At the Spinal Health & Core Training seminar, the last presenter was Dean Somerset. He had amazing information when it came to assessing, core training and spinal health from the perspective of a trainer. Dean gave 3+ hours of incredible information and then wrapped things up with a case study with one of the people […]

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The statistics don’t lie: the current way we treat pain is a mess. According to the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, 100 million people suffer from chronic pain and reduced quality of sleep in the US alone. (1)  Consequences of this pain include: depression decreased enjoyment of life troubles to concentrate lack of […]

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Hey guys, Tyler here from GarageWarrior.com. This video is for all of you from ExercisesForInjuries.com and ShoulderPainSolved.com. Rick asked me to make a video on my philosophy about core training because it’s a little bit different than what people are used to. In this short video, I want to teach you guys the proper way […]

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Hey it is Cody Bramlett. Rick asked me today to put together a video for you on 5 Mistakes People Make with the Kettlebell Swing. I want to share with you the five biggest mistakes I see and the dangers I see in the kettlebell swing. Now, the reason I put this video together for […]

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We are into 2013. Wow, 2012 was a blur. Time to think about 2013. That is what I have been doing while playing with the kids on the beach in Maui. I know, I just can’t stop thinking about injuries and pain. It is a sickness, a good sickness. I will probably keep thinking about […]

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I am a Senior Strength & Conditioning Specialist. I graduated with a B.Sc. in Physical Education way back in 1971. I started training clients in 1969 at a local YWCA in Ft. Worth, Texas. I have built over 20 fitness facilities across Canada and was certified as a trainer by BCRPA, ACE and received my […]

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I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Rick over the past year. Like an unusual number of people, I met Rick in the seedy bowels of the Las Vegas underbelly. During a recent conversation, I mentioned to Rick that I had recently completed a Spartan Beast race. As I was telling him the story, […]

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The video and interview from Dr. Peter Osborne has been a big hit for EFI and SPS readers. This was some feedback and questions one reader gave us: Hi Rick, After reading & watching the video it triggered something that could be an answer to my challenges. I’m a 21 yr old footballer (soccer player) […]

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I am down here in Las Vegas at fitness business meeting, Fitness Mastermind meeting, and I ran into Dr. Peter Osborne. He’s been on EFI before (See below) and he has talked about knee pain and cartilage and gluten. I want him to talk a little bit more about gluten and how gluten can be […]

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Today I have a workout for you and this is going to be for the followers and friends of Rick Kaselj. Now I have with me my friend here, Justin, and we are going to go through a few workouts here that are going to help you strengthen your core and help you stabilize the […]

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