MVPT EVOLVED

I have always thought of myself as a coach.  When I was a teenager my Dad and I coached my brothers baseball team. When I went to work at UNLV as an assistant track coach, I started with running orthopedic knowledge, injury prevention or rehab knowledge and book knowledge of athletic development.  As a PT, I was only allowed to participate in bits and pieces for athletes but never the whole process from start to finish.  It wasnt until I surrounded myself with Olympic level coaches and athletes, and even sat in the warm up tent at US Olympic trials that I realized I have a knack for this running stuff.  One day, while evaluating the options available to UNLV runners, it dawned on me.  Age groupers should have access to this level of sophistication for training.  Age groupers train more than these girls, so why don’t they have these services?  I was already METS1 certified so I had the nutrition coaching part down.  I was already experienced on the injury and performance side of the strength situation.  I had some age group run training experience so why not put it together?  I already have 10 athletes that have asked me to coach them without me actively recruiting coaching clients.  They convinced ME that I should start actively pursuing coaching.  Where to begin?

            I kept seeing this advertisement from a company called Triathlon Research.  The word Research is what grabbed me.  Could there be a company out there that is doing evidence based training and coaching?  If so, I HAVE to know what they know.  I applied and was accepted.  I spent a week in Denver, CO with 20 other elite coaches from around the country.  I am now a Triathlon Research certified triathlon coach.  I spent all week with some of the nations leading nutritionists (Bob Seebohar), top run/bike/swim coaches and athletes.  It was a wonderfully intense experience.  As a Triathlon Research certified coach, I will be asked to coach clinics all over the US.  I will have the opportunity to coach with the top professionals in triathlon today.  Who will be my clients?

            First, coaching will not change the primary focus of MVPT.  I’m looking for orthopedically challenging coaching clients.  I love serving the injured or plateaued athlete.  I love that running or triathlon is a part of our SOUL.  If an athlete cannot do it, there is emptiness.  I want to fill that void.  If I can get that person healthy, why not take them to the next step?  It is the most challenging orthopedic puzzle possible, and I want that challenge.  Injuries are just opportunities for huge comebacks. 

Many athletes have 3 different coaches on their team – seldom on the same page, when they could have 1 coach who is managing all aspects.  I can do the program writing, the biomechanics changes for healthy training and high performance, and I can assist with the nutrition training.  How different is the training?  Why guess on what exercises to do for strength training?  How many miles should you run before a ½ Iron?  How should you manage daily nutrition and race day nutrition?  Shouldn’t someone be monitoring those things at the same time?  Don’t they all relate to one another?  Lets us streamline it for you.  All 10 athletes I coach are healthy.  All of them have overcome some major adversity, and all 10 are currently training hard and ready for a big race. 

What makes me different from other coaches?  I can identify, evaluate and solve problems before they become bigger problems.  My expertise is in developing skills.  Want better swim, bike, and run skills?  The skills are based on biomechanics, and who better understands biomechanics than a performance oriented PT?  Every workout, every bit of information is rich in evidence.  No stones are left unturned, and there is no guessing.  Obviously, some art has to be applied but all decisions are made with long term health in mind.  Only a PT can offer that. 

Two athletes: a national champion and runner up in the same race - both with PRs on the big stage.  I am so proud of the work they put in.  Two athletes racing in Olympic national championship and setting their overall 10K PR in the back of an Olympic distance race.  I will take that!  I just want people to be happy, proud, healthy, and alive.  I want you to get the most out of your training time.  I want you to reach your highest potential.  I want to make sure that injuries don’t hold you back or crush your dreams.  That is why I am putting my name in the coaching arena.  The fee schedule is based on the time and the needs of each individual athlete and will be agreed upon between the athlete and Ron. 

To make an appointment feel free to visit maxvelocityPT.com or call 702-998-2900.  This service will be an extension of our daily mantra which is to serve each individual with the focus on one on one care, cutting edge movement oriented training or physical therapy.