The Barbell Rehab Method Certification

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THE BARBELL REHAB METHOD
CERTIFICATION

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Learn how to coach and modify the barbell lifts for clients with pain or mobility limitations in this 2-day live certification event.

15.0 CCUs by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy (approved or recognized in all states except WV. See FAQ section)

1.5 category A NSCA CEUs

1.5 NASM CEUs

15.0 category A BOC CEUs

1.5 ACE CECs

15 AFAA CEUs

15 ISSA CEUs

4.0 canfitpro CECs

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What is The Barbell Rehab Method?

Step 1: Coach and Modify the Barbell Lift

Learn our step-by-step approach for how to modify lifts around pain in this live 15 hour CEU approved event

When someone has pain with a lift, there are a lot of modifications you can make such as reducing intensity, modifying volume and frequency, or changing the joint angles or range of motion of the lift.

We’ve taken all of these different modifications you can make and organized them into a methodical approach to show you what to prioritize and the exact steps you should take based on the individual’s needs.

Step 2: Optimally Design and Program the Accessory Work

Learn how to program and optimize accessory work for a wide range of client presentations

While coaching and modifying the barbell lifts such as the squat, deadlift, bench press, and overhead press serve as the pivotal foundation in promoting training longevity, it's still just one piece of the puzzle.

What you do AFTER can make all of the difference. How do you modify a lunge for knee or back pain? What kind of specific accessory work would you program for someone with recurrent shoulder instability? Utilizing our 4-Step Framework for Training With Pain, we go through ALL of this and MORE to help you develop comprehensive programs tailored to your clients' specifics needs.

200+ Courses

Taught live across the world since April 2021

8 Master Instructors

All Doctors of Physical Therapy who lift and coach

4,000+ Students

Earned the BRM Certification and counting

5 Countries

Taught live across 5 countries and growing

Stop haphazardly adding more foam rolling, stretching, and mobility work just to "see what sticks." Achieving optimal results requires a methodical approach

When someone has pain or discomfort with a lift, there’s a million things you COULD do, but the question is this: What should you do first? What should you do second?

Far too often, when a client reports discomfort, professionals just haphazardly prescribe more foam rolling, stretching, or mobility drills. This can lead to a spiraling effect, and before you know it, the client has a 30-45 minute warm up before they even start the first lift!

While these techniques are good at temporarily reducing pain or tightness, you often need more and more of them just to keep getting the same desired results. So how do you fix this and prevent clients from needing to warm-up for so long? You need a system in place.

The Barbell Rehab Method provides you with this systematic framework so you know EXACTLY what to do and in what order when someone has pain with a lift. We help you take the guesswork out of it!

It’s time to end the turf war and UNITE fitness and rehab professionals

The Barbell Rehab Method Certification event is a one-of-a-kind continuing education event where we invite BOTH fitness and healthcare professionals to attend. Why? The answer is simple. Whether you’re a personal trainer, strength coach, physical therapist, physical therapy assistant, or chiropractor, we are all in this business for the same reason...to help our clients reduce pain and improve performance and quality of life. And in order to do this optimally, we need to UNITE and work as a TEAM to get the job done.

Far too often I see healthcare providers hesitate to refer their patients to a personal trainer after discharge in fear that they might “undo all of their progress.” On the other hand, fitness professionals may be hesitant to refer their clients to a healthcare provider in fear that they’ll be told to stop lifting. We want to offer a better solution. One where rehab and fitness pros work TOGETHER to help prevent overmedicalization and unnecessary surgeries.

Earn the Barbell Rehab Method Certification (BRM) and get listed our on database of approved professionals!

In designing this course, we wanted to create a comprehensive resource where prospective clients, healthcare providers, and fitness professionals could access in order to promote a unified approach to client management. Now, as a healthcare provider, you’ll have a list of fitness professionals to refer your clients to after discharge. And as a fitness professional, you’ll have a list of healthcare providers to refer your clients to if form and programming modifications aren’t enough to control symptoms.

Think of this as a never ending loop of referrals to keep your clients from undergoing unnecessary surgery! Lifetime registration in our database is granted upon completion of the certification. There are no annual dues.

STOP LOSING CLIENTS AND GYM MEMBERS TO UNNECESSARY SURGERIES

Costing more than $25 billion in 2017, elective orthopedic surgeries are unfortunately a first-line defense in many cases for simple joint and muscle pain. In the Barbell Rehab Method Certification, via a biopsychosocial approach, we will show you how to optimize form, programming, and mindset to keep your clients from having unnecessary surgery.

For the fitness professional, we will arm you with a powerful system for how to modify lifts and programming and show you exactly when to refer out to a rehab professional. For the rehab professional, we show you how to help these folks work through pain so you can refer them BACK to the fitness professional for structured training again.

