Shoulder Master Course
Become the Go-To Shoulder Expert Clinicians Trust — Without Guesswork, Protocols Reliance, or Fear of “Breaking” Patients [Sale Ends Sunday at Midnight]
A comprehensive, evidence-based shoulder rehab system that teaches you how to think, assess, and progress real patients — from pain to performance — with confidence.
Why Clinicians Struggle with Shoulder Rehab
Shoulders shouldn’t feel this hard — yet for many clinicians, they are.
You’ve probably experienced this:
Patients who don’t respond to “standard” shoulder protocols
Pain that shifts, lingers, or comes back as soon as load increases
Athletes who want to lift, press, or throw — but you’re unsure how to progress them safely
Conflicting research, social media opinions, and “expert” advice
The result?
Uncertainty. Second-guessing. Over-protective programming. And patients who plateau instead of progressing. This course was built to fix that...
What Changes After You Take This Course?
After completing FPF MASTER Shoulder, you won’t just know more — you’ll think differently.
You’ll be able to:
Confidently assess shoulder pain instead of chasing symptoms
Choose exercises with intent — not trial-and-error
Progress load, volume, and complexity without fear
Coach pressing, pulling, and overhead movements post-injury
Explain your reasoning clearly to patients, athletes, and colleagues
This isn’t about memorizing exercises. It’s about clinical judgment — the skill that separates average clinicians from great ones.
What You'll Learn Inside of FPF MASTER Shoulder Course
This course is awesome!!
Dan is one of the only physical therapists I've found that applies the current research straight over to a strength and fitness population. He makes the rehab seem just like a normal workout so patients don't feel like they're just doing the copy and paste physical therapy stuff. More specifically, I loved the PDF protocols. They've been great resources to use as a guideline with new patients. I also love the modifications which are great to keep patients training when injured and also nice to progressively bridge patients back to higher level work over time.
Nancy Kuhn // Physical Therapist
Who This Course is For & NOT For...
✔ You treat shoulder pain regularly and want clearer decision-making
✔ You feel confident with some shoulder cases but struggle with complex or persistent pain
✔ You want to progress patients beyond basic rehab into lifting, sport, or higher load
✔ You dislike rigid protocols and prefer adaptable frameworks
✔ You want to understand why an exercise works — not just what to prescribe
✔ You work with active adults, athletes, or lifters
✘ You want passive, modality-based rehab
✘ You prefer rigid protocols over clinical reasoning
✘ You’re looking for “quick fixes” without thinking
✘ You want “magic exercises” without understanding the reasoning
✘ You’re unwilling to load, progress, or challenge patients appropriately
Learning objectives:
Injuries are multi-factorial and if we want to learn how to rehabilitate we need to know how injuries occur in the first place.
I'll show you how to master your subjective & objective examination and come up with an accurate plan of care for patients
Become proficient in the finer things that make a big difference in your patient's outcomes.
I'll show you just what to do with painful athletes in the gym so they can continue working towards their goals and rehabilitate simultaneously.
Learn how to write rehabilitation programs for your athletes so they can get back to what they love.
Learn optimal exercise techniques for performance AND injury prevention. The technique for health isn't always the same as a technique for performance.
Learn how to coach the main lifts in the gym (Olympic and power lifts, handstands, muscle-ups, and more).
Course Curriculum:
Mastering Mechanisms of Injury & Rehab Principles
- What factors really lead to injury
- The integral interplay of technique, training volume, and recovery
- How to address each factor that leads to injury
Systematic and Effective Clinical Examination
- How to run a comprehensive subjective exam
- Being systematic and comprehensive in your objective exam
- Using this information to create an accurate plan of care
Write Fun and Effective Rehab Plans for Your Patients
- Non-operative rehab: How to meet patient's where they are with a rehab plan that takes them back to their goals.
- How to create SAFE and effective Post-op rehab plans
Exercise Prescription, Programming and Periodization
- Learn how to PROGRESS and REGRESS exercises for patients
- How to choose the best set and rep scheme to maximize strength and hypertrophy
- Learn long term planning to optimize patient outcomes
Overhead Press & Bench Press
- How to coach and analyze bench press and overhead press technique
- How to choose the right modifications for patients
- How to rehabilitate these patients 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
- How to progress back to O-lifts after shoulder pain
Troubleshooting Bodyweight Movements
- How to coach and analyze pull-ups, kipping, muscle-ups, handstands, push-ups and dips.
