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Become a Master Coach, Attract More Clients and Explode Your Own Training By Learning the Proven Training Blueprint Used By The Best Coaches, Trainers and Lifters From All Over the World
…Become a CPPS Certified Coach Today!
Dear Lifters, Coaches, and Trainers:
Tell me if this sounds familiar?
You’ve studied every book and course you could get your hands on? You got certified through one of the traditional certifications – but yet, somehow the education you thought you were receiving didn’t seem to translate into any improvement in your gym or your training.
The ‘book smarts’ didn’t give you the experience you wanted or needed to be the trainer or coach you wanted to be.
Don’t feel bad, we did the same thing…
We loved training and wanted to help others reach their true potential. Unfortunately, the “textbook” certifications that we got – where you read a book and go and take a test – left us without a system for training, the knowledge of proper exercise technique, or knowing how to structure AND modify an actual workout to get REAL RESULTS for the people who trusted us.
This was all super frustrating.
These experiences left us spinning our wheels for years and caused us to make a TON of mistakes (and lose a ton of opportunities). We not only wanted respect and wanted to make an impact in the fitness industry – we wanted our businesses to grow!
A Proven System That Gets RESULTS!
We finally said enough-is-enough and combined our over 40 years of training experience and the knowledge from studying the most important training books and manuals, attending countless seminars, networking with the leading trainers and coaches in the industry, and most importantly, getting results for 100’s of our clients – to develop the most effective and easy-to-apply training system in the fitness industry today.
Enter the highly respected, industry-changing certification known as the Certified Physical Preparation Specialist or CPPS certification.
Yes! This System Really Works!
The comprehensive CPPS curriculum covers all aspects of strength training and performance, including breathing fundamentals, mastering the fundamental movement patterns, pre-movement preparation, strength training, power development, speed fundamentals, and the 7 critical components of effective program design – all contained in the exclusive CPPS video library.
Complete Athletic Development System
The proven CPPS blueprint has given coaches, trainers, AND lifters from over 15 countries, Canada, and all over the United States, the proven training blueprint – backed by science and developed in the trenches – the confidence and knowledge they needed to set themselves apart in an industry filled with ‘unqualified trainers’ and truly make their business explode.
Inside The Extensive CPPS Video Library You’ll Discover:
ALL of the most powerful tools, techniques, and tricks every good coach and trainer must know are contained in each outstanding CPPS video module. You’ll gain the competitive edge in your facility and in your area when you ‘learn-and-apply’ the science behind better movement and effective strength training for optimal performance for ANY sport or ANY goal in the gym.
- The critical breathing tips in Modules 1 and 2 are guaranteed to improve every single lift you do in the gym and every move you make on the field. They are SO simple, yet NO ONE knows them or is doing them!
- Make this ONE tweak in how you train SPEED development, and your athletes will get faster, improve their running form, and call you the Coach of the Year! Modules 6, 9, and 15 are a must-see!
- In Modules 3, 8, and 11, you’ll discover our 5/5 Fundamental Movement Positions and Patterns that give you our exact regression and progression model that every client and athlete must master – BEFORE you can get them stronger, faster, or more powerful!
- Look over our shoulder – in Modules 8, 12, 13, and 14 – as we take coaches through our proven teaching techniques for the ‘BIG 3’ barbell lifts – the bench press, squat, and deadlift. These easy-to-apply tips for improving position, tension, torque, and range of motion work every single time!
- The ground-breaking CPPS warm-up protocol in Module 3 can literally change how effective a training session and improve the results an athlete will get! This progressive pre-training method gets the right muscles, working at the right time, and at the right intensity – for any exercise!
Testimonials
Matt Tuthill
Deputy Editor of Muscle & Fitness
Sean Hayes, CSCS, CPPS
Houston Texans
Assistant Strength Coach
“The Amount Of Knowledge That Was Covered In Just Two Days Was Truly Remarkable!”
“The CPPS certification is by far one of the best learning and teaching experiences I have had in my young coaching career. The amount of knowledge that was covered in just two days was truly remarkable! The entire atmosphere made it so that all the participating coaches felt comfortable interacting with each other, which provided an even better learning experience.
Instead of having our heads in a notebook and a pencil in our hands, we were on the turf and inside the racks of the weight room, coaching one another and asking questions. I believe that’s what makes a good coach – having the ability to get your athletes to understand what you’re coaching them to do, and everyone learns differently – so the cues I picked up at the certification from coaches from all over the world was invaluable to my athletes.
