Dr. John Berardi - The Nutrition and Supplement Formula for Injury Recovery

John Berardi, PhD, CSCS is a founder of Precision Nutrition and is an advisor to Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist. He has columns on About.com, Livestrong.com, and The Huffington Post.com. And was recently selected as one of the 20 smartest fitness pros in the world and one of the 100 most influential people in fitness. In the last 5 years, Dr. Berardi and his team have personally helped over 30,000 people improve their eating, lose weight, and boost their health through their renowned Precision Nutrition Coaching program. They also teach fitness professionals how to bring this level of quality coaching to their own clients through the Precision Nutrition Certification program.

Dr. Berardi received his PhD in Exercise Physiology and Nutrient Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He's currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Texas.

Presentation Description:

We all realize that nutrition can play a role during injury recovery. But most fitness, strength, and rehab professionals don't know how to use nutrition this way. By understanding how the body repairs itself after injury, we can target specific biochemical systems to speed up healing. In this session, Dr. Berardi shares practical tips for helping your injured clients get back in the game more quickly and completely using very specific nutrition and supplement strategies.

Dave Tate 'Under The Bar' is the founder and CEO of elitefts.com Inc.. Dave has been involved with powerlifting for nearly three decades as a world-class participant (elitefts status in 3 weight classes), coach, consultant and business owner. He has logged more than 10,000 hours of strength consulting with professional, elite and novice athletes, as well as with professional strength coaches and written more close to 500 articles for magazines and prominent websites. Dave works as a business adviser, motivational speaker, coach, and author, he shows how athletic disciplines teach valuable lessons for overall achievement. He lives with his family in London, Ohio.

Starting and building a business in todays strength and fitness industry can be challenging with all the cons, fakes and over the top marketing. The odds are already stacked against you and the advice being given is coming from fools. Everyone agrees, if you wan to get stronger find someone who’s been around strength training along time - with success. Elitefts.com Inc has been known for quality products and educations for the past 17 years. Dave will share the reasons why and how these same principles have helped many of those he has mentored to earn 6 and 7 figure incomes - and - more importantly make a difference.

Dr. Leaf is a chiropractor and has been in practice for over 30 years. He was the past president of the International College Applied Kinesiology and has lectured in United States, Canada, Europe, Australia on the application of muscle testing for different disorders. He has treated Olympic athletes, world champions and professional players in the NFL, NBA and NHL and was on the medical staff of A.C. Milan of the Italian soccer league. He is one of the best integrated practitioners and muscle testers in the country utilizing a highly innovative treatment combination consisting of structural and chemical protocols to fix complicated disorders.

Dr. Dale J. Buchberger, MS, PT, DC, CSCS, DACBSP

Dr. Buchberger received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the National College of Chiropractic (NCC), a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy (summa cum laude) from SUNY Upstate Medical University and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is a former associate professor at New York Chiropractic College.

He is a Diplomate and two-time President of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians®. Dr. Buchberger is a credentialed provider and instructor of Active Release Techniques® (ART®) and Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (SASTM®). He lectures across the United States, Canada and Europe on topics including sports related shoulder and elbow injuries, rehabilitation techniques and repetitive strain disorders. In 2005 Dr. Buchberger was given the prestigious Dr. Jim Nichols DC award presented to the “chiropractor for his extraordinary service and dedication to the field of weight training, health and fitness”. The American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians® named Dr. Buchberger “2009 Sports Chiropractor of the Year”

Dr. Buchberger currently serves as the Chiropractic consultant for the Auburn Doubledays (Single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals) and NY JETS football. He is the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator of the Auburn Stingrays swim program. Dr. Buchberger served as the official Chiropractic consultant to the Syracuse University Athletic Department from 2006-2012. Dr. Buchberger is the President and CEO of Active Physical Therapy Solutions PC. He was the Chiropractic consultant to the Canadian Aerial ski team for their 2001-2002 Olympic medal-winning season. Dr. Buchberger has published articles in the following peer reviewed journals JMPT, JSCR, MSSE, AJMS, and JCM.

Presentation Description:

Advanced rotator cuff rehabilitation protocols will be presented. The program provides a series of progressive challenges to the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizing muscles without over training. There are several exercises described with progressions and clinical indications. Application of short and long lever movement patterns are also described. Rotational and linear patterns are also described. A progressive protocol is also provided as part of the lecture notes.

