Hey Everyone! On today's episode, Josh sits down to discuss implementing conditioning into the clinic. This can be tough to do depending on your setting and the time you have with each patient, but Josh lays out 4 strategies for you to try out with your patients. Our job is to maintain or even IMPROVE our patient's fitness during their time with us, so that means getting their heart rate up and possible making them sweat if we can! If you have any questions on this topic or any others, or a suggestion for a future episode let us know. Enjoy today's episode!

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Happy Monday! We're back on track this week and coming at you with some of our favorite progressions for improving your handstand push-ups, or for getting your first one. This episode is perfect timing if you're planning on joining us for the Fittest Physio competition in March, as we released event # 2 earlier today and guess what, it's time to get upside down! This event is sponsored by our friends over at Crossover Symmetry and they are giving away a Hip AND Core system to the male and female winners of Event 2! They are also offering 15% off any purchase for all participants. What better way to prep for handstand push-ups than with some Crossover Symmetry?!? IF you have any questions about the competition, please reach out. We hope you enjoy today's episode!

Fittest Physio Registration is open! 

Who: Physical Therapists, PTAs and student PTs/PTAs.
When: 3/11/20 - 3/16/20
What: 5 events testing the entire continuum of fitness!
Where: All online! You have 5 days to perform the 5 events. 
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"The best way to rehab a torn pec is to avoid getting one in the first place" -- Donnie Thompson. We love this advice from our good friend (and BFP veteran) Super D because it emphasizes the importance of warming up and preparing for the task ahead (and the importance of good programming!). But sometimes these things happen. And if you find yourself in this boat or you're working with a patient who has a pec issue, this episode is full of some great advice and first hand experience on what to look for and what to do to get you back under the bar. Enjoy the episode!

Fittest Physio Registration is open!  Who: Physical Therapists, PTAs and student PTs/PTAs.

When: 3/11/20 - 3/16/20
What: 5 events testing the entire continuum of fitness!
Where: All online! You have 5 days to perform the 5 events. 
Register at local-comp.com

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Happy Monday! Today, Brandon and Josh answer a listener question about non-clinical PT jobs. There are plenty of job opportunities outside of the clinic that PTs can explore if they are looking for something new. Enjoy the episode!

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Registration is officially open for the Fittest Physio Competition (go to www.local-comp.com). This online event will take place from March 11th through March 16th and will include 5 events across the entire continuum of fitness. Event 1 was released this week (thrusters and burpees anyone?!?) and Josh and Brandon discuss how to make sure you're ready to go in March! We also dive into a few of your most commonly asked questions regarding the event.  Enjoy the episode!  

We want to thank The Institute of Clinical Excellence (@icephysio) for sponsoring this event and giving away/donating a free registration to ANY ICE course for the male and female winners of Event 1. ICE is all about creating Physical Therapist 2.0 which means being fitness forward, manual therapy trained and psychologically informed. They have an entire division devoted to working with fitness athletes so it's only fitting that Event 1 is a classic high intensity couplet!

Event - 1
For Time:
21 Thrusters, 95/65
9 Bar-Facing Burpees
15 Thrusters, 95/65
15 Bar-Facing Burpees
9 Thrusters, 95/65
21 Bar-Facing Burpees

Registration for the inaugural 2020 Fittest Physio Competition officially opened Monday, January 13!
Registration can be found at local-comp.com
Be on the lookout for upcoming announcements on Instagram at @localcomp and @vertexpt

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This episode contains everything you need to start a successful cash based practice without breaking the bank. Josh (@joshjeffery5) and Brandon (@bvthept) simplify cash based physical therapy because it just isn't that complicated. Brandon discusses the steps he took when he opened his cash clinic PT 5 years ago from the initial conversation with the gym owner, to the basic startup costs. We also discuss the feasibility of opening up a practice fresh out of school, mindset, value, and scalability. 

Registration for the inaugural 2020 Fittest Physio Competition opens Monday, January 13 at local-comp.com
Be on the lookout for upcoming announcements on Instagram at @localcomp and @vertexpt

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Happy Monday and Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2020 with an incredible episode with Dr. Jeff Moore (@jeffmooredpt) of ICE Physio (@icephysio). Jeff is truly a leader in our field. He and his colleagues at ICE are leading from the front and working to create "Physical Therapist 2.0" which means being fitness forward, manual therapy skilled and psychologically informed. In this episode, we chat with Jeff about creating a culture, mentorship in PT and in life, PT education, telehealth and so much more. Enjoy today's episode!

Helpful links:

Institute of Clinical Excellence
ptonice.com

PT on ICE Daily Show
ptonice.com/podcast

Jeff's Email Address:
[email protected]

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Happy Monday and Happy Holidays! With this being the last episode of 2019, Brandon and Josh took some time to recap the past year. They chat about the most listened to episodes, the good and the bad we saw within the profession, the big life and business changes that came for both of them in 2019 and their goals (personally and professionally) for 2020. We thank you all for another great year and we wish you a Happy New Year!

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Happy Monday and Happy Holidays! Today's episode provides some insight into a recent MCL injury a client/patient/good friend of ours suffered last weekend while skiing. This was an interesting opportunity for the guys to chat about the mechanism of injury, acute management (ice anyone?), surgery vs conservative management and long term outcomes. This is also a great example of how PT can and should be involved from the start. Enjoy the episode and have a Merry Christmas!

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Today's topic is steady state aerobic work. This is one of the most overlooked aspects of training for many of the athletes we see/work with. Why? Well, sometimes it can be pretty boring. But the boring, monotonous parts about training is often what separates good athletes from great athletes. The guys talk about parameters for this type of training for both athletes and patients, the underlying mechanisms that drive adaptation and how this benefits CrossFitters and other non-endurance athletes. Enjoy the episode!

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