An area I find of concern for people trying to overcome low back pain is the post-rehab process. For instance, you’ll see a person with low back pain opt for conservative treatment. Or. Surgery, if conservative treatment doesn’t work. In the cases were people improve with conservative treatment or surgery, they may return to normal
Over the past few years of coaching a wide variety of people, I’ve found that verbal responses to a question such as “how’d that weight feel?” provides a good indication if you need to progress, regress or stay the same in weight. For instance, the other day I had a new client with a history
It’s February 20th. And we’re back with another edition of “Things to Read to Help Slay Your Day.” Interesting Fact. February 20th, 1993 is the day Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini passed away. Considering Lamborghini is still thriving today, you can say Ferruccio was an incredible entrepreneur. And his legacy will live on for a LONG
The McKenzie Press-up. Also, known as the “Sloppy Push-up” or “Cobra Stretch” is an exercise I often get questions about; People with low back pain, more specific — disc bulges ask about this exercise. Physical therapist Robin McKenzie introduced the McKenzie Press-up as part of a series of exercises to combat low back pain. And
Performing a bodyweight chin-up is challenging. Regular gym-goers often struggle with it due to a lack of upper-body strength. And I’d say it’s not an exercise people often perform with good technique. People swing their legs to generate momentum or extend their neck in attempts to get their head to the bar during a chin-up – all
Returning to weight training after sustaining a low back injury can be a difficult task. You may be unsure about what exercises to do without making your back worse. Or perhaps you’re performing the right exercises, but you’re unsure about your technique and the frequency that you should be performing these exercises. Lots of questions