Tom Bilella is the founder and director of the Nutrition Treatment Center located in Red Bank, NJ. He specializes in fatigue, anxiety, depression, weight loss, chronic illness and other ailments that have a nutritional basis for their development and progression. He is the personal consultant to numerous professional athletes who seek his advice for peak performance and optimal health. Tom holds a Masters degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and has received his post-graduate degree in Chiropractic, graduating cum laude. Tom attained titles as a Certified Nutritional Specialist (C.N.S.), Certified Clinical Nutritionist (C.C.N.) and is also a Diplomat of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.

John Meadows Story - Health and Fitness became a passion of mine at a very young age. I remember very vividly traveling to the local sundry store with my grandmother, and sitting on the floor in the magazine section, reading the “Anatomy and Physiology” section in Muscle and Fitness. I don’t think too many other 12 year olds were interested in this kind of thing, but I thought it was really cool. My grandmother was a very well known cook in our local restaurant, where much of the town ate, so she would always run into people and chat with them, which allowed me ample time to memorize all the muscle names, exercise routines, etc.

When I was 13 years old I entered my first bodybuilding competition. Back in those days there was a 13-17 year old teenage class. Of course I got last, as all the 17 year olds crushed me, but I was hooked. Through the years, I did spend a lot of time in a variety of organized sports including football, wrestling and track. The bodybuilding efforts I was putting in did carry over to the other sports as I wasn’t the biggest and strongest guy without weight training. The increased strength, flexibility and endurance I had paid dividends. This was one facet I really enjoyed about bodybuilding, the amount of work I put into it, was what I got out of it, hard work equals success.

I continued to compete over the years, and have won something like 18 contests along the way including many state, and regional titles, and even a national title. I also have worked with a number of athletes from differing backgrounds and continue to do so. I still train extremely hard, and try to practice what I preach.

I have been fortunate through the years to work with some very smart people like Dr Serrano, and others. I have always made it a goal to seek out the smartest people, and try to learn the most I can from them.

Nutrition is a passion of mine that I love to share with others. There are many things about my program that do not necessarily agree with mainstream theory, but you will see that the philosophies I have are rooted in fact, and not fiction. You will learn that saturated fats aren’t all that bad for you, neither is dietary cholesterol, and many other nutritional truths along the way that you can apply to how you eat for better results.

I will walk the audience through my exact training methodology that I use with intermediate to advanced clients seeking maximum hypertrophy. I will do this step by step, and describe how each step the other. I will also cover my views on periodization, how to address weak points, and training frequency.

Dr. Jerome Rerucha lectures internationally on the use of cold laser for neurological programming, healing enhancement and human performance. Dr. Rerucha has been involved with numerous Division 1 strength programs. He has competed on the national and international level as a powerlifter for 14 years, winning a world title in 1999. His performance based laser and chiropractic protocols have helped patients and elite athletes maximize their physiological goals. Currently he has worked with many athletes including golfers as well as those in the USA World Powerlifting Team, USA Olympic Weightlifting and in competitive Mixed Martial Arts.

Extensive training in Sacral Occiput Technique, Applied Kinesiology, Soft tissue/trigger point techniques, Neuro-Emotional Technique, Activator, Thompson Technique, Gonstead Technique, Full spine adjusting, extremity adjusting, Total Body Modification, B.ES.T., flexion distraction, rehabilitation, Homeopathy, Animal Adjusting, Clinical Nutrition and more. www.performancechirowellness.com

Techniques developed

Health Integration Technique (H.I.T.)™. A multidimensional system integrating the major healing arts and applying lab testing, nutrition, homeopathy and multiple modalities.

Fitness Integration Technique (F.I.T.)™ is a multi-dimensional program that creates a “universal evaluation and language” which can become a bridge to integrate clinicians, strength & fitness professionals and the clients they serve.

F.I.T.™ is a standardized, active, reproducible, progressive system of patient/client evaluation. F.I.T.™ is used to determine symmetry, asymmetry, strength and conditioning imbalances, proper range of motion and the flexibility/inflexibility of hard and soft tissue components resulting in a three dimensional “body map”. The evaluation measures a person’s comprehensive neuro-musculo-skeletal-fascial system and “General Physical Preparedness” (GPP). Imbalances are determined by evaluating and scoring single axis movements in standard planes of motion and graduating to multi-axial (skilled) movement patterns. Ultimately, the information transfers to open skilled activity in daily life or in elite athletic performance. The results of the F.I.T.™ evaluation then assists the integration of professional treatment recommendations.

