The Resistance Training Specialist® Program

HOW CAN THE RTS SERIES HELP ME?

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

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THE ORIGINAL EXERCISE MECHANICS COURSE

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?

The RTS Series brings together the knowledge of exercise mechanics, combining with the practical application and unbiased decision making required to step away from soundbites and pre-determined protocols.

Moving towards an objective analysis of the tools you use and the way you apply them.

Following the Integra Foundation Series, the RTS Series is the next phase on the Integra Exercise Specialist Roadmap.

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.

ENROL ON THE RTS SERIES

The next series

Module One

30-31 May 2020

Module Two

27-28 Jun 2020

Module Three

18-19 Jul 2020

Enrol on the RTS Series and receive:

1 free group Zoom call
1 year access to the Integra EDU membership site, for exclusive articles, videos, and online courses

Choose to pay for the RTS Series in full, or spread payments over 6 months.

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Resistance Training Specialist - Module One

RTS 2020 – Semester Two

RTS SERIES DETAILS

EXERCISE MECHANICS PRACTICAL APPLICATION UNBIASED DECISION MAKING

EXERCISE MECHANICS

Structure Labs: The shape, function and interrelationships of the various structures, both generally and specific to the individual to your client. In-depth exploration of Spine/Trunk, Lower Extremity, & Upper Extremity Mechanics empowering you to avoid common myths and misconceptions that hinder success.
Force: Explore the influence of the many types of force that are present in exercise: from joint forces, to the resistance-muscular response relationship, to the influence of inertia, friction and restraint. Learn why a 10Kg dumbbell is never 10Kg of resistance. Understand strength profiles and create appropriate resistance profiles.
Orchestration: Explore motor recruitment solutions and the process of orchestration: the organisation of contraction. The keys to understanding function, performance, compensation and the continuum from isolated to integrated action.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Assessments: Learn why postural and functional assessments do not provide the answers they pretend to. Develop a process of exercise specific assessments and constant monitoring during each repetition to ensure unbiased decision making to modify, adjust, allow, regress, progress, or abort.
Warm up: Get specific with the “warm up” by learning the Continuum Training (CT) version: PPFC – Progressive Preparation for Challenge including the manual skills of CSI – Contraction Sensitivity Isometrics, a powerful and appropriate alternative to stretching.
Strategic and Precise Exercise Delivery: Learn the necessity, details, and power of client feedback as well as the continuous monitoring skills required to make advanced decisions that can propel progress and maximise results to reach goals without the frustration of injury or delays of overtraining.

UNBIASED DECISION MAKING

Continuum Training®: 25 years in development, Continuum Training (CT) is the bulletproof thought process that takes underlying scientific principles and empowers you to devise and progress appropriately, from basic function to improved performance, for every possible client.
Custom Fit Exercise®: Generic exercises based upon protocols are not optimal. Learn how to perform exercise specific assessments and evaluate existing exercises to accurately determine those most appropriate for a given individual on a given day. Identify the effects of an individual’s structure on all exercises and how to customise set-up and execution.
G.O.T.E. – Goal of the Exercise: Define the G.O.T.E., because progression often demands that the most appropriate exercise look nothing like the end goal.

What They're Saying.

Everything they do at Integra is well thought out, personalised and explained in a way which everyone can understand, thats why I love it there. They have a great environment, I feel comfortable to ask as many questions I can think of knowing the answers I will get from the team are reliable and will eduate me too.

Dan Giles
Personal Trainer

Amazing place to learn. What Michael and the team teach isn't a "course" that so much of the industry pushes. It's a way of thinking, a mindset, a thought process that is continually evolving as a life long learner.

Gregg Slater
Head of Education, Lift The Bar

Absolutely great place to go and learn really valuable things to be able to use with clients in their training as well as my own. The team are great and full of knowledge and always happy and willing to help!

Lewis Giles
Personal Trainer

Very good courses - I always learn something! Michael is an amazing teacher and is very easy to learn from and full of knowledge!

Ruadhan Jenkins
Personal Trainer

Integra offers the blueprint for the education fitness professional. I've attended all 3 RTS weekends and many #LabTime sessions and I love how it changes the way I view exercise and what I can achieve with my clients.

Ryan T.

THE LITTLE DETAILS (THAT MATTER)

What are the pre-requisites for the RTS Series?

We would highly recommend that you have taken the Foundations Series level of workshops prior to attending the RTS Series.

However, you can take them both at the same time.

You can jump straight in at this level, but we find that the students who have attended our Foundations workshops get a lot more out of the RTS Series.

Do I need to understand anatomy?

At this level, we'd expect you to understand basic anatomy (the basic understanding of joints and their function, muscle attachment sites for the lower body, upper body and spine & trunk)

We'll give you some suggested reading materials prior to the course.

Do I need to have studied exercise mechanics or biomechanics?

We would expect some familiarity with some of the terms involved, especially if you have taken the Foundations Series. If you haven't, we'd suggest taking that series prior, or at the same time as taking the RTS Series to get the best out of this course.

Surely my client don't need this advanced stuff?

There's a rumour going around that understanding the body, the forces that are applied to the body, and how to make exercises as strategic and precise as possible is only for advanced clients, bodybuilders, or athletes.

These individuals definitely benefit from these advanced skills, however the majority of our clients don't have 4-20 hours per week to train. They are looking for the most impactful exercises that will generate results in a shorter period of time, without the side effects commonly associated with generic exercises.

In short, we believe our 'gen pop' clients deserve and require these advanced skills to help them reach their potential.

I am a strength coach / physique coach / personal trainer, is this course for me?

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: our education roadmap can be viewed as an adjunct to your current education. This is not a method, it's an understanding of the underlying variables in all forms of exercise.

Whether we identify ourselves as strength coaches, physique coaches, or personal trainers, we are applying forces to anatomy, with the goal of creating a positive outcome for the client.

Whether that goal is fat loss, strength, performance, life, or sport - understanding the ingredients allows us to enhance the outcome.

This program will teach you the underlying variables, and how to apply them, to get the best out of your clients.

I am a physiotherapist, is this course for me?

We specialise in client-centric exercise design, coaching and delivery that steps away from standard protocols (that don’t work for everyone) and moves towards the development exercise solutions that are based upon the client, the structure, their goals, tolerance, etc.

If you are looking for an education program that will enhance your skill and knowledge of exercise design and delivery for each of your patients / clients, then you might love this program.

What is the cancellation policy?

We have a simple 21 day policy. Check out the enrolment and cancellation button for more information

WORKSHOP PRESENTER

Michael Goulden

Michael teaches courses in biomechanics and personal training for Integra and is a member of the teaching staff for the Resistance Training Specialist programs. He regularly consults and lectures for companies such as Cybex, M10 and Third Space and to some of the top personal training companies in Europe.

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