Rehab to Performance: Data Driven Progressive Overload

Learn how to use technology to bridge the gap between rehab and performance with Antonio Squillante PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC*D

Rehab to Performance: Data Driven Progressive Overload

• Early Bird Pricing Ends April 30th (save $75) - Limited to 10 spots
• Regular Pricing Begins May 1st!
• Course is in the approval process for 0.8 CEU's through the NSCA

About the Speaker

Antonio Squillante PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, RSCC*D

Antonio Squillante is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. He earned his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Southern California.

With nearly two decades of experience as a strength and conditioning coach, Antonio has worked across collegiate athletics and professional sport in both Europe and North America. His background in both applied practice and research has shaped his approach to teaching, striking a unique balance between theory and practice.

In addition to his academic and applied work, Antonio is a published author and a highly sought- after international speaker and lecturer. Since 2023, he has served on the NSCA Board of Directors, contributing to the organization’s strategic growth and global impact. His international involvement has played a key role in expanding the NSCA’s reach, supporting global affiliates, and coordinating continuing education initiatives across both established and emerging chapters.

Antonio is a visiting professor at the School of Physical Therapy, University of Rome (Italy). As a member of the NSCA Board of Directors, he played a key role in building a strategic collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association, advancing integration between the two professions.

The Problem

Most clinicians and coaches don’t struggle because they lack knowledge - they struggle because they lack a system.

Right now:

• Load progression is often based on guesswork or rigid percentages
• There’s no clear strategy for managing load and fatigue objectively
• Jump metrics/interpretation can be nuanced and confusing when it comes to plyometrics
• Data is either underused… or not used at all

And even when data is available:

• There’s no clear framework for how to apply it in rehab and performance
• There’s a disconnect between testing → programming → return-to-sport decisions

The result?

• Inconsistent progress
• Uncertainty in decision-making
• Athletes who are cleared… but not truly ready

This course solves that by giving you a clear, repeatable framework to:

• Objectively progress load
• Manage fatigue and readiness
• Use data to guide decisions from rehab → performance → return to sport

The Course

This workshop is designed for physical therapists, coaches, and practitioners seeking to integrate objective, data-driven strategies to apply key principles of strength and conditioning in rehab.

This workshop provides a comprehensive overview on the use of quantifiable metrics to guide clinical decision-making, reduce guesswork, and improve patient/athlete outcomes.

Participants will explore resistance training and periodization within a rehabilitation context, alongside the application of progressive overload through velocity-based training and plyometric interventions. Key objective metrics will be introduced as tools to assess capacity, monitor progress, and individualize loading strategies (ForcePlates and VBT Systems)

The workshop will also address athlete/patient monitoring, including load management and fatigue assessment, to support safe progression and minimize the risk of injury.

Emphasis is placed on translating data into actionable clinical decisions across different stages of recovery and return to play.

Through a combination of theory and hands-on sessions, participants will learn how to use objective testing to guide decision making, interpret key metrics, and develop safe and effective resistance training programs.

A final case study will integrate all concepts, providing a practical framework for guiding patients from early rehabilitation to game-day performance.

If you’re still prescribing rehab and performance programs based on guess work…you’re leaving results on the table. This course shows you how to replace guesswork with data and program intentionally!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to structure periodized resistance training in rehab
• How to apply velocity-based training (VBT) for strength development
• How to use force plate data for plyometric progression
• How to monitor fatigue and readiness
• How to turn testing into actionable programming decisions
• This course is a combination of lecture and practical application

You will:

• Use velocity-based training devices
• Perform force plate testing
• Interpret real athlete data
• Build programs based on results

COURSE SCHEDULE:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

1. Periodized Resistance Training (60 min)

Evidence-based approach, from program design to periodization

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

2. Progressive Overload: Velocity-Based Training (150 min)

Applied principles, from athlete testing to program design

Introduction to Key Metrics: velocity target, velocity loss, load–velocity profile

Hands-On Session (Linear Position Transducers)

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

3. Progressive Overload: Plyometric Training (Part 1) (90 min)

Applied principles, from athlete testing to program design

Introduction to Key Metrics: jump height, RSImod, load–power profile

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch Break (60 min)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

3. Progressive Overload: Plyometric Training (Part 2) (60 min)

Hands-On Session (Force Plates)

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

4. Athlete Monitoring (60 min)

Load management, fatigue metrics, and principles of autoregulation

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

5. Case Study + Q&A (60 min)

Integration of concepts into real-world rehab and performance scenarios