- How athletes get injured during these lifts
- How to rehabilitate these athletes back to 100%
Shoulder Pathology
- Use an evidence based approach to rehabilitate the most common shoulder pathologies
- Rotator cuff related pain, rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, SLAP tears. biceps tendinopathy, AC joint pain, arthritis, frozen shoulder
Case Studies
- Non-operative and Post-operative case studies
- Olympic lifters, powerlifters, overhead athletes and the average Joe and Jane
Post-op and Non-op Protocols
- Learn my exact step-by-step program for every shoulder pathology
- Video links to each videos, exact sets / reps / frequencies
- Different populations: Olympic lifting, powerlifting, Sport of Fitness, overhead athletes, general weight training
case studies & protocols
You know the saying, give the man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime. I've done both with this course. I'll give you all of the most important principles you need for success but I've also given you the exact protocols (non-op and post-op) & templates I use with my patients along with case studies to show you exactly how I use them.
Case Studies: 7 total
Protocols Populations
Pathologies Covered
Teach a Man to Fish and Feed Him Too...
In total you're actually getting 28 different post-op protocols and 10 different non-op protocols. Talk about taking out all of the guess work. You'll be able to immediately apply this to each one of your patients.
Evidence based guides
Get up to date with the latest evidence based treatment of:
See how to apply the research and make it RELEVANT to folks in the weight room:
"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. The FPF MASTER Shoulder Course comes with a community access where I help to guide students through the content. I ask relevant questions to help solidy the concepts learned in the lessons. 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 email out the next set of lessons to I recommend going through. Along with the lessons I'll send over some relevant questions to have you answer that should help to reinforce your learning. I'll read over your responses and add my feedback to further help guide you. On top of this you're free to ask as many relevant questions as you like as you go through.
I'll guide you through the content with our exclusive online community
time commitment?
Does the FPF MASTER Shoulder Course Take Too Much Time to Complete?
Let's face it, mastering the concepts in this course is going to take some time. There is no way around it. All things in life worth pursuing are going to take time and effort. This course is no different. It's also a fairly large course, coming in at 30.5 total contact hours.
However, I've gone out of my way to create a "FAST TRACK" for the course. Essentially I've created infographics, key notes and cheat sheets to go along with every lesson and module in the course when it's relevant. This way you can consume the large majority of the content in the form of "Cheat Sheets" and "Infographics".
Click the Infographic below to download:
Flexible Curriculum:
On top of this, I know some folks like to binge courses all at once and others like to take their time. You can do whatever you'd like.
Don't have the time to complete the course now? No worries, you've got life-time access to the product and can consume it at your own pace.
For those that want a more structured learning experience I have also provided a 12 weeks learning curriculum. Basically every week content is slowly leaked out over 3 months guiding you through the entire course. Community questions also coincide with this learning schedule to keep you engaged and on track to finish.
CEU Information:
The FPF MASTER Shoulder Course is approved for 30.5 physical therapy contact hours (CEUs / CCUs) for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants & Athletic Trainers. That's the majority of credits you need to renew your license in most states! Feel free to reach out to see if your state is eligible and with any additional questions.
Bonus Content:
To enhance your learning as much as possible I'm throwing in a ton of bonus content. When you sign up for the course you get several of my courses and programs for FREE as well as my most relevant content from my website to enhance your learning.
BONUS Videos:
- How Does Poor Sleep and High Stress Affect Your Risk of Injury?
- A Physical Therapist's Guide to Improving Patient Sleep
- What Are The Psychological Risk Factors for Injury in Sports?
- How Risky Is It to Push Through Pain and Injury When Training in the Gym?
- My Favorite Return to Sport Tests After Upper Extremity Injury
- 6 Keys to Choosing the Best Physical Therapy Exercises for Patients (So They Actually Do Them)
- My Favorite Rhythmic Stabilizations For Shoulder Pain and Instability [Physical Therapist Guide]
- Mastering Rotator Cuff Pathology: Special Tests & Diagnosis
- Shoulder Pain Relief: Soft Tissue Techniques Every PT Should Know
- Mastering Manual Techniques: Subacromial Pain Syndrome Relief for Patients
- Anterior Shoulder Instability Clinical Examination [Physical Therapist Guide to Diagnosis]
- Posterior Shoulder Instability Clinical Examination [Physical Therapist Guide to Diagnosis]
- Shoulder Instability Exercise Basics [5 Keys for Physical Therapists]
- Advanced Exercises for Shoulder Instability Rehab [Physical Therapy Guide]
Plus I've also included the most important and relevant research articles for you to read on each section of the course. This actually totals up to 64 additional articles as well as 30+ additional videos to dive deeper on the topics you want to learn more about.
