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Here are a few blasts from the past that you definitely ought to check out:
Lower Back Pain and the Fitness Professional – It’s amazing how many fitness professionals know NOTHING about lower back pain even though it will occur at one point or another in every single one of their clients.
Can Little Leaguers Strength Train? [...]

Michael Boyle published this Q&A newsletter about quick feet and agility ladder drills last week, and I enjoyed it so much that I asked him if I could repost it here.  Suffice it to say that I am not a fan of “agility ladder” drills, and while Mike does use them in moderation, he makes [...]

Here is this week’s list of recommended reading:
Push-ups for Baseball Pitchers – The why, how, and when.
The Truth About Leg Extensions – I just remember this article being really fun to write – mostly because I knew I’d get a lot of hate mail about it.  I was right about that.
Simple Asymmetry Fixes – It [...]

I’ve seen a few acromioclavicular (AC) joint impingement cases at our facility in the last couple of weeks and thought it’d be good to do a quick blog to talk about how different they are from “regular” (external) shoulder impingement cases.  And, it is a very important differentiation to make.
I’ve already written at length about [...]

Most men spend way more time in the gym than they really need to get good muscle building results. The reason for this is all of the misinformation that’s all around (a lot of it is spread by trainers who should know better) about how to best do strength training.