DNS – Strength Training Course – Part 2
What is DNS-Strength Training 2?
DNS-ST2 builds on the concepts covered in DNS ST1. We dig deeper into the fundamental DNS concepts introduced in DNS ST1 (Functional Joint Centration, Stabilization, The roll of the Diaphragm in Respiration and Stabilization). We break out of the sagittal plane to cover coronal and transverse plane movements. We also break away from symmetrically loaded, unilateral movements and cover asymmetrically loaded and unilateral movements such as lunging, single arm dumb bell rows, single arm kettlebell pressing.
Who is eligible to take this course?
All attendees must have successfully completed DNS ST1. No other DNS course will substitute for DNS ST1.
Objectives:
- Provide a detailed explanation of Functional Joint Centration.
- Teach attendees about the origin and function of the oblique muscle chains.
- Teach attendees about proper foot loading: anatomy involved & its impact on stabilization and centration.
- Teach attendees about diaphragm function in sports: the diaphragm paradox.
- Workshop DNS exercises based in developmental kinesiology from newborn to 18 Months, with an emphasis on positions older than 6 months (Oblique Sit, Tripod, Bear).
- Introduce rules for applying DNS principles to programming.
Goals:
- Improve attendees’ understanding of stabilization.
- Improve attendees’ understanding of proper foot loading.
- Teach attendees how to program utilizing DNS principles.
DNS Assessments Covered:
- Seated Hip Flexion Test
- Differentiated Bear Assessment
- 1/2 Kneeling Assessment
- 1/2 Kneeling to Stand Assessment
- Tripod Assessment
Strength Training Movements Covered:
- Hinging: Kettlebell Swing, Single Arm Kettlebell Swing, Differentiated RDL, Single Arm RDL
- Squatting: Oblique Squat, Reverse Lunge
- Pressing: Single Arm DB/Cable Press, Single Arm Kettlebell Press, Single Arm Bench
- Pulling: Single Arm Horizontal Row (symmetrical & staggered stance), Single Arm DB Row Variations
Course Fee: : 585 €
Course Language: englisch
Instructor: Jakub Novák, DPT, Ph.D.
Course Date:
Friday, 24.04.2026, 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Saturday, 25.4.2026, 9:00 – 17:00 Uhr
Sunday, 26.04.2026, 9:00 – 17:00 Uhr
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Jakub NovákJakub Novák interned at Do Dragao, a sports clinic in Portugal for one month before starting his physiotherapy career in Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Clinic, University Hospital Motol in Prague in 2016. He completed his Master’s degree in physiotherapy at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in 2018. He then started teaching physiotherapy and medical students at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in 2018. During that same year, Jakub joined the rehabilitation team at Professor Pavel Kolar’s private Centre of Movement Medicine in Prague (http://www.cpmpk.cz).
In his clinical practice, he meets a wide range of patients from the fields of neurology, orthopedics, and sports medicine. He also collaborates on a long-term basis with many national level athletes in various sports such as track and field, Olympic weightlifting, hockey, floorball or baseball. His treatment approach with professional athletes focuses on optimizing the locomotor system for enhanced sports performance.
Jakub is a certified instructor for “Kolar´s Approach to Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization: A Developmental Kinesiology Model.” He has taught numerous courses both in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as in other countries.
Jakub completed his PhD from Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine in 2022. His research focused on the objective evaluation of the postural function of abdominal muscles and intra-abdominal pressure. He has published several original professional papers on this topic in and most recently, in the internationally peer reviewed rehabilitation journal.He currently works also as a supervisor of Ph.D. students at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, where he deals with the topic of trunk stabilization and collaborates on research in this area with a foreign institution in the USA. He also participates as an active lecturer in scientific conferences.
Being a former top floorball player and skier, Jakub keep himself active, and enjoys spending his free time cycling, cross country skiing, alps skiing or hiking with his wife and daughters.
