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Category: Coffee and Coaching

Is Back Cracking Bad For You?

Posted on July 31, 2019 by William Richards

If you crack your own back and currently deal with chronic back pain you want to watch this. We all do it. You’re sitting at your desk and starting to feel stiff and achy so you reach around your chair and twist your trunk looking for that self-induced “pop” or “crack” that goes up your […]

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Should I Train Abs Before my Workout or After?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by William Richards

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 […]

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3 Inversion Table Alternatives to Decompress the Spine

Posted on January 13, 2020 by William Richards

Have you ever felt like your lower back is being crushed by the end of a long workday or you feel like being gently pulled end from end would feel pretty good? In this video, I give you some safe alternatives to using the Inversion Table to help decompress your spine that you can do […]

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Should I take medication for my back pain?

Posted on October 15, 2019 by William Richards

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 […]

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Beating Back Pain without much work at all.

Posted on October 15, 2019 by William Richards

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 […]

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Losing Weight with Back Problems

Posted on October 15, 2019 by William Richards

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 […]

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Are Chiropractors Good For Back Pain?

Posted on October 15, 2019 by William Richards

All right, guys, welcome back to another episode of “Coffee and Coaching.” In today’s 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 […]

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Sore Muscles After Training: What should I do?

Posted on October 15, 2019 by William Richards

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 to the gym before, this muscle soreness could get pretty bad during your first month or so of training. If not addressed […]

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Lumbar Flexion vs Neutral Spine: What’s better?

Posted on April 25, 2019 by William Richards

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 […]

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The Worst Way to Workout When you Have Lower Back Pain

Posted on February 25, 2019 by William Richards

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 […]

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About William

I made the decision over 8 years ago that I was not going to live by my physician's suggestions. After my ruptured disc diagnosis, I spent the next 6 years of my life researching and experimenting on my own body in search of a cure for my chronic back pain. Through nutrition, mobility, exercise and lifestyle design I have been able to make drastic changes to my chronic pain. Now I use my 10+ years as a leader in the health and fitness industry along with my personal journey of pain management to give you exactly what you need to find freedom yourself.

People beating back pain on their own!

"Again amazing video, I save all your emails in a folder! Seriously you are one of the very few people who get the cause of back pain for most of us with sedentary lifestyles!

Since following your guide, working with a good physio and strengthening my core, my pain has greatly reduced after 1.5 years of suffering."
-Mathew M.

"I absolutely love your website and videos. I have McGill’s books and have read innumerable online articles re back pain, but your descriptions, explanations and videos really hit it home with me. Thanks to you, I am on the road to healing after 2+ years of lower back pain. Thank you for such informative articles; not too long or overly complex and not too simplified either. Just right!"
-Michelle

"The first time I mashed the QL muscles with a field hockey ball and followed it up with the stretch in the door frame, it was like oiling a creaky door– it was almost instant relief. Since then, over the past month, I have continued to do the exercises and stretches on your site and they have helped so much. The other pose I do to “unstick” my back is the “happy baby” yoga stretch…that one in combination with these QL stretches have pretty much solved the back issues that have plagued me for years. So, thank you so much for this post."
-Allison D.

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