RTS COURSES
RTS123
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.
Part 1 = "Strategies, Precision and the Functional Continuum®"
- Becoming an expert is ALL in the details.
- See why there's much more to exercise than just training motions.
- Learn which "functional" exercises are not functional at all.
- Learn why all types of exercise boil down to joints, resistance, and muscular response!
Part 1 details 
RTS123 Part 1 - "Strategies, Precision and the Functional Continuum®"
16 hours
DAY ONE:
- 8:15Sign-in
- 8:30RTS® Intro & Preparing the Internal Environment
- 9:00Requirements of the Exercise Professional
- 9:30Break
- 9:40Exploration of Exercise: The Process of Challenge/Stimulation and Adaptation
- 10:15Exercise Mechanics 101: The Internal Tug-of-War™
- 11:00Break
- 11:10Expose of traditional adaptation myths
- 12:00Introduction to the Functional Continuum®: Client-based Options and Reasoning
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30Goals and G.O.T.E.
- 2:00Strategic Progression and MicroProgression®
- 2:45Break
- 2:55SNM Opportunity: Skeletal, Neuro-Muscular Assessment
- 3:15Structure Lab: Joint Structure & Function
- 4:10Break
- 4:20Structure Lab: Planar Orientation & the Inside View
- 5:30Course concludes
DAY TWO:
- 8:15Sign-In
- 8:30Structure Lab: ROM & Specific Structural Influences
- 9:45Break
- 9:55 Structure Lab: ROM & Specific Structural Influences cont'd
- 10:45Neuromuscular Influences Lab: Muscular Action
- 11:10Break
- 11:20Muscular Action cont'd
- 11:50Muscular Ability
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30The Motion Continuums and Lab
- 2:00The Position Options and Lab
- 2:45Break
- 2:55Support / Restraint Continuums and Lab
- 4:10Break
- 4:20Surface and Base of Support Continuums
- 5:00Questions and review
- 5:30Course concludes
Part 2 = "Strategic Resistance"
- Every form of exercise is resistance exercise.
- Learn why a 10 pound weight is not 10 pounds of resistance.
- Experience how the numbers on the weight are no indication of the forces on your body.
- Improve joint forces, optimize outcomes, and enhance the Exercise Experience.
Part 2 details
RTS123 Part 2 - "Strategic Resistance"
16 hours
DAY ONE:
- 8:15Sign-In
- 8:30 The Resistance Profile
- 8:45 Direction
- 9:15 Magnitude
- 10:15 Break
- 10:25 Engineered Magnitude
- 11:15Elastomers
- 11:35Load Placement
- 12:00 The Strength-Resistance Relationship™ and Resistance Strategies
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30RROM
- 2:00Joint Forces: Myths, Scare Tactics and Realities
- 2:45Break
- 2:55Exercise Design Lab: Structure, Resistance, and Muscular Response Specifics - Spine and Trunk
DAY TWO:
- 8:15Sign-In
- 8:30Exercise Design Lab: Structure, Resistance, and Muscular Response - Lower Extremity
- 9:45Break
- 9:55 Lower Extremity cont'd
- 11:10Break
- 11:20Lower Extremity
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30Upper Extremity
- 2:45Break
- 2:55Upper Extremity cont'd
- 4:10Break
- 4:20Upper Extremity cont'd
- 5:30Course concludes
Part 3 = "The Exercise Experience™"
- The value of your training sessions is directly related to the experiences you provide.
- Master the customization and strategic manipulation of all the factors that comprise the Exercise Experience™.
- Explore the surprising myths and realities of kinetic chains, muscle imbalances, and stretching.
- Master Strategic Variation® and hone the skills of teaching exercise to increase your value as a true Exercise Professional.
