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Unsure about an exercise? Learn how to Do It Right.

The Do It Right column publishes three times per year in ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®. Lead by Peter Ronai, M.S., FACSM, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-EP, EIM, CSCS, each column takes a deep dive into a single exercise, providing step-by-step info, proper form, cueing and modifications with the help of tutorial videos, photos and descriptive text.

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Learn how to Do It Right

Sample Video: The Wide Grip Tubing Row Exercise

How to access?

  • ACSM Alliance Members can access all Do It Right columns at any time as a benefit of their membership by logging into their account and accessing their ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® subscription. 
  • Nonmembers can access Do It Right columns on the ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® website one year after their publication.
  • Both members and nonmembers may purchase Do It Right online courses to earn CECs. ACSM members save 50% on these courses.
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Learn how to Do It Right + Earn CECs!

ACSM members save 50% on all Do It Right online course bundles.
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Do It Right Bundle #1 | 4 CECs

  • The Prone Scaption above 90º in External Rotation (The Prone Y)  
  • The Prone Shoulder Full Can (The Prone T)
  • Pull-ups
  • The Hang Power Clean
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Do It Right Bundle #2 | 3 CECs

  • The Prone Shoulder External Rotation from 90º of Abduction
  • The Barbell Row
  • The Power Snatch 
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Do It Right Bundle #3 | 3 CECs

  • Bilateral Scapular Retraction & Shoulder External Rotation with Resistance Bands
  • The Bench Press
  • The Shoulder Prone I 
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Do It Right Bundle #4 | 3 CECs

  • The Seated Cable Row
  • The Lat Pulldown
  • The Short Physical Performance Battery Assessment 
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Do It Right Bundle #5 | 3 CECs

  • The Deadlift

  • The Stair-climb Power Test

  • The YMCA Bench Press Test

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Do It Right Bundle #6 | 3 CECs

  • The Front Squat
  • The Push Press
  • The Gallon Jug Shelf Transfer Test 
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Do It Right Super Bundle | 16 CECs

Includes all content from bundles #1-5

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