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1 Stretching Secret to Amplify Your Mobility
We tend to compartmentalize strength training and mobility as if they're separate things, but what if we can get the best of both worlds.
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2 Reasons to do Jefferson Curls Regularly (Even if you don't have back pain!)
The biggest fear with Jefferson curls is that you have to round your back to do them. We've all been told to maintain good posture, stay upright, and brace our core to stay safe. Let's clear up why jefferson curls are so beneficial and debunk the myths surrounding them.
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The Ultimate Pain "Flare-Up" Cheat Sheet
As much as we want our pain rehabilitation to be linear, we often deal with flare-ups and setbacks along the way, especially if our pain is chronic. In these moments, you're looking for immediate relief. Here's your cheat sheet on how to get it.
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Why You're in Pain - Understanding Root Causes
Pain doesn't flare up randomly. Understanding and recognizing the signs will help you manage your pain better.
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How to Rehab ANY Injury - 5 Key Steps
Regardless of diagnosis, the process of injury rehab involves similar steps, with the end goal being a normal return to your daily activities. Let's go through these 5 key steps along with an example of this in practice.
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Get Long Lasting Relief for Chronic Low Back Pain *New Research
The premise behind the study was that most interventions for lower back pain produce small and short-term effects, but a promising new intervention called CFT showed potential for longer-term results.
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6 Pain and Injury Phrases That Need to Die
Fitness and health, like many industries, are rife with misinformation. With pain and injury, especially, there are common phrases used that give people the wrong idea at best, and cause people to do things outside of their best interests at worst.
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Safe Strategies for Returning to Running with Knee Pain
Here are three principles to return to running quickly and safely after a knee injury
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3 Strategies to Alleviate Sciatica
Discover effective strategies to alleviate sciatica pain. Learn how to manage sciatica with proven methods for lasting relief and improved mobility.
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10 Things I Wish I Knew About Pain When I Was Injured
I've been coaching people through pain and helping them get stronger for almost 10 years now. The reason I got into the field is that I had a terrible back injury that dogged me for years without proper relief.
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Understanding Why You Keep Getting Injured and How to Prevent It
Learn simple injury prevention strategies to stay healthy and keep enjoying your favourite activities pain-free
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Why Your Lower Back Hurts (and how to fix it)
More than 80% of the population will feel lower back pain at some point (I sometimes wonder how that statistic isn't 100%). So it's...
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Mastering Pain Management with the Traffic Light System
How do you know when to push through pain and when to back off? Should you ever push through pain?
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How I Conquered My Back Pain and Regained My Freedom
How I went from a disc herniation and sciatica to lifting over 500lbs pain-free
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Understanding Pain - Common Myths Debunked
Unfortunately, pain is commonly misunderstood. So, let's clear up the most common myths and misconceptions I hear about treating people's pain.
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Does movement technique actually matter?
We often cite wanting to ensure we “do things right” or risk hurting ourselves with exercise. Technique is important, but not in the ways you think.
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2 practical steps to deal with your back pain
*A more progressed version of back extensions that I've worked up to over the years If you’ve been around my content for a while, you’ve...
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Pain-Free Pointers - November 27th 2023
This is a brand new weekly email containing 3 quick, actionable tips you can use become strong and pain-free.
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Strength training is your best defence against injury
You could have the world's best technique, but if you're doing something beyond your body's level of tolerance, you can get injured.
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How to use a traffic light to self manage your pain
How do you know when to push through pain and when to back off? Should you ever push through pain? I answer that and more.
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