Personal Training Quarterly

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june 2025 | Vol. 12 - Issue 2

Issue 12.2 of the PTQ contains articles on mental health benefits from resistance training, the farmer’s walk exercise, hospitality in personal training, female athlete triad for general populations, and a sample squat progression.

Table of Contents

06| Strength Training for Mental Resilience – How Resistance Training Benefits Mental Health by Josh McMillian, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*D
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Incorporating the Farmer’s Walk Exercise into your Client’s Program by Michael Krackow, PhD, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F, and Joyce Blandino, PhD

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Hospitality in Fitness – Part II – Personal Training by Cody McDermott, CSCS

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Female Athlete Triad for the General Population by Kyle Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F, RSCC*D, USAW II, and Lou Maquaire

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Squat Development – A Universal Progression for Novice to Professional Athletes by Mateusz Nowak, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

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Editor-in-Chief
Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT

Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban

Editorial Review Panel
Scott Austin, MS, CSCS 
Alexis Batrakoulis, PhD, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Scott Cheatham, PhD, DPT, PT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Kelli Clark, DPT, MS 
Daniel Fosselman 
Chris Kennedy, MPT, CSCS 
Justin Kompf, CSCS, NSCA-CPT 
Bojan Makivic, MS
Teresa Merrick, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Nate Mosher, DPT, PT, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Tony Poggiali, CSCS 
Mike Rickett, MS, CSCS
Leonardo Vando, MD
Josh West, MA, CSCS

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