Company Profile

OSTEOBLAST TRAINING™

Osteoblast Training™ was established in 2003 by Chris Williams MSc, CSCS, PGCE, to provide Personal Trainers with Continuing Educational Credits/Units in the specialist field of Strength and Conditioning for Bone Health. The course is accredited and workshops sanctioned worldwide, by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) for 0.7 CEU’s. In the United Kingdom the course is accredited by the Register of Exercise Professionals (REP’s) with students earning 4 CPD’s.

The company was founded on the “Strength from Within” concept which recognized the importance of bone boosting training programs for all ages and populations. The science and its application have evolved whereby the archaic concepts of weight-bearing activities are no longer specific enough for the Personal Trainer. We now have a better understanding of the biomechanics of bone and how it responds to exercise/physical activity. More alarmingly, the annual incidence of osteoporotic fracture is almost three times that of myocardial infarction (Beck and Shoemaker 2000). This categorically illustrates that strength and conditioning for bone health must to be integrated into our clients training in order to reduce the risk of or even prevent these metabolic disorders.

A common often misleading notion is that bone health training is only for the older post-menopausal populations. The old cliché of ‘prevention is better than cure’ immediately comes to mind. If the science tells us that our peak bone mass is accrued in our teenage years and mid to upper twenties, then why wait until we are older to train our bones? Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to train our bones when we are younger and our bone cells (osteoblasts) are more receptive to training? Indeed, Osteoblast Training™ can enhance the strength of older bone and reduce the risk of fragility fractures and thus lead to a better quality of life, however the underpinning principles of this company is that no-one should exclude bone health training from their workouts irrespective of age or gender. Remember, “Strength from Within” starts with healthy bones.