While it may not sound sexy, everything starts with understanding breathing and anatomy.

But rather than giving you boring, textbook definitions of muscle origins and insertions, Mike will focus on the stuff that truly matters.

• How can altered breathing negatively impact athleticism, movement and performance?
• What anatomy do you really need to know to write effective programs?
• And how can a better understanding of both improve your ability to craft the perfect program ?

This is the 30,000-foot view of writing programs – the big picture.

When it comes to writing quality programs, there's the “stuff that's cool to know,” then there are the foundational, underlying principles that you MUST KNOW to get results.

This module is short, but it raises some key questions you need to be asking yourself:

• What is your vision for your client? Both short and long-term?
• Who are YOU checking boxes for when writing programs?
• And how can you write a program that simultaneously blends THEIR wants with YOUR needs?

While they may seem simple at first glance, these are questions you'll find yourself asking every time you write a new program.

The R7 system is used across the globe, from successful gen pop gyms to elite professional facilities and everything in between. Now it's the system you'll use to design every program you write in the future!

Not only does the R7 system give you a framework to build successful programs off of, but I go into painstaking detail to show you how to make the most out of every program.

Whether it's manipulating sets and reps, dialling in tempo and time under tension, improving your ability to write conditioning programs, or simply making your entire program fluid and cohesive, if you start using this template to write programs, it will be worth the cost of the certification ten times over.

Do you know how subtle changes in a program can positively (or negatively) impact your results?

What happens when that rest period in your fat loss program consistently runs a little long?

What happens if you aren't working as intensely as you should in a hypertrophy phase?

Or what if all the elements of your program aren't aligned and congruent with each other?

In this module, I'll explain how all the pieces of a program have to fit together to achieve a goal and give you specific examples to clarify how to write an elite level program for virtually any client or athlete.

This is a fun module where I highlight six of my favourite coaches and explain one key aspect that has made them successful over their careers.

With fun stories about guys like Eric Cressey, Bill Hartman, Lee Taft and Dan John, I'll do my best to sell you why emulating these high-quality coaches could be one of the best things you do for your career.

Many people talk about the X's and O's of coaching, but how much thought goes into running a high-quality training session?

This section can help you deliver high-quality training sessions, from preparing to do your homework before the session to determine whether you should use internal or external cues!

This module is short and sweet, but we cover three areas that are of critical importance for all trainers and coaches:

1. Creating Rapport,
2. Showing Empathy, and
3. Client Engagement

You could be the best X's and O's coach on the planet, but if you're not doing these three things, you will struggle mightily to get the success you (and your clients/athletes) deserve.

How do you introduce a new exercise to a client or athlete?

Why should you create context when introducing a new lift into your program?

And what coaching angles are best for cuing and maximizing results?

In this module, we get down to the nitty-gritty details regarding coaching and give you the tools necessary to make a massive impact on how your people move and feel.

In this module, I break it all down for you – from how to coach and cue specific lifts to ways you can seamlessly progress or regress someone based on how they're moving.

Here's an overview of all the various exercise sections covered:

• Squatting
• Half-Kneeling and Split-Stance
• Step-ups
• Single-Leg Squats
• Horizontal Reaching
• Horizontal Rowing
• Vertical Rowing
• Prone anti-extension core training variations
• Anti-rotation core training variations
• Deadlifting
• Lunges
• Single-Leg RDL's
• Integrated Knee Flexion
• Horizontal Pressing
• Vertical Pressing
• Supine Anti-Extension core training variations
• Anti-lateral flexion core training variations

In each section, you'll get a thorough breakdown of the movement model and how you should be coaching/cueing the lifts, but a detailed breakdown of how Mike coach and cues every progression and regression (over 113 in all!).

When I first released the certification, people LOVED the content – but they wanted an assessment process to bring everything together.

The initial assessment with a client or athlete sets the tone for everything else you do, so in this section, you'll learn exactly how I start things off.

• What questions do you ask to determine not only WHAT their goals are but WHY they're important to them?
• How do you make someone feel comfortable with you as quickly as possible?
• What assessments should you be doing to help you write the best program?
• How does the assessment differ between online and offline clients?
• How do you take someone from prospect to paying client?

In this section, you'll learn my 3-step process to assessments, and perhaps most importantly, you'll know EXACTLY what exercises to give them in their first program.

This section is an absolute game-changer, and it's going to make your assessment process a piece of cake!