Fitness Pain Free Certification
Learn exactly how to work with injured people in the gym, help them get out of pain and bulletproof them against future injury.
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Do you want to be an expert working with people in the strength and fitness world?
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Hi, I'm Dan. I'm a doctor of physical therapy. My goal is to teach people how to help get their patients out of pain, back to training and keep them that way for the long haul.
When I graduated physical therapy school I knew I wanted to work in fitness. Working as a personal trainer and coach previously, I practically went to physical therapy school solely so I could figure out how to work with my painful clients better.
At the time it was very frustrating because if one of my clients got hurt when I was training them I'd send them to a local physical therapist and or a physician. These medical professionals would promptly tell my client:
"of course you got hurt, you shouldn't be performing deadlifts!"
I get it, deadlifts can be tough on the lower back but it can't be that these exercises are inherently bad for you?
So here's the problem in a nutshell...
- Injuries Happen in the Gym
As much as we'd like to think that everyone is always injury free, people get hurt training in the gym from time to time. Doctors and Therapists Aren't Always Thoroughly Equipped to Deal with These Injuries
Many healthcare providers don't exercise at all, let alone work with people to get them back to training in the gym. Advice is often sub-par or just plain wrong.People Don't Trust Healthcare Providers
Due to a lack of understanding and knowledge of what this population wants to get back to, they become weary of advice from medical professionals.
I finished school with a lot of great knowledge but really without the specific tools to help the people I wanted to work with.
So basically what it comes down to is that University education simply isn't adequate...
- No Advice on Proper Exercise Execution
You're lucky to receive some basic info on how to squat and deadlift appropriately, let alone olympic lifts and more complex gymnastics movements. No Information on Exercise Modification
Modifying exercise training programs is essential for rehab of these folks. Most programs simply don't cover this.No Help Creating Rehabilitation Programs
Universities are not even teaching you how to evaluate a squat, let alone how to get back to squatting after an injury...No Help with Future Injury Prevention
Since injuries in this population are at best a small part of the curriculum of most universities, injury prevention isn't even on the radar.Of Course We're Left Confused and Frustrated After School...
The main reason I went to school was to become a leader in my community helping people deal with complicated pain problems. I didn't feel that way at all. I felt pretty incompetent.
So the journey continued and I spent the next few years learning how to help these folks. I read a ton of research, did a lot of experimentation (on myself and others) and created a system to help the folks I was working with.
Over time I was finding I had a lot of success working with these injured people. They trusted me, went through with the plans I created for them and got back to the training they loved. It was wonderful and I now feel like I'm truly doing what I set out to do a decade ago.
At this point I felt there must be other coaches and therapists out there that are certainly going through the same struggle as I have. I began thinking to myself, "wouldn't it be great if some sort of certification program existed out there to help other therapists learn how to work with high level people in the strength and fitness realm?"
Introducing:
The Fitness Pain Free Certification
The Fitness Pain Free Certification is an online continuing education course that allows you to competently and effectively work with injuries in the gym.
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Course Curriculum:
7 Reasons Why People Get Hurt in the Gym and What To Do About It:
- What factors really lead to injury?
- The integral interplay of technique, training volume and recovery.
- How to address each factor that leads to injury.
What is Pain and Why Modification is Essential:
- What every coach needs to know about pain
- Why modification needs to be a priority for injuries in the gym
- How to modify training for injured people
How to Create Injury Prevention Plans:
- Using injury mechanisms to drive injury prevention
- How to make prevention plans specific to individuals and gyms
- Sample injury prevention plans
How to Write Rehabilitation Programs:
- 4 simple steps to writing rehabilitation programs
- Identifying lifestyle and training factors to perpetuate injury
- How to progress back to painful movements over time
Breaking Down the Power Lifts:
- How to coach and analyze bench press, squat and deadlift technique
- How people get injured during these lifts
- How to rehabilitate these people back to 100%
Breaking Down the Olympic Lifts:
- How to coach and analyze snatch and clean and jerk technique
- Master mobility for the olympic lifts
- Rehabilitating knee, hip, lower back and shoulder pain
Pull-ups, Muscle-ups and Kipping:
- What technical factors increase risk of shoulder injury?
- How to modify for painful shoulders
- The best accessory exercises to improve technique
Handstands and Handstand Push-ups:
- Easy modifications and rehab exercises for wrist pain
- Coaching cues and drills to improve the handstand
- How handstand push-ups can create neck injury
Overhead Press, Push-ups and Dips:
- How to optimize overhead mobility
- What to do when the shoulders hurt during press movements
- Accessory exercises to build bulletproof shoulders
Shoulder, Low Back, Knee and Hip Pain:
- Understanding the most common injuries in the gym
- How to deal with patellofemoral pain, rotator cuff and labral tears
- Shoulder, low back, knee and hip injury rehab case studies
- Template rehab programs for shoulder, low back, knee and hip pain for every exercise in the gym
- Learn what exercise technique is optimal for both health AND performance (Hint: It's not always the same)
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation case studies so you can see exactly how to use the principles in this course to get your patients back to high performance
- Learn how to coach and analyze exercise technique for the movements your patients love to perform
- Learn principles behind each common injury in the gym so you can easily modify training programming for your patient's success
- How to assess each movement and apply the correct mobilizations, strengthening and cueing to optimize performance
- Learn the true roots of injury and how to use this information to prevent injury for the long term
- Discover modifications for every common injury in the gym so your patients can continue to train even when injured
I've also teamed up with some of the best coaches in the world from Power Monkey Fitness to teach you the best exercise technique for both health and performance.
