WHAT IS THE RTS APPROACH?
A structured way to think about exercise, built through decades of international application.
RTS approaches exercise as a decision-making process, not a set of instructions to follow. Rather than starting with prescribed methods or idealised execution, RTS practitioners begin with analysis:
What is the exercise meant to achieve?
How is resistance being applied?
How is the individual responding to every rep?
That process is based on original RTS principles that bring structure and consistency to the assessment, design and delivery of exercise.
CORE PRINCIPLES OF RTS EDUCATION
The RTS curriculum organises the study and application of Exercise Mechanics™ using original, field-tested tools and models.
These principles are not protocols. They are thinking frameworks used to evaluate exercises and guide decisions across a wide range of contexts.
Proprietary RTS Principles:
Who–Have–Own–Tolerate® & the Goal of the Exercise
Frameworks for clarifying whether an exercise is appropriate for an individual. The most impressive-looking exercises are pointless if they don’t take into account the individual, and are inaccurate if they don’t create the intended stimulus.
The Exercise Equation®
A model for breaking down the variables that determine how one exercise differs from another, and how changes affect stimulus and joint demand. Provides trainers with a clear analysis, problem-solving or progression process.
The Exercise Continuum®
A way of organizing exercises by coordination demand to support appropriate regression and progression. matched to the client's current orchestration abilities and goals.
The Functional Continuum®
A decision-making guide spanning rehabilitation, general training, and high performance.
The CRAMP Model
A system for responding to exercise performance using Continue, Regress, Abort, Modify, or Progress.
RTS practitioners use these tools to analyze exercise and make decisions when outcomes are not predictable. We don’t categorize exercises as ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Every exercise is a set of variables producing an intentional stimulus for a specific person. The only question is whether those variables match the goal.
ANALYZE. CUSTOMIZE. OPTIMIZE.
Exercise Mechanics™ focuses on understanding how resistance, force, and structure interact during exercise, and how those interactions shape stimulus and tolerance.
The RTS approach is for practitioners who want to ground their coaching in clear, scientific analysis rather than vague social media soundbites.
A PROFESSIONAL, PROGRESSIVE APPROACH
RTS’ principle-based approach means the same way of thinking applies as experience grows and problems become more complex.
That's why RTS is taught as a progressive curriculum. The further you go, the deeper it gets.