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Diploma, Licenses, & Certifications

Physical Therapy degree 1983
Licensed Physical Therapist Oklahoma 1993.9
Licensed Physical Therapist California 1987
Certification - NSCA CSCS 1991.6
Certification - NASM CPFT 1989
Certification - IDEA Foundation (before it became ACE) 1992.8

Advisory Boards & Faculty

NASM Original Full Time Faculty, Developer of the Biomechanics Division
NASM Lecturer, Practical Application & Hands-on coordinator
NASM Advisory Board - NASM News v1 n1
NASM Advisory Board - NASM Journal for Certified Personal Fitness Trainers
NASM Advisory Board - The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness vol1 n2
NASM Head Trainer, specializing the the biomechanics of resistance exercise
Nautilus Institute 2005-2009
Editoral Board - Rehabilitation Today Magazine 1991

Patents

biomechanical-model
biomechanical-system-model

Author

A evolucao da prescricao clinica do exercicio a identidade da fisioterapia aka The Evolution of the Clinical Prescription of Exercise - The Identity of Physiotherapy
Nautilus Institute Circuit Training Manual, Co-Author 2005
Athletic Conditioning Quarterly v1 n1 1992
EMO 1998.2
EMO 1998.4
EMO 1998.6
EMO 1998.10
EMO 1998.12
FLEX - Article Consultant 1994.12
HealthCare USA 1992
HealthCare USA 1993
IDEA Personal Trainer 1996.1
IDEA Personal Trainer 1996.7
IDEA Today 1997.11
Men's Exercise 1998.3
Men's Exercise 1998.5
Men's Exercise 1998.7
Men's Exercise 1998.11
NASM Certified Personal Trainer News 1990.4
NASM Journal for Certified Personal Fitness Trainers v1 n6 1992
NASM News vol1 n1 1993
Natural Bodybuilding 1998.5
Natural Bodybuilding 1998.8
Natural Bodybuilding 1998.11
Prime Fitness 1991.12
Prime Fitness 1992.1
Prime Fitness 1992.2
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v1 n1 1991.1
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v1 n2 1991.s
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v1 n3 1991.f
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v2 n1 1992.w
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v2 n2 1992.s
The Professional's Journal of Sports Fitness v2 n3 1992.f

DVD & VHS

1995 AB Trainer Instructional Video
1996 AB Trainer Home Pro Instructional video
1996.6 Bowflex Power Pro Instructional Video
1999 Nautilus 2ST Instructional vidio
2001 Nautilus Nitro instructional video
2004 Bowflex Extreme Instructional DVD
2004 Bowflex Select Tech Sales Video
2004 Fitrest
2004 Select Tech Secrets of the Four Step Rep
2005 Bowflex Conquest Instructional DVD
2005 Bowflex Revolution Instructional dvd
2005 Bowflex Ultimate 2 Instructional Video
2005 Bowflex Ultimate Instructional Video
2005 Nautilus Institute launch video
2006 Bowflex XTREME2 Instructional DVD
2006.3 Bowflex Revolution sales video
dvd - advanced training skill p1
dvd - advanced training skill p2
dvd - beyond stretching
dvd - Cybex VR2 Instructional
dvd - functional exercise from bias to continuum (same)
dvd - functional exercise from bias to continuum
dvd - juggling it all
dvd - IDEA strength series
dvd - PT on the Net Meeting of the Minds 2008
dvd - strategic resistance
dvd - teaching exercise
dvd - training and retaining beginners
dvd - tubing u
dvd, VHS- RTS1 Video Series 2004
Holland Hospital - Dont just do it do it right - 2008
Technical Advisor - Tony Little 1990
VHS - Commercial Equipment Analysis p1 1997
VHS - Commercial Equipment Analysis p2 1997
VHS - Divergent Force Handles 1998
VHS - FOF Essentials - The Basics Training Series 1997
VHS - FOF Hands-on Series 1994
VHS - Home Ab Device Analysis 1997
VHS - IDEA Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About 1996
VHS - IDEA Post-Rehab Training - Lower - Lower Extremity 1696
VHS - Lecture Series - Biomechanics Plus 1994
VHS - Lecture Series - Body Part Analysis p1 1994
VHS - Lecture Series - Body Part Analysis p2 1994
VHS - Lecture Series Update 1997
VHS - Mythconceptions in Weight Training 1995
VHS - NMx Gym Basics 1997
VHS - Pump Fiction 1997
VHS - Pump Fiction v2 1997
VHS - Stretching Hands-on 101 1997
VHS - Stretching the Truth 1997

