I get a lot of email.

Well who doesn’t.

I was digging through it and here were a few of the things that came in this week.

If you have emailed me a question, I am working on getting back to you and I will post some of them on the blog.

- rick

“Whole New Perspective”

“With Muscle Imbalances Revealed, I have learned to look at the way the body moves in a whole new perspective and learned some new great assessment tools.

I now have a greater understanding of how the body moves.”

Kristyn Mastroianni

Certified Personal Trainer

Coventry, CT

“I Will Use What I Learned for My Own Body First”

“I will use what I learned for my own body first and also share pointers and exercises with my class participants.

From Muscle Imbalances Revealed I have learned how much imbalance of muscles affect the function of the body, self care techniques for the shoulder and the fascia information was new and helpful.”

“Stop with All the Email”

“Stop with all the email.

 

I can’t keep up.

 

You keep sending me great articles, interviews and videos.  

 

Thanks for sharing such great information.  Keep the emails coming .”

 

Brenda Morgan

“Filled in A Lot of Knowledge Gaps”

“I’ve had scoliosis since age 11 and this is the first course/manual I’ve seen devoted specifically to scoliosis specific exercises.

Effective Exercises for Scoliosis filled in a lot of knowledge gaps about correct exercise prescription for scoliosis.”

Karen Plansinis

Dietician, Strength Coach and Personal Trainer

Kittanning, PA

“I Never Completely Understood the Shoulder Joint Until I Took This Course”

“I work with many seniors who have rotator cuff problems.

I found Effective Rotator Cuff Exercises provided a very good understanding regarding which exercises target certain muscle groups.

Effective Rotator Cuff Exercises was very thorough – I learned a lot. I never completely understood the shoulder joint until I took this course.”

Martha Andebon

Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse

El Paso, Texas

 ”I had Tears Running Down My Face”

“Dear Rick,

Thank you so much for sharing your son’s dance moves with us. I had tears running down my face. How wonderful to be so uninhibited and full of joy.

I was laughing at you laughing.”

Brenda Champagne- Locken

If you missed the video, here it is again:

“I Turn to Rick for Injury Anaswers”

“I meet Rick 2 years ago at a fitness seminar.

I admired his passion and knowledge for helping people with injuries.

As a trainer my goal is to help people maximize their health and fitness.

Once in a while I get a client who gets a nagging injury. When this happens I turn to Rick and he has the answers that help my clients get back to maximizing their health and fitness.

If you want to get maximize your exercise plan and spend less time on the mend.

Check out Ricks injury prevention or rehab tips!”

Brian Stecker
Master trainer
Vancouver, Washington
BoomerFitness.com

“To find a Wealth of Knowledge like thins You Usually Have to got to a Fitness Conference”

“If you want to be like a fraction of the greats in this industry and separate yourself from the joe personal trainers. I highly recommend you buy Muscle Imbalances Revealed.

To find a wealth of knowledge like this you usually have to go to a fitness conference somewhere and for a owner/operator like myself this cuts down costs to a minimum because you can watch and learn on your computer!”

Scott Bisbee ACE-PT
Owner/Operator
Bisbee’s Fitness Experience Inc
www.bisbeefitness.com

“Stop Showing Me the Poppy Uppy Thingy!”

“Stop showing me the poppy uppy thingy!

It just won’t go away.

- Anonymous

Rick’s Answer – The Pop-up is a way of giving new people to my website, a piece of my best stuff.

It just takes 1 second to close the pop-up.  Just hit the “X” in the top right hand corner.  I show you here:

For some people there is no “x” to click.  You can try to refresh your web browser or view the page in a different web browser.

“Easily Digestible Product Based Around Current Evidence”

“Hi Rick

Thanks for the Tennis Elbow Pain Solution (TEPS), as always you’ve delivered an easily digestible product based around current evidence.”

Regards

Simon Tydd

Physical Therapist

Simon Tydd Physiotherapy

Tamworth NSW
Australia

“Impressed with the Wealth of Information Provided”

“Hi Rick, I have viewed the video presentation for the UTG for Cancer Survivors and can honestly say that I am impressed with the wealth of information provided.

