WHAT RPR IS: A SYSTEM OF BREATHING AND NEUROLOGICAL DRILLS THAT EMPOWER YOUR CLIENTS AND ATHLETES TO MAKE INSTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE.

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2 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY WHAT RPR IS: A SYSTEM OF BREATHING AND NEUROLOGICAL DRILLS THAT EMPOWER YOUR CLIENTS AND ATHLETES TO MAKE INSTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE.

3 ESTABLISHING BUY IN ANTI-ROTATION TEST ANTI-ROTATION TEST TEST INSTRUCTIONS Choose two athletes to perform the wake up drill on each other. Ideally, find your emotional leaders of the class or the locker room. Perform the test and note speed and strength of response Have one athlete perform the anti-rotation wake up drill on the other Perform the test again and note any changes in response Have the two athletes change roles and repeat

4 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY PURPOSE OF A WARMUP? The warm-up should gently prepare the body for exercises by gradually increasing the heart rate and circulation; this will loosen the joints and increase blood flow to the muscles. Stretching the muscles prepares them for physical activity and prevents injuries National Sport Medicine Institute

5 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY DANGERS OF A WARMUP? What if the muscles you want to warm up are ready? What if you are warming up the wrong muscles What if you stretching is actually stretching ligaments and tendons What if the wrong muscles are getting stretched Could you be wasting your time or worse leading your athlete towards injury and poor performance?

7 We can make all warm-ups better

9 CORE PHILOSOPHY A NEW LENS HOW YOUR BODY REALLY WORKS (AND THE WORLD, TOO) PARASYMPATHETIC OR SYMPATHETIC THRIVE OR SURVIVE EXPLOSION OR IMPLOSION

13 RPR MAKES EVERY TRAINING SYSTEM MORE EFFECTIVE

14 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY WHY RPR WORKS: IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO RESET HARMFUL COMPENSATION PATTERNS THAT CAUSE PAIN AND LIMIT PERFORMANCE.

16 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY IT LOOKS LIKE VOODOO So did electricity in the 1800s. For most of human history, if you showed up with a flashlight, you d be hanged as a witch. People being skeptical of RPR is a mild consequence compared to how people used to deal with things they didn t understand. RPR s system of allowing yourself to create neurological change is no more like magic or voodoo than flipping a light switch and the lights coming on. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM What was once thought of as magic is now not even given a second thought. It s an integral part of life. THIS IS WHERE RPR WILL BE ONE DAY

CORE PHILOSOPHY A NEW LENS MUSCLES ARE LIKE LIGHT BULBS WE SEE THEM WORKING AND WE SEE WHEN THEY RE NOT WORKING BONES, TENDONS, AND FASCIA ARE LIKE A LIGHT FIXTURE THEY CONNECT THE

17 CORE PHILOSOPHY A NEW LENS MUSCLES ARE LIKE LIGHT BULBS WE SEE THEM WORKING AND WE SEE WHEN THEY RE NOT WORKING BONES, TENDONS, AND FASCIA ARE LIKE A LIGHT FIXTURE THEY CONNECT THE MUSCLES TOGETHER LIKE THE FIXTURE CONNECTS BULBS AND SWITCHES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE ELECTRICITY THAT ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO WORK WHEN THE POWER IS OUT, THE BULB AND FIXTURE SIMPLY DON T MATTER

18 CORE PHILOSOPHY A NEW LENS Our body has been explained incompletely. REDEFINING OUR LENS Working on the muscular or fascial system without first addressing the nervous system is like changing a lightbulb without making sure the power is on. Nervous System Connective Tissue & Fascia Muscular System

19 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY WHY YOU SHOULD DRASTICALLY CHANGE YOUR TEAMS PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE INJURY USE IT:

28 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT AND WHY HOW DO YOU USE IT?

29 WAKE UP DRILLS IMPLEMENTATION Here are a few example warmups that contain the Wake Up Drills that can inspire your implementation. Please do not post these online.

30 ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF RPR Three-Time Olympic Hockey Player Using standard bike interval test for three years, heart rate was consistently 160 beats per minute. The same workout after introduction of RPR was completed at 140 beats per minute. Army Ranger on Return From Deployment For two years unable to sleep for longer than two hours at a time. The night after introduction to RPR, slept for 13 hours. NCAA Division One Athletes Previously unable to recover between sprint intervals. See next slides.

ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR Athlete #1 This athlete is an NCAA Division 1 thrower performing 200M sprints. The heart rate chart at the top is the baseline.

31 ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR Athlete #1 This athlete is an NCAA Division 1 thrower performing 200M sprints. The heart rate chart at the top is the baseline. The second chart is the same athlete performing the same workout six days later. The only difference was the introduction of RPR. Before: 83% of the test was performed in the top two heart rate zones. After: Only 30% of the test reached those top two zones. Result: This athlete is now able to train the intended energy system

32 ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR Athlete #2 This athlete is an NCAA Division 1 thrower performing 200M sprints. The heart rate chart at the top is the baseline. The second chart is the same athlete performing the same workout six days later. The only difference was the introduction of RPR. Before: 91% of the test was performed in the top two heart rate zones. After: Only 48% of the test reached those top two zones. Result: By recovering faster, this athlete has the capacity to train harder.

