When it comes to exercising the back and core you often see people who have been struggling with chronic low back pain forgo any direct work in these areas. Crunches and sit ups hurt, back extensions and dead lifts hurt so they just throw them out altogether. The problem with this is that the less […]
Taking medication for pain relief is super common. You have those who don’t care what it is as long as it takes the pain away they are happy. Then you have the people who don’t believe in taking anything and just bite down and bare it. Lastly, you have the people who just take a […]
What would happen if you didn’t do anything for your nagging lower back pain? No stretching, no mobility, nothing. Thats the exact question that came in the other day from a reader and I am pumped to cover this unconventional question here today. When it comes to navigating exercise around back pain I live and […]
So today I want to talk about weight loss with chronic back problems. I also want to talk about my three pillars of nutrition and what I believe in the bottom of my heart to be the most important three things when it comes to weight loss, how you look at nutrition and how you […]
All right, guys, welcome back to another episode of “Coffee and Coaching.” In todays post we are diving into the topic of whether or not seeing a chiropractor for back pain relief is beneficial. This question came in from a reader who has been seeing a chiropractor without any tangible success. Trust me when I […]
When it comes to managing chronic pain and getting started in the gym there are a few things you have to expect. One of these things is muscle soreness. If you’ve never been in the gym before, this muscle soreness could get pretty bad during your first month or so of training. If not addressed […]
Do you have pain with lumbar flexion? Were you told that for the sake of your spine, keep it braced and neutral during all activities? If you feel confused on what is safe for you and are afraid of doing the wrong thing for your spine I want to clear a few things up for […]
Welcome to another Friday of Coffee and Coaching 🙂 Super pumped for this week and honestly the weeks to come! Today I have two things to share. The first is this weeks video topic over on YouTube.com. We are talking about the worst training styles a lot of back pain suffers start with to “get […]
When it comes to lower back pain and core training it’s important that we do it right. Unfortunately, a lot of “back pain” peeps are told to go strengthen their cores without any real direction. They walk into the gym and see home-boy doing hanging leg raises or bragging about his 100 sit-up challenge he […]
Morning low back back is one of the most frustrating experiences anyone could have when it comes to back pain. There is so much that can happen in the middle of the night that could set your lower back on high alert. From rolling into a less ideal position, getting up too fast or not […]