Being a cancer survivor of 40 years this summer I can relate to many of the points made by the presenter. I’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt – as they say! This program definitely affords a personal trainer the opportunity to better understand how a person with cancer would like to be treated and how to put together a suitable exercise program for his/her cancer client.

Also, the information on cancer, types of treatment, side effects, etc., are all very helpful in helping the trainer to better understand and prepare for the cancer client.

Again, great program!”

Kevin Garnier

Personal Trainer

Pasadena Fitness

Pasadena, NL, Canada

Thank you for all the kind words and negative ones.  If you ever want to get a hold of me, just email me at support(at)exercisesforinjuries.com .

Talk to you soon.

My inbox has been flooded with questions about Muscle Imbalances Revealed – Upper Body 2.0 Edition - (MIRU2) all week.

I have answered all of them but I wanted to make sure that I have answered yours.

If you have a questions about Muscle Imbalances Revealed, please do ask it below.

You can ask it in the comment area or send it to me via email (support@ExercisesForInjuries.com) .

Q – What is new with MIRU2?

I have not done a good job explaining this.

This is what we have added to MIR for the 2.0 version.

#1 – Mobility Med Ball Workout (26 minutes)

In this update, Kevin Yates from MIRL, takes you through a variety of mobility exercises  that you can do with a medicine ball.  These exercises help loosen up the upper body, activate the scapular and rotator cuff muscles, improve thoracic mobility and focus on integrating the upper and lower body.  This is going to be great if you are looking for new med ball exercises ideas and looking for a workout with the med ball that will help with the upper body.

#2 – UBD – Bootcamp Edition (3 minutes)

This is an awesome dynamic warm up for the upper body. Josh Saunders takes you through a 4-minute upper body dynamic warm up that he takes his 100 bootcamp clients through on a weekly basis. He has found this has been something easy to add to his classes, has decreased the injuries his campers have had, is quick and is fun to do. This is going to be great for any bootcamp instructor or if you are looking for a quick dynamic warm up for the upper body. You receive a video of the exercises and a book with all the exercises in it.

#3 – Upper Body Release (9 minutes)

This is a video for manual therapists looking for ways of releasing the upper body muscles. Dr. Erson Religioso III takes you through a number of the manual therapy techniques he uses with his clients to help release muscles that are tight and active in the upper body. This is going to be great for manual therapists that are looking for more techniques to release the upper body, especially pec minor.

Update #4 – VIP Coaching Call # 1 (44 minutes)

This is one of the calls we did with MIRU members where we answered their questions about MIRU but also on a whole lot more of topics.  On the call we talked about when and when not to use a weightlifting belt, ideas on what to do about kyphotic (rounded mid-back) and lordotic (increased curve in lower back) spine while driving, when tension is needed and not needed when doing exercise, fatigue and the rotator cuff, how to address strength differences on different sides of the body, when to do and not to do soft tissue work, expanding on assessments for athlete, lifts to address hip dominance and where does breathing factor in when teaching lifts.

Update #5 – VIP Coaching Call #2 (50 minutes)

This is the second coaching call we did with MIRU members.  Once again with this call we expanded on what we went through with MIRU plus a bunch of other stuff.  Specifically looking at what we chatted about is what to do with a meatheads that don’t want to do the corrective exercises, what to do with tempo and training, how to integrate core training into your workout, different exercises to hammer the core, training considerations for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), improving performance with ankle exercises, things to do about a sprained wrist and what to do about piriformis pain syndrome.

Update #6 – Top 7 Core Exercises (12 minutes)

I asked Dean Somerset, “What are his Top 7 Core Exercises?”  He sent me these 7 exercises.  I take you through the exercises.  Dean gives you bodyweight, stability ball, medicine ball, dumbbells and cable exercises to improve core fitness.

Update #7 – Top 9 Meathead Exercises (13 minutes)

I asked Tony Gentilcore, “What are the Top 9 Exercises for Meatheads That Want to Lift More?”  So Tony sent them to me and I go through them for you.  Tony highlights exercises with the ball, sock, dowel, wall, resistive band, half foam roller, rack and pulley to help meatheads lift more.

Update #8 – Upcoming VIP Coaching Call

As you can see, from above.  The coaching calls have been a huge hit and we will do one more of them very soon.  Make sure to write down your questions ad you go through MIRU and send them to us so we can go through them on the call.  If you can make the call, you can ask us live but if you can’t we will record it and send it to you.

