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Does your lower back round or butt drop at the bottom of your squats? Do you have low back pain, groin pain, hip pain or knee pain when squatting to full depth? If you answered YES, to any of these questions your squat mechanics need to be addressed. In this...

Believe it or not, stretching is a controversial topic in the world of fitness and rehabilitation. Arguments range from, “static stretching impairs performance!” “Stretching only gives you short term changes!” “Dynamic stretching and warmups only!” “Resistance...

Dry Needling has become increasingly popular among healthcare practitioners in the treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular pain. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Isn’t that just the same thing as acupuncture?” And the answer is: they are completely...

What is Blood Flow Restriction Training? Blood Flow Restriction Training or BFR has quickly become a popular intervention in strength and conditioning, sports performance, and rehabilitation. But what exactly is BFR? How does it work? And how effective is it? If...

In the previous blog posts, “Kettlebell Deadlifts: Strengthen Your Back and Get Rid of Pain” and “Want to Move Better and Feel Stronger? Master the Hip Hinge,” we covered proper hinge technique and provided the foundation for deadlifting. To take full advantage of...

So you mastered the hip hinge pattern and now you are starting to feel more in control of your body’s movements (If not, see previous blog post). Now what? Let’s add some weight! If you are new to deadlifts or are an avid gym goer that is just struggling with...

The deadlift may be the most functional and important lift you can perform. It produces full body muscle activation, increases power production, and makes you feel like a badass! Now deadlifting gets a bad rap for being “bad” for your back. Well, that is only true...