The CPPS certification does a great job of making sure coaches are able to COACH these different drills and techniques, as opposed to just knowing them. That’s where I think this certification sets itself apart from others.”
Matt Wichlinski
Head Strength Coach
WWE Performance Center
“By Far The Best Investment I Made In My Coaching Career!”
“Over the years, I have attended several certifications and seminars, and even presented at a few I have held in the US and abroad. Seeing so many presenters and reading as many books on strength, conditioning, and fitness as I have, I’ve learned a lot about the good, the bad and the ‘BS’.
Smitty and Joe are consummate professionals with dozens of years of training experience between the two of them and, through the CPPS, they have developed a proven training and performance system that works! They have a no-nonsense approach to strength and conditioning that is unparalleled in an industry riddled with shameless marketing and downright lies.
At the CPPS certification, you will learn the very best information for training athletes from two of the very best coaches in the industry. Not only did I learn many invaluable training methodologies at the certification, I have continued to improve my education daily from the global CPPS community ever since. It is by far the best investment I made in my coaching career and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in becoming a better athletic coach or better lifter in the gym.”
Mark Ehnis, CPPS
Owner, Power Strength Training Systems
“Why CPPS Is Changing The Game!”
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – you must invest in your training and business knowledge to better serve the people you work with on a daily basis. You owe it to them. Your clients invest in you as a coach so it’s only natural – for the good coaches who actually care. When it comes to this area there’s no room for excuses or cheapskates. If you’re an athlete, then you must view your training as an investment, not just the upfront training membership.”
Read on to see why I say that the CPPS certification is changing the game…
- It is a hands-on certification that allows the coaches in attendance to coach the other coaches and perform everything themselves (practice what you preach!). This automatically makes you a better COACH, not just a better exercise scientist.
- The powerful network of coaches who want to go to the NEXT LEVEL with their athletes and their business. Everyone who passes the certification joins a private Facebook group where we collaborate on anything and everything. Having like-minded coaches to count on is POWERFUL!
- Learning proven progressions and regressions for everything in the gym. This is how you train a variety of clientele of all backgrounds using the same thought process, training style, and principles. This is VITAL for any quality coach.
Billy Gunn
WWE SUPERSTAR
“They Did A Tremendous Job!”
“I thought the certification was awesome! For me, being an old school guy and a veteran of professional wrestling, we accumulate injuries and nagging issues over time. Smitty & Joe showed us different ways to train to be more effective and remain pain free. They did a tremendous job showing us appropriate variations on the basics that keep me healthy, motivated, strong and training hard to stay in the game doing what I love to do.”
Dean Somerset
BSc. Kinesiology, CEP,
CPPS, CSCS, MEPD
“”This certification is one-of-a-kind”
“The CPPS certification is hands down the best certification a personal trainer or strength coach could hope to get. While the theory aspect is amazing in and of itself, the practical components, systematic approach to training, and ability to see how you could implement all of the concepts while training everyone from juniors to seniors makes this certification one-of-a-kind.”
See How the CPPS Certification Is Changing Lives!
Follow Jim Smith and Joe DeFranco as they take you step-by-step through the entire CPPS certification – from Day 1 to the end of Day 2 and see how YOU, too, can realize your dreams and eliminate all of the years of frustration and struggle they had to go through.
You will learn all of their little-known, closely-guard secrets to building muscle, getting stronger, faster, and more explosively – while watching your businesses grow beyond your wildest dreams.
Check out these texts from two CPPS coaches who took the knowledge and experience from attending the CPPS certification – and grew their businesses to a completely different level and become THE coach in their area!
Bobby Tran
Mark Ehnis
Muscle & Fitness
Mike Patella
So, why did we bring the CPPS certification online?
Many coaches, lifters, and trainers wanted to come to the certification, but couldn’t travel to Austin, TX or NJ. So, we listened you and the 100’s of coaches who have already attended the CPPS certification over the past two years – and filmed the entire certification with a professional video production team!
Now, there is no travel, no hotel cost, and more importantly, no time away from your family or your business. You can attend the CPPS certification from the comfort of your own home and learn the material at your own pace!
And, here is the best part, as we update the certification and make it better, we will add more modules to the CPPS online certification – and you will always have access to the information!
After You Register Today, Follow These 4 Simple Steps!
The comprehensive CPPS online video curriculum contains 14 unique modules covering each main component of our complete Athletic Strength Development System – it is the full curriculum we cover in the two-day CPPS certification. Everything you need to become a better coach, lifter, or trainer AND learn the easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply CPPS training system!
