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The Best Dynamic Warm Up Exercises You Aren’t Doing

Here’s What You Need to Know… 1. Your warm up sets the tone for the rest of the training session. Do you want to break a light sweat while watching Jerry Springer re-runs and walking on the treadmill...

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Shoulder Training For Maximum Muscle Growth

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. The human shoulder is capable of performing an incredible range of movement variations. As such, the musculature tarted with shoulder training is complex to say the...

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The 2-Day IT Band Cure

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. The IT Band is a commonly problematic area for strength and endurance athletes that causes pain, dysfunction and decreases performance when not addressed properly. 2....

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Deadlifting Tip: Stop Force Feeding The Barbell Deadlift

The Barbell Deadlift Isn’t For Everyone… I’m going to just say it, so here it goes… The barbell deadlift is NOT for everyone, period. Due to a number of factors that play a roll in ones overall ability...

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Eliminate Cranky Knees & Ankle Mobility Restrictions

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. There must be a differentiation made between mobility restrictions and just downright poor movement capacity. Treating both deficits as the same usually results in no...

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Arm Training For Maximal Muscle Growth

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Finally, arm training! The arms consist of small muscle groups; learning how your body responds to changes in training volume, intensity, and frequency is a sure fire...

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The Role of Low-Bar Squats in ACL Reconstruction Rehab

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. It is estimated that over 200,000 ACL injuries occur in the United States every year. Despite approximately 90% of people opting for ACL reconstruction surgery,...

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Why Foam Rolling Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Foam rolling before activity isn’t lengthening your muscles, nor increasing ranges of motion. It is, however, wasting your time, energy and focus that should be devoted...

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The Simple Solution For Skinny Hard Gainers

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Every body is shaped a little bit different and can be classified into one of three somatotypes. Ectomorphs tend to be skinny with little body fat or muscle while...

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Peeing During Workouts is NOT Normal and It’s NOT OK!

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Ladies, peeing during workouts or physical activity is not normal, and shouldn’t just be brushed off as a part of life. There’s a way to fix it. 2. Developing strong...

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Pain Free Shoulder Finisher Giant Set

Want To End Your Training Week Strong? Do THIS! Sure, we all want to add a little pain free volume on top of a heavy and challenging training week, am I right? But many times, we end up broken down...

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The Best Physical Therapy Methods and Techniques

The Future of Advanced Physical Therapy With the continuum of advancements in the field of physical therapy, rehabilitation and athletic performance, it’s truly amazing how some of the most innovative...

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3 Ways To Tap Into Your Mental Muscle

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Much like training is to the body, imagery is to the mind. Combining the two can create incredible results, as long you take into account several key aspects including...

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Dry Needling Is The Next Big Thing In Physical Therapy

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. The practice of Dry Needling has been around for decades and continues to improve Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal function. As these techniques, methods improve, so do the...

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Improving Power Without the Olympic Lifts

This week I am stoked to have coach Eric Bach featured on JRx with his latest work focusing on power development and programming. Eric is my go to expert in the field of athletic performance and...

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Is Your Fluffy Warm Up Wasting Your Time?

The Slippery Slope of Pre Training Physical Preparation Do you warm up before your training sessions? By now, the answer is probably yes since the industry has force-fed you the idea of the dynamic...

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Preventing Re-Injury with Integrated Rehab & Training

What is the number one focus for a strength coach or sports performance physical therapist working with athletes and clients with the goal of reimplementing training and sport? If you answered “get...

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The Complete Female Pull-Up Makeover

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. Even some of the fittest women struggle to increase their pull up strength enough to string a few reps together and get a training effect. But the problem isn’t the way...

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Dispelling The Dysfunctional Kneeling Push Up

Here’s What You Need To Know… 1. The kneeling push up is NOT a safe and effective way to train the push up, period. By using this variation, you’ll not only make little to no progress in upper body...

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The End of Static Stretching to Improve Hip Mobility

Why do people automatically assume that endless amounts of static stretching and foam rolling will provide them with transferable benefits in the gym, sport and their daily lives? The stretching myths...

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