The Cobra Pose is one of the most over-prescribed and improperly done strategies for a herniated disc. I get the idea but the problem is there are too many people landing on these stupid Yoga videos talking about back pain relief and stretches to heal a herniated disc and this overextended exercise seems to always […]
You have got to stop using your foam roller to get back pain relief. If you constantly feel like you need to be rolling out to get relief from your lower back pain the creators of the Foam Roller have you right where they want you. In this video, I give you 2 of the […]
How often do you save your ab training for the end of the workout? Are you currently dealing with a bad back and exercises like bent over rows, planks and pull-ups seem to irritate your lower back? If you answered yes to either one or both of those questions, I need you to pay close […]
Do bench step-ups cause any kind of weird lower back pain for you? Can you do them fine without any kind of discomfort DURING the workout but pay for it days later? In this video, I am going to show you how to master the Bench Step-Up and also show you my little secret to […]
Does the Side Plank cause lower back pain for you? Did your Physical Therapist or Doctor tell you to start doing Side Planks or other plank variations to help or prevent lower back pain? The Side Plank is one of my go-to exercises for any level of fitness enthusiast especially those with lower back pain. […]
Shoulder pressing (or any type of pressing) should be a staple in your exercise program. Unfortunately, when dealing with lower back pain this exercise becomes one that we throw out due to irritation. There are a lot of different ways to hit the shoulders but one of my go-to exercises is the staggered stance dumbbell […]
Does the front plank cause lower back pain for you? Did your Physical Therapist or Doctor tell you to start doing front planks to help or prevent lower back pain? The front plank is one of my go-to exercises for any level of fitness enthusiast especially those with lower back pain. Unfortunately, it is one […]
Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to do everything you can to maintain the figure you’ve worked so hard to get or maybe just look the best with what you got. Even if you’re not super lean you can still make sure things like the “Beach Bloat” aren’t holding you back from […]
Training legs with lower back pain is one of the most frustrating things to deal with. You try to remove all the “painful” exercises to help reduce the irritation but you can’t seem to really get ahold of what is causing so much pain. In this video, I give you my top single-leg exercises for […]
What does the perfect lower back pain workout plan look like? I’ll tell you what it doesn’t look like. 1) Pushing through pain 2) Doing the exercise that you see other people in the gym doing 3) Sticking only to the exercises your provider gave you 2 years ago. There is a very specific formula […]