Mike Reinhardt is a performance-based physical therapist who thrives in helping others achieve their performance and health related pursuits. Mike has a passion for integrating strength and conditioning principles with the intricacies of human performance and rehabilitation to help realize an individual’s true potential. He enjoys the art of blending the multi-faceted nature of human movement into a progressive and individualized plan to build resiliency and maximize an individual’s capabilities.

With over 10 years of strength and conditioning experience, Mike has worked with diverse populations of athletes and active individuals from both rehabilitation and performance perspectives. He has worked with a variety of athletes, civilian and military service members, CrossFit, powerlifting, and weightlifting athletes.

Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Mike earned his B.S. in Exercise Science and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University at Buffalo. Mike completed Strength & Conditioning and PT internships at IFAST (Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training). Prior to Resilient, Mike served as a clinic director for Rehab 2 Perform in Maryland. 

Mike has competed in Olympic style weightlifting for the last 8 years and remains involved in numerous weightlifting and strength sport communities. He enjoys the beautiful complexity of the sport of weightlifting – a perfect blend of speed, strength, power, mobility, and coordination required to execute at one’s max potential.

Topics Discussed:

-How creating mental models  can help influence decision making as a clinician or a coach.
-Teaching new coaches concepts of strength and conditioning and rehab.
-Energy system progressions for return to sport athletes.
- Why "just load it" might be a flawed thought process with performance and rehab.
-The application of partial reps in performance and rehab.