
Charlie Cates
MAT®Rx Foot and Hand Specialist, Specialist Program Instructor & Jumpstart Instructor
Charlie Cates is a Muscle Activation Techniques® certified master specialist (MAT®m), a mastery level Resistance Training Specialist™ with honors (RTSmh), and a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is also a candidate for a Masters of Science degree in Exercise Science from Northeastern Illinois University.
Charlie attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 2010, where he played varsity basketball for four years.
A type 1 diabetic, he is the president of Muscle Activation Schaumburg in Schaumburg, IL. He specializes in managing and improving the function of his clients’ muscular system through utilizing the MAT® process and RTS™ principles.
Charlie has been instructing for the Muscle Activation Techniques® program since 2014.