When you sign-up, you have two options.
STEP 1: Register at the link below and choose one of the following options:
STEP 2: Watch and Study the CPPS Curriculum: Whether you choose Option 1 or Option 2, your goal is to learn the CPPS model and prepare for the post-certification CPPS exam. In your personal dashboard, we provide a CPPS Student Workbook. While you watch all of the study materials, you will fill out this follow-along workbook. This is your study guide for the CPPS exam and will become your personal CPPS manual moving forward.
STEP 3: Take the CPPS Post-Certification Exam: During the first 7 days of every month, the CPPS exam will be available so you can complete your CPPS certification. You will have these full 7 days to log in to your personal dashboard, use your CPPS Student Workbook and notes, and finish the final CPPS exam.
STEP 4: Get Certified!: After passing the CPPS exam, you will be notified via email and your CPPS certificate will be sent directly to your home. You are NOW on the Team! You will also be added to the private CPPS Inner Circle forum on Facebook. This forum is closed to ALL outsiders and is only for CPPS Coaches and Board Members. Being part of this elite CPPS Inner Circle, you’ll share ideas and get your questions answered on training, mindset, and business growth by other CPPS coaches from all over the world!
$1197
Full CPPS Certification Physical Package
(with physical DVD’s and manuals):
Register for the FULL CPPS Premium Package today and you’ll receive:
- The Complete Athletic Development System at over 50% OFF (physical DVD’s and manuals)
- The Exclusive Video Library for the Complete Two-Day CPPS Certification (Study at your own pace!)
- The CPPS Student Workbook (Your CPPS study guide)
- The Exclusive DeFranco ‘Prowler Solutions’ Presentation
BECOME A CPPS CERTIFIED COACH TODAY!
$997
Full CPPS Certification Digital Package
(with digital video library):
Register for the FULL CPPS Digital Package today and you’ll receive:
- The Exclusive Video Library for the Complete Two-Day CPPS Certification (Study at your own pace!)
- The CPPS Student Workbook (Your CPPS study guide)
- The Exclusive DeFranco ‘Prowler Solutions’ Presentation
BECOME A CPPS CERTIFIED COACH TODAY!
Discover Why The Revolutionary CPPS Training System
Will Change Your Training and Your Life Forever!
Module 01: Breathing Essentials (lecture)
Run Time : 30:42
Overview :
Breathing is fundamental and critical to performance, recovery, and overall movement. In the CPPS Breathing Essentials module, we will begin to build the foundation of the pyramid of performance. Discover how poor breathing can affect an athlete’s strength, exercise technique strategies, bracing potential, strength and power development, recovery, and posture.
Module 02: Breathing Essentials (practical)
Run Time: 1:28:47
Overview :
We will dive deeper into breathing mechanics by teaching our exclusive 9-layer breathing system that provides progression from the basic fundamental breathing drills to resetting your athlete’s breathing capabilities and giving them better options for bracing during strength training and enhancing their on the field performance and game-time recovery.
Module 03: Fundamental Movement Patterns & Assessment / Corrective Exercise
Run Time: 2:11:42
Overview :
Performance is built upon mastering the fundamentals and the more options you have in your arsenal to help teach and develop the fundamentals with your athletes (or yourself), the better coach (and lifter) you’ll be and the more capable you’ll be at helping your athletes reach their goals – while keeping them injury-free. In Module 3, you’ll learn how to master, coach, regress, and progress the fundamental movement patterns while identifying common ‘energy leaks’ or technique flaws that most athletes and lifters have in the gym and how to build a program to address these flaws
Module 04: Pre-Movement Preparation
Run Time : 34:06
Overview :
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. In Module 4, we explore the importance and structure of a comprehensive and effective warm-up. Learn the benefits of a good warm-up and our 5 crucial components that every warm-up must have in order to optimally prepare and recovery from the demands of a strength training session.
Module 05: Power Development (lecture)
Run Time: 1:08:33
Overview :
Power development at it’s finest! In Module 5, you will learn Joe D.’s proven 4 Power Principles and the CPPS5-layers of power development. This module is an absolute must-see if you train athletes or you want to push your numbers up in the gym. Do not skip the critical components that build the foundation for developing more power and a high rate of force development and learn how power can be developed in and out of the gym!
