Physical Therapy Archives - Page 3 of 12 - Dr. John Rusin - Exercise Science & Injury Prevention

28 05, 2018

How Getting Injured Can Make You A Better Coach
We ALL Have Dealt With Injuries. But Only The Best Coaches Learn From Them.

2018-05-28T17:12:41-05:00By Justin Ochoa|

I couldn’t even hold my son on his second birthday. I couldn’t rock my younger, newborn son to sleep or even put him in his crib. I couldn’t help my wife with the daily tasks of being a parent, spouse and homeowner. I couldn’t demonstrate proper exercise form to my athletes. When [...]

13 03, 2018

The Cure for Lower Back Pain

2018-03-13T15:41:20-05:00By Tim Danchak|

The Most Common Painful Region In The World Lower back pain is one of the leading conditions among the United States population. This commonly leads to people becoming more inactive, or leading people to believe they need to completely stop exercising altogether in order to let it heal. Instead of using lower [...]

25 02, 2018

The 5 Best Single Leg Exercises For Strength, Balance & Agility

2021-08-22T08:06:43-05:00By Dr. John Rusin|

Cheaters Are Going To Cheat Single Leg Lifts Training single leg movements like the lunge and RDL can be a brutally humbling experience for any serious athlete or lifter. But chances are if you suck at unilateral work, your ego isn’t the only thing likely to endure some serious hurting. A [...]

18 02, 2018

Best Way To Use Partial Reps For Rehab & Recovery

2018-02-18T08:29:27-06:00By Chris Cooper|

How To Strategically Use Partial Reps Without "Cheating" We have this notion that everyone should be able to squat past parallel, deadlift from the floor, and/or bench to their chest. Let’s throw in overhead press for good measure too. But unfortunately we live in the real world, where people have structural limitations [...]

12 02, 2018

15 Exercises To Instantly Improve Knee Pain

2020-05-08T11:47:58-05:00By Dr. Russell Manalastas|

Is Knee Pain The New Lower Back Pain? Knee pain is crippling out physically active society. But not all "knee pain" is created equally, it actually comes in many forms. If you’re reading this, then you: Currently have knee pain. Your knee pain has been going on for a long time. You [...]

16 01, 2018

The Science Behind Cryotherapy, Ice Baths, Fat-Loss and Recovery

2020-05-04T17:52:57-05:00By Kevin Masson|

Cryotherapy and other thermal agent based modalities are the latest rage in today's sports performance and fitness industries. But with people shelling out hundreds of dollars on these cryotherapy tanks, float tanks, ice-baths, infrared saunas (the list could go on and on) the question remains, is there any actual scientific benefit to [...]

7 01, 2018

Fix Your Big Lifts Fast With The RNT Method

2021-09-08T11:32:33-05:00By Dr. John Rusin|

The big compound lifts are some of the most technically advanced movements in the gym that need to be learned, mastered and maintained over time to continue to progress while staying injury-free in the process. But as every serious strength athlete knows, there are times in your lifting career when your [...]

10 12, 2017

5 Ways to Minimize Low Back Pain For Strength Athletes

2020-02-12T14:01:23-06:00By Andrew Millett|

Athletes Battling Low Back Pain It always amazes me that 80% of people in the world have had low back pain at least once in their life! That statistic is huge. I mean, come on now, 80% of people in the world! That stat isn’t just saying people who sit on the [...]

4 04, 2017

How To Assess Whether Or NOT You Can Safely Overhead Press

2018-01-13T09:03:27-06:00By Dr. John Rusin|

Should You Be Overhead Pressing With The Barbell? The barbell overhead press is one of the most polarizing lifts in the world of strength training. When executed properly, the press can have a massive benefit in the development of strength, muscle mass and shoulder health. But for many lifters, the barbell overhead press [...]

15 03, 2017

Stop Exercising While Sitting Down

2017-07-10T02:13:51-05:00By Jon Habeshy|

Standing Up While Training, A Novel Idea... Let’s face it, laziness has become a part of human nature! Even our efforts to better ourselves through training and exercise are embedded with laziness. Consider your last trip to the gym. What did the crowd of people look like in the free weight are vs. [...]

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