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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I was at the NSCA Washington State Fall Clinic.

It was a great event.

Let me share a few of the highlights.

Dave Suprak of Western Washington University was there chatting about shoulders.  I picked up a few great tips from Dave.  He had some great information on what happens to the scapula and scapular stabilizers when your client has poor posture. He gave me some great resources that will help me improve the scapular stabilization exercise program and effective rotator cuff exercise program.

One presenter that I wanted to see was Guido Van Ryssegem. Guido was presenting at the same time as I was, but I got a copy of his presentation. Wow, it was packed with high level shoulder exercise information!  When I get home, I will have to digest it more.

During our learning lunch, Susan M. Kleiner had an evidence based talk on proteins and amino acid supplementation.  Some great information!

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On Wednesday, the Effective Rotator Cuff Program officially goes on sale at 9 am EST.

Today’s your one and only chance to win a copies of the “Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program”.

And it will only take you a few minutes to enter.

Just leave a short message for me about…

“Why the Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program would be the perfect resource to finally help you with your clients with Rotator Cuff Injuries?”

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Feel free to share about your past and current struggles working with rotator cuff injuries and in what specific ways an effective rotator cuff exercise program will help you get better results with your clients with rotator cuff injuries.

I’ll go through every single one of your responses before Tuesday at 5 pm EST and I’ll choose ONE winners.

If you win, you’ll be notified by email and I will mail you the complete Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program.

Good luck and thanks for your participation!

I look forward to hearing from you,

Rick Kaselj,
Author, Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program

PS – Don’t miss the amazing SALE that starts on Wednesday…

…you’ll also get FAST ACTION bonuses and of course, the Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program.

I want to hear from you about your challenges working with clients with rotator cuff injuries.

NOTE: The contest ends on Tuesday, November 24th at 5 pm EST.

PSS – Again, here are the steps.

1) Answer the question from above.

2) Write a little post in the comments section about how an effective rotator cuff exercise program can  help your clients.

3) I’ll pick and announce 1 winners on Tuesday.

4) The winner will each get…

A copy of the Effective Rotator Cuff Exercise Program

Good luck to everyone!

I have an interview for you with Tim Vagen of Unlimited Athlete.  Tim is a very respected strength and conditioning coach from Kent, Washington.  He is big on shoulders and I was lucky enough to chat with Tim about shoulder injuries and exercise.

I hope you enjoy the interviews as much as I did.

In part 1 of the interview, Tim and I chat about:

- How he began working with injuries

- Being a strength & conditioning coach

- Training elite level swimmers

- Training volleyball players

- Working with other shoulder athletes

- Tips for the fitness professional to help their clients overcome shoulder injuries

- Why the shoulder injury determines the exercises your client gets

- Why thoracic mobility is essential for shoulder injury recovery

- Example of effective thoracic mobility exercises

Tim Vagen on Tips for the Fitness professional on Shoulder Injuries

==> CLICK HERE to watch the video with Tim Vagen on tips for the fitness professionals when working with shoulder injuries

I know the big thing I got from Tim’s interview was the important of t-spine mobility and it is something that I have incorporated into my work with shoulder injury clients.  Plus the exercises he went through were great!  You can never have enough exercises for your tool box.

Now lets head on over to part 2 of the interview.

In Part 2 or the interview, Tim and I chat about:

- Examples of thoracic mobility exercises

- Lack of thoracic mobility leads to compensation in the shoulder joint

- Lack of hip mobility will lead to compensations in the spine and shoulder

- Why to avoid barbells with shoulder press movements

- Use of kettle bells for overhead press movements and scapular stabilization exercises

- Why people that have a tight shoulder often have hypermobile shoulders

- Stretching the shoulder maybe not what is needed

Tim Vagen on Why Stretching the Shoulder Maybe Not What is Needed

==> CLICK HERE to watch the video Tim Vagen chatting about scapular stabilization exercises

The information on the lack of t-spine mobility leads to compensations in the shoulder was a big eye opener for me plus the great tip he gave on getting rid of the barbells was amazing.

I hope you enjoyed the interview with Tim Vagen.  To get more info on Tim Vagen, visit Unlimited Athlete or click here.

I know Tim will be at the NSCA Washington State Annual Fall Clinic and I will be as well.  I am so excited to be heading to the USA to do my first international presentation.  I have made it all across Canada to present but it is great to start heading south and share information on exercises and injuries.

At the NSCA Fall Clinic, I will be presenting on Running Injuries and exercise .  I hope to see you all down there and if you do come to the clinic, make sure to say, “Hi.”

Take care and we will talk to you soon.

Rick Kaselj, MS

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2 Exercises to Avoid If Your Client Has Chronic Shoulder Subluxations

 This is the last part of the exercise considerations for a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.

 In the first part, I talked about three things that you need to consider before giving your client any exercises if they have chronic shoulder subluxations

==>  CLICK HERE to view part 1 on shoulder subluxation exercises

In the second part, I talked about three exercises that your client should do if they have chronic shoulder subluxations

==>  CLICK HERE to view part 2 on shoulder subluxation exercises

Enjoy the video and please do a leave a comment below on any tips you have for working with a client with shoulder subluxations or exercises that you recommend.

==>  CLICK HERE for the Two Exercises to Avoid If Your Client Has Chronic Shoulder Subluxations

P.S. – If you are a fitness professionals and are looking for a great understanding of shoulder injuries, increased confidence working shoulder injuries and exercises for shoulder injuries, I would recommend attending the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course.

==>  CLICK HERE for the full outline for the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course

Rick Kaselj of Exercises For Injuries

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3 Chronic Shoulder Subluxation Exercises

I am continuing on with the exercises for a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.

Pam, who is a Kinesiologist, asked me for a few exercises that she could give here client that has chronic shoulder subluxations.  In the first shoulder subluxation video, I talked about what you need to address with the client before giving them any exercises.   In the second video, I go through three exercises that I would give a client with chronic shoulder subluxations.

==>  Click Here for the Three Exercise for Chronic Shoulder Subluxation Video

P.S. – If you are interest in more exercises for shoulder injuries, I would recommend attending the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder course.

==>  Click here for the full outline for the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder Course .

3 Keys to Look For When Assessing Your Client’s Scapula

Here is a quick video that I did after teaching the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Upper Body courses (shoulder, low back, neck, elbow & wrist) in Vancouver, BC.

I got a great question about what do I look for when I am looking at a client’s scapula.  Just like with everything, you can make it as complicated as you want but if I had to focus on the three most important keys, it would be the three in the video.

Please do leave your comments on the video below.

- Let me know what you disagree with?

- Let me know what do you looking for in your client’s scapula.

Oh, one mre thing.  This weekend I am off to Regina, Saskatchewan to present to the Saskatchewan Kinesiology and Exercise Science Association (SKESA).  On Saturday, at their Education Day, I will be talking about,  “Buiding a Post Rehab Business.”  Then on Sunday, I am presenting, Postural Assessment & Exercise prescription.

Have a great day.

Rick Kaselj