RTS® Foundations

Learn How to Rip Up the Exercise Rule Book

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What is Resistance Training Specialist®?

The RTS® Foundations workshop is designed for exercise professionals who want to advance their ability in exercise design, delivery, and decision making based on individual client needs.

The next RTS® Foundations is Feb-Mar 2025.

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How can RTS® Foundations help me?

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How can RTS® Foundations help me?

  • Position yourself at the leading edge of client-centred personal training
  • Develop your skills and knowledge to enhance your ability to deliver world-class results
  • Differentiate yourself from your competitors in a crowded marketplace

Immersive 6-day
workshop

Hands-on
exploration

Explore the
Inside View

Experience
Continuum Training

Strategic
exercise design

Understand the
principles of RTS

We train the trainers

Not all exercises are created equal.

Not all exercises are created equal.

From function to performance, it's all in the details. The choices we make can significantly influence the client's outcome.

  • How do we help a client feel a certain muscle?
  • How do we adapt machines to fit our client's architecture?
  • How do we work around injuries?
  • How do we ensure our exercises help our clients progress without creating injuries?
  • How do we know which cue to use?
  • How do we move from generic and traditional approaches, to make exercise more client-centric?

What you will learn

The RTS Tutoring group

What you will learn

Develop the 'inside view' - We are applying forces to anatomy. Seeing the 'inside view' offers an opportunity to know how to be precise with our application.

Strategic exercise design - Exercise is a process of stimulation and adaptation. Develop the skills to build the best stimulus for the desired outcome.

The Continuum Training™ thought process - Learn where to start with a client, and how to make the decision to progress, regress and more.

RTS® details

Part One: RTS® Foundations - Pre-requisites

In total, RTS® Foundations is 50 hours of online lectures and 6 days of in-person practical labs.

The online lectures are purchased separately and are available from ExerciseProfessional.com.

Part Two: RTS® Foundations - Practical Workshop

Over 2x3-day workshops, we'll utilise the foundational knowledge of exercise mechanics from the lectures as we explore the principles of the Continuum Training® thought process for creating Client-Defined, Custom Fit Exercise®.

RTS is for the exercise professional and therefore focuses on exercise design, execution, delivery, and decision-making for the individual client or patient.

Enrolment for the RTS® Foundations - Practical Workshop is available below

Founded in 1997 by Tom Purvis, RTS® has been at the forefront of the practical application of engineering and physics concepts to exercise design, delivery, and enhancing your client's experience and results. A strong emphasis on strategic and unbiased decision making required to step away from soundbites and pre-determined protocols.

In 1989 the founder of NASM, Dr Robert Goldman, recruited Tom to develop the Biomechanics Lectures and Hands-on portions of the first Personal Training certification in the US. That time at NASM proved to be the incubator for developing the information that was to become "RTS".

Twenty-five years later, RTS continues to evolve and offer one of the most advanced speciality education programs in the Exercise Professional world.

Michael Goulden founded Integra in 1997. Since opening his first private personal training studio, Michael's approach has been established on the core value of continued education: always enquiring, exploring, refining and sharing. To enhance his clients' performance, whatever their goal.

This relentless pursuit led him to find RTS in 2004, where he later qualified as a Mastery Level Resistance Training Specialist (RTSm), before earning his master's degree in Biomechanics (MSc).

Michael is the sole licensed provider of RTS® Foundations in the UK, for which he has been teaching for over a decade.

Integra - Education is a proud partner of RTS® and offers courses and workshops around the UK.

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the next
RTS®  
Foundations

Start date: 7 Feb 2025 Schedule

Duration: 6 days

Location: Integra HQ

Prerequisites: Required

In this practical workshop, we will explore:

In this practical workshop, we will explore:

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  • New layers of exercise mechanics, using the Continuum Training® thought process
  • Hands-on exploration of assessments, movement and exercise analysis to advance your practical skills
  • Strategic exercise design tailored to each client's abilities, goals, and tolerances for seamless progression
  • Immersive 6-day training to master exercise mechanics and bring precision to your exercise design and delivery

RTS Foundations

RTS Foundations – 2025/S1

Includes 20% tax

FAQ

RTS Foundations is an advanced 6-day practical workshop designed by industry pioneer Tom Purvis to take your exercise programming, coaching, and client-centered decision making to the next level.

It focuses on the practical application of engineering and physics concepts to understand, implement, and deliver strategic and individualized exercise. RTS has been leading innovation in exercise education since 1997.

RTS Foundations is for personal trainers, coaches, physiotherapists and any exercise professional who wants to master advanced exercise mechanics and client-centred assessment, exercise design, and delivery.

It's designed for those open to questioning traditional exercise rules and seeking objective, unbiased ways to assess, design and progress exercise for any individual.

You must complete the 50 hours of online prerequisite lectures to take RTS Foundations.

These are purchased separately via ExerciseProfessional.com (you'll find an RTS Foundations Prerequisite Bundle on the website)

These lectures provide the exercise mechanics foundation before the hands-on training.

The online lectures and 6-day in-person workshop form the complete RTS Foundations learning experience.

The Exercise Mechanics Lab and RTS Foundations are complementary courses that will take your coaching to the next level.

The online Exercise Mechanics Lab lays the groundwork for assessment, anatomy, and exercise mechanics. You'll gain confidence in analysing movement and understanding forces.

RTS Foundations builds on this with intensive hands-on training in custom-fit exercise design. The six-day immersive course advances your programming, cueing, and client-centered coaching.

The Exercise Mechanics Lab is the perfect precursor to RTS Foundations. The online format makes it accessible from anywhere. Then, RTS provides next-level skills through in-person practice.

The Exercise Mechanics Lab was designed as preparation for RTS Foundations to help you maximize the advanced course. The online Exercise Mechanics Lab builds foundational knowledge in concepts, assessments, anatomy, and exercise analysis. This sets you up for success in RTS.

While highly valuable, completing the Exercise Mechanics Lab is recommended but not required before RTS Foundations.

Yes! Students have travelled from all over Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and further afield to attend RTS Foundations in the UK.

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