Guest guest Posted January 16, 2001 Report Share Posted January 16, 2001 Kebba Tolbert <kebba_t@...> wrote: < Has anyone looked at or pruchased GREG ROSKOPF's muscle activation tape series? If so what were your thoughts.. I'm thinking about buying some of them but they're 60 bucks a pop so I want to make sure it's worth it.> *** His website is at: <http://www.UltimateU.com/uu/MuscleActivation> All that I discovered was a series of web pages devoted entirely to promotion and sales, the same resume in several different places with no free articles, no summaries or anything published to support his statement that he has " a thorough foundation in biomechanics. " Here is an extract from his resume: " He began working as a consultant for Doctors and Therapists to identify muscular imbalances, which contribute to chronic pain and overuse injuries. With his success in treating chronic injuries in the medical field, Greg developed a systematic program for trainers and therapists designed to teach how to identify and treat mechanical imbalances that contribute to injury. Th is program has become a vital tool for trainers who train clients that experience pain while exercising. " Then, the following list of rather costly products appeared: CD: Lower Body Instructional CD-ROM w/ Manual $499.00 CD: Upper Body Instructional CD-ROM w/ Manual $499.00 VIDEO A: Evaluation of Isolated Muscle Strength $59.99 VIDEO B: Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion $59.99 VIDEO C: Functional Exercise Prescription $59.99 VIDEO D: Muscle Activation - Corrective Isometrics $59.99 VIDEO E: Muscle Activation - Manual Stimulation $59.99 VIDEO F: Corrective Exer. for Muscle Re-Education $59.99 VIDEO G: Isolated Flexibility Tests: Lower Body $49.99 The instructional training DCs to cover the whole body together cost $1000, which would buy you virtually every top level book in strength training in the world, a few strength training and weightlifting videos and many other resources in the field of scientific and practical strength training. Maybe it would be helpful if group members would also give some feedback on some other educational materials which they have found to be helpful. Elsewhere, some mini video clips of his techniques appeared which seemed to indicate that, like most others who offer expensive packages in correcting muscle imbalances, non-functional muscles, core stabilisation, functional training and muscle education, he has relied heavily on rather standard methods of isolated testing and rehabilitation like the early classic works by Florence Kendall (which are also available on videos at lower cost!). Since there has been so much research since those early days of isolated testing (which may be of value during certain stages of injury and rehabilitation) showing that this type of testing has serious limitations, especially in any attempts to extrapolate it to rapid movements in 3D space in actual sporting movement. It would be most surprising if he has produced anything original or special in his " muscle activation techniques " or at least anything which warrants those high prices - if so, it would be most interesting to hear from anyone who has objectively analysed his material in any depth, as Kebba has requested. Anyway, judging from my contact with Kebba, I think that Kebba probably has more to offer Greg than vice versa. Dr Mel C Siff Denver, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 Mel wrote.... <<All that I discovered was a series of web pages devoted entirely to promotion and sales, the same resume in several different places with no free articles, no summaries or anything published to support his statement that he has " a thorough foundation in biomechanics. " Here is an extract from his resume: " He began working as a consultant for Doctors and Therapists to identify muscular imbalances, which contribute to chronic pain and overuse injuries. With his success in treating chronic injuries in the medical field, Greg developed a systematic program for trainers and therapists designed to teach how to identify and treat mechanical imbalances that contribute to injury. Th is program has become a vital tool for trainers who train clients that experience pain while exercising. " >> Mel, I sure you, myself and the rest of the Supetraining members would just love to get this guy on our group. Why don't you give him a personal invitation to join? Burkhardt Strength and Conditioning Coach UC Irvine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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