Update #9 – Forum Area to Ask Questions

We have set up an area that you can ask your questions.  You can put your questions here and we will answer them.

Those are the 9 things we have added.

Q – What Order Should I Watch MIRU2?

This is a great question.

After viewing the presentations, this is the order that I would suggest to view the presentations:

• Component #8 – Neck Exercises for Prevention, Rehabilitation and Strength with Rick Kaselj
• Component #7 – Unraveling Muscle Imbalances in the Shoulder with Rick Kaselj
• Component #3 – Myofascial Training for the Upper Body by Dean Somerset (49 minutes)
• Component #1 – Corrective Exercise Strategies for Athletes (and Meatheads, too) with Tony Gentilcore (1 hour 7 minutes)
• Component #4 – Advanced Core Training & Conditioning with Dean Somerset (48 minutes)
• Component #5 – Linking Breathing with Rehab, Training and Performance with Dr, Jeff Cubos (55 minutes)
• Component #2 – Avoiding Common Programming Bloops and Blunders with Tony Gentilcore (1 hour 18 minutes)
• Component #6 – Picking the Right Soft Tissue Tool for the Problem with Dr. Jeff Cubos (28 minutes)

This order has things start from the head and work down to the core.

Q – What Are People Saying About MIRU2?

I am embarrassed by this but the feedback for MIRU2 is really starting to roll in.

This is what an exercise enthusiast said about it:

“MIRU was excellent overall.

It provided an excellent balance of technical and practical information for me.
I have always been a fitness enthusiast but am thinking about getting re-certified and doing some personal training and it was a great refresher and more!

MIRU provided me with some great stuff to add to my ‘fitness professional toolkit’ and was a great compendium of information.”

Matthew Guertin

Exercise Enthusiast / Policy Analyst/ Former Personal Trainer

Ottawa, Ontario

This is what an athletic trainer said about MIRU:

“Dear Rick,

I am a Head Athletic Trainer at Pro soccer team in Japan.

Your MIRU is helping my athletes to get better.

MIRU has changed or improved what you do.  It has been improved variation of rehabilitation exercise.”

Kiyoshi Higure

Head Athletic Trainer

Albrex Niigata

Japan

Q – Who is MIRU2 for?

There are two groups it will help:

• Health & Fitness Professionals
• Exercise Enthusiasts

It will help health & fitness professionals (personal trainers, bootcamp instructors, strength coaches, kinesiologists, physical therapists, etc) by giving you new information, assessments and exercises to help with performance, training and rehab.

It will help the exercise enthusiast that likes to learn more about what they can do to improve their performance, looking for different training ideas and how to prevent or help recover from an injury.

Q – Briefly Explain what is MIRU2?

It is a program that helps you better understand what to do to improve performance, fitness and rehabilitation results in the upper body.

You get the insight from Tony Gentilcore, Dr. Jeff Cubos, Dean Somerset and Rick Kaselj on assessment, training technique and exercises for the upper body.

It covers a broad spectrum of topics.  It covers training errors, common lifting mistakes, core training, modalities to help recovery, exercises for neck and shoulder injuries.  It also covers two topics that are important but are rarely talked about which is breathing & movement and fascia & exercise.

A little while back, Thomas Myers commented on my Facebook page on the importance of fascia and exercise.

Q – How does MIRU2 Work?

When you order MIRU2, you will get access to a private membership area where you will see the 8 video presentations.  You can view the presentations right off the internet or download then to your computer.

There are handouts and copies of the presentation that you can download and print out to take notes on.

You will have unlimited and lifetime access to the membership area and any updates to the program you will get for free.

Even with the MIRU being out for only a few months, we have already added a bunch of new stuff.

Q – What makes MIRU2 so special?

It is like having a conference on your computer minus all the travel time and expense.  You get the insight of 4 experts in the area from a wide variety of professions.  We cover a board range of topics that will help improve performance, training and rehab results in the upper body.  You can learn at your own pace and when it is convenient for you.  Plus you can easily earn valuable CECs and CEUs.

Q – Can I Earn CECs or CEUs with MIRU2?

MIRU has gotten CEC and CEU approval from many fitness association here are the ones that have been approved:

Even if you association is not listed, it is easy enough to petition to your association for CEC or CEUs.  I can help you out with that.

