"Insiders" academy
Making Incredible Coaches and Clinicians
Want to Become An Amazing Clinician?
School is great for building a foundation but doesn't give you all of the skills you need for success. That's why we created "Insiders Academy". We'll fill in the gaps in knowledge, keep you up to date on the medical literature and help you become an incredible coach and clinician.
What Is NOT Taught in School?
This Leads to FEAR & FRUSTRATION
We want to be exceptional clinicians because unfortunately, the standard of care at most facilities isn't the best and clinicians get the blame...
- 65% of patients drop out of physical therapy before completing their plan of care. - McDermott, A. (2023)
- 40% of patients who leave PT early do so because they “didn’t notice improvement.” - McDermott, A. (2023)
We Can Be Far More Powerful
On top of this, we went into this career with high hopes and dreams...
- Transforming into INCREDIBLE coaches & clinicians
- Working with the population we love
- Becoming RESPECTED & VALUED in our community
- Loving our career...
We can be much more powerful then rehabilitation specialists. We can make a long term impact in the health and wellness of our clients.
At Fitness Pain Free we make this happen. That's our mission and we even have a name for it, "Clinical Coach". We are a new breed of clinicians..
- We believe our career is a calling. We know the service we provide has the potential to change someone’s life
- We understand hard work is required to become an incredible clinician. We're in control of our own destiny and we’re motivated to do it
- We place quality of care as a top priority. Becoming incredible means serving our clients and building strong & trusting relationships
- We empower clients with evidence based care centered around strength and fitness principles. We take a an ACTIVE & HOLISTIC approach to rehabilitation, getting to the center of a patient’s problems
- We are lifelong learners, ever striving to become true experts while building a network of clients we love to serve
If this resonates with you, then "Insiders Academy" is the next step!
"'Insiders' was extremely helpful for me because it taught me all of the things I needed to know, that I didn't learn in physical therapy school to work with people in the fitness world."
Trey Martin - Physical Therapist and Powerlifter
"As a therapist and coach, I felt like I had a great deal of knowledge on both ends of the spectrum but not how to combine the two. Insiders was great to help me learn how to link these worlds."
Lyanne Colon - Physical Therapist and CrossFit Coach
"Dan is consistently my "go-to guy" for info about injuries in the gym. Insiders give me the insight and confidence I need to know I'm best at helping athletes in pain and not doing anything I shouldn't be."
Jason Leydon - Head Coach CrossFit Milford
Introducing "Insiders Academy"
Insiders is an online continuing education resource to enhance your physical therapy and coaching practice. It is designed to fill in the gaps in knowledge that school doesn't teach you and keep you up to date with new & relevant medical literature.
WhO IT'S FOR
A good coach requires a lot of things. They must know how to assess for mobility limitations, how to modify for athletes in pain, and how to prevent injuries in their athletes all while getting their clients towards their goals. This is no small task. I'll supply you with the tools to help set you apart from the competition.
As a therapist, I know there is a real lack of relevant information out there when working with people who enjoy weight training and fitness. It's challenging to find evidence-based yet practical rehabilitation tips. This is exactly what we do on a daily basis and what I plan on sharing with you. We'll show you the exact formula to make it easy.
What's includeD?
Once you're on the inside of the program the first set of webinars is an entire educational course outlining the principles behind working with painful athletes. I call it the "essential coaches series" and it represents all of the most important foundational learning to go through before consuming the rest of the content. Now eligible for 4.75 CEUs for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
I've also got an entire section on optimizing mobility for your favorite lifts. There's a master guide to assessing mobility for these lifts along with my favorite mobilizations and some sample programs to see exactly how I like to create these programs. Never get stumped again when an athlete can't get into the positions they need for performance.
As a coach, you're definitely going to need to know what good and bad techniques look like. This is as important for improving performance as it is for rehabilitating from injury and staying pain-free for the long haul. Just like with the mobility section I've covered all of the most important movements. I've also included some of my favorite accessory exercises to improve these movements.
Both fitness and rehab professionals NEED to know how to modify movements when athletes are in pain.
I've created MASTER courses on common pathologies to give you a deep dive on the pathologies you treat the most.
I'll show you EXACTLY how we rehab folks back to high levels of performance. I also include in depth rehabilitation protocols showing every single exercise, set, rep & progression along the way. These are the same protocols we use every day of the week in clinic!
No one has the time to stay on top of new research as it comes out. I've made it easy for you by creating "cheat sheets" with the most relevant research you need to stay up to date.
Check Out What's "Inside"
Essential Coaches Series
- 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen and What to do About It
- Essential Pain Education for Coaches and Clinicians
- 4 Simple Steps for Developing Effective Rehab Programs
- How to Create Injury Prevention Plans that Actually Work
Strength & Conditioning Principles for Rehab Professionals
- Programming Essentials
- Periodization Made Simple
- Maximizing strength, hypertrophy, endurance & power
Optimizing Mobility for Performance & Prevention
- Your master guide to mobility, Olympic lifts, and muscle-ups
- Front Rack, Squat, Overhead & Deadlift Mobility Programs
- Mobility Sneak Peek
Coaching Exercise Technique & Key Points
- Back Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Pull-ups & Overhead Press
- Handstand Push-Up, Kipping Pull-Up & Muscle-Up
- Snatch, Clean & Jerk
- Technique Sneak Peek
Exercise Modifications for Pain
- Back Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Pull-ups & Overhead Press
- Olympic Lifts (Snatch, Clean & Jerk)
- Modification Sneak Peek
Exercise Prescription & Progressions
Having Trouble Staying Up To Date?
