When your commute has been about the length of your bedroom to the couch for the past six months, posture can take a big hit from sitting all day. It can cause hips to lock up and all kinds of weird ... Continue Reading
6 Ways To Improve Your Recovery When You’re Stressed Out
Whether it’s the ever-present anxiety of the seemingly endless pandemic, not being able to hug your friends for months, or some intense combination of these and other factors… things are pretty stressful. ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why Stretching Your Shoulders Isn’t the Solution to a Stronger Press
Hands up if you’ve ever felt restriction in any type of pressing movement? Now, hands up if you immediately started stretching your shoulders to help alleviate the tightness? Sorry to burst your ... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Improve Your Recovery Between Intense Workouts
As I sat there unable to straighten my arms without some serious effort and pain four days after doing Murph on Memorial Day in May, I came across this social media post by James FitzGerald, the Founder of ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Use Kettlebells for Active Recovery
If you’re like me, the idea of taking a day off from the gym is more painful than that soreness you get after some solid stiff-leg deadlifts. And on many days, even rest periods between sets get me antsy ... Continue Reading
How to Use Loaded Stretching to Produce Muscular Hypertrophy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or you don’t have social media) then you’ve probably heard of the idea of “loaded stretching” movements for muscular hypertrophy. I first read about these in ... Continue Reading
3 Things to Remember When Recovering From Lifting Injuries
I thought I knew what I was doing, but my back told me different. That small tweak? It was later diagnosed as 3 herniated disks in my lower back. I was able to bluff my way through and continue to ... Continue Reading
Try These 8 Stretches to Improve Ankle Mobility
The tight calves perfect storm: heavy compound movements, sitting all day, and wearing shoes with elevated heels. If you're a desk worker, or even someone who spends a good chunk of their day sitting, ... Continue Reading
What’s the Difference Between Passive and Active Stretching?
Passive and active stretching are two ways an athlete can actively work to improve their mobility. Each type of stretch can be beneficial in certain circumstances, and using each will often depend on the ... Continue Reading
The Mistakes You Should Avoid When Recovering From an Achilles Tear
Note: This article is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified medical professional. Please follow your medical professional's advice in order to maximize the effectiveness of recovery ... Continue Reading
The Best Squat Stretch Routine: Great Exercises to Prepare for Squats!
Building a strong, healthy squat takes time, often more than many lifters think. While some lifters are blessed with beautiful limb lengths and levers, many of us are left to work through old injuries, ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
How Strongman Athletes Can Enhance Recovery and Progress Outside Training
In my preceding article I discussed how taking more than just your training seriously could have major benefits to your long term gains. By compounding the interest of proper recovery and minimization of ... Continue Reading
Should Weightlifters Do Static Stretching?
Sit and hold stretching is often overlooked in today's training environments. The rise of myofascial release (MR) using foam rollers and proprioceptive neuromuscular release (PNF) stretching have ... Continue Reading
The Cold Hard Truths About Ice Baths and Muscle Recovery
Ice baths, or cold water immersion (CWI), have long been used by high level strength and power athletes to enhance recovery from high intensity matches and training sessions. Although the exact mechanisms ... Continue Reading
5 Minute Mobility: This Stretching Routine Is Perfect When You’re Low on Time
Life is short. We are all busy. If you have a few hours a day to train and stretch and get massages, that is awesome! For the rest of us, we are lucky to get 5 minutes a day to improve our ... Continue Reading