The total amount of bonus content actually adds up to more then the actual cost of the shoulder course itself...
Learn from world class experts:
On your journey to be the best, you'll want to learn from the best coaches in the world. In this certification you'll learn how to perform the Olympic Lifts, Handstands and Muscle-ups from the best coaches I know:
Dave Durante: Dave is a multiple time USA gymnastics national champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as alternate. After retiring from competition, David helped coach his alma mater, Stanford University, to an NCAA Team Title in 2009 and has continued to be a part of the sport through his position on the Athlete Advisory Committee with the United States Olympic Committee as well as his position on the USA Gymnastics Men's Technical Committee.
Dave was a lead coach with the CrossFit Gymnastics L1 course from 2013-2015. He also wrote and developed the CrossFit Gymnastics Advanced Course. Dave is co-owner of Power Monkey Fitness and Power Monkey Camp.
Duke Van Vleet: Duke was a competitive gymnast for 23 years. During that time, he was a 2-time US National Team Member. Later, Duke was fortunate enough to earn an athletic scholarship to the Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State, he was a member of the 2000 NCAA Championship Team and captain of the 2004 NCAA Championship Team.
After graduating from Penn State, he became the assistant coach for the women’s gymnastics team. While coaching the women’s team, Cirque du Soleil invited Duke to audition in Las Vegas and that was the beginning of an 8 year long career. Seven of those years were spent on tour with Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo as a Tournik artist, as well as the strength & conditioning coach.
Mike Cerbus: Mike competed in the sport of Weightlifting at an elite level from 2005-2014. He medalled at 3 National Championships and 5 American Open Championships, taking out the title in 2011 as American Open Champion, while also being selected to the United States Pan American & Olympic Qualification Teams in 2012. He trained under Senior International Coach Lou DeMarco and worked as as a training specialist from 2011-2013 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs under Zygmunt Smalcerz.
Since 2009 Mike has been instructing athletes of all levels across the world. This immersion into the fitness world has allowed him to adapt weightlifting principles and instruction in order to best meet the needs of those most beginner levels up to elite competitors looking to refine their movements.
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 but he's been coaching and training athletes for the past 20 years as well.
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.
Dan works with all people ranging from the beginner up to the professional and CrossFit games level athlete. He's also a published author and international speaker. As founder and CEO of Fitness Pain Free, he has helped to create thousands of incredible coaches and clinicians who love their work through his courses, mentoring and communities.
Testimonials:
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 clinician and 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.
Jason Leydon // Head Coach CrossFit Milford
Dave Durante - USA gymnastics national champion 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as alternate
Cheryl Heyworth - 3x Olympian (Olympic Bronze Medalist) Olympic Weightlifting
Chad Vaughn - 2x Olympian - Olympic Weightlifting
Before Taking the Course:
After Taking the Course:
Money Back Guarantee
I want to ensure that there is absolutely no risk of you purchasing this course and being disappointed. For this reason I'm offering 2 different money back guarantees:
7 Day Money Back Guarantee:
If you purchase this course and are unsatisfied with it for any reason you can get your money back within 7 days of purchase
Month 3-4 Money Back Guarantee:
If you purchase this course and complete it (must pass final examination) within the recommended time period of 3 months and still feel unsatisfied with the course, you can get your money back between month 3 and 4 of purchase.
I've created these guarantees so that there is ABSOLUTELY NO RISK to purchasing the course. If you buy it and don't like it, you can get a return within 7 days. If you're still not sure after that point no sweat. Just finish the course (pass the examination) within 3-4 months and request your money back during that time period. The last thing I want to do is sell you something that doesn't deliver.
HERE'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP
- 31 Hours of Curriculum Material
- 20 Hours of Bonus Material (Videos, additional reading, training & mobility programs)
- Community guidance: I guide you through the course material and answer any questions you have
- 30.5 Continuing Education Credits for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants
- "Fast Track" to Complete the Material as Fast as Needed
- 38 Protocols (Non-op and Post-op)
- 7 In depth case studies
- 24/7 Online Lifetime Access- Consume the information in the comfort of your home or office
This sale won't last forever and ends this Sunday at midnight. If shoulder rehab has ever made you hesitate, over-protect or second-guess your programming - this is your moment to fix that. Grab This Course - Before the Price Goes Back Up
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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, the course has been approved for 30.5 contact hours for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. That's the majority of credits you need to renew your license in most states!
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.
This course costs $599