Q – How can I get CEU credits for purchasing MIRU?

It really is simple.

1. In the membership area you will find the CEC Exam.  Download that and print it out.
2. As you go through the video presentations, answer the multiple choice questions.
3. After you have answered all of the questions, send me the answer key.
4. I will mark it and send you your certificate of completion which is what you need for your CECs and CEUs.

Q – What if it Does Not Help Me or If I Don’t Like it?

Email me at support@ExercisesForInjuries.com.  It would be nice if you let me know why you would like a refund so I can work on improving the product in the future but other than that one question, I will give your money back, no worries.

Q – I have bought MIRU but I can’t access the membership area as my email has changed.

Just email me at support@ExercisesForInjuries.com and I will switch things over to your new email address.  No worries.

Q – Do You Have a Question?

If you have a question, you can leave it in the comment area, email me at support@ExercisesForInjuries or even better yet:

Call Me At ==> 1-888-291-2430

Rick Kaselj, MS

There is a lot more awareness when it comes to muscle imbalances.

The incredible success of Muscle Imbalances Revealed 2.0 has really taken the industry by storm.

Trainers, coaches, and therapists from around the world have been using it to help their clients overcome injuries, bust through fitness plateaus, and prevent injuries.

It has been amazing to see how this little product has helped thousands of fitness & health professionals, which in return has helped hundreds of thousands of people.

Sad to say, the battle continues.

We need to do more to better understand, assess, and prescribe exercises to eliminate muscle imbalances.

In 2011, there will be more and more emphasis on muscle imbalances.

Muscle Imbalance is my #8 Exercise Rehabilitation Prediction for 2011

 
In fact, I just got approached by an Australian outdoor magazine to write an article on muscle imbalances and how it can affect the outdoor athlete.  Very cool.  I will let you know how it goes.

With the media starting to focus on it, so has the research.

Muscle Imbalances in the Research

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I was trying to think about what to write about today.

At first I did not know what to write, but as I reflected on the week before the ideas started coming in.

Last Weekend with Mike Robertson

The feedback from last weekend has been incredible.

My and Mike’s Facebook pages were plastered with all kinds of kind words from people that attended.

I do enjoy bringing the best to Vancouver to help trainers, coaches, and therapists learn from the best.

Mike Robertson is one of the best.

If you missed out on last weekend, here is a clip from it:

The Next Big Name

After hosting Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson for 2010, people have been asking about who I am going to bring next.

It is Justin Price.

He will be coming to Vancouver in March 2011.

Even Mike Robertson Had a Good Time in Vancouver

Since I know how it is to be a presenter and host courses, I do all I can to make it easy for people that I host to present fitness education courses.

I did the best I could with Mike as well, and it sounds like it turned out well.

Mike did a very kind review of his weekend teaching in Vancouver, CLICK HERE to read it.

So Many Thank You’s

I think my family are the only ones that know how much time I put into blogging, doing videos, and Facebook.

It is great to hear that it is helping people.

Please do keep letting me know what you would like me to write on and help with.

More Kind Words

With the end of the year coming, I have been marking Muscle Imbalances Revealed exams like crazy.

Trainers, coaches, and therapists have been trying to get in their CECs and CEUs before the end of the year.

This is what a few people have said about Muscle Imbalances Revealed:

“Great review about the lower extremity from many perspectives and how it all ties together.  It was great to learn different assessment and treatment techniques to use.”

Martha Andrews, PT, MA, MPT, CSCS, CPT

Physical therapist, exercise physiologist, Personal Trainer

Lansing, MI, USA

“I will use Muscle Imbalances Revealed to rehabilitate my clients to full functional capacity.  MIR has helped me look at the causes and not the symptoms, a holistic approach.”

Christina Holmes

Practicing Kinesiologist

Surrey, BC, Canada

I think that is it for this week.

Until next week.

Have a great weekend getting ready for Christmas.

Take care.

Rick Kaselj, MS

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The last few days I have gotten some great feedback on a few of the presentations, books, and courses I have done.

