Your Thursdays Dose of Random Fantastical-ness

So if you haven’t been reading this blog at all this week, I’ve recently launched my new educational video series Post Rehab Essentials, and have it at a substantial discount until Friday (December 9th) at midnight est. It’s already racked up a lot of sales (actually it blew away my initial goal, which totally rocks!!), and the feedback from some of the people who have already watched parts of it has been phenomenal. Get your copy now before the price goes up on Friday/

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Last week I went to Chapters (the Canadian equivalent of Barnes & Noble) to get a few books. They had a “Buy 3 get the 4th free” sale, which is always fantastic. The thing I hate about buying books in Canada is that the average cost is jacked up by about 25% versus the US price, and this is clearly displayed on the back of the dust jackets. I know there’s a small difference in our relative currencies, but does Malcolm Gladwell’s paperback copy of “What the Dog Saw” really necessitate a $3 jack at the cash register?

In addition to Gladwell’s book, I also picked up Wheat Belly, which I’m diving into right now. It’s an interesting take on why the world is becoming so obese, pretty much because we keep shoveling copious amounts of wheat-based products down our mug. Now, for a cardiologist, you would think a lot of his concepts would be pretty solid, but he tends to make some conclusions that have only anectdotal evidence, or relates them to loose studies that may not be related to the conclusions he’s trying to draw, such as curing schizophrenia by removing wheat. That being said, there is a big body of evidence that shows the biochemical, genetic, and evolutionary changes that have gone on in our need for wheat-based products. You only need to look at how much of the typical grocery store is wheat-dependent (bakery, bread department, cereals, cookies, crackers, flour, etc) and you get the idea that yeah, we do eat a lot of wheat.

Other books that I’m waiting to get into over the Christmas break are Un-Marketing, and Slideology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. I also just recieved a new book in the mail that I’m really anxious to get into: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Discogenic Pain. I’m really excited to see what kind of things I can take away from this one and use with clients or in upcoming workshops, simply because I always want to see what other sides of the story have to offer. Sure, I still use some of McGill’s principles, but I also use portions of the McKenzie methods, Australian techniques, Jedi mind tricks, and hopefully this one will also be a great new approach to help more people get better faster. I won’t be diagnosing anything anytime soon, there’s other professionals for that, but understanding how the diagnoses come about is always helpful.

This was a video originally posted by Tim Ferriss, and it makes me hurt and look like the Tin Man. Seriously, unreal creativity and body control here.

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I tallied up some numbers this past week. In the last 12 months, I’ve trained 1567 session hours, averaging just over 130 session hours each month. Of those, 74% were one-on-one sessions, 19% were small-group sessions, and 6% were BootCamp groups. In addition to the 1567 sessions, I had 32 consultations with new or returning clients (just under 3 each month), wrote 461 different programs, wrote 277 blog posts, wrote 6 articles for T-Nation.com, 4 articles for thePTDC.com, released Muscle Imbalances Revealed: Upper Body, and just released Post Rehab Essentials. I taught 3 canfitpro courses for new trainers looking to get certified (30 hours each), oversaw 43 practical exams, taught 16 days worth of workshops for World Health, presented seminars at both Toronto and Calgary canfitpro conferences, and have a hell of a fantastic lawn to boot.  I also got married too, so I guess I should throw that in there. Overall, I would say this has been a pretty fantastic and busy year, so here’s hoping 2012 brings much of the same and even more of the good stuff.

I’m also working to try to bring Charlie Weingroff to Calgary and let him release his brand of Wrestlemania smackdown on injury rehab and protection on some unsuspecting jabronies. He’s planning on showing up February 11 & 12, 2012, and will pretty much blow your minds whether you’re a trainer or a rehab professional looking to get some new tools in your toolbox. Check out the link HERE to get more info and to register to get your butt a place to sit.

I’m definitely going to be geeking out hard at this, as it’s not everyday you get a chance to pick the brain of the guy who was the assistant athletic trainer with the Philadelphia 76ers when Allen Iverson was there (Practice?), and the head of physical therapy for the MARINES!!

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In closing, definitely do yourself a favor and check get your own copy of Post Rehab Essentials before the price increases on Friday at midnight. You may walk out of it with the ability to levitate like Criss Angel, except you won’t look like a giant jackbag while doing so. Then again, you may not gain the ability to levitate at all, but you never know what might happen, so just get a copy today and hope for the best.