Dr. Scotty Butcher comes on the podcast today and he discusses his academic journey, how PT licensure in Canada works, his biggest strength clinical pearls that he has learned, why DPT programs aren’t incorporating strength training/movement on a grand scale and what are solutions to this, how Scotty teaches strength/movement to DPT students, his thoughts on CSCS, how should a newer professor approach the higher ups/colleagues  in education to incorporate strength training, STAR WARS, & more!

Dr. Scotty’s Biography

Dr. Scotty Butcher is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan with research focusing on strength training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) using traditional and multimodal methodology in a variety of clinical and healthy populations.  He is the Co-Founder and co-owner of Strength Rebels providing health and fitness professionals educational seminars, courses, and resources for strength and HIIT training methodology. Dr. Butcher obtained his B.S. in Physical Therapy in 1998 and in 2001 he earned his Master’s of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science both from the University of Saskatchewan. He went on to get his PhD in Pulmonary Medicine and Exercise Physiology from the University of Alberta in 2007.

Scotty’s ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scotty_Butcher 

Scotty’s Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/InkedProfScotty 

Scott’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.ScottyButcher 

Strength Rebels Website: https://strengthrebels.wordpress.com/ 

Strength Rebels Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZXOM8AFvlQ82SQ7YOlXyQ 

Strength Rebel’s Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/Strength_Rebels

Scotty’s Interview on The Duck Legs Podcast Part I: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/022-building-capacity-dr-scotty-butcher-from-strength/id1176312012?i=1000391366845&mt=2 

Scotty’s Interview on The Duck Legs Podcast Part II: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/022-star-wars-strength-dr-scotty-butcher-strength-rebels/id1176312012?i=1000391367026&mt=2 

Scotty’s Interview on Therapy Insiders Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/strength-conditioning-physical-therapy-moose-w-scotty/id609009250?i=1000380323283&mt=2 

Scotty’s Interview on The Senior Rehab Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scotty-butcher-on-getting-strong-for-life/id1050956449?i=1000356856462&mt=2 

Scotty’s Interview on The Strength Doc Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/strength-doc-podcast-024-practice-what-you-preach-w/id1023868529?i=1000368186478&mt=2 

Scotty’s Interview on Untold Physio Stories Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/untold-physio-stories-s3e6-core-matter-scotty-butcher/id1112575732?i=1000377861334&mt=2