I have another interview with a presenter that is coming to Vancouver to share what he knows.

It is with Mike Robertson.

He’s going to chat with you about his upcoming courses on knee and lower back injuries.

The courses I am talking about are:

Bulletproofing Your Clients’ Lower Back with Mike Robertson – Saturday, December 11, 2010

Bulletproofing Your Clients’ Knees with Mike Robertson – Sunday, December 12, 2010

Mike and I did a quick interview for you so you have a better idea of what to expect from the courses/seminar.

Lets get to the interview.

What You will Learn in the Seminars with Mike Robertson

In Part 1 of the interview, Mike Robertson will share with you:

Who is Mike?
- Owner of Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training
- Owner of Robertson Training Systems
- Personal Trainer & Strength Coach

Bulleting Proofing Your Clients’ Lower Back will cover:
- Anatomy; including lumbar spine and muscle groups
- Static and dynamic assessments
- Program design
- Coaching and exercises

Bulletproofing Your Clients’ Knees will cover:
- Anatomy
- Static and dynamic assessments
- Program design
- Coaching and exercises

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I got an interview with Mike Robertson for you.

3 Keys to Remember when Assessing Your Client with Mike Robertson

Enjoy the interview.

Mike Robertson goes through:

- Why assessments are so critical to the fitness professional
- What kinds of assessments that Mike goes through
- The boundry a fitness professional has when assessing a client
- Tips for your assessment
- The number one trap that fitness proffesionals fall into when assessing a client.

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I was contacted by a fellow fitness professional, John Izzo.

He asked me to review his new DVD on lunging.

It is always great to give a fellow fitness professional feedback on one of their products.

I know how much time goes into researching and developing them.

Since he sent me one of his DVDs, I sent him my Core Stability for the Rehab Client DVD set.

John was nice enough to review it and had some nice words to say about it:

“Rick Kaselj is a great exercise physiologist from Canada and a great presenter. His 3-disc DVD set Core Stability for the Rehab Client is a fantastic resource for trainers that work with anyone demonstrating postural deficiencies and post rehabilitative status.” – John Izzo

You can check out what else he had to say by clicking here.

Now to a review of John’s lunge DVD.

Initial Thoughts on Lunging to Improved Performance

I didn’t know what to expect from this DVD.

To be honest, I was not too excited about watching a video on lunging. I wondered how much more could I learn about the lunge and will this DVD give me any more information to help my clients.

To my surprise I learned a lot!

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Latest Article

I just got another guest article posted by a very well known fitness professional.

Kaiser Serajuddin of Super-Trainer asked me to send him an article on the growing post injury training industry.  It was an honor to submit an article.  You can check it out here:

Fitness Business Rising Star Tells All! (Enjoy This Special Guest Article From Injury Rehab Specialist Rick Kaselj)

Kind Words About Muscle Imbalances Revealed

I knew that Muscle Imbalances Revealed was special and would be helping so many trainers, coaches and therapists but I did not know I would be staying up late after putting my kids to bed packaging up DVDs that would be doing to Alaska, Denmark, Russia, New Zealand and China.

It has been amazing to help so many fitness professionals out there.

Here are the kind words of other happy Muscle Imbalances Revealed fitness professional:

Rick Kaselj, MS

When I was down at the NFBA conference in Seattle, Washington.  I swung by Kirkland, Washington to visit my friend Belton Lubas and Rommel Acada.  They both attended a fitness education course that I had hosted a few years back in New Westminster, BC, Canada.

Since then I have ran into Belton in Orlando, Florida.  We did an interview there as well, you can check it out here: exercise rehabilitation interview .

I have know Belton for two years.  It seems like every time I see him, he interviews me.  While visiting his facility, we did another video interview.

Interview with Me by Belton Lubas of Element 5 Fitness

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Earlier this week, I was a a NFBA Conference in Seattle.

The main speaker at the conference was Tom Plummer.

This is what he had to say at the start about kettlebells and how smart the consumer.

Tom Plummer on Kettlebells

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If you are reading this, you know I am big into injuries.

That is my thing.

That is what I see, live, breath and overcome.

Sometimes I think I am a little crazy to be focused on this.

I wanted to get a reality check about this injury thing, I thought I would walk up to Tom Plummer and ask him about injuries.