The goal of F.I.T.™ is to enhance communication between trained clinicians and strength and fitness professionals to develop integrated clinical and performance programs to improve their results. Each clinician and/or performance specialist will excel in “active” examination procedures and provide a treatment solution of specific, prescribed “Clinical Exercise™” programs to correct and optimize beyond the concept of ideal neutral posture and to graduate to optimum (flexibility, strength, balance and agility) movement and performance patterns.

KSI was founded in 1986 by Australian physical preparation coach Ian King in response to overwhelming demand for his services. Ian set out on his coaching career in 1980 with the aim to answer the question 'what is the best way to train', and to provide other athletes with the solutions he found to this question. By 1986, with over 100 elite athletes under his guidance, he founded KSI.

During the last 30 plus years Ian, KSI and KSI Coaches have serviced athletes through eight Olympic Games cycles, both Summer and Winter, World Cups, World Championships and Commonwealth Games, in over 20 different sports at the elite level in over ten different countries.

From the early 1980s Ian was concurrently involved in coach education. During the 1980s he wrote and taught the first strength training accreditation course in Australia, travelling throughout his home state to deliver it. During the 1990s Ian was the primary contributor for the first 'strength & conditioning' accreditation courses offered in Australia. From the late 1990s to the present Ian's focus has been on offering what KSI athlete preparation education to a global audience, through the KSI University, formed in 1999.

KSI now has coaches involved in varying levels of it's coach education from most countries around the world. These coaches are athlete focused, and at the highest level also serve the elite athlete, including the successful production of Olympic representatives and medalists.

In 1999 Ian released the first of his Get Buffed!™ educational material aimed at the those training for size, strength and or leanness, following the successful response to his published articles on internet and hard copy strength training magazines in the US.

Following the longest running training program series in the history of Men's Health magazine (spanning 6 six issues during 2000-2001), Ian was asked by Men's Health to publish a book about his training methods. The Book of Muscle resulted.

In 2000 in partnership with a global leader in health science Ian formed the Dream Team, a global alliance offering training and support to develop entrepreneurial skills in physical preparation coaches (and others). In addition to enhancing health and performance in athletes and non-athletes, the specific focus is on guiding industry professionals to creating leveraged income. This program is now operating in about 20 different countries and growing. Ian's success in this endeavor has been recognized in the American newspaper USA Today.

For the athlete, KSI also operates a number of Athlete Training Centers in a number of locations throughout the world, as well as optimal athlete preparation programs from even more locations, provided by KSI Coaches. No other coach or service provider has impacted as many athletes and coaches in so many different sports and countries as has Ian King and KSI.

For the coach, KSI offers the world's most extensive real-world tried and testing physical preparation coach education material through a range of books, DVDs, audios, seminars and courses. KSI coaches undergo the most extensive practical based coach education in the world. The KSI coaching program is the global leader in standards of excellence and program depth.

For the non-athlete, Ian King's original training innovations, have influenced training methods universally more than any other individual coach in modern physical preparation.

KSI focus is on excellence in sport, not on impressing through marketing. We choose to let our impact in the practical world do the talking. We acknowledge however that in the crowded and hyped-up world of marketing this can leave us disadvantaged in terms of perception. Keep this in mind as you check out this site - if you can't find the answers to your question send us an email at question@kingsports.net.

Between approximately the 1960s and the 2000s the adoption of strength training by athletes and sporting teams provided a unique performance advantage. This training method spread through all sports, all ages and all levels of qualification during this period. It is proposed that the inclusion of strength training in an athletes training program no longer provides the unique performance benefit it once did. Alternatively it is proposed that the athlete whose strength training does not lead to performance limiting, playing time reducing, or career threatening injuries holds the unique performance advantage.

The correlation between enhanced strength and performance improvements is well accepted and extensively researched. On the contrary the correlation between strength training and the increased incidence and severity of injuries in sport is not. It is proposed that future ‘breakthroughs’ in training may result from an increased appreciation and understanding of this relationship, and that those who embrace this proposition will gain an early lead on their competitors in the same way the introduction of strength training did, prior to the saturation of acceptance.

The theories, concepts and hypotheses provided in this presentation are based on thirty plus years of professional application and observation by the presenter, and may be of interest to the coaches and athletes who place a premium on optimizing performance, and who possess the foresight to gain performance advantages in a period prior to the tipping point of acceptance and application of the concepts proposed. In other words, for those who have the courage to pioneer prior it them becoming the dominant trend.

