Just like most who find their way to this site and profession, growing up I always had a passion for sports. I grew up in the country in a small town on a farm. While most kids fall in love with the big tractors and machines, my life always centered around sports. I distinctly remember hot summers growing up bailing hay with my dad, uncle, and cousins. Between wagons of hay, we would play hoops for 20 minutes waiting for the next wagon of hay to arrive. A wagon generally consisted of a little over 120 bales of hay that weighed ~50# each. On a typical day we would do anywhere from 8 - 12 loads. To this day, I do not know how myself and cousins had enough energy to help stack hay then play pickup games of basketball on the barn wood floor.

(This is one of my favorite pictures! I'm the second one up on the hay elevator. My dad is bottom right, as well as my uncle and cousins in the picture. While my profession is not farming, I love the fact that I came from this background and really feel that everyone would benefit from experiencing this lifestyle and work ethic.)

Growing up in a small town and being blessed with a decent amount of athleticism ,sports came pretty natural to me. I didn't feel the need to do any extra lifting or training on the side. My mindset was: I am doing enough "strength training" lifting hay bales during the summer, why would I need to lift more weight? Besides I was faster than everyone else at the school.....

Fast forward to running Track at University, a reality shot was given to me quickly. I was cut from a Division I program my freshman year because of large differences in numbers the athletic department had between guys and girls. So the track program was forced to make a lot of cuts. It quickly open my eyes to how many other good athletes there are in the world. As such I needed to find an EDGE!

I ended up transferring to a Division II school to continue running Track. It was the best decision of my life! I fell in love with the weight room there, and my times on the track were proof to show. I ended up being a 5x Division II All-American. Even better, the times I ran in the 400m was better than anyone at the Division I school that originally cut me from the team!

(I'm the guy on the right with my teammates at Nationals in California my senior year. These guys were studs to compete with every day!)

Going back to the pickup games of basketball on the barn floor with my older cousins, I was always very competitive. This was no different in college sports. It's no different in my profession as a physical therapist and strength coach. When I was in physical therapy school, I was always interested in working in sports and becoming the very best "sports rehab expert". 

One thing I learned as an athlete growing up was that in order to get better. You MUST surround yourself with people who are as good as you, or better than you!

However, after graduation from Physical Therapy school, it wasn't all smooth sailing...

The first job I ever worked as a therapist, I was fired from in the first 2 weeks. I was challenging the status quo at that clinic and the owner wasn't very fond of it. It was a bad fit, and I blame myself for not realizing it in the interview process. I distinctly remember him telling me when he fired me that he "needed a follower, and not a leader". Those words have stuck with me to this day!

I eventually started working for a clinic that was a good fit. I saw a lot of the area's high school athletes, as well as some collegiate athletes and even the occasional pro athlete. Eventually my reputation in the area grew and in a matter of 3 years, I opened my own clinic in Ann Arbor, Mi called "On Track Physiotherapy".

My goal of Sports Rehab Expert is to help you by-pass all the nonsense in the industry that leads to confusion and lack of progress professionally! Too many clinicians and coaches feel burnt out in a profession that should be enjoyable and rewarding. I want to help give you the clarity that will jump start your career or re-ignite your passion for the career even if you've been doing it for years!

To your success,

Greg Schaible