Module 06: Speed Development (lecture)
Run Time: 46:00
Overview :
Speed kills! And if you want to kill your competition and learn the simplest and easiest ways to teach proper speed mechanics (acceleration and max velocity), enhance and develop the optimal positions for getting faster, the ‘agility myth’, and learn the little-known difference between speed and conditioning, Module 6 will have your answers! The Speed Development lecture will lay the foundation and provide the reasons ‘why’ so when you get into the Speed Development practical (hands-on), you’ll be able to understand ‘how’ to put these proven drills into use in your program.
Module 07: Warm-up Practical
Run Time: 32:49
Overview :
Watch as the CPPS coaches design and integrate the basic warm-up components including SMR, mobility drills, activation exercises, and flow – into a full body, comprehensive pre-movement session. Learn essential coaching cues and strategies that the coaches from all over the world have used with their athletes and clients to prepare them for the training session.
Module 08: Strength Training: Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press
Run Time: 33:48
Overview :
Learn the proven regressions, progressions, and technique strategies that every good coach must know to develop strength, speed, and hypertrophy for their clients and athletes. To perform the “Big 3” barbell lifts the right way requires good position, appropriate bracing mechanics, and movement-specific mobility in order to stay safe under the bar and optimize the training effect. Module 8 is a must-see!
Module 09: Speed Training Practical
Run Time: 28:49
Overview :
Speed training made easy! Forget the complicated ‘text book’ version of how to get your athletes faster – this is the stuff that really works! Joe DeFranco shares his go-to techniques for getting any athlete faster – from young athletes to elite pro players – and how you can implement them quickly into your training system to get results fast! Learn the best acceleration, max velocity, and deceleration drills and how to ‘slow down’ your athlete’s speed mechanics to make them ‘speed up!’
Module 10: Kettlebell Training Basics
Run Time: 55:16
Overview :
Looking to increase your athlete or client’s strength, power, mobility, and overall movement profile? DON’T miss the Kettlebell Training Basics module! Learn directly from kettlebell expert – Coach Mike Stehle – the essentials; the kettlebell deadlift, swing, clean, rack, and press. Bonus footage contains how to design and integrate kettlebell strength and power circuits effectively and specifically for your athlete’s goals.
Module 11: Program Design
Run Time: 41:00
Overview :
In this Program Design module, you will learn the 7 essential components of the comprehensive CPPSProgram Design model. Along with the Strength and Performance pyramid, the program design template will bring all of the elements from the entire CPPS certification weekend together into a easy-to-follow, easier-to-implement system that will take your coaching and programming to another level. Backed by science and proven in the trenches, the CPPSProgram Design model will give you the strategies to design workouts for elite athletes to weekend warrior, and for everyone in between.
Module 12: Strength: Bench Press Regressions / Progressions
Run Time: 22:00
Overview :
CPPS coach Mark Ehnis details his entire progression and regression system for transitioning his athletes from the fundamental movement patterns to performing the barbell bench press. Simple and sure-fire techniques for mastering push-ups, tension, position, torque, and technique will help you develop the critical foundation and movement patterns for all your lifters and athletes before they begin to incorporate loaded barbell lifts into their strength program.
Module 13: Strength: Squat Regressions / Progressions
Run Time: 19:44
Overview :
CPPS coach Mark Ehnis details his entire progression and regression system for transitioning his athletes from the fundamental movement patterns to performing the barbell squat. Simple and sure-fire techniques for mastering the hip hinge, wall squats, box squats, tension, position, torque, and technique will help you develop the critical foundation and movement patterns for all your lifters and athletes before they begin to incorporate loaded barbell lifts into their strength program.
Module 14: Strength: Deadlift Regressions / Progressions
Run Time: 21:40
Overview :
CPPS coach Mark Ehnis details his entire progression and regression system for transitioning his athletes from the fundamental movement patterns to performing the barbell deadlift. Simple and sure-fire techniques for mastering the hip hinge, kettlebell deadlifts, tension, position, torque, and technique will help you develop the critical foundation and movement patterns for all your lifters and athletes before they begin to incorporate loaded barbell lifts into their strength program.
Module 15: The Evolution of Prowler Training
RUN TIME: 1:35:59
Overview :
Get exclusive access to Joe D.’s ground-breaking presentation – ‘The Evolution of Prowler Training’ – and discover how to truly unlock your athlete’s speed potential. Gone are the days of the ‘prowler flu!’ See how Joe D. utilizes the prowler to slow down speed mechanics and optimize the proper joint angles, prevent over striding, and enhance ground force production. Time to ‘slow down’ to get fast!