Robert A. Rakowski, DC, CCN, DACBN, DIBAK is a Chiropractor, Kinesiologist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Certified Biological Terrain Instructor, and the clinic director of the Natural Medicine Center in Houston Texas. In addition to running a busy practice, Dr. Rakowski has lectured internationally for over 20 years on various topics in Natural and Lifestyle Medicine.

He has appeared on numerous television programs and international radio talk shows. He is a recognized expert in functional endocrinology and in-office diagnostic procedures to assess nutrition status. His clinical experience ranges from treating elite professional athletes to critically ill patients with a variety of cancers and autoimmune diseases.

Sat. Nov. 14 - 1:00-2:30

Julia Ladewski - Building a New Woman-A look at How Performance Matters

Julia Ladewski, CSCS, is first and foremost a coach – a coach to athletes, women, men, powerlifters, crossfitters, fitness enthusiasts, recreational lifters and those seeking body transformation. She takes pride in helping people from all walks of life see and reach their full potential.

Julia was a Division I University strength & conditioning coach from 2002-09 at the University at Buffalo, working with every sport on campus. From 2009-2014, she was Director of Sports Performance at Parisi Speed School in Schererville, IN.

As an Elitefts.com sponsored athlete and Q&A staff member, Julia is an Elite level powerlifter in three differedet weight classes. Her best totals to date are 1102 at 132 and 1085 at 123. She is also a physique competitor, having only come on the scene 2 years ago. Mother of two children, ages 7 and 6. Married to her husband Matt, who owns Region Barbell Club in Munster, IN where Julia trains herself and her clients.

Julia continues to write and speak about youth sports performance, female strength sports and nutrition. She is one of the best hands-on technical coaches in the country. Most of her writing can be found on elitefts.com and JuliaLadewski.com.

Presentation Description:

Dr. Peter Jaillet - Assess and Treat The Brain for WeightTraining Injuries

A Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, Dr. Jaillet has been doing research in the field of neurology for the past twenty years. He has earned over 2700+ content hours in both Applied Kinesiology and Neurology.

A native of Massachusetts, he moved to Texas in 1991with his family to attend Parker College of Chiropractic. Married, with two children, he has maintained a busy chiropractic practice in Carrollton, Texas for 20 years.

In 1995, during treatment with two world class athletes, Dr. Jaillet developed the concept and first prototype for Eyelights, a therapeutic device that uses light to stimulate the non-dominant brain/system. Through further research he found that light and color therapy also increased a child’s ability to learn.

Eyelights are now being worn worldwide by Olympic gold medalists, children with learning disabilities, and people suffering from neurological disorders.Dr. Jaillet received his diplomate in Clinical Neurology under the guidance of Dr. Frederick Carrick, Dr. Jaillet is currently teaching and speaking throughout the country, and continues to do research on alternative treatments of brain disorders and innovative therapies for the learning impaired. Eyelights were designed to provide optimal stimulation to the brain using the optic nerve.

Glasses designed with flashing lights built to fit behind the lens, they can be programmed to blink on the non-dominant eye in order to strengthen the weaker side of the brain.

Since one of the most direct avenues to the brain is via the eye, a child can learn more effectively if they are seeing correctly.

An athlete will perform better because the eye is able to gather all of the information necessary to perform.By stimulating the weaker hemisphere of the brain you allow it to become stronger, thus improving overall performance. One method ofstimulating the brain is to use light pulses.

When using Eyelights you can control the intensity, frequency, and pattern of light pulses, which will result in being able to "wake up" the weaker side of the brain. In 1995, Brain Based Learning Labs' Carrollton facility developed the concept and first prototype for Eyelights.

Two patients, an Olympic swimmer and a world champion soccer player, had begun to see a decrease in their level of athletic performance. Through many hours of research and study, it was discovered that light therapy improved these athletes physical performance on and off the field. There was, however, one problem in the fact that the athletes had to come to the clinic for treatment. In an effort to give portability to the therapy, Brain Based Learning Labs developed the first set of Eyelights.

Paul Chek is a internationally-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology. For over twenty-five years, Paul's unique, holistic approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of countless people worldwide, many of his clients, his students and their clients. By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of a problem, Paul has been successful where traditional approaches have consistently failed. Paul is the founder of the C.H.E.K (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) Institute, based in California, USA and the P~P~S Success Mastery Coaching Program.