Since I have presented at number of fitness conferences, I know that presenters are easily reachable.  I know I love it when people come up and ask me questions.

I had been sitting in the audience for 6.3 hours and I have been listening to his recommendations when it comes to what fitness clubs should be doing and highlighting what fitness clubs are doing wrong.

As I walked up, I was not sure of what to expect.  Tom is a blunt guy.  It you are wrong or suck, he will let you know.

I thought he would say it is a crazy idea and I was wasting my time.

I waited my turn and asked.

Here goes my question:

“Tom, I don’t do group training or training in a club.  I do one-on-one training focusing on people with injuries.  Do you think I am crazy for being in this niche and is there a future in this niche?”

What Tom Plummer had to Say about Training Clients with Injuries

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Review of Core Stability for the Rehab Client DVD

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I am so excited.  I just got a new DVD set from my friend, Mike Robertson.

The program is called The Single-Leg Solution.

I am review it right now.  I will make sure to let you know what I think of the product.

Since it is Mike Robertson, I know it will be amazing.  His Assess and Correct DVD and Manual Program was amazing and is one of my best resources in my library.

Rick Kaselj, MS

Wondering who this Mike Robertson guy is?  I did an interview with him.  CLICK HERE to listen to it.

I have another interview with a fitness professionals that focus movement coaching.

Today I am interviewing Mike T Nelson.

He’s going to chat with us about assessing your client.

Mike Nelson has an extensive background in human movement and is even finishing up his PHD in Kinesiology. He focuses on personal training and movement coaching in Minnesota.

A Unique Fitness Assessment with Mike T Nelson

In Part 1 of the interview, Mike T Nelson will share with you:

- Who he is
- His unique approach to assessing clients

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I have another interview with a fitness professionals that focus on sports performance.

Today I am interviewing Julien Emery.

He’s going to chat with us about groin strains and hockey.

Julien Emery has an extensive background in hockey. He has played hockey professionally and has become leading strength and conditioning coach in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Hockey Groin Injuries and Exercise with Julien Emery

In the interview, Julien will share with you:

 
- What are some of the causes of groin strains when it relates to hockey players?
- What should hockey players do about groin injuries?
- What exercises can a hockey player do when it relates to a groin injury?
- Common points fitness professionals overlook when it relates to groin injuries?

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It was a Friday night and I was out for a hot night of presenting.

Before I headed off to present, I had to get my hair cut.  It is amazing how different you look after a hair cut, especially when your last hair cut was three months ago.

Back to my hot night of presenting.

I was off to present at the British Columbia (BC) chapter of the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiologist (CSEP) Annual General Meeting (AGM).

If you look to the left you can see Brian Justin and myself at the BC CSEP AGM.

The AGM was at the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) in Abbotsford, BC.  It was nice to have an event out in my neck of the woods.  Well very close to me in Surrey.

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When I was in Indianapolis earlier this year at the NCAA Final Four, I stopped by to

visit Mike Robertson and we did a quick video for you.

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Mike and I did a quick interview for you so you have a better idea of what to expect from the courses/seminar.

Lets get to the interview.

What You will Learn in the Seminars with Mike Robertson

In Part 1 of the interview, Mike Robertson will share with you:

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Bulletproofing Your Client’s Knees and Lower Back Seminar with Mike Robertson [ 12:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today I have another fitness education interview for you.

I am interviewing Paul Turner for your.

Paul is a fitness professional in Langley, BC, Canada.

What makes Paul unique is he has focused on stretch therapy.

In the interview, Paul will share with you how stretch therapy has helped him out in his fitness business and how he has used it to get better results for his clients.

Enjoy the interview.

How Stretch Therapy Can Help Fitness Professionals with Paul Turner

In the interview, Paul will share with you:
- What is Stretch Therapy?
- Benefits of Stretch Therapy?
- How Does Stretch Therapy Fit In?
- Where to Get More info on Stretch Therapy?

Part 1 – What is Stretch Therapy?

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I have part two of Bill Huhn’s guest blog post on trigger point therapy and rotator cuff exercises.

In part one, Bill Huhn explained:

Why Your Clients Should Stop Exercising and Get Trigger Points Therapy

In this blog post, Bill gives his recommendation when rehabilitating the shoulder.

