2026 3-DAY FUNCTIONAL TRAINING SUMMIT
2026 3-DAY FUNCTIONAL TRAINING SUMMIT
To register and get more information, call Perform Better toll-free at 800-556-7464 or visit performbetter.com/seminars Your choice of two lectures, two hands-on sessions or a Q&A session every 90 minutes June 18–20th, 2026 CHICAGO, IL Donald E. Stephens Convention Center THE CONCEPT Perform Better’s Functional Training Summit is designed to provide trainers, coaches and therapists with a combination of lectures and hands-on learning experiences with many of the top professionals in the industry. THE FORMAT Attendees will have a choice of two lectures, two hands-on sessions or a Q&A session every 90 minutes. Sign-up for each presentation is not required; however, space may be limited for select hands-on sessions. THE STAFF The presenters will include many of the most respected names in training, conditioning and rehabilitation. PLUS Friday night complimentary social Networking opportunities with presenters and attendees ACCOMMODATIONS & THE CHICAGO AREA Located directly between the City of Chicago and Chicago O’Hare, Rosemont is easily accessible from both major highways and public transportation. Visitors are just steps away from a nine-acre entertainment center, MB Financial Park at Rosemont, as well as the Fashion Outlets of Chicago and the Rosemont Theatre. With lots of dining and entertainment all in one loca- tion, come see what all the buzz is about!
Thursday, June 18 th
11:30 – 6:30 1:00 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:45 4:00 – 5:15 5:30 – 7:30
Registration
PETE DUPUIS — Reassuringly Expensive: Using Behavioral Science to Price, Sell, and Scale Your Fitness Services (Lecture Only)
CHRIS TRAVIS — How To Build Your Fitness Dream Team (Lecture Only)
DAN KLECKNER — Level Up: Building the Fitness Business of Tomorrow (Lecture Only)
ROX LAB — Everything you need to know about coaching, racing, and training for Hyrox Friday, June 19 th
TIME
LECTURE ROOM 1
LECTURE ROOM 2
HANDS-ON ROOM 1
HANDS-ON ROOM 2
Q & A ROOM
7:15 – 4:00
Registration
8:15 – 9:30 JESSICA BENTO
KEVIN DUFFY Effective Cueing is the Retention Tool You Need
BRANDON MARCELLO Recovery & Regen- eration: Promoting and Programming Recovery for Enhanced Performance BILL PARISI Why Muscles Are Over- rated: Fascia-First Training for Healthier, More Resilient Clients, Faster Athletes, and a Stronger Business JESSICA BENTO Low Back Pain Isn’t What You Think: The hidden Drivers That Coaches and Clinicians Miss
NGRID MARCUM Mobility Magic: Beyond Stretching and Rolling
PETE DUPUIS CHRIS TREAVIS DAN KLECKNER
Low Back Pain Isn’t What You Think: The hidden Drivers That Coaches and Clinicians Miss
9:45 – 11:00 LEE BURTON
COREY SMALLWOOD AI Won’t Replace You…But Someone Using AI Will
KYLE BALZER Navigating Training in the Presence of Injury and Pain
KEVIN DUFFY JESSICA BENTO INGRID MARCUM
Optimizing Shoulder Func- tion and Performance
JOHN DOUGHERTY The Pain-Free Trainer: How to Become the Go-to Coach for Clients with Injuries
KEVIN DUFFY Effective Cueing is the Retention Tool You Need
LEE BURTON COREY SMALL- WOOD
11:15- 12:30 GRAY COOK
What Makes a Movement Expert? Seven Questions to Shape Your Career
BRANDON MARCELLO
12:30 – 1:45
Lunch On Your Own
SAM GIBBS Kessler Rolling Method: Chain Release: Intelligent Myofascial Mobility KYLE BALZER Navigating Training in the Presence of Injury and Pain
LEE BURTON Optimizing Shoulder Func- tion and Performance
