SMR Manuals

SMR is self-myofascial release, a series of self-massage techniques you do by yourself with implements such as rollers and balls to improve how well you move your body. By combining assessment, therapeutic, and full-range functional movements with SMR, you can maintain your performance much longer than previously possible.

Explore these techniques and ENJOY LIVING again!

Each Adobe PDF download is saved in press-quality resolution allowing you to zoom in at over 600% to see the anatomy illustrations in very good detail.

The printed workbooks are full-color, printed double-sided on 28-pound thick paper stock, and comb-bound like a cookbook, so you can lay them completely flat for easy reading.

Click here for sample images from the SMR Manual.

New! The SMR Manual

Our complete 170-page workbook

This 170-page workbook now includes PICTURES!!!

Also includes 60 specific written instructionsand anatomical illustrations for getting the most out of your SMR efforts.

This very same manual is included in our hands-on 2-day clinics for trainers, coaches, and athletes.

Topics include:

  • An introduction to the need for SMR
  • Who is this workbook designed for, and what are the benefits?
  • Helpful tips to get the most out of this workbook
  • Joint Tables
  • Chapter 1: The Lower Leg & Foot
  • Chapter 2: The Thigh, Knee, & IT Band
  • Chapter 3: The Hip & Lower Back
  • Chapter 4: The Chest, Shoulder, Upper Back & Neck
  • Chapter 5: The Elbow & Wrist
  • Glossary

Quote from one of our customers:

“Wow Jeff, just got it and it looks great. 158 pages of awesome. Now I really want to go to one of your clinics.”

– John Schneider (from a review of our first edition with 158 pages)…thanks, John

$24.95 — Adobe PDF of the Coaches Clinic Workbook Qty:

$45.95 — Printed copy of the Coaches Clinic Workbook Qty:

SMR Fundamentals

Our 70-page introduction to SMR

This excerpt from the SMR Manual includes the 18 foundational SMR movements that you should do at least once every 2 weeks to maintain proper range of motion and joint function.

Movements with red titles are the 3 primary regions, and they should be done at least once each week. The remaining blue titles should be done at least 2 per day to balance out your week. By practicing the 18 fundamental SMR exercises, you have a minimal self-therapy program to maintain your muscles in healthy condition.

You might need the assistance of a licensed massage or physical therapist in conjunction with your SMR efforts to get your best results, much like you need a toothbrush and floss along with a dentist to maintain tooth and gum health.

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Adobe PDF of the SMR Introduction Workbook — FREE — Click here to get it!

$19.95 — Printed copy of the SMR Fundamentals Workbook Qty:

NEW! The SMR Hip Mini-Clinic Workbook

Our 100-page excerpt from the SMR Manual

This 100-page excerpt from the SMR Manual includes 27 specific written instructions for getting the most out of your SMR efforts for hip muscular dysfunctions.

This very same manual is included in our 4-hour mini-clinics for trainers and coaches.

Topics include:

  • An introduction to the need for SMR
  • Who is this workbook designed for, and what are the benefits?
  • (portions of) Joint Tables
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 1: The Lower Leg & Foot
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 2: The Thigh, Knee, & IT Band
  • Chapter 3: The Hip & Lower Back
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 4: The Chest, Shoulder, Upper Back & Neck
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 5: The Elbow & Wrist
  • Glossary

$14.95 — Adobe PDF of the SMR Hip Mini-Clinic Workbook Qty:

$25.95 — Printed copy of the SMR Hip Mini-Clinic Workbook Qty:

The SMR Shoulder Mini-Clinic Workbook

Our 100-page excerpt from the SMR Manual

Update coming soon!

This 100-page excerpt from the SMR Manual includes 27 specific written instructions for getting the most out of your SMR efforts for shoulder muscular dysfunctions.

This very same manual is included in our 4-hour mini-clinics for trainers and coaches.

Topics include:

  • An introduction to the need for SMR
  • Who is this workbook designed for, and what are the benefits?
  • (portions of) Joint Tables
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 1: The Lower Leg & Foot
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 2: The Thigh, Knee, & IT Band
  • (Portions of) Chapter 3: The Hip & Lower Back
  • Chapter 4: The Chest, Shoulder, Upper Back & Neck
  • (Portions of ) Chapter 5: The Elbow & Wrist
  • Glossary

$14.95 — Adobe PDF of the SMR Shoulder Mini-Clinic Workbook Qty:

$25.95 — Printed copy of the SMR Shoulder Mini-Clinic Workbook Qty:

Myofascial Pain & Dysfunction

The BEST reference for muscle pain!

The Trigger Point Manual

by Dr. Janet Travell & Dr. David Simons

This 1664-page Manual is known as “the red bible” by massage therapists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and just about anyone that works on the body to address pain.

For trainers and coaches is can be a tremendously valuable resource for looking up examples of biomechanic issues caused by muscular dysfunctions. While much of the treatment side in the book is intended for the therapist (and should NOT be done by an unlicensed trainer or coach), the education of knowing which muscle(s) may be causing the movement dysfunctions in the workouts will empower the coach to make more appropriate warm-up, stretching, and SMR recommendations.

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