Bill Huhn’s Recommended Trigger Point Protocol for Rehabilitating Shoulder Issues

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When I was running bootcamps last summer, I was always looking for bootcamp workouts .

One guy that had a lot of them, many of them I used in my bootcamps, is Craig Ballantyne.

Craig was generous enough to do an interview and share a bunch of his bootcamp workout secrets with you.

Before I get to the interview.  Let me give you a little background on Craig.

Craig is a trainer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  (We won’t hold that against him.)

Craig ran bootcamps in community centers.

He found that he had access to very minimal equipment.

Since he had limited equipment he began putting together bootcamp workouts with minimal equipment and in many cases just focused on bodyweight exercises.

His success lead him to showing other trainers how to do these types of workouts without having to worry about driving equipment around town or carrying boxes of equipment to the park.

Now other fitness profesionals have been using his bootcamp workoutsto get their bootcampers results.

Now to the interview.

5 Bootcamp Mistakes Fitness Professionals Make

In the interview, Craig will:

- Reveal the 5 Bootcamp Mistakes Fitness Professionals Make
- What to do about cardio in your bootcamps
- Lets us know who Craig Ballantyne is!
- Shares his experience leading bootcamps

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I have another interview for you today.

It is with Eric Cressey.

Eric is the author of a great resource for fitness professionals, called Assess and Correct.

Here is a testimonial that I sent Eric about the great resource he created:

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Today I have an interview of me to share with you!

When I was in Orlando at the Fitness Info Summit, I ran into a Fitness Professional that had taken some of my courses.

His name is Belton Lubas and he is from Seattle.  In the fall of 2008 he came up to Vancouver and attended a series of courses that I had.

Belton did a quick interview with me on exercise programs for clients recovering from injuries and what to do with a client with a shoulder injury.

Enjoy the interview.  There is a mix of a transcript of the interview and  video.

Interview with Belton Lubas

Belton Lubas: Hey this is Belton here of Element five Fitness. Basically we’re here at the Fitness Info Summit. I got Rick Kaselj. What’s up, Rick?

Rick Kaselj: I’m doing great.

Where Do Fitness Professionals Fit In When Working with Clients with Injuries?

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The Nuts and Bolts of Corrective Exercise Seminar with Eric Cressey

Here is a quick video of Eric Cressey from the seminar:

This will be the fifth time that the I have hosted the Fitness & Rehab Conference.  It is amazing to think that it has made it to the big 5.  With it being the fifth, I wanted to make it bigger than any of the others so I went out looking for a big name to match the event.

I am so excited to announce Eric Cressey as the headliner of the 2010 Fitness & Rehab Conference.

I didn’t want him just to come all the way from Boston to talk for 90 and leave.  If he is he, I wanted him to talk for 14 hours so we all can have all of our questions answered by Eric and learn all we can from him.

CLICK HERE to Download a Flyer of this Course

Description of the Course:

In this two-day course, Eric Cressey will provide a comprehensive overview of his approach to corrective exercise.  Over the 14 hours of learning, Cressey will present and you will get a chance to practice his unique initial assessment protocol and extensive corrective exercise strategies.  He will share his secrets on how he creates training programs aimed at maintaining a training effect and helping his clients reach their goals in spite of injuries.  An emphasis will be placed on practical application and hands-on learning which can be immediately applied to healthy, injured and athlete populations.

Interview with Eric Cressey on what you will learn at the course – Part 1

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A common injury with the shoulder is shoulder impingement.  Rotator cuff exercises are important on helping your client recover from shoulder impingement.

What is Shoulder Impingement?

When the non-injured arm is at your side, there is about 6 to 14 mm of space in the subacromial space (the space between acromion and humerus).  As one moves their arm out to the side (abduction), the space in the subacromial space decreases.  With some people the humerus and acromion end up pinching the structures in the subacromial space.  The structures that could be pinching are the bursa, supraspinatus tendon or long head of the biceps tendon.  This pinching is called shoulder impingement.  Shoulder impingement is a big problem and commonly seen in my clients.  If shoulder impingement is not addressed it could lead to a partial or full tear of the rotator cuff.

3 Ways the Rotator Cuff Could be Causing Your Clients Shoulder Impingement

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