The Crossfit Open is a grueling time for Crossfit athletes, as the workouts of the Open are typically more intense and taxing than regularly programmed workouts. The 2023 Crossfit Open consists of...
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Most Common Causes of Shoulder Pain in Lifters
Shoulder pain while lifting weights is a common problem that can make even the strongest of lifters feel like throwing in the towel on their training. But, as performance physical therapists, we’ve...
How To Fix Elbow Pain With Squatting
Inner elbow pain is a common complaint that many lifters have. But, powerlifters who squat low bar tend to have this complaint at slightly higher rates. When you’re squatting, you need to be able to...
How To Start An Exercise Program In The New Year
The New Year is often a time when people begin to commit to new habits and behaviors, many of them being financial or health and wellness related. Starting right at the beginning of the year with...
3 Exercises To Quickly Improve Your Overhead Squat Mobility
3 Exercises To Quickly Improve Your Overhead Squat Mobility If you see overhead squats in a workout and think to yourself “nope, I’m going to skip this workout, overhead squats are the WORST,” you...
Why Does My Knee Hurt During Crossfit?
Why Does My Knee Hurt During Crossfit? If you’re like many of our clients, you may have joined a Crossfit gym to improve your overall health and fitness (or you may be a member that has been going...
#1 Ankle Mobility Exercise to Improve Squat Depth
#1 Ankle Mobility Exercise To Improve Squat Depth Today we are going to be teaching you one of our absolute favorite drills to improve ankle strength and flexibility for squatting. In general, the...
The 3 Best Exercises To Solve Tight Lats
Lat tightness can make it harder to achieve efficient positions in lifts like the overhead press, push press, jerk, and even in the front rack during front squats. So if you struggle with any of...
Top 3 Tips For Shoulder Pain While Benching
Shoulder pain while benching is a very common complaint that many of our clients have dealt with, so today we’re going to share our top 3 tips to solve shoulder pain while benching! Reduce The Range...
Lumbar Flexion While Lifting
“Don’t round your back when you lift” is a piece of advice that is almost universal in gyms and physical therapy clinics throughout the world. In fact, this piece of advice is so common that it has...