Categories Rehab Can’t Straighten Your Arms After A Workout? Elena PopadicPosted onDecember 10, 2023December 10, 2023 If you can’t extend your arms after working out, you likely have delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). The soreness, tightness, and swelling in your arms … Continue ReadingCan’t Straighten Your Arms After A Workout?
Categories Health & Wellness Rehab Ice Bath Recovery: Time To Put The Cold Tub on Ice? Kent NilsonPosted onJune 10, 2023June 10, 2023 Celebrities like Joe Rogan, Kim Kardashian, and Tim Ferriss have been praising the benefits of ice bath recovery, some of them for years. But, you … Continue ReadingIce Bath Recovery: Time To Put The Cold Tub on Ice?
Categories Rehab How To Fix Back Pain While Deadlifting (A Physio Explains) Avi SilverbergPosted onMay 8, 2023April 11, 2024 Hi, I’m Jim Wittstrom. I’m a physiotherapist who works with all types of high-level athletes, including national-level powerlifters. If you’re having lower back pain after … Continue ReadingHow To Fix Back Pain While Deadlifting (A Physio Explains)
Categories Rehab Knee Pain When Squatting (What to Do & How to Prevent) Clifton PhoPosted onMarch 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Knee pain can stall your squat progress, or even derail it altogether. A common question our readers ask is: Why do my knees hurt when … Continue ReadingKnee Pain When Squatting (What to Do & How to Prevent)
Categories Rehab Underdeveloped Shoulders: 4 Ways To Fix (That Actually Work) Javad BakhshinejadPosted onFebruary 1, 2023January 4, 2024 Having well-defined shoulders can carry a physique far by building that tapered look while adding to one’s ability to excel in lifts such as the … Continue ReadingUnderdeveloped Shoulders: 4 Ways To Fix (That Actually Work)
Categories Rehab Underdeveloped Hamstrings: 4 Ways To Fix (That Actually Work) Javad BakhshinejadPosted onFebruary 1, 2023November 2, 2023 Hamstrings are fundamental to a strong posterior chain and integral to a great squat or deadlift. They are also important for activities such as running … Continue ReadingUnderdeveloped Hamstrings: 4 Ways To Fix (That Actually Work)
Categories Rehab Traps Sore After Bench Press: Why This Happens + 4 Fixes Javad BakhshinejadPosted onOctober 19, 2022January 4, 2024 Trap soreness is normal after bench press, but excessive or persistent soreness over a long period may indicate some underlying issues you need to address. … Continue ReadingTraps Sore After Bench Press: Why This Happens + 4 Fixes
Categories Overhead Press Technique Rehab Does Overhead Press Hurt Your Back? Try These 6 Tips Avi SilverbergPosted onJune 1, 2022November 2, 2023 Join the club if you’ve been getting lower back pain while performing overhead presses. This is an incredibly common (but not normal) issue that lifters … Continue ReadingDoes Overhead Press Hurt Your Back? Try These 6 Tips
Categories Rehab Why Do Some Women Pee When Deadlifting? (And, Is It Normal?) Elena PopadicPosted onJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022 If you stay around lifting circles long enough, you’re bound to eventually confront or witness peeing while deadlifting, especially as a woman. So, why do … Continue ReadingWhy Do Some Women Pee When Deadlifting? (And, Is It Normal?)
Categories Rehab IT Band Pain While Squatting (Why It Happens & How To Fix) Avi SilverbergPosted onDecember 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Few things are more annoying to a lifter than being unable to perform squats due to pain. Knee pain, in particular, is notorious, with one … Continue ReadingIT Band Pain While Squatting (Why It Happens & How To Fix)