The Integra Blog
Jul
Resistance Training Specialist - UK Course
Following this month’s Muscle Activation Techniques - Jumpstart course, Resistance Training Specialists (RTS) have confirmed their RTS123 course is coming to the UK later this year.
All of the trainers / specialists at Integra are both MAT and RTS qualified. Following a full MAT assessment to identify and treat muscular imbalances, we take our clients through exercise progressions using RTS principles.
RTS123 is dedicated to the objective exploration of industry standards and trends such as ‘functional training’, ‘stretching’ and ‘full range of motion’ as well as examining and applying the ignored science of Exercise Mechanics - the real key to understanding the number one modality used in every form and type of exercise from Pilates to powerlifting, cardio to strength: resistance.
The program is split into three modules:
- Part 1: Strategies, Precisions and the Functional Continuum
- Part 2: Strategic Resistance
- Part 3: The Exercise Experience
Click here to find out more about what each modules entails: RTS123
I highly recommend you book early for this course and again, this is a great opportunity to both learn the concepts and application of RTS and get the opportunity to learn from Charlie McMillin.
The RTS123 program is held over 2 x 3-day weekends, at Birmingham University.
Dates:
Weekend One: 29-31 October 2010
Weekend Two: 26-28 November 2010
Fee: $1350 US Dollars
Enrol via: the RTS123 website
For more information, email Julia Dalgleish: Click Here
Jun
MAT Jumpstart course - starts next month
The Muscle Activation Techniques guys in Denver are holding another MAT Jumpstart program here in the UK, next month - you may need to be quick to enrol!
This series is the foundation to Muscle Activation Techniques and an introduction to the neurophysiology, biomechanics, and practical application of MAT.
The MAT Jumpstart course is taught by Charlie McMillin, who is a MAT Master Specialist, Mastery-Level RTS and holds his MSc in Human Performance.
The MAT Jumpstart program is held over 2 x 3-day weekends, at Birmingham University.
Course Objectives- Teach health and fitness professionals how to objectively evaluate and identify biomechanical imbalances within the human body
- Demonstrate how to identify and eliminate positional weakness that may lead to injury or further compensation
- Raise the level of understanding of how biomechanical imbalances lead to repetitive stress and chronic overuse injuries
- Help health and fitness professionals prove that what they are doing is actually working
- Examine how muscle tightness is secondary to muscle weakness
This is a great opportunity to both learn the concepts and application of MAT and get the opportunity to learn from Charlie McMillin - two things that have helped push me as a professional and get great results with clients.
Dates:
Weekend One: 16-18 July 2010
Weekend Two: 6-8 August 2010
Fee: $1200 US Dollars
For more information, email Julia Dalgleish: Click Here
Jun
Nice video from ESPN on baseball star Mark Taixeira, discussing how he uses Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) to improve his game.
“I need to do everything possible that I can do, to have a long career and this is one of those things that I saw results with, in only a few months.”