Dave Durante - Multiple time USA gymnastics national champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as alternate
Handstand Specialist
Mike Cerbus - Medalled at 3 National Championships and 5 American Open Championships, 2011 as American Open Champion, United States Pan American & Olympic Qualification Teams in 2012
Olympic Weightlifting Specialist
Duke Van Vleet - 2-time US National Team Member, captain of the 2004 NCAA Championship Team (Penn State). 8 year career at cirque du soleil.
Muscle-up Specialist
Curious about what the course looks like on the inside? Here's a sneak peak...
What The Course Looks Like on the Inside...
Modifying Handstands and Push-ups for Wrist Pain
The Fitness Pain Free Certification will teach you how to be a trusted resource for your patients in need. I'll show you how to be a leader in your community and become that go to coach when people have tricky injuries they're trying to deal with and no one else has been able to help.
So Who is This Course For?
Medical Providers
Attention physical therapists, chiropractors and athletic trainers. The major goal of this course is to show you exactly how to work with injured patients in the strength and fitness world. I'll show you how to be the trusted resource in your community to help get your patients back to the training they love.
Coaches and Trainers
Coaches and trainers receive little to no education about pain and injury and yet are forced to work with people with injuries and pain problems every day of the week. This course will show you how to be competent and proficient with these folks so they can continue working towards their goals and get better in the process.
Does this Course Provide CEUs?
Yes, the course has been approved for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 31.50 CCUs for PTs and PTAs. That's the majority of credits you need to renew your license in most states!
In addition to Texas, several states will grant CEU approval through reciprocity. At the time this course was developed, that included:
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
In addition, some states do not perform verification of continuing education material which means they do not approve courses for CEU credit and usually accept any material. Please check with your state physical therapy association or state PT board for more details.
If you would like to submit for approval for other boards or organizations, let me know and I'll provide you with all the necessary information.
What Others Are Saying About the Fitness Pain Free Certification?
Jason Leydon - Head Coach and Owner at Crossfit Milford
Dan Pope is one of the best in his field. Dan is always first on my speed dial when I have any questions on movement, injury prevention, rehabilitation and education. I highly recommend this course for every coach. Getting clients to move well and being able to spot and fix issues is a game changer and in my opinion is the one main aspect that can separate the good coaches from the great coaches.
Ryan Johnson - Physical Therapist and Strength Coach
Trey Martin - Physical Therapist and Powerlifter
Lenny Macrina - Physical Therapist and Strength Coach
Becca Chilczenkowski - Head Coach Ohare Crossfit
"I've been a CrossFit coach for over 7 years now, and it is rare that I have a week of coaching without someone dealing with some type of nagging injury or pain. I always felt confident modifying, but modification is just a band-aid. This certification gave me the confidence to not only ask the right questions to find the true root of their pain, but now I feel I can truly help them fix the problem with proper mobilization and progression techniques. Dan took all of his experience and resources as a successful physical therapist and bridged the gap between physical therapy and CrossFit. He has given you this knowledge in easy to digest information and ready-to-use rehab programs written out already for you! This cert is the best thing you can do for your clients. "
Tarandeep "TJ" Jaidka - Physical Therapist and Powerlifter
"As a PT student, learning how to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and returning back to performance is challenging. Dan’s background in athletics, coaching, clinical reasoning regarding fitness and use of modifications has exposed me to this learning and given me a solid foundation for success in the future."
Here's "What You Get"
- 86 Information Packed Lessons Delivered 100% online
- 200+ Educational Videos and Webinar Presentations
- 60+ PDF and Infographic Downloads
- 24/7 Online Access - Consume the information in the comfort of your home for the lifetime of the product.
- Over 30 Hours of Educational Video Content
- 200+ Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention Exercises
- PDF downloads of the most important pain principles when training
- A University Education in Working with Injured People in the Gym
Fitness Pain Free Certification
Learn exactly how to work with injured people in the gym, how to help them get out of pain and bulletproof them against future injury.
Fill your day with patients who rave about your skills and can't wait to tell the rest of the community about how good you are.
Enrollment for the program opens only twice per year. Enrollment is currently closed. Sign up for the pre-sale list to be notified of when the course is open for enrollment and to save $200 when the course relaunches.
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Time to become a leader in your community,
Dan Pope DPT, OCS, CSCS, CF-L1
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I'm confident that this program will be completely worth your time and money. However, if you're not satisfied within 30 days of purchase I'll give you a full refund, guaranteed.
