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Strength & load · Preview lesson

Manual Resistance Training (MRT): Strength Without Equipment

Use your hands as a training tool: load any joint, anywhere, with anyone, from the first days after an injury to game day.

You can open 1 lesson as a preview.

Lessons
12 lessons
Duration
1 h 23 min
  • English · English captions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Community included · 12 months

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Payment is completed on a secure page outside PFB Academy. Afterwards the course opens here; it can take a few minutes.

Your access to courses and community lasts 12 months from your latest purchase at PFB Academy. Any new purchase renews it; it never stacks beyond that period.

Preview lesson

These lessons are open so you can see what the course is like.

  • Open the lesson: Origin and process: where the method comes from and how to think before you touch an athlete5:00

What you will learn

  • Decide when manual resistance is the right tool
  • Apply resistance with levers, contact, commands and body position
  • Dose the effort without a machine
  • Run a menu of lower-body, upper-body and core exercises

Requirements

  • No previous course needed

Part of the “From the sprain to the first game” itinerary View on the journey

Included with every course

Learn with a community, not alone

  • Ask the tutors and get an answer within a working day
  • Compare cases with coaches, physios and athletes
  • Join the monthly live with the tutor

Your access lasts 12 months from your latest purchase. Any new course renews it for another year, for all your courses and the community.

What is included

Total duration
12 lessons · 1 h 23 min
Format
Video lessons · Final test
Downloadable materials
  • Course slides
Certificate
PFB Academy certificate on completing the course. It is a school certificate, not an official accreditation.
Community
Access to the PFB Academy community: Announcements, Introductions, Questions and support, 30-day balance challenge. And a live session with the tutor every month.
Recommended pace
12 short lessons, about 85 min in total
Language
English
Subtitles
English captions

Course content

4 modules · 12 lessons · 1 h 23 min

Module 1 Understand the method

  1. 01Origin and process: where the method comes from and how to think before you touch an athlete5:00Preview
  2. 02What MRT is, and what it is not4:00Opens when you get the course
  3. 03Advantages6:00Opens when you get the course
  4. 04Disadvantages7:00Opens when you get the course
  5. 05Fundamentals: levers, contact, commands and body position4:00Opens when you get the course
  6. 06When to use it3:00Opens when you get the course
  7. 07How to measure it: RIR, RPE, the breaking point and left vs right7:00Opens when you get the course

Module 2 Hands-on exercise menu

  1. 08Lower body17:00Opens when you get the course
  2. 09Upper body7:00Opens when you get the course
  3. 10Core8:00Opens when you get the course

Module 3 Integrate and apply

  1. 11Integration with other methods and sport-specific use5:00Opens when you get the course
  2. 12Case study10:00Opens when you get the course

Module 4 Final test

  1. 13Final testTestOpens when you get the course

Who it is for

  • Strength and conditioning coaches in team sports
  • Physiotherapists and athletic trainers working on return to play
  • Coaches who travel, work courtside or have little equipment
  • Anyone who wants a faster, more specific way to load a joint

Who it is not for

  • Athletes looking for self-treatment: the course teaches staff how to load an athlete.
  • Anyone expecting it to replace the assessment of the doctor or physiotherapist responsible for the athlete.

Author

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Jaime Capellá

Physiotherapist and strength & conditioning coach

Head Physiotherapist of a EuroLeague club's first team since 2025. Before that, five seasons as Head of Strength & Conditioning and Physiotherapist with the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

Physiotherapist and Sport Sciences graduate, Head Physiotherapist of a EuroLeague club’s first team since 2025. Before that, five seasons as Head of Strength & Conditioning and Physiotherapist with the Liaoning Flying Leopards (Chinese CBA), winning three consecutive league titles. He has also worked in the Spanish ACB with Río Breogán and with the Philippines national team in its FIBA World Cup preparation.

Credentials

  • Physiotherapist
  • Sport Sciences graduate

Experience

  • Head Physiotherapist, EuroLeague club first team (since 2025)
  • Head of Strength & Conditioning and Physiotherapist, Liaoning Flying Leopards (Chinese CBA): five seasons, three consecutive league titles
  • Río Breogán (Spanish ACB)
  • Philippines national team, FIBA World Cup preparation

Areas

  • Rehab
  • Strength
  • Load

More courses by Jaime Capellá at PFB Academy

  • Ankle Sprain: From Injury to Court
  • Training Load Without Technology: RPE, Session RPE and Useful Training Time
  • Hamstring Strain: Test, Rebuild, Return to Sprint

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Frequently asked questions

Is the community included with every course?

Yes. Every course includes 12 months of access to the community: questions and support, discussion channels, networking and a live session every month.

How long does my access last?

12 months from your latest purchase. Buy any new course and the 12 months start again from that day.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes, a Certificate of Completion from PFB Academy when you pass the final quiz (20 questions, pass mark 80 %). It is a school certificate, not an official accreditation.

Can I retake the final quiz?

Yes, as many times as you need. After 3 attempts in a row without passing, the quiz locks for 24 hours so you can go back over the lessons.

Manual Resistance Training (MRT): Strength Without Equipment