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RETURNING TO HANDSTAND PUSH-UPS
Article Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Returning To Handstand Push-Ups

Whether you are looking to add variability to your overhead pressing routine, achieve your first handstand push-up, or are a CrossFit Athlete needing to return to and build capacity in this skill; we will guide you! [...]

PLYOMETRIC EXERCISES FOR DISTANCE RUNNERS
Article Lauren Lynass

Plyometric Exercises For Distance Runners

“We knew we could run in the mud because of our strength training,” reported by Coach Keith Andrew who led his high school boys cross country team to a 2006 Nike Team Nationals on a very waterlogged Portland course [...]

RETURNING TO KIPPING PULL-UPS IN CROSSFIT
Article Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Returning To Kipping Pull-Ups In CrossFit

Every sport has some specific skill that makes it unique. The skill is needed to excel in the sport due to the demands of the environment or competition. One of those unique skills in the sport of CrossFit, gymnastics, [...]

THE BEST MEDICINE BALL EXERCISES
Article Craig Lindell PT, DPT, CSCS

The Best Medicine Ball Exercises

Are you considering more medicine ball exercises, AKA med ball exercises, in your routine but aren't sure what to do or how to proceed? Perhaps you've seen some cool medicine ball exercises going down in your gym and [...]

CAN RUNNING IMPROVE WEIGHTLIFTING PERFORMANCE
Article Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Can Running Improve Weightlifting Performance?

We typically hear and see evidence for the case of runners complementing their running with strength training to improve performance and reduce injury. Let's flip the script and ask, can running improve weightlifting [...]

The Best Lunge Exercise Variations - INSTAGRAM
Article Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

The Best Lunge Exercise Variations

Lunges are one of the most commonly performed exercises in rehab and general fitness alike - and for good reason. You are able to target different muscle groups or movement patterns just simply by changing up lunge [...]

DO WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ACTUALLY WORK WITH EXERCISE
Article Taryn Beaumont PT, DPT, CLT, CF-L2, CNC

Do Weightlifting Belts Actually Work With Exercise?

If you’ve ever been to a gym where people are lifting weights, you’ve likely seen people wearing weightlifting belts. This begs the question - why are weightlifting belts and exercises paired together? Why do some [...]

DEAD BUGS EXERCISE VARIATIONS – THE BEST AND MOST UNDERUTILIZED EXERCISE
Article Michael Lau PT, DPT, CSCS

Dead Bugs Exercise Variations – The Best and Most Underutilized Exercise

Dead bug exercise variations are one of our absolute favorite exercises when done properly with advanced progressions, they can be a core killer!! Learning to activate your deep spinal stabilizers like the transversus [...]

YOUTH ATHLETE SPORT SPECIALIZATION – TRAIN LIKE THE PROS
Article Dillon Caswell PT, DPT, SCS

Youth Athlete Sport Specialization – Train Like The Pros

Many youth athletes spend hours in the driveway hitting turn around fade aways at the imaginary buzzer, recreating Lionel Messi’s game winning shots, or tumbling across the living room like Simone Biles. They aspire to [...]

exercises for olympic weightlifting kettlebell exercises for power the prehab guys
Article Taryn Beaumont PT, DPT, CLT, CF-L2, CNC

Exercises for Olympic Weightlifting

Do you love to clean, jerk, and snatch? Do you sometimes feel sore after doing so? Well, fellow lover of the barbell, fear not! Contained in this article are several exercises that will be sure to warm up your joints [...]

THE BEST SOCCER PREHAB EXERCISES FOR INJURY PREVENTION
Article [P]rehab

The Best Soccer Prehab Exercises For Injury Prevention

Soccer is the world’s most popular sport and demonstrates continued growth in the United States each year. Over 13 million Americans play soccer, and according to US Youth Soccer, there are over 3 million youth soccer [...]

Advanced Core Exercises-INSTAGRAM
Article Arash Maghsoodi PT, DPT, CSCS

Advanced Core Exercises

Are core exercises as important as we once thought? Several reviews have recently challenged the idea of improving core stability for the prevention and treatment of low back pain. There is strong evidence suggesting [...]