Back Pain While Bench Pressing Dealing with back pain while bench pressing can be absolutely miserable. What should be a simple exercise to help build strength in the upper body becomes something you dread doing, do anyways despite the pain or you skip altogether. We already know exercise is excellent for combating low back pain […]
Dumbbell Lateral Raise Exercise You Should Be Doing Have you ever wondered what the best dumbbell lateral raise exercise you should be doing is? There seems to be a lot but which ones work the best? There are so many different types of shoulder exercises you can do to build bigger, stronger shoulders (deltoids) pain-free. […]
Should I Exercise With Low Back Pain? Have you ever sat in your car in the parking lot of your gym debating whether you should go in and work out despite your consistent low back pain? Have your doctors been telling you more exercise will help with your pain yet exercise seems to be one […]
One of the best things you can do while navigating chronic back pain or life after major back surgery is to start experimenting with simple exercises that don’t require a lot of movement. Wait…exercise is movement..right? Let me explain. For you, there are 3 critical components to getting back to doing the activities and hobbies you […]
Some of the simplest exercises can trigger low back pain. Take bicep curls and shoulder presses for example. These are not necessarily considered “risky” exercises for someone who has a sensitive low back but depending on how they do them it could really mess them up. Today, I want to give you a quick fix […]
Does your pelvis feel weak, unstable, achy or in pain? Do you battle groin pain on and off throughout the year? A common theme you see with people in the gym (whether beginner or advanced) is a lack of strength/endurance in the inner thigh or adductors. Most core exercises focus and utilize the majority of […]
You can stop barbell squatting now. I know that sounds crazy but hear me out. Do barbell squats leave you feeling beat up? Do you constantly battle low back pain during or after doing barbell squats? The barbell squat is commonly known as the king of all lower body exercises. As great as it seems […]
Have you ever wondered whether the number of reps you’re currently doing in your program is actually going to get you results? What if I told you that the number of reps you do doesn’t really matter? What if I told you that you could do any rep scheme you wanted to on any given […]
Do you find yourself babying your shoulders every time you’re in the gym? No matter how many “warm-up” sets you do you still feel like your shoulders need more time before you start lifting? If this is you then you might want to start doing more of this exercise. There aren’t a lot of exercises […]
Do you have a hard time “feeling” your butt when you’re targeting them in the gym? Do you struggle with low back pain and weakness in the lower body? Is your butt just not growing despite all the squats and lunges you are doing? Having a strong butt does matter. Not only that but knowing […]