Module 16: The CPPS Athletic Assessment
RUN TIME: 24:22
Overview :
Any good coach knows the phrase, “Always Be Assessing!” This is true from the moment the athlete steps into the gym, until the time they leave. Learn the highly effective CPPS ‘Top-Down Assessment’ for any new client or athlete and how it must drive (and autoregulate) your programming for every single training session. The CPPS Athletic Assessment is critical to understand the current state of readiness of your athletes to ensure they can get into the right positions, perform the right techniques, and maintain control through the right ranges of motion – for the exercises you want them to perform in their workouts. This single module might be the most important in helping you develop your knowledge of the ‘art of coaching’ and if you want to help your athletes reach their goals faster.
Module 17: Introduction to Sprint Mechanics
RUN TIME: 10:53
Overview :
Cameron Josse, Director of Sports Performance at DeFranco’s Gym at the Onnit Academy, walks you through sprinting mechanics basics and introductory sprint drills – including skip variations, arm action, foot strike, shin angle, leg drive, and torso angle – and teaches you how to implement progressive transitional sprinting drills into your warm-ups and speed training sessions. This module is the perfect compliment to Modules 9 and 15! Speed training doesn’t have to be complicated and Cameron does an amazing job of showing how you can easily add speed training to your programs!
Module 18: The 20 Yard Shuttle & 3 Cone Drill
RUN TIME: 11:07
Overview :
In the latest module in the Athletic Performance Series, Director of Sports Performance at DeFranco’s Gym at the Onnit Academy, Cameron Josse, takes you step-by-step through these critical performance tests for the NFL Combine and NFL Pro Day. You will learn the technique for each drill, how to increase your athlete’s movement, deceleration, and explosiveness through each drill, and how to quickly decrease their run times.
Module 19: The CPPS Weightlifting Coaching Protocol
RUN TIME: 30:95
Overview :
Owner and Director of Sports Performance at CTS Strength & Conditioning, John Cortese, developed this comprehensive instructional video library detailing everything you ever wanted to know about weightlifting. In this CPPS exclusive, you will gain access to 17 comprehensive weightlifting instructional modules that will help you to quickly and easily progress / regress and coach the clean & jerk and snatch. Using his proven top-down training approach, John coaches you through the classic lifts, the key positions, and the techniques for all of the developmental transitional exercises.
Eliminate years of frustration and mistakes most personal trainers and coaches make and discover how 100’s of elite coaches from all over the world have used the proven CPPS training blueprint to dominate the market in their area and accelerate their business by helping their clients and athletes reach their goals faster than they ever dreamed.
Stop guessing and stop hesitating – sign-up today to get learn the system backed by science and proven in the trenches – register for the CPPS certification today!
$1197
Full CPPS Certification Physical Package
(with physical DVD’s and manuals):
Register for the FULL CPPS Premium Package today and you’ll receive:
- The Complete Athletic Development System at over 50% OFF (physical DVD’s and manuals)
- The Exclusive Video Library for the Complete Two-Day CPPS Certification (Study at your own pace!)
- The CPPS Student Workbook (Your CPPS study guide)
- The Exclusive DeFranco ‘Prowler Solutions’ Presentation
BECOME A CPPS CERTIFIED COACH TODAY!
$997
Full CPPS Certification Digital Package
(with digital video library):
Register for the FULL CPPS Digital Package today and you’ll receive:
- The Exclusive Video Library for the Complete Two-Day CPPS Certification (Study at your own pace!)
- The CPPS Student Workbook (Your CPPS study guide)
- The Exclusive DeFranco ‘Prowler Solutions’ Presentation
“I Learned More In One Weekend – Than I Learned Through Both Of My Previous Certs Combined!”
“It took me six months of study and review to get certified as a NASM-CPT and a year of reading the massive NSCA-C.S.C.S. textbook to earn that certification. Both of these certs served me well over the years and taught me new things, so I don’t mean to put them down as I offer this testimonial. With that caveat out of the way, however, I can say without equivocation that I learned more in one weekend under Jim Smith and Joe DeFranco than I learned through both of my previous certs combined.
I now possess a wealth of tools for teaching the bench press, squat, deadlift, proper sprinting mechanics, as well as warmup and breathing techniques. Considering the fact that it’s my full-time job to interview the very best and brightest in the fitness industry on a daily basis, I was absolutely shocked at how much brand new information Smitty and Joe D. hit me with.
These are men on the leading edge of training science, and more importantly, its practical application. It’s not enough to know anatomy and physiology. Understanding how to individualize programming and how to adjust for real-life situations is what can make a good trainer a great one. Smitty and Joe D. will teach you how to do just that. I can’t recommend the CPPS highly enough.”