COREY SMALLWOOD AI Won’t Replace You…But Someone Using AI Will
JOHN DOUGHERTY GRAY COOK
1:45 – 3:00 DON SALADINO
Coaching the Human, Not the Algorithm: Modern Strategies to Optimize Body Composition Why Muscles Are Over- rated: Fascia-First Training for Healthier, More Resilient Clients, Faster Athletes, and a Stronger Business
3:15 – 4:30 BILL PARISI
GRAY COOK What Makes a Movement Expert? Seven Questions to Shape Your Career
JOHN DOUGHERTY The Pain-Free Trainer: How to Become the Go-to Coach for Clients with Injuries
SAM GIBBS DON SALADINO
INGRID MARCUM Mobility Magic: Beyond Stretching and Rolling
DON SALADINO Coaching the Human, Not the Algorithm: Modern Strategies to Optimize Body Composition
SAM GIBBS Kessler Rolling Method: Chain Release: Intelligent Myofascial Mobility
KYLE BALZER BILL PARISI
4:45 – 6:00 BRANDON MARCELLO Recovery & Regen- eration: Promoting and Programming Recovery for Enhanced Performance
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
6:00 – 7:00
Social Saturday, June 20 th
8:00 – 9:15 ROCKY SNYDER
JOSHUA HAAG Beyond the Algorithm: Pain, Performance, and the Skill Sets AI will Never Teach AMBER KIVETT Experience the Pain-Free “MAGIK” of Fascia Freedom
MARTIN ROONEY Unforgettable Coaching: 5 Skills to Inspire, Motivate and Lead in the Future
BOBBY ALDRIDGE Beyond the Hamstring: How Single-Leg Patterns Correct the Kinetic Chain and Transform Performance (Hands-On Only) COLIN MCGARTY The Blind Spot: Program- ming For 40 and Beyond
Beyond the Exercise: Using Tools with Purpose
9:30 – 10:45 JOSH HENKIN
KERRY TAYLOR The Kettlebell Workshop (Hands-On Only)
JOSHUA HAAG BOBBY ALDRIDGE ROCKY SNYDER
Stop Wasting Workouts: How Most Metabolic Con- ditioning Fails and What Actually Works JENA GATSES Doing Less, Getting More: How Precision Improves Performance & Recovery
HOTEL RESERVATIONS Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018 847-696-1234
11:00 -12:15
ARIANNE MISSIMER Airway Function and the Nervous System: Foundations of Human Performance
ROCKY SNYDER Beyond the Exercise: Using Tools with Purpose
JOSHUA HAAG Beyond the Algorithm: Pain, Performance, and the Skill Sets AI will Never Teach
KERRY TAYLOR CHASE KOUGH JOSH HENKIN
12:15 – 1:30
Lunch On Your Own
Reserve by May 28, 2026, and receive the special rate of $205/night when you mention the Perform Better Summit. Reserve early! Room blocks are limited.
1:30 – 2:45 MARTIN ROONEY
COLIN MCGARTY The Blind Spot: Program- ming For 40 and Beyond
JOSH HENKIN Stop Wasting Workouts: How Most Metabolic Con- ditioning Fails and What Actually Works JENA GATSES Doing Less, Getting More: How Precision Improves Performance & Recovery
AMBER KIVETT Experience the Pain-Free “MAGIK” of Fascia Freedom
ARIANNE MISSIMER JENA GATSES JULIAN BARNES
Unforgettable Coaching: 5 Skills to Inspire, Motivate and Lead in the Future
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3:00 – 4:15 JULIAN BARNES Path to Profitability (Lecture Only)
CHASE KOUGH Turning “No Way” Into “Watch Me”: The Science of Identity-Based Perfor- mance (Lecture Only)
ARIANNE MISSIMER Airway Function and the Nervous System: Foundations of Human Performance
MARTIN ROONEY COLIN MCGARTY AMBER KIVETT
For additional information, call 800-556-7464 or visit performbetter.com/seminars
Speakers Subject to Change
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For information or to register, call toll-free 800-556-7464 or visit performbetter.com/seminars
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