IMMEDIATELY APPLY CONCEPTS TO REAL WORLD SCENARIOS

Course Creator

Dr. Michael Mash

PT, DPT, CSCS, BRM, SFMA, FMS

Hi, I'm Michael! I'm the founder of Barbell Rehab and creator of the Barbell Rehab Method Certification. I'm a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). After dealing with countless injuries in my younger days, I've made it my life's mission to help others overcome theirs.

There are a LOT of people out there who need your help. Far too often, I see people with minor aches and pains get lost in the medical model. They may be told by a physician to stop lifting (because it's "bad" for you) or undergo unnecessary surgeries that keep them out of your gym for months.

I want to help you change that. The principles in this course will not only teach you how to work with people that have pain or mobility limitations, it will teach you how to EMPOWER them to live stronger and healthier lives!

Meet Your Instructors

Dr. Miles Nicholas

PT, DPT, CSCS, BRM

Dr. Ben Geierman

PT, DPT, CSCS, BRM

Dr. Sophia Veiras

PT, DPT, BRM

Dr. Hays Estes

PT, DPT, USAW, BRM

Dr. Susie Spirlock

PT, DPT, BRM

Dr. Derick Luu

DC, BRM

Course Syllabus

Day 1: Foundations and Upper Body Lifts

Principles of Rehab and Training

The 4-Step Framework for Training with Pain
What is Pain? The Biopsychosocial Model
Manipulating Training Parameters and RPE to Drive Tolerability
An Algorithmic Approach to Modifying Lifts
What is an Effective Warm-Up?
Upper Body Programming Principles
Evidence-Based Management of Tendinopathies

Coaching and Modifying the Barbell Bench Press

Bench Press Lecture: Optimizing Form and Bar Path
Class Breakout: Effects of Grip Width on Bench Press Performance and Tolerability
Horizontal Pressing Modifications for Shoulder and Elbow Pain
Push Up and Dumbbell Bench Reintegration Strategies
Class Breakout: Push Up, Dumbbell Bench, and Group Case Study

Overhead Lifting, Modifications, and Shoulder Stability

Assessing and Restoring Shoulder ROM
Coaching the Barbell Overhead Press: Neck vs. Hip Strategies
Training Modifications for Pain and Mobility Limitations
Class Breakout: Barbell Overhead Press, Landmine Press, DB Press, and Group Case Study
Shoulder Stability Principles and Exercise Prescription

Horizontal and Vertical Pulling Patterns

Coaching the Horizontal Pulling Pattern
Modifying the Row in the Presence of Pain
Class Breakout: Barbell vs. Pendlay vs. DB Rows
Coaching the Vertical Pulling Pattern: Pulldown vs. Pullups
Wrapping it All Up: Group Q&A

Day 2: Lower Body Lifts and Modifications

Lower Body Programming Principles

Full Body Program vs. Upper/Lower Splits
Lower Body Deficit Specific Work
A Modern Approach to Core Training

Training and Modifying the Squat Pattern

Squat Foundations: Form, Bracing, and Pelvic Floor Considerations
Mobility Demands of Different Squat Variations
Common Squat Sequencing Errors and Solutions
Hot Topics in the Industry: Butt Wink, Lumbar Flexion, Knee Valgus, and more!
Squat Modifications for Back, Hip, and Knee Pain
Class Breakout: Low Bar vs. High Bar vs. Front Squat and Group Case Study

Deadlift Form, Variations, Common Problems and Solutions

Coaching the Barbell Deadlift: Points of Performance
Common Deadlift Technique Faults and Solutions
Deadlift Training Modifications for Low Back and Hip Pain
Hip Hinge Coaching Strategies and Single-Leg Training Options
Class Breakout: Conventional vs. Sumo Deadlifts and Group Case Study
“But My MRI Says...” An Evidence-Based Approach to Low Back Pain Management

Implementing and Modifying the Lunge Pattern

The Lunge: Variations and Points of Performance
Effects of Stride Length, Shin Angle, and Torso Position
Class Breakout: Knee Dominant vs. Hip Dominant Lunges
Regressions and Progressions for Hip, Knee, and Back Pain
Wrapping it All Up: Final Class Q&A

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What Others are Saying

Rebecca Klingenschmitt, PT, DPT, OCS

Active Solutions Rehab & Wellness

"This course has helped me as a physical therapist feel more confident in coaching and modifying barbell lifts. It has given me a better framework of how to approach pain with lifting and how best to “keep patients in the pattern” without eliminating the lift entirely. I am excited to use these lifts more in my treatments and better bridge the gap between rehab and lifelong fitness with other fitness professionals. If you want to improve your clinical reasoning skills when working with patients who lift or expand your toolbox to incorporate more lifting in your treatments, this is the course for you!"

Vandon Tricamo, CPT

Moon Dragon Fitness

"Barbell Rehab has allowed me to provide even more value to my clients. Dr. Mash provided me with a better understanding of how to validate the ache/pain experience of my client and continue moving them in a positive direction of physical training. I appreciate Mike’s underlying goal to unify professionals in exercise and medical science towards the same objective. It makes this program even more effective."

