There aren’t many injuries more debilitating than a knee injury. Trust me, I know from experience. In my mid-twenties I tore my ACL during a basketball game. Eight months of rehab got me back to full strength, but three years later I tore it again, this time while snowboarding. My second injury [...]
Glutes, The Cornerstone of Functional Sexiness Aside from a show stopping set of chiseled six-pack abs, strutting around with a well developed, devastatingly strong pair of glutes is something both men and women alike aspire to achieve in our current ass centric society. Yes, that's right gentleman, I'm not just talking about the [...]
Recovery from an injury can be a particularly frustrating time for any athlete, compounded when insufficient advice had been offered to expedite the process. Too often, a “basic” approach is employed, entailing the use of ice, lots of rest and a prescription NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). While this will fix an injury, [...]
Kick Your Old Warm-Up To The Curb Get stronger, faster, with a smarter approach to warm-ups. It’s a case of “same old, same old” for most people when it comes to warm-ups: foam rolling or riding a stationary bike. But what if I told you there was a better way? A way that [...]
If you are struggling with achy shoulders and a chronically flared up lower back, you need to stop aimlessly treating the symptoms with foam rolling and stretching, and instead go straight to the likely source of pain and dysfunction... the thoracic spine. Here are the top five exercises you need to be [...]
If You're Not Assessing, You're Just... Guessing!? I’m not going to start this article with some lame comment such as “if you're not assessing, you’re guessing.” Okay, maybe I am (because I just said it). If you’re reading this site chances are you’re someone who’s sharper than the average fitness professional. [...]
Our inpatient and uninformed society is too often polarized by the thought of surgery being a guaranteed quick fix to alleviate pain and dysfunction. When it comes to the neck and lower back, success rates after surgery and rehabilitation are about as "guaranteed" as a flip of a coin. And often times, surgery [...]
If you've been around the iron long enough, you'll know that chronically achy and pissed off shoulders are the single most common ailment in athletes and lifters. The next time your shoulders are in the midst of a fiery flare up, remember... there are always smart ways to train through the pain without [...]
With the rising emergence of "movement training" in both the fitness industry and high performance athletics, it begs the question... Does movement training actually produce results? Here's why you should probably take the hyped up movement training trend with a grain of salt, especially if you are focused on improving fitness [...]
With the incidence of lower back pain sky rocketing each year along with a chronic re-injury rate reaching epidemiological levels, it's time that we set the record straight. Are YOU struggling to develop your back or do you have nagging aches that bother you? Assuming other underlying issues are addressed, training [...]