Part 3 details
RTS123 Part 3 – "The Exercise Experience™"
16 hours
DAY ONE:
- 8:15Sign-in
- 8:30Muscular Orchestration
- 9:15Perspectives: Muscle Imbalance
- 9:45Break
- 9:55Perspectives: Modifying ROM
- 10:45The Kinetic Chain: Myths and Realities
- 11:00 Break
- 11:10Closed Kinematic Chains: The Objective Truth
- 12:00Open Chain and Kinetic Chain Conclusions
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30Time
- 2:00Effort
- 2:25Strategic Variation®
- 2:45Break
- 2:55The Exercise Experience and Intention
- 3:40 Exercise Experience Lab: Trunk Exercise Experiences & Cues
- 5:30Course concludes
DAY TWO:
- 8:15Sign-In
- 8:30Exercise Experience Lab: Lower Extremity Exercise Experiences & Cues
- 9:45Break
- 9:55 Exercise Experience Lab: Lower Extremity Exercise Experiences & Cues cont'd
- 11:10Break
- 11:20Exercise Experience Lab: Lower Extremity Exercise Experiences & Cues cont'd
- 12:30Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30Exercise Experience Lab: Upper Extremity Exercise Experiences and Cues
- 2:45Break
- 2:55Exercise Experience Lab: Upper Extremity Exercise Experiences and Cues cont'd
- 4:10Break
- 4:20Exercise Experience Lab: Upper Extremity Exercise Experiences and Cues cont'd
- 5:00Customer Service and People Skills
- 5:30Course concludes
Prices
US and Canadian Courses (in US dollars)
- Price per module, per person:
- $600 - making the course price $1800
- $550 online - making the course price $1650
- Or SAVE $450 if you sign up for the entire course at one time!
- Price for the entire RTS123 course:
- Pay only $1350 if you sign up on line for all three parts at one time!
- You're saving $450 over the per-module phone price.
- Maximum enrollment per module: 20 students
NOTE:
- RTS123 Parts 1, 2 & 3 must be taken in chronological order!
- All 3 modules of RTS123 must be attended within a 12 month period if testing to become a certified Resistance Training Specialist - RTS
Prerequisites and Course Materials
Recommended Prerequisite Certification:
As a minimum prerequisite to RTS123 we recommend the ACE Personal Training Certification.
Suggested Reference Materials: (not provided)
• The Physiology of Joints series upper, lower, and spine by Kapandji
(Available through Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, etc.)
(Available through Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, etc.)
• Joint Structure and Function (1st or 2nd edition preferred) by Norkin and Levangie
The 1st edition has a white cover and the 2nd edition has a green cover.
(These editions can be purchased online at sites like alibris.com and AbeBooks.com)
The 1st edition has a white cover and the 2nd edition has a green cover.
(These editions can be purchased online at sites like alibris.com and AbeBooks.com)
Highly Recommended Learning Tools: (not provided)
• Disarticulated half skeleton
• Spine model (full size)
Both of these can be purchased through RTS
Course Materials: (provided)
- Part 1 Syllabus (purple);
will receive morning of sign in for part 1 - Structure Syllabus (blue) for all three parts;
will receive morning of sign in for part 1
NOTE: Both of the above should be brought with you to Parts 2 & 3 - Part 2 Syllabus (green);
will receive morning of sign in for part 2
NOTE: All three of the above should be brought with you to Part 3 - Part 3 Syllabus (brown);
will receive morning of sign in for part 3
NOTE: The RTS123 courses must be taken in chronological order!
Becoming an RTS®: RTS123 Examinations and RTS® Certification
Attendance alone does not qualify one to use the title "RTS®" or Resistance Training Specialist®.
Testing is not mandatory, but will be available for those who wish to call themselves a "Resistance Training Specialist®" and utilize the "RTS®" distinction.
For a club it is a way of assessing employee competency while creating a unified language and thought process.
There is a written exam for each module (1, 2, & 3) as well as a comprehensive practical exam to be scheduled following completion of all three parts.
A letter of attendance is given for each module or course.
A certificate of RTS certification is given only for the successful completion of all required exams.
