Fitness? What Are the Best Fitness Pages to Follow? Ep. 78
    Oct 26 2022

    What are the best social media fitness pages to follow? How can you tell the difference between quality pages and ones that are misleading? 

    In this episode, R.A.M.P. breaks down how social media and fitness blend together.  In a world of information at your fingertips, it's crucial to understand the difference between valid and invalid info.  We talk about some of the limiting factors of some platforms and how marketing has become a full time job on social media.

    We also give you our favorite sites and pages to follow!! Listen in and let us do the work for you. 

    As always, we give you the truth about fitness. We shoot you straight with point blank advice!

    Thanks for listening!

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    43 mins
  • Should You Move Through Pain? Can You Decrease Pain with Movement? Why Do We Experience Pain? Can You Live Pain Free? Ep 77
    Sep 29 2022

    Should you move through pain? Can you decrease pain with movement? Why do you experience pain? Can you live pain free?

    In this episode R.A.M.P. talks about how pain can really limit one's desire to move. Most pain can and should be cleaned up. We discuss how to get that done. We use years and years of experience alongside the latest research to create a practical picture on how to improve pain and strive for a pain free life!

    Justus and Dan shoot you straight with point blank advice. We are here to give you the truth about fitness! We keep it real and dive deep into this subject.

    Enjoy!

    Thanks for listening!

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    37 mins
  • How Do Workouts Relieve Stress? What Happens to the Body When You're Working Out? How Does the Mind Manage Stress When Working Out? Ep. 76
    Sep 15 2022

    How does the body reduce stress when you're working out? Why do you always feel better after working out?  What physiological components are stimulated during workouts?  Why is stress relieve important? How does working out help my cognitive function? Can I manage my stress through fitness?

    In this episode the R.A.M.P. crew dives deep into the response of your body and mind due to working out. We shoot you straight with point blank advice on how to better manage stress. We keep it real with how exactly the body and mind respond to fitness. We connect components of aerobic fitness and resistance training to hormone regulation, and neurogenesis. 

    With over 30 years of combined experience and a thirst for continued learning, the R.A.M.P. crew is giving you a wealth of practical knowledge that you can use in your world, today!

    Thanks for listening!!

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    35 mins
  • What Do You Do With Tight Hamstrings? How Do You Fix Them? Do You Have Trouble Touching Your Toes? Do You Experience Back Pain? Ep. 75
    Sep 8 2022

    Do You Have Tight Hamstrings? Do You Have Trouble Touching Your Toes? Do You Experience Back Pain? What does it mean to experience inhibited hamstrings? Is tightness good in the hamstrings?

    In this episode Dan and Justus break down all the ins and outs of how hamstrings should work. They talk about all the ways hamstrings can feel limited, tight, less powerful, and restricted.  They follow all of that up with the proper ways to get the most out of your posterior chain and maximize the utilization of your hamstrings with any goal in mind!

    With over 30 yrs of experience we shoot you straight with point blank advice. We talk about all the tricks to get the best out of your workout!  We also deep dive into the intricacies of how your body works! Your fitness goals should not be compromised!

    Thanks for listening!!

    Let's Keep the Conversation Alive!

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    35 mins
  • Do You Need to Warm Up? What are the Best Ways to Warm Up? Ep. 74
    Jul 8 2022

    Do you need to warm up?  What are the best warm ups? How much time should you spend warming up?  Can you skip the warm up?  Is movement prep different than a warm up? Will you get injured if you don't warm up?

    In this episode Dan and Justus break down the importance, purpose, and techniques for a proper warm up. Getting into your workout is vital, but if you miss the warm up, bad things can happen.

    With over 30 yrs of experience we shoot you straight with point blank advice. We talk about all the tricks to get the best out of your workout!  Your fitness goals should not be compromised!

    Thanks for listening!

    Let's keep the conversation alive!

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    33 mins
  • How Do Young Athletes Develop? What Should You Look Out for as a Parent? Ep. 73
    Jun 24 2022

    Should your child be in only one sport? How do children develop into athletes? What are best practices for young athletes? Will your child be left behind if they don't play year round single sports?

    In this episode, Dan from the RAMP Crew breaks down motor development and skill acquistition for young athletes. He discussess the path of development from the crib to adolescence. There are several stories of athletes and how they have succeeded or failed. 

    If you're looking for guidance on how to handle the pressure on children to perform in a sport, this is the podcast for you. The Do's and Don't's  are all explained as well.

    We shoot you straight with point blank advice!

    Thanks for listening!

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    33 mins
  • What is it Like Working with a Personal Trainer? Ep. 72
    Jun 10 2022

    Are you thinking about getting a personal trainer? What is it like working out with a personal trainer? How can you get more out of your workouts? What is it like day to day working with a personal trainer? How specific should my fitness goals be?

    In this episode, the RAMP crew best describes the entire process of hiring a trainer and going through training. The benefits of having a personal trainer far outway short cuts to your fitness goals!

    Check us out!

    Thanks for listening!

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    46 mins