Taking time away from an activity or movement can help you overcome a nagging pain initially, but most people I work with find that it doesn't help in the long term. As soon as they jump back into their workouts or activities again, they find themselves back at square one with the nagging pain or injury. In this episode you'll learn 3 of the big reasons this advice is keeping you from getting better.

"I hold stress in my upper traps" was one of my personality traits for a long time. While I'm not proud of that, it was my reality. What I failed to understand was that I wasn't special- we all carry stress in our necks as a normal physiological response to threat- and that there are more things that can be done to feel better (beyond just 'reducing stress'). I share all of that and more in this episode.

While the original "big 3" aren't bad exercises, they are not my most prescribed for anyone I work with who has low back issues. In this episode, you'll learn the top 3 things I do tend to prescribe or help clients work on when it comes to low back issues, and why I tend to choose them.

I've been lifting semi-consistently for ~12 years, and I wish I would have learned these 3 things much earlier. When it comes to getting strong, the main ingredient needed to drive those adaptations is intensity (and of course you need to be adhering to a solid strength program). These are 3 things that helped me tap into greater intensities in my training, and are 3 things for you to consider if you're looking to get strong.

With half of the industry recommending stretching and half saying stretching is useless and that you just need to strengthen, it can totally be confusing about which you need to do. In this episode, you'll learn why this is a false dichotomy (oops, spoiler alert!), what most people typically need, and 3 questions to work through to determine what your body needs.

If you've been lifting for a while and wondering if you're lifting heavy enough weights, this episode is for you. While any form of resistance training is a great start, to really see the benefits carry over into preparing us for the loads that life places on us, heavier loads and higher intensities are necessary. This episode will cover why heavier loads are important from a functional standpoint, the 6 signs that you may benefit from heavier weights, and a few actionable ways to start lifting heavier.

In this episode, we are covering the benefits of a daily CARs routine. Routines get boring, and sometimes simple daily things can feel like they aren't doing much or can have that much of an effect. This episode will remind you of the importance of CARs, diving deeper into some of the science of one of my favorite benefits: better body awareness.

Handstands are a fun skill to practice and can be a great way to challenge your body in a new way. In this episode, I break down programming for handstands, with some of my favorite ways to work on the mobility and strength needed for this advanced skill.

In this episode we're using a little bit of logic and a little bit of science to explain the chronic nagging tightness or discomfort you have, why it's probably (k)not what you think, some things you can do to change it, and why I recommend them.

I had no idea 2023 was going to end with closing down our in-person clinic that we had worked hard to build over the past 7 years, a cross-country move, and a major renovation of our new house. But that's exactly what happened. We essentially gutted our new house and restored it within 7.5 weeks - right during the holiday season. It wasn't easy, but it was a process that we were more prepared for than I ever would have thought. It turns out that a lot of the skills we work on when pursuing lifelong fitness also apply to other processes too. Processes like renovating a house. Tune in to hear how these things parallel and whether or not I think the process was worth it.