30 years of reading movement under load. Now in a format you keep for life.
The Weak Links & Movement Seminar, filmed live in Sydney in June 2026. Two days, edited and produced into a course you can come back to whenever a stuck case lands in front of you.
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A Course by Dr. Tony Boutagy
Lifetime access. Delivered instantly.
A Course by Dr. Tony Boutagy
What you're actually getting
Pattern recognition you can keep coming back to.
If you coach or train long enough, you keep running into the same problem: you can see something isn't right, but you can't quite name what's driving it. The hip's shifting. The traps are taking over. The glutes aren't responding. The pain's back at exactly the same point in the cycle.
Pattern recognition is what closes that gap, and pattern recognition is built from reps. From watching enough bodies under load that you know what you're looking at within a few seconds.
Most coaches don't have those reps. Tony has spent over 30 years on the gym floor, three days a week, working with athletes, gen-pop clients, and everyone in between. The Weak Links & Movement Seminar is the system he's built across that time, taught directly. The course is that two-day seminar, filmed, edited, and produced into a reference library you keep for life.
You watch Tony assess real lifters under load. You hear him talk through what he's seeing as it happens. You see the same patterns play out across different bodies and different lifts. And then you take what you saw and apply it.
Every time a client's video lands on your screen and you're not sure what you're looking at, you have somewhere to come back to.
What you learn
Two days. The full diagnostic-to-programming process.
Day 1
The In-Gym Practical
Filmed live at Paddo Performance Gym in Sydney. Four hours on the gym floor with Tony assessing real lifters under load.
What you see:
The squat, hinge, press, pull, and single-leg work used as assessment tools
What to look for in each lift, what it tells you about a lifter's weak links, what anatomy is driving what you see, and how to confirm what you're looking at
A shoulder and upper body block: delts vs traps, scapular control, the patterns behind shoulder pain and lagging muscle development
A lower body block: glute under-recruitment, hip shifts, the patterns that quietly cap squat and deadlift progress and muscle growth
Tony assessing multiple lifters across the same patterns — so you see the same compensations play out across different bodies
Day 2
The Programming Lab
Filmed live on Zoom. Three hours of the anatomy and programming logic underneath everything you saw on Day 1.
What you get:
How to turn an assessment into a clear programming change
Where to place special exercises in the training week, and which ones to use
How to adjust volume and intensity around the weak link while training stays productive
How to plan progressions over 4–12 week blocks for beginners, intermediates and advanced lifters
Case studies from Tony's athletes and gen-pop clients
A deep dive into the research that underpins the assessment system — over 50 studies — and how to apply it in real programs, not just in theory
Inside the course
A visual map of what you work through.
Move through the exact areas coaches see break down most often — from shoulder and foot mechanics to hip, spine, elbow, wrist, and live programming labs.
What's included
The full seminar plus the reference text Tony wrote alongside it.
The full two-day course
The Sunday in-gym practical and the Monday programming lab, filmed live in June 2026 by two videographers with Tony mic'd up throughout. Edited, sequenced, and produced into a structured course with lifetime access.
Slides and course notes
The full slide deck from Day 2's programming lab, plus written notes covering the anatomy, assessment logic, special exercise selection, and programming examples for beginners, intermediates and advanced lifters.
The over 120-page reference book
Tony's clinical-grade reference text on Movement Dysfunction and Breakdown. Structured joint by joint: foot, hip, low back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, plus cross-cutting chapters on breathing, tendinopathy, and activation drills. Built on the published work of Kibler, Neumann, McGill, Ludewig, Cools, and others. Delivered as a PDF in your student portal.
The book
Over 120 pages. A reference text Tony wrote alongside the seminar.
Table of Contents
The book is a clinical-grade reference on movement dysfunction and breakdown, organised joint by joint: foot, hip, low back, shoulder, elbow, wrist. Each chapter covers the functional anatomy of the region, why dysfunction develops, how to assess it, and the special exercises Tony uses to address it.
The shoulder section is the largest. It's the body part most coaches struggle to read under load, and the chapter walks through scapular kinematics, the force couples that drive scapular motion, and the rehab progressions for the patterns that most often go misdiagnosed.
Built on the published work of Kibler, Neumann, McGill, Ludewig, Cools, Myers, and others. Each chapter cites the primary sources so you can read further if you want.
Delivered as a PDF in your student portal alongside the course recordings.
120+
pages of joint-by-joint anatomy, assessment logic, and special exercise selection. Cite-backed and structured for reference, not just reading once.
Who this is for
The audience inside the room — and the audience watching back.
For Coaches
If you're a coach who's tired of guessing why certain clients or body parts won't progress, this is the system. It works whether you coach in person, online, or both.
Coaches working remotely get an additional benefit: the produced course becomes a reference library of Tony's 30-year diagnostic eye on real bodies under load.
Every time a client's video lands on your screen and you're not sure what you're looking at, you have somewhere to come back to.
For Experienced Lifters & Fitness Enthusiasts
If you've done the courses, you write your own training, and there's a body part, a pain pattern, or a stuck lift that's been sitting unresolved for years — this is the system Tony uses with his private clients.
It applies regardless of training age or recovery profile, and the principles hold whether you're 25 or 65.
THE OFFER
Weak Links & Movement — The Full Course
$597 AUD
Full produced course of both seminar days (lifetime access)
Day 2 slides and course notes
Tony's over 120-page book on Movement Dysfunction and Breakdown (PDF)
One-time payment. Lifetime access. Delivered instantly.
"This is the system I use with my private clients. The diagnostic eye, the assessment process, the programming logic. Now in a format you can keep training your eye on for the rest of your career."
— Tony Boutagy, PhD
About Tony
Dr Tony Boutagy, PhD
Dr Tony Boutagy holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology and has spent over 30 years coaching on the gym floor in Sydney. He's worked with professional athletes, gen-pop clients, and everyone in between.
His approach bridges the gap between researchers who don't coach and coaches who can't read the full literature. The Weak Links & Movement system was built across decades of real-world application, then anchored back to over 50 published studies — and it's the framework he uses with his own private clients.
Tony hasn't taken on a new private client in over five years. He's at capacity.
Frequently asked questions
Questions
When do I get access?
Immediately after purchase. You'll receive an email with your login details and links to all course material. The book PDF and course notes are in your student portal alongside the course recordings.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you're in, you can come back to the material whenever you need it.
What format is the book in?
Digital PDF, accessible from any device. Read on your phone, tablet, computer, or print it if you prefer.
Is this the same content Tony taught at the live seminar in June 2026?
Yes. The course is the full filmed and produced recording of both days of the live seminar at Paddo Performance Gym in Sydney, edited and sequenced for on-demand viewing.
Can I get a refund?
Due to the nature of digital course content, refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis. If you have any concerns about the course before purchasing, email [email protected] or DM us on Instagram and we'll talk it through.
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