The PRS Clinical Barbell Coaching Institute is an online education, mentorship, and networking system for barbell athlete, physical therapists, chiropractors, and barbell coaches helping them accelerate the application of barbell training and progressive overload to maximize goal outcomes, minimize injury risk, and build longevity in their practice.
Athletic mentorship
Improve your athletic performance, ability to train with or without a powerlifting coach, and reduce your injury risk by becoming a student of barbell training and powerlifting.
coaching mentorship
Enhance the journey of becoming a specialized strength coach or powerlifting coach who optimizes athletic potential & manages the athlete recovery process building a foundation on client retention.
clinical practice mentorship
Combine the skills of barbell strength training with clinical rehabilitation practice to enhance client outcomes and bridge the gaps between short-term rehab, return-to-sport, and long-term success for all populations and settings.
advanced mentorship
Develop the business skills to grow, market, and scale your clinical or coaching business in line with your values, mission, and passion so you no longer have to depend on corporate or franchise models for support.
About the Clinical Barbell Coaching Institute
After years of one-on-one mentoring, PRS head Clinical Coach, Dr. Rori Alter, PT created group online mentoring to help more barbell coaches, rehab clinicians, and barbell athletes than she could in the one-on-one environment.
Rori saw a need for an educational system that provides ongoing support for practical application and skill development in addition to teaching foundational theories in barbell training, physical therapy, and powerlifting.
The Clinical Barbell Coaching Institute was developed to not only offer continuing education for clinicians, seminars for barbell athletes, and certifications for barbell coaches, but to bridge the gap between learning and practical application.
The CBCI offers the PRS Coach Certification as proof of one's qualification and competence to provide barbell coaching to all individuals from the general trainee to the high level athlete regardless of their history or abilities. Possessing this certification indicates competency and capability in barbell programming and coaching as well as the promise of ethical business practices.
How It Works:
Two Foundational Courses: Programming Fundamentals of Barbell Training and Barbell Coaching & Movement Optimization
Mentorship & Peer-to-Peer Support: All courses are 12-18-week mentorship programs including live support for PRS Clinical Educators in group and individual settings.
Critical Thinking & Practical Application Exams: All exams are designed to ensure you are synthesizing the information that’s taught and can apply it across the spectrum. All exams are graded with feedback and available for review with the Clinical Educators.
National Organization CEUs: Our mentorship isn’t just for the novice clinician or coach. We have obtained the highest amount of CEUs for multiple organizations including the NSCA, NASM, and some states for Physical Therapy.
Advanced Mentorship: Continue to learn, network, and grow with our ongoing mentorship options such as additional courses, business coaches, and the Clinical Coaching Mentorship membership.
Here’s what people are saying!
“It's the only programming material that I've encountered (I've done an RTS classroom plus read loads of programming books) that has translated the theory into practice with tangible examples. The fact that we have [the opportunity] to write programmes and get feedback on them from a super knowledgeable powerlifting coach is the primary reason I signed up. I've never had that opportunity before...I have done some programming before but it was all a bit shaky with progression, in particular being, a real challenge. This course has made me so much more confident about my ability to programme.”
-Sara Carr, Cairo, Egypt
“I have never had any formal education in the sport of powerlifting outside of YouTube videos, podcasts and ebooks. Rori’s course was my first exposure to high level education regarding the sport. I took her course covering Barbell Technique and the course was like taking a human anatomy, biomechanics, and sports psychology class rolled into one. Her courses are worth every penny and you will not find anything like it! I highly recommend the PRS Blackboard; not only to lifters, but also coaches who want to better their craft.”
- Samantha Calhoun, USAPL 63kg National Champion
“The information is covered well and in a way that makes it easier to digest than reading it. I enjoy the lectures and real-world examples - I'm an auditory and kinesthetic learner so it is helpful.”
-Dr. Danielle Holt, PT, DPT, USAPL Powerlifter
“Her online course is the embodiment of all her years of learning wrapped into a pretty package with a bow on it. The best part is you will get to learn and work directly with her as you go through the course, which most other courses do not provide. If you want to learn from the best, then this is the place for you and it is worth every penny. I am lucky to call her a friend, mentor, and coach.”
-Weston Hirschauer, BS Kinesiology & Exercise Science, CSCS, USAPL lifter, PRS online coaching client
“Rori does a great job at comparing different programming theories and providing rationale for decision making when developing programs for clients of all ability levels and backgrounds. Having the opportunity to consult with Rori one-on-one is a great way to receive feedback and advice on building programs for your clients and yourself. “
-Alyssa Haveson, DPT, CSCS, PRS Clinical Coach, USAPL National Team, 2-time IPF World Championship and 3-time Arnold Sports Festival competitor
“[What I’m enjoying most about the course is] the interaction and online conversation with other lifters/coaches. Rori's explanations of information (sort of tempering and mediating the hardline SS messaging that I've heard some other places) and the inclusion of "non-SS ideas…” Rori is encouraging, knowledgeable, and accessible. She seems genuinely concerned with ensuring we are getting the most out of this learning opportunity and with building a sense of community.”
-Rebecca Fishburne, SSD, (Maryland)
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The Clinical Barbell Coaching Institute Courses
Programming Fundamentals of Barbell Training:
Programming Fundamentals of Barbell Training* guides and supports you in learning how to design high-quality, individualized programming for the recreational-through-advanced level trainee. At the end of this course, athletes, coaches, and clinicians can confidently and optimally program for healthy and injured athletes. They can seamlessly transition from their first day under the barbell as a new lifter or after an injury to healthy and strong individuals surpassing their every goal. This course integrates foundational principles in strength, barbell, and rehab programming with advanced and evidenced-based practices to establish the PRS Sustainable Training Method for barbell training, powerlifting, and rehab program design.
*This course is required to obtain the PRS Coaching Certification
Barbell Coaching & Movement Optimization:
Barbell Coaching & Movement Optimization course is where athletes, coaches, and clinicians develop a strong understanding of movement mechanics, assessment, coaching, and modifications. At the end of this course, they have a keen eye for picking up movement deviations, language to coach all athlete types, and help lifters reduce injury risk and maximize outcomes in all settings. Additionally, enrollees are able to use the PRS 4-Phase Approach to Movement to identify appropriate movements and adapt them based on individual needs, injuries, equipment access, and setting. In this course, you will learn the conceptual and biomechanical features of the main barbell movements and their variation lifts.We dive deeply into technical execution, coaching progressions, when, why, and how to substitute each lift, as well as the most common issues trainees have and how to address them.
*This course is required to obtain the PRS Coaching Certification
Business Best Practices:
Business Best Practices course is designed for barbell coaching and clinical rehab professionals who are strongly interested in building a successful, profitable, sustainable and completely customizable in-person and/or remote coaching and rehab delivery system with extremely low overhead. This course is for those with no formal education in business planning, operations, management, and marketing and are looking to develop a unique and customized brand with business practices that best represents who they are as a person. This mentorship course covers the development of your target market, mission and vision, marketing communication practices, structuring your smart service and pricing, and service delivery, scaling and systems.
The Clinical Coach Mentorship Membership Program:
The Clinical Coach Mentorship (CCM) membership is an affordable platform where barbell strength coaches, and student and practicing clinicians come together to learn, share ideas, and support each other on a regular basis. We aim to decrease the barriers to continual growth by providing educational talks led by the PRS Clinical Coaching team, guest speakers who are leaders in their area of practice, our research archive, and our community discussion forum. The content of the CCM focuses on integrating barbell training, injury risk reduction, evidence-based practice, and clinical experience to connect the worlds of barbell training and rehabilitation.