Tom Purvis

Oklahoma City, OK

About Me

Tom Purvis, PT, is a licensed physical therapist specializing in exercise mechanics. He is the founder of RTS®, the Resistance Training Specialist® program and has served as the keynote speaker at the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Symposium, as well as the IDEA Personal Training Summit.

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Tom Purvis's Educational Videos
00:00:00 Advanced Training Skills for the Optimal Exercise Experience: Lower Extremity and Core (Part 1 of 2) By Tom Purvis, PT The objective research has been in for quite some time: the physiological responses to using the right machines not only improves strength, but also improves function! Due to ... 00:00:00 Advanced Training Skills for the Optimal Exercise Experience: Upper Extremity (Part 2 of 2) By Tom Purvis, PT Objective research has been in for some time: physiological responses to using the right machines not only improves strength, but also improves function! Due to the myths perp... 00:00:00 Teaching Exercise-Critical Skills for Personal Trainers By Tom Purvis, PT The language we use with our clients carries a great deal of weight. So often we categorize the success of a workout by describing it in terms of muscle burn or degree of swea... 00:00:00 Juggling It All: Navigating Through Information Overload By Tom Purvis, PT Are you frustrated with conflicting methodologies or just the sheer volume of information you encounter? You may be ready to join us for a departure from the traditional works... 00:00:00 Juggling It All: Navigating Through Information Overload By Tom Purvis, PT Are you frustrated with conflicting methodologies or just the sheer volume of information you encounter? You may be ready to join us for a departure from the traditional works... 00:00:00 Training (and Retaining) Beginners By Tom Purvis, PT When was the last time you were a beginner at anything? Especially something that you believed you'd never be good at or it's just not your thing. What misinformation is being... 00:00:00 Functional Exercise-From Bias to Continuum By Tom Purvis, PT So, if a functional exercise mimics daily activities, where does standing on the latest inflatable gimmick fit in? Is it just about making an exercise randomly more difficult?... 00:00:00 Functional Exercise—From Bias to Continuum By Tom Purvis, PT So, if a functional exercise mimics daily activities, where does standing on the latest inflatable gimmick fit in? Is it just about making an exercise randomly more difficult?...

Tom Purvis's Educational Videos