Episode 09 - Kirk Bradshaw

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MAT Rx Practitioner Eric Ferguson. After receiving his degree in Kinesiology and dozens of certifications, Eric have been an exercise and muscular specialist for more than twenty years. Over those two decades, he has worked with clients ranging from collegiate and professional athletes to general fitness clients, cardiac rehabilitation patients, post physical therapy patients and beyond. Eric was the first Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) master certified specialist in the Texas. In 2011, he began teaching MAT to exercise professionals, physical therapists, chiropractors and various body workers. He is one of only a few instructors worldwide and has a growing business and staff dedicated to improving muscular function.

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MAT Rx Practitioner Kirk Bradshaw. Kirk is formally educated in Athletic Medicine and is certified as an MAT specialist, an MAT mastery specialist, and an MATRx practitioner. He completed his undergraduate degree at Washington State University where he worked with division I athletes specializing in women's basketball and Football. After graduating Kirk worked as a Head Athletic Trainer for Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Washington as well as multiple physical therapy clinics. As an MATRx practitioner, Kirk practices an approach targeting and removing causation of symptoms and faulty movement.

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MATRx Practitioner Tonya Martin. Tonya Martin has over 23 years of hard-core military, police, martial arts experience and fitness training. She received her certification as a Master Fitness Instructor with the U.S. Army. She is a Law Enforcement Certified Personal Trainer and a Premier Personal Trainer, through the Cooper Institute in Dallas, TX. www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MAT Rx Practitioner Chad Graham. Chad Graham has spent the last 18 years as a preferred MAT treatment specialist for Indianapolis-based clients and pro sports teams, with 2021 marking his 16th season on the Indianapolis Colts’ medical staff. As the highest-level MATRx Specialist, Chad is one of only a small group of practitioners who completed his years of extensive training under the MAT founder Greg Roskopf directly. He holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from Eastern Illinois University, where he got his early-career start in personal training that would later see him named Top Trainer of Indianapolis before becoming Indiana’s first MAT Specialist.  www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MAT Rx Practitioners Mark and Anne Marie Trombold. Mark and his wife, Anne-Marie, have owned and been an integral part of a large, thriving physical therapy practice for the last 25 years. As incredible as that chapter was, it is now time for Mark to slow the pace a little and enjoy more of his other passions such as spending time with family, grandchildren, and embracing adventures. He has found a way to meld these passions by moving to part time and creating a new model with Muscle Activation Physical Therapy, PLLC. www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us for our latest interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MATRx Practitioner Josh Lewbel. www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us for our fourth interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MATRx Practitioner Megan Leyba. Megan was the second person to become MATRx Full Body Certified by Greg Roskopf. Megan teaches at all levels within our education program at the MAT headquarters and has also led courses at Broadview College. www.muscleactivation.com

Join us for our third interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MATRx Practitioner Eric Seifert. Eric Seifert is one of Canada’s leading professionals regarding muscular function and health. He holds an MATRx Level designation within the Muscle Activation Techniques discipline as well as the Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) program. Eric owns a facility in Toronto, Ontario where he has multiple MAT practitioners servicing clients from all walks of life. Eric is also an MAT Instructor at the Specialist and Mastery level. www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us for our second interview in the Practitioner Spotlight Series with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MAT Rx Practitioner Charlie Cates. Charlie is an instructor for the Muscle Activation Techniques program, introducing students of all different backgrounds to the MAT process. Watch and listen as we talk about how Charlie discovered MAT and how he specializes in managing and improving the function of his clients’ muscular system through the Muscle Activation Techniques process and principles. www.MuscleActivation.com

Join us in this extraordinary interview with our Founder Greg Roskopf and MATRx Practitioner Aaron Lakanen as they go through the life of MAT, Muscle Testing, Muscle Imbalances, Exercise Science Degrees, and the Neuromuscular therapy that helped Aaron Lakanen get to where he is today in the highest level of Muscle Activation Techniques. www.muscleactivation.com