Club Swinging Essentials
About the Authors
Brett Jones CSCS, Master RKC, CK-FMS
Brett Jones is a Pittsburgh, Pa based Fitness Professional and International Presenter with almost 20 years experience.
His professional accreditations include:
Bachelor of Science in Sports medicine from High Point University, NC
Master of Science in Rehabilitative Science from Clarion University of PA, PA
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association)
Master Instructor in the RKC program (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) with Pavel
National and International presenter for the Functional Movement Screen
Advisory Board Member for the Functional Movement Screen
National and International Lecturer and Presenter for the RKC and other Fitness organizations and professionals
Author and Co-Author of multiple DVDs and fitness products including
Kettlebells From the Ground Up – Kalos Sthenos
Earl Grayson "Gray" Cook
Gray Cook is practicing physical therapist, and orthopedic certified specialist. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist and kettlebell instructor. He is the founder of Functional Movement Systems which promotes the concept of movement pattern screening and assessment. His work and ideas are at the forefront of fitness, conditioning, injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Professional Status
Licensed Physical Therapist
Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist
Lecturer / Author / Instructor
Certified Strength and Condition Specialist
Level I Olympic Style Weightlifting Coach
Certified Kettlebell Instructor - RKC
Gray Cook is an influential figure in both rehabilitation and exercise. His career started with a undergraduate degree in sports medicine and exercise science with minors in athletic training and psychology. His interest took him to the University of Miami where he studied physical therapy and furthered his strength and conditioning development. It's no accident that he became a certified strength coach and licensed physical therapist in the same year because his work has targeted fundamental errors in the way that exercise and rehabilitation have been practiced.
Gray has introduced a systems approach to understanding, training and rehabilitating movement. Professional evolution is often geared toward specialization but most highly specialized professions hit a plateau and adopt a approach that incorporate systems that protect the user against fundamental errors. This historical trend can be seen in aviation, medicine, and education. Fitness and rehabilitation are approaching a critical tipping point where fundamental systems are necessary for improved outcomes. This is because our current knowledge and scientific advances have not reversed the downward turn in the health and fitness of our culture.
Fundamental systems minimize logistical errors will improve communication between the many disciplines that exercise and rehabilitate the masses. Cook contends that we must map movement patterns and consider movement as a behavior and not simply as clean mechanical data. We must also develop better understanding of how movement is learned, maintained, and restored.
Cook's work cuts to the core of problems like low back pain, obesity, and the general physical decline of a modern culture. By revisiting the natural developmental principles that all infants employ as they learn to walk, run and climb, Gray forces us the rethink motor learning, corrective exercise, and modern conditioning practices.