Getting your money’s worth should always be a priority for anything you purchase. Access to a gym or training facility is no exception. And if you’re someone who is looking to become as strong as possible and experience an optimal training environment, it’s worth knowing that not all gyms are worthy of your money. This is an article written for …
Ankle Stability Exercises For Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
When it comes to building a strong, optimally functioning body, ankles are one of the most often overlooked body parts. Without optimal ankle function (strength, mobility, and stability), the performance of your entire body can be compromised. After all, your entire body relies on having a healthy pair of ankles to produce full-body movement, and a chain is only as …
Swiss Bar Training: Multi-Grip Barbell Benefits | Exercises & More
You’d think weightlifting and strength training equipment wouldn’t get as complex as it sometimes seemingly does; all you need is a barbell and some weights, right? Yet gyms of all types (commercial gyms, private, and home gyms) are becoming increasingly filled with different types of specialty training equipment, with specialty barbells being one such example. The Swiss bar (often called …
Marc Pro Plus: Is It REALLY Worth The Price Tag? | In-depth Review
It’s hard to put a price tag on improved muscle recovery, better performance, less soreness in your muscles, and feeling better overall. But the world is getting awfully expensive these days, and dropping $1400 on a muscle recovery device can be a substantial investment for those (such as myself) who are living on a tight budget. Yes, having a device …
Next Steps: What To Do After Physical Therapy (Becoming Even Stronger)
As a physical therapist, nothing makes me happier than not seeing my patients again. No, not because I don’t like them, but because it means they’re healed and no longer in pain! As I always jokingly say with my patients, “I never want to see you again!” But before I say goodbye to them, I always want to make sure …
Become The Most Focused Lifter In Your Gym (THESE Tactics Get Results)
The gym is where we become stronger, more physically capable and more robust versions of ourselves. Experiencing improvement in our capabilities is a beautiful thing, but it’s one that takes repeated volitional effort and focus. Distractions in the gym are everywhere and only serve to minimize our progress, making for lost time with nothing to show. When it comes to …
Here’s Why Your Neck Hurts When Deadlifting (And How To Fix It)
Deadlifts have a reputation for challenging nearly every aspect of the body. In contrast, the neck has a reputation for being quite finicky and prone to experiencing various forms of pain or discomfort. Naturally, when you put a challenging exercise together with a sometimes unpredictable body part, you’re bound for an occasional neck issue or two to arise. So, if …
How to Stay Fit & Active When Injured (Yes, It’s Possible)
Life can feel like enough of an uphill battle at the best of times. If staying fit, active, and healthy is important to you, that up-sloping challenge can feel like it gets exceptionally steep exceptionally quick when you throw an injury into the mix. Injuries can feel like they leave us powerless to stay active, but with the right mindset …
Causes Of Heel Pain When Squatting & Proven Solutions (Expert Tips)
Squatting is a fundamental movement pattern for humans. And whether you’re squatting with a barbell that holds hundreds of pounds across your back or only with mere bodyweight, this movement should never cause pain in your heel. Heel pain can be debilitating and spiral out of control if you’re not careful. Thankfully, I’ve written a detailed article here to help …
RecoverFun AirCuff 2.0 BFR Cuffs | Full Review
Anyone who knows me knows that I use a lot of blood flow restriction (BFR) training in my clinical practice, and for a good reason: the science backs it up for producing muscle hypertrophy and strength increases while utilizing only 20-30% of a traditional strength training load. With the science now making its rounds known to the general public, there’s …