Have a look:

“I have been watching Muscle Imbalances Revealed this week. All the webinars have been very informative. I am a personal trainer in Sacramento California. It has been a tremendous help for me. I was referred to to your site by Eric Cressey‘s website. I have used several of his products with great result. I have attended Bryan College for a Degree in advanced health and fitness, as well; this has supplemented my education there very well. I am on the program advisory committee there, and will be recommending they include some  of your information if possible.  Thank you for your time.”

Bryan Bowen
Personal Trainer
Sacramento, California, USA

“Effective Exercises for Scoliosis has substantive information about how to assist my clients with scoliosis.  I like the fact it has clearer information about nonstructural vs. structural scoliosis; explanations about possible causes.  I like how there was information included about breath and fluid movements included in yoga, because I have found both forms to be unbelievably useful for my clients with scoliosis prior to reading this coursework.” – Amy Vitt

“I attended your workshop last weekend: Exercise Rehabilitation of the Shoulder.  I loved the positive learning environment and that questions and answers were encouraged throughout the workshop.  I really appreciate having the opportunity to discuss the shoulder limitations specific to my clients and receive your feedback.  This has made it easy for me to recommend specific exercises to my clients, as well as what exercises to have them avoid.   The workshop really extended beyond rehabilitation exercises and included valuable tips on preventative measures also.

Shoulder injuries can limit individuals from many sports and exercises.  As a trainer, developing an understanding of the reasons behind these limitations, ways of increasing joint mobility, and how to prevent further injury from developing, is key to my clients’ success.  Thank you for sharing your expertise!”

Taryn
Burnaby, BC, Canada
BCRPA Weightroom Instructor

Thank you everyone for your feedback.

If you have some feedback on some of the stuff of mine you got, please send it to rick (at) ExercisesForInjuries.com

Rick Kaselj, MS

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Hey, it is Friday and I am going to ramble.

It has been a while since I actually rambled on Friday.

I Know You Are Sick of If, But I am Not

The rave reviews and incredible feedback for Muscle Imbalances Revealed 2.0 keep pouring in:

“Muscle Imbalance Revealed 2.0 has proved an invaluable investment. As a strength and conditioning coach working with swimmers from all age groups, Muscle Imbalance Revealed has provided me with a wealth of new insight into the role and function of both the hip and shoulder.  Through both the assessments and mobility exercises both myself and my athletes have a much better understanding of imbalances and how to correct them. It is an amazing educational tool and I highly recommend it.”

I am very thankful and happy that MIR2 has been able to help so many trainers, coaches, and therapists from around the world.

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I am really excited to announce the re-launch of Muscle Imbalance Revealed 2.0 .

Over the last few weeks I have been getting feedback from the hundreds of trainers, coaches, and therapists that have gotten Muscle Imbalances Revealed, to see how I could make it better.

This is the feedback that I got from them:

• We want more lower body muscle imbalance exercises – DONE!
• We want more information on the fascia stuff – DONE!
• We want to hear about new trends in muscle imbalances – DONE!

Thank you for everyone’s feedback, and I am very excited to give people what they want.

This is what is new for Muscle Imbalances Revealed 2.0:

#1 – Muscle Imbalance Exercises for the Lower Body (Value – $89)

I got a lot of feedback on Muscle Imbalances Revealed from all the health and fitness professionals from around the world, and the number one thing they wanted was MORE EXERCISES, so here you go.

For MIR2, we added more exercises that help address muscle imbalances in the lower body.

This bonus is a live presentation that I had done a few months back where I went through well over 50 exercises to address muscle imbalances in the lower body.

Some of them are unique and different, but very effective.

You get the video of the presentation and a handout with pictures of all the exercises.

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Symptoms of an Underactive Psoas

Dealing with an Underactive Psoas

Let’s start off with “Thanking You” for all the Happy Birthday Wishes!

All the birthday wishes have been amazing!

I think I got about 150 on Facebook.

Here is a video for you:

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BCRPA 2010 Conference

I am excited to be presenting at the BCRPA 2010 Conference.

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On Tuesday, the Muscle Imbalances Revealed will officially go on sale at 9 am EST at the one-time grand opening sale, but…

Today’s your one and only chance to win a copies of “Muscle Imbalances Revealed”.

“Why Muscle Imbalances Revealed would be the perfect resource to finally help you with your clients with injuries, fitness plateaus and prevent injuries?”