IN DEPTH BREATHING BREATHING With your hands between your

these tactics: Lay down on back with knees bent and feet

33 IN DEPTH BREATHING BREATHING With your hands between your ribs and hips, breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth. Feel expansion in your hands all the way around, from front to back. If you re not able to find breath down in the belly, try these tactics: Lay down on back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor Pinch the nose like a Breathe Right Strip Press the Teletubby point (right at the top of the head) Restricted forced inhalation (breathe through fingers)

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38 IF YOU ARE TOUCHING SOMEONE, YOU ARE NOT DOING RPR. THE POINT OF RPR IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CREATE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN BODY THROUGH THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEM. THE KEY MESSAGE RPR REVERSES THE PRACTITIONER DRIVEN MODEL. IT GIVES PEOPLE BACK THE POWER OF CREATING MASSIVE, INSTANT CHANGES IN THEIR OWN BODY. IF YOU PERFORM THE WAKE UP DRILLS ON SOMEONE BEFORE TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO RPR THEMSELVES, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY STEALING THEIR POWER TO CREATE THIS CHANGE IN THEIR OWN BODY

39 CORE PHILOSOPHY WHAT RPR IS AND WHY IT WORKS A NEW LENS TO VIEW THE BODY HOW MAKES YOUR TOOLS MORE EFFECTIVE

40 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN THE BODY. RPR IS YOUR KEY TO ACCESSING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. TAKEAWAYS FOR LEVEL 1 THE LENS CAN EXPLAIN AND PREDICT ALMOST EVERY NON- CONTACT AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY. PROPER BREATHING PATTERNS ARE THE BASE OF RPR. YOU CANNOT THRIVE WITHOUT PROPER BREATHING.

41 CORE PHILOSOPHY A NEW LENS If we agree that the nervous system is at the base of all movement and performance then it needs to be addressed first. You can t fix a neurological issue with a movement strategy. Coaching someone through a mechanical issue caused by a neurological issue is impossible. You can strengthen a neurological compensation pattern - that s what all training has been up to this point. A strong neurological compensation is better than a weak one, but now you have a tool to reset the neurological pattern and train what you ve always wanted. That s what RPR is for. INEFFECTIVE METHODS FOR CHANGING WHAT YOU SEE

42 ESTABLISHING BUY IN HOW TO GET YOUR CLIENTS TO BELIEVE

43 ESTABLISHING BUY IN TWO PATHS RPR looks like voodoo. We know! We get it! And we all had to come to terms with it as well. But if you ve made it this far, you also believe there s something to it. and you want your clients and athletes to believe that as well. ESTABLISHING BUY IN FOR TEAMS, ATHLETES, AND INDIVIDUALS Depending on your environment, you can use one of two tests to demonstrate the importance of the nervous system and the power simple cues can have. The Neural Squat Test is ideal when introducing RPR to other professionals. This population has investment in what they have learned and what they know. RPR challenges those fundamentals. The Neural Squat Test illustrates the importance of the nervous system, which is the basis for understanding RPR. The Anti-Rotation Test is perfect for establishing buy-in for clients and athletes. This population cares about one thing: performance. When you perform this test, have two athletes perform the wake up drill on each other. This shows how easy the drills are to learn and how effective they are even when people don t really know what they re doing. This also reinforces the empowerment message that s core to RPR.

ESTABLISHING BUY IN NEURAL SQUAT TEST NEURAL SQUAT TEST VIDEO With client standing with feet under hips, have them reach an arm straight out to their side On cadence, push

44 ESTABLISHING BUY IN NEURAL SQUAT TEST NEURAL SQUAT TEST VIDEO With client standing with feet under hips, have them reach an arm straight out to their side On cadence, push downward on the arm Note response Have client perform seven squats Repeat test, note response Have client go into archer pose, focusing on their reaching fingers Repeat test, note response

45 ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR BUT WHAT DATA DO YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT IT? Option 2 HOW TO INTRODUCE RPR TO YOUR COLLEAGUES If we waited until there was peer-reviewed research to try something new, the world would never change. It takes years for the research to catch up to real world results. For instance, in the 1970s, the AMA s stance on steroids was that they did not help athletic performance. This was because there wasn t enough peer-reviewed research telling them so. We ve shared what data we have and will continue to be open books as more research is done. Most people are skeptical of things that challenge what they believe. Think back to people seeing electric light for the first time. Of course their minds were blown and their beliefs challenged. Some people embraces it while others condemned it as magic or voodoo. Don t be one of those people living in the dark with no light. FOCUS ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS

46 ESTABLISHING BUY IN EXPLAINING RPR WILL IT SAVE TIME? Yes. Simply put, RPR saves time in warm ups and in recovery by getting the nervous system, and therefore the body, to a better place, quicker. CAN IT DO HARM? No. Your clients and athletes are performing the Wake Up Drills on themselves, it s impossible to harm your own body using these drills. THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS DOES IT YIELD RESULTS? Yes. Athletes recover faster after using RPR than before. They are more flexible after using RPR than before. They are more resistant to injury after using RPR than before.

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