What is involved in becoming a MAT Certified Specialist?
The MAT Internship Program is ten months and consists of eight, 3-day weekends. Interns are required to be in Denver or satellite locations for these classes. Prior to applying for the internship, candidates must have a degree and/or appropriate experience in health or exercise related fields and a thorough understanding of anatomy. Certification requires 176 hours of instruction including a 5 hour midterm and practical exam and an extensive 8 hour Final exam and practical under the supervision of the MAT developer, Greg Roskopf (Only Interns from classes 1-5 were personally tested by Greg Roskopf). In addition to the course requirements, Interns should expect: •to log a minimum of 600 practice hours •several hours per day of study time •group study weekends with other Interns in the same geographical region •cadaver anatomy labs •advanced biomechanics classes offered through www.resistancetrainingspecialist.com •significant investment in textbooks, flexible skeleton, disarticulated sk
