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Oklahoma City, OK
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142: Advanced Training Skills for the Optimal Exercise Experience: Lower Extremity and Core (Part 1 of 2)

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2011 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
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 ...

172: Advanced Training Skills for the Optimal Exercise Experience: Upper Extremity (Part 2 of 2)

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2011 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
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...

382: Functional Exercise-From Bias to Continuum

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
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?...

407: Training (and Retaining) Beginners

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
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 ...

609: Juggling It All: Navigating Through Information Overload WS

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
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...

734: Juggling It All: Navigating Through Information Overload

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
Session Update: Session has moved to Timeblock T, please see session 609

208: Teaching Exercise-Critical Skills for Personal Trainers

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2011 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
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...

228: Strategic Resistance: Key to Mastering the Exercise Experience

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2011 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
We take resistance for granted, but the truth is that 10 pounds is never 10 pounds of resistance on the body. It can be hundreds of pounds, zero, or actually become assistance...

230: Training (and Retaining) Beginners

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
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...

309: Functional Exercise—From Bias to Continuum

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2010 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
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?...

227: Beyond Stretching: ROM Training

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2009 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
Are you ready to stretch your mind and question tradition? Join us as we explore stretching with a detailed inside-out view of the body! We'll examine common types and goals o...

267: Teaching Exercise-Critical Skills for Personal Trainers

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2009 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
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 s...

323: Tubing U: Partner Training With Tubing

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2009 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
Many people underestimate the value of tubing by mistakenly thinking that it's as simple as..."the further you pull it, the more resistance you get." Examine the real properti...

100: Introduction to RTS®—Exercise Mechanics…Viewing the Body From the Inside Out!

Presented By RTS Faculty, Tom Purvis, PT
2009 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
Every form of exercise boils down to mechanics. Join us for this special course that will dispel all the myths and put you on the right track to creating exercise that will ha...

144: Resistance Strategies and the Resistance Profile

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2008 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
We take resistance for granted, but the truth is that 10 pounds is never 10 pounds of resistance on the body. It can be hundreds of pounds, zero, or actually become assistance...

171: Precision + Control = Strategic Results

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
2008 IDEA World Fitness Convention™
An exercise is much more than a start position and a finish position. The outcome of an exercise is only as beneficial (or costly) as the precision with which the motions/posi...

117: Introduction to RTS®—Exercise Mechanics…Viewing the Body From the Inside Out!

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
Every form of exercise, from Pilates to power lifting, cardio to flexibility, bodybuilding to functional training, boils down to mechanics. Join us for this special course on...

271: Bringing Closure to Closed Chains

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
IDEA World Fitness Convention™
From rehabilitation to performance, closed chain exercise is one of the most popular buzzwords in the exercise industry. But all too often wildly popular concepts are not well...

422: Critical Observation Basics: The Key to Precision Training

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
IDEA World Fitness Convention™
Exercise is more than just a weight lifted, tubing stretched or a balance board stabilized! What occurs between the start and the finish positions is the key! Basic doesn’t ...

489: Advanced Critical Observation: The Key to Precision Training

Presented By Tom Purvis, PT
IDEA World Fitness Convention™
Building upon the essential elements analyzed in Critical Observation basics (session #422), this interactive presentation examines the next set of factors required to ensure ...
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