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Why External Focus Of Attention
Maximizes Motor Performance
and Learning
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 148,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
Have you ever felt like you're beating your
head against the fact that your clients can
almost get that new exercise right but keep
making the same mistake? By switching
the focus of attention, you can work your
way around it.
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
External cueing can help your clients
visualize the results they want as if they
were doing those exercises in front of a
mirror. Like anything that involves physical
activity, your clients can learn how to match
up the way an exercise is supposed to look
with how it feels when they're doing it
right.
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
It may simply be a matter of making your
verbal cues more descriptive without
sounding like you're speaking a foreign
language so that your clients can
understand what proper technique looks
like.
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
You can become that trainer whose clients
nail new exercises that match their fitness
goals when you make external cueing a
habit to help them make proper technique
their focus of attention (◄ read the full article here)
R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
You may have to go through the same level
of adjustment in your thinking you had to
go through to learn how to avoid over-
coaching clients, but it's worth it to watch
them finally nail that new exercise.
R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning
These external cues can make all the
difference when it comes to mastering even
something as seemingly obvious as a squat
stance that works for your client.
R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R
DIS COV ER MO R E HE R E !
THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE
DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS.
JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
A BO UT THE AUTHO R
As the creator and head coach of thePTDC, I'd have to
say that this thing is pretty awesome. If you're interested
in my book, it's called Ignite the Fire. Feel free to come
hang out on my Facebook page where I talk about
exploring the perfect balance between fitness, business,
& living an awesome fulfilling life.

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Ways To Use External Focus Of Attention To Enhance Motor Performance And Learning

  • 1. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 148,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG.
  • 2. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning Have you ever felt like you're beating your head against the fact that your clients can almost get that new exercise right but keep making the same mistake? By switching the focus of attention, you can work your way around it.
  • 3. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning External cueing can help your clients visualize the results they want as if they were doing those exercises in front of a mirror. Like anything that involves physical activity, your clients can learn how to match up the way an exercise is supposed to look with how it feels when they're doing it right.
  • 4. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning It may simply be a matter of making your verbal cues more descriptive without sounding like you're speaking a foreign language so that your clients can understand what proper technique looks like.
  • 5. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning You can become that trainer whose clients nail new exercises that match their fitness goals when you make external cueing a habit to help them make proper technique their focus of attention (◄ read the full article here) R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
  • 6. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning You may have to go through the same level of adjustment in your thinking you had to go through to learn how to avoid over- coaching clients, but it's worth it to watch them finally nail that new exercise. R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
  • 7. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. Why External Focus Of Attention Maximizes Motor Performance and Learning These external cues can make all the difference when it comes to mastering even something as seemingly obvious as a squat stance that works for your client. R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E
  • 8. P E R S O N AL T R AIN E R D E V E L O P ME N T C E N T E R DIS COV ER MO R E HE R E ! THE WORD’S LARGEST FREE COLLABORATIVE BLOG FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE’RE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PERCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND YOUR SUCCESS. JOIN OVER 130,000 FANS ON FACEBOOK, BECAUSE THAT MANY TRAINERS CAN’T BE WRONG. A BO UT THE AUTHO R As the creator and head coach of thePTDC, I'd have to say that this thing is pretty awesome. If you're interested in my book, it's called Ignite the Fire. Feel free to come hang out on my Facebook page where I talk about exploring the perfect balance between fitness, business, & living an awesome fulfilling life.