Edward Farina, PhD, MBA, PT, FMS, CF Lvl-2

GrandMastersRX

"Excited to have a fellow colleague educate our profession of physical therapy on barbell movements and progressions for various concerns, injuries or dysfunctions. It's evident Michael enjoys his craft and does it very well!"

Jacob Moore, TSAC, PT-NSCA, TPI Level 2, CF-L2

Pelican Golf Club

"Every trainer or strength and conditioning coach, should be required to complete Barbell Rehab Certification. The certification content provides solutions to commonly asked questions. Dr. Mike was easy to understand and made the material easy to retain by lecture and his great demonstrations! "

Alex Kirbach, DPT, CSCS, SFMA

Kirbach Physical Therapy, PLLC

"I really loved this course as I have been looking for something to help improve my use of barbell and compound lifts. I found the framework for modifying and choosing exercises to be very easy and straight forward. His programming examples also made the rehab process so much more simple. And best yet? I have been already able to start implementing this information with many of my clients the next day to get them better faster in a manner that promotes more self-confidence and management!!"

Michael Karambelas, NASM-CPT

GYMGUYZ SW Portland

"By far the most useful continuing education I’ve acquired since my basic CPT. There are so many grey area questions that come up throughout a career as a fitness professional, and this course answered all of them comprehensively. The hands on breakouts were awesome as well, especially as a kinesthetic learner. We went over instructions for all the basic barbell lifts, and with modifications for common painful conditions. Dr. Michael and Dr. Miles were very helpful in answering additional questions throughout. I learned tons that I plan on implementing not only on clients, but myself going forward to become both a better coach and athlete alike. Would recommend for nearly any practicing Trainer, Coach, or Physical Therapist!"

Past Events

KABUKI STRENGTH | Portland, OR

Vigor Ground Fitness | Renton, WA

Under Armour World Headquarters | Baltimore, MD

FAQ

Who is this certification for?

The Barbell Rehab Method Certification is for fitness and rehab professionals and students in those aforementioned fields. This includes (but not limited to) personal trainers, strength coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, chiropractors, and massage therapists.

Do note that earning the Barbell Rehab Method Certification does not amount to a professional or medical qualification, and nor do we purport to endorse any recipient of this certification for the practice of any profession, the practice of medicine in general, or the practice of any rehabilitative procedures or physiotherapy, for which professional and government approved licensing is required under law. The sole function of this certification is to indicate that a participant has completed this course.

Are there CEUs for this event?

This course has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 15.0 CCUS for PTs and PTAs. States that may recognize this via reciprocity include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

This course has also been approved for:

15 contact hours by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy
15 contact hours by CERS, an Approval Agency for the California and District of Columbia Boards of Physical Therapy
15.0 general CEUs by the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA)
15 contact hours by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association (IPTA)
15 contact hours by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board
1.5 CEUs by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
15 CE hours by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy
15 contact hours by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy
15 credits by the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
1.5 CEUs by the New Mexico Board of Physical Therapy
15 hours for New York licensed Physical Therapists/PT Assistants
15 contact hours by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA)
15.0 contact hours by the Oklahoma State Board of Physical Therapy

Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA, IPTA, or CERS supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.

It is ultimately the responsibility of the course purchaser to check with his/her state board to see if this course will count for CEUs via reciprocity. If you have a specific question of whether or not this would be recognized by your state, please email info@barbellrehab.com

Yes! This event has been National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) approved for 1.5 CEU(s) in category A for certified individuals attending this event.

This course has been approved for 1.5 CEUs by NASM and 15 CEUs by AFAA. Barbell Rehab is recognized by both the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider.

Approved for 1.5 CECs by The American Council on Exercise (ACE).

This course has been approved by the BOC for 15.0 Category A hours. Provider #P12002.

This course has been approved for 15.0 CEU hours by ISSA. Provider #21-69482

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Approved for 4.0 CECs (PTS, FIS, HWL) by canfitpro, Canada’s largest certification organization for fitness professionals.

Are you certified through a different organization? That's ok! Many participants submit the syllabus and certificate and get approval. We are happy to provide you with any documents you need.

How much physical exertion is required during the course?

The course is a mixture of seated lecture and hands-on breakout sessions. During the breakout/lab portion, participants get the chance to go through and try some of the various barbell exercises and modifications. Each participant has the choice to add external load to the barbell to their tolerance, so the physical exertion level of this course is truly up to the individual. Some prefer to practice the lifts without much external load at all, while others do enjoy loading it up! We frequently get questions about whether people who've had recent surgeries, injuries, or if those who are currently pregnant can attend and benefit, and the answer is a resounding YES. No participant is ever "required" to do any movement or lift that they don't feel comfortable with.

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