KN Chats Kinesiology Chats

Dane Bartz is a Strength and Conditioning Coach based out of Michigan and is the founder of Linked-Fit. Dane earned his Masters in Exercise Physiology and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Philosophy in Human and Sports Performance from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

Linked-Fit is an online personal training service that provides assessments and custom programming for all individuals seeking their health and fitness goals. Through this platform Dane and his team communicate with their online clients to help and assist their exercise routines and manage how they recover.

In this episode Dane also discusses some of the topics from his NSCA MO State Clinic back in April, primarily talking about the Autonomic Nervous System and Recovery Strategies. With this comes training considerations for Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), and overall stress management.

For more information on Dane Bartz’ training and coaching you can visit the website at https://www.linked-fit.com

Facebook- @linkedfit
Instagram - @linkedfit
Instagram - @danebartz

Travis Barrett is a Strength and Conditioning coach based out of Lawrence, Kansas at Evolution Athletics.

He went to school at Ball State University and earned his Masters in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Indiana University Bloomington. Travis did an internship with the Indiana Pacers and was also the Director of Sports Performance at Haskell University.

In this episode we discuss Strength and Conditioning and his perspective on Sports Performance. In the second half of the show we discuss the true meaning behind "Sports Specific" and how he goes about programming for his young athletes at Evolution Athletics.

To contact Coach Barrett you can find him on Instagram @tbarrettfitness

To learn more about Evolution Athletics you can visit their website at https://evolutionathletics.net/

Instagram @evolutionathletics1
Email: coach@evolutionathletics.net

Matthew St. John is a Physical Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist who practices his clinical work using both backgrounds with his patients.

Matthew graduated with his Bachelors in Kinesiology from Avila University and earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Rockhurst University. As a former football player he enjoys working with athletes but also works with general population patients at Liberty Hospital Sports Medicine in Liberty, MO.

In this episode we kick things off talking about his experiences going through Physical Therapy School and how he has applied various Kinesiology topics into his practice. We also discuss injury prevention and rehabilitation and how he goes about assessing and evaluating patients referred to him by Orthopedic doctors.

If you’re a student looking into a possible career in Physical Therapy feel free to reach out to Matthew and ask everything PT! If you are someone in need of Physical Therapist you can contact him with the media listed below.

Instagram @mstj_dpt
Twitter @stj51
Email matthewstj51@gmail.com

Emily Rotert is a Physical Therapist who is also certified in Concussion Management.

In this episode we discuss the career in Physical Therapy and the day-to-day operations working in the clinic environment.

In regards to Concussion Management, Emily tells us about how she works with her patients dealing with concussion symptoms as well as the principles of Vestibular-Ocular Therapy.

The Vestibular system is our inner ear while our Ocular is our vision, two sensory inputs that give our brain information about what our body is doing space. When it comes to Concussion symptoms, this is a great start to see what the brain is dealing with and how our body might compensate for basic tasks.

If you are an aspiring Physical Therapy student or someone looking for PT treatment, you can contact Emily via email at

rotertemily@gmail.com