- 78% of PTs cite “lack of time” as a top barrier to using evidence in practice (APTA 2022 Workforce Report)
- Only 30–40% of PTs report regular engagement with peer-reviewed research (American Physical Therapy Association surveys)
- Approximately 80.1% of PTs reported difficulty in obtaining full-text papers, hindering evidence-based practice (Brazil J. of PT 2015).
Introducing "Cheat Sheets"
Staying up to date with the research is hard. Nobody really has time for it. So that's why I do it for you. I've created over 50 "cheat sheets" (and counting) for the most common pathologies you'll see on a regular basis. This way you stay up to date, FAST...
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Meniscus Pathology
- ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL Sprains
- SLAP Tears
- Radicular Low Back Pain
- Tennis Elbow
- Lateral Ankle Sprains
- Knee & Shoulder Arthritis
- Femoral Acetabular Impingement
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Patellofemoral Pain
MASTER Courses:
Sometimes you need to take a really deep dive on a subject to learn about it fully. If we want MASTERY, we have to do the extra work of researching a given subject.
That's where we come in again. My job is to stay on top of the evidence and communicate best practices in a simple way. Plus I've got over 20 years of experience working as a coach and clinician. I'll give you the best evidence based treatments and show you exactly how I implement them with my patients every day of the week.
We'll cover everything you need to know, plus you can earn some PT and PTA CEUs for completing them:
- Prevalence & Prognosis
- Relevant Risk Factors
- Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis
- Exact Rehab Protocol I use with patients
- Patient Education & Exercise Prescription
- Advanced Rehab
- Warm-ups for Pain
- Post-op Rehab
- Modifications for Gym Lifts
- Anatomy, History, Clinical Presentation
- Manual Therapy [Evidence Based]
- Case Studies [Non-op and Post-op]
Case Studies & Protocols:
Understanding the principles of rehabilitation is all well and good but it REALLY helps to see EXACTLY how the rehabilitation is done. We go over ALL of the specifics and even give you a very in depth physical therapy protocol to go along with the disorder:
- Patient History & Background
- Subjective & Objective Examination
- Diagnosis & Plan of Care
- Treatments & Education Day 1
- Manual Therapies & Exercise Treatments
- Exercise Progressions
- Session Length & Frequency
- Discharge
Sneak Peek:
Evidence Based Guide to Cervical Radiculopathy
How Training Volume Influences Risk of Injury
CEU Information:
Insiders contains 4 courses approved for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant CEUs. I plan on regularly adding more courses with CEUs over time!
You can check the map above to see if your state is eligible. Yellow, green & orange states are all accepted. If your state is not included you can often still apply for CEUs. Reach out to [email protected] for more information on how to apply if your state is not listed.
Do you like watching my podcast? (The Fitness Pain Free Show). Future episodes will all be made available for PT and PTA CEUs along with an exclusive case study & protocol. You just have to watch the videos and take an exam!
I take the best of my youtube content, organize it, take out all of the ads, include an additional case study & protocol (Insiders exclusive) and a quiz. Pass the quiz and you earn CEUs!
"Done With You" Community:
One big issue with standard education is that you learn the concepts and principles but you may not be sure of the right decision when it comes to practical application with patients. "Insiders Academy" comes with community access where I help to guide students through the content. This way when you have specific questions related to your own practice I can help you iron out those details and make it relevant to you.
Your guidance doesn't end right after purchase...
Every week I'll announce what's new with Insiders inside of the community. Also keep in mind that the way we determine future topics is through your feedback! Let us know what you want us to cover next and we'll get to work. On top of this you're free to ask as many relevant questions as you like as you go through.
About the Course Instructor
Dan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and board certified orthopedic clinical specialist. He has an enormous passion for fitness, rehabilitation and optimizing human performance. Not only does Dan treat athletes on a regular basis at Champion PT & Performance but he's been coaching and training athletes for the past 20 years as well.
Dan has spoken nationally and internationally on the topics of fitness and rehabilitation. He is also a published author with a #1 amazon best selling book in the weight training category.
Dan is an accomplished athlete having competed as a NCAA Division 1 pole vaulter at Rutgers. He won a national championship in the sport of strongman and competed at the CrossFit regionals twice.
As the founder and CEO of Fitness Pain Free for over 15 years, he has helped to create thousands of incredible coaches and clinicians who love their work through his courses, mentoring and communities.
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After Insiders:
HERE'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP
Insiders is by far the best value of any program on my site. It's just $1.00/week trial. You can't even buy a cup of coffee for that price!
Insiders Academy is on sale now until sunday at midnight for the yearly membership!
ONE WEEK TRIAL
Instant access just $1 for the first week.
Afterward, the price goes up to $25 per month.
$250
ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
We're offering 4 months free when you sign up for an entire year.
Once you sign up you'll be billed until you decide to cancel. You may cancel at any time. This program is a recurring subscription.
At Fitness Pain Free we pride ourselves on making sure our educational courses are the highest possible quality.
If you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, just send us an email within 7 days of purchase and we will refund your entire order.
FAQs
This course is 100% online through a platform called Kajabi. There is no physical DVD. The course can be accessed via any phone, tablet, or computer.
Yes! Currently PTs and PTAs can earn CEUs through insiders. I'm currently applying for ATC CEU approval and am considering both OT and Chiro CEUs if enough folks want them!
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course (pending you are not sharing free access to friends!) for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
Definitely not! Dan uses highly scientific information but works hard to explain complex things in a simple language. This is in an effort to help everyone understand, and also to help transfer the ideas to the gym the next day.
Insiders is $1.00 for one week of access and then billed at $25 per month. You can also sign up for $250 for the year.
