Lessons learned after hip surgery

I grew up playing every sport possible. If it was pickup basketball, we played until we physically couldn’t play anymore or it got too dark. I wasn’t a physical specimen, but I have enough skill to be a decent player and enjoy the games.  My road into formal strength and conditioning education wasn’t like most.

3 lower body exercises not named squats

Here are my top three recommendations for lower body exercises:
1. RDLs
2. Lunges/Step Ups
3. Hip Thrusts

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Can you recover better with the foam roller?

Foam rolling can seem like a magic trick. You feel tight and restricted, so you lay on top of it and roll around a little bit. When you stand back up, you feel better. How the heck did that happen? Is it just perceived change and not actually real? While most foam roll users expect this positive outcome, it’s not common knowledge how this change actually occurs. So, this article aims to dig a bit deeper using science and highlighting a few pieces of research.

Nutrition tip of the week

Nutrition tip of the week that’s easy to do and will give you the most bang for your buck! Enjoy your weekend!

The journey to being athletic again

New year’s day came and went. And as January 2nd came and went, so did a lot of naive naive resolutions that started with “I’m not going to….”. The awesome energy that a new year brings allows us to make plans to be better. It gives us an opportunity to look at past failures and