Conference Presentations (abridged list)

1989 NASM - Inaugural
1990.7 WAC
1993.10 Cybex International Seminar Series
1994.2 IDEA International Personal Training Summit
1994.10 IDEA Specialty Training Conference
1994.11 FACT Personal Training Conference
1995 Cybex International Distributors meeting Bangkok 2
1995 Cybex International Distributors meeting Bangkok
1995 Cybex Taiwan
1995 IDEA - designed their first Strength Labs
1995.3 IDEA Personal Training Summit
1995.5 - 2005 PT School classes
1995.8 IDEA World
1995.9 Body Life Germany
1995.10 FACT Personal Trainers Convention
1995.10 Series on Sports Conditioning - Shiner's Performance Center
1995.11 IDEA Specialty Training Institute
1996 ACE - presented their first Practical
1996 Cybex Japan
1996.2 Cooper Clinic Fitness Expo
1996.3 IDEA personal training summit
1996.4 National Association of Women Business Onwers
1996.7 Sydney Fitness Convention
1996.5 EFAA Aerobics & Fitness Congres & Vakabeurs
1997.2 IDEA personal training summit
1996.11 IDEA fall fitness classic
1997.5 FACT Fest
1997.11 IDEA Fall fitness classic
1996.11 Mayo Clinc Sports Medicine Symposium
1998.4 IDEA personal training summit
1998.5 FACT
1998 OCU lecture
1999.3 IDEA International Personal Training Summit
1999.7 IDEA World
1996.10 FACT personal trainers convention
2003.10 Keynote - Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Symposium
2000.2 IDEA International Personal Training Summit
2001.2 IDEA International Personal Trainer Summit
2001.7 IDEA World
2004.10 Keynote - IDEA International Personal Training Summit
2005.7 IDEA World
2005.10 IDEA Personal Trainer
2006.7 IDEA World
2007.7 IDEA World
2008.3 PT on the NET Meeting of the Minds
2008.10 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute
2019.5 Exercise Summit - Portugal
2019.9 Congresso Brazileiro de Personal Training - Keynote
1996.7 IDEA World
1997.3 Training Smart
2019.5 Exercise Summit Portugal
1997 RTS - Inagural events

Television

2006.3 BFX Revolution
2004.1 BFX Xtreme
1999.6 BFX 3.1 Resistence Strength Bowflex
2002.12 BFX 3.2 6wk challenge
1998 Naturally Fit host
1996 KTTC Mayo Clinic Symposium
1994.11 KTVY News
1994.11 KWTV News
2000 KWTV News Health Check
1995 AB Trainer Infomercial 11-16-95
1996.5 BFX 1 Original
2008 QVC Bowflex
2006 QVC Bowflex
2006b QVC Bowflex
2007 QVC Bowflex
1996.8 BFX 2.1
2001.6 Bowflex infomercial 4
1988.11 KWTV morning show
1991.1 KWTV news
1991.8 KOCO morning show
1988 syndicated news shorts
2005.10 BFX Ultimate 2 and treadclimber
2007 BFX Home Gyms
2006.7 BFX Crash & Crash Club 60s ea
1990 Public Access show Chicago
1991.9 KOCO morning show
1988.6 KWTV morning show
1996 Gotta Sweat w Cory Everson, ESPN2
1997 Home Shopping Network - Focus Abs
1996 QVC Ab Trainer
1997 Two Top Grossing Infomercials

Interviews

American Health 1990.12
Men's Fitness 1996.5
Muscle & Fitness 1993.4
SELF 1994.3
SELF 1995.7
SELF 1996.2
SHAPE 1995.9
Shape 1996.11
You 1996.5
Outside 1995.5
NY Times 1986.8
Santa Outlook 1987.7
Edmond Sun 1983
Canadian Fitness Cover Story 1998
Results 2000 Cover story 1998.4

Bodybuilding

mr ok
1985 Oklahoma Bodybuilding championship
1995 Oklahoma Bodybuilding winner
Joe Weiders Bodybuilding camp
1993 AAU Novice

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