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  After training with clients for over 5 years, there are some very common trends that cause lots of people to feel stuck in their rehab journey.  If you have been dealing with pain for a long time and have been trying to correct it with little or no progress, this post is for you     1. Inconsistency No matter what your goals are consistency is the first requirement. Want to lose weight? Want to build muscle? Want to get rid of your pain? All of these goals require consistency    2. Expecting fast results  Impatience is at an...

  One thing on many people's mind now is the guilt they carry from every other new year "This is going to be my year"  "I'm finally going to get in shape"  Every year people tell themselves similar stories and when new year comes a massive wave of motivation starts for a short period of time  After a short while burnout sets in and they are back to their old habits and lifestyle    So now that the new year is here people are working overtime making up for those bad habits from all last year    Here's a shocking...

  Are you wanting to get stronger and increase the weight you can lift?  Or are you noticing signs in life that show you need more strength?  If you're one of those people   I am going to go over a proven way to help you build strength in ANY exercise you perform    It is not easy. It takes lots of time, work, and consistency But it is simple    The way to approach building long term strength is progressive overload   Progressive overloading is where you gradually increase the weight you use, and modify your rep schemes until you...

  Pain is your brain's way of telling you something is wrong  Similar to a check engine light turning on in your car, your brain scans and signals for problems  Few types of chronic pain should be long term Most people deal with pain for so long because they would rather tolerate pain than put in the work and effort it takes to eliminate it  The part they don't realize is the longer you wait to address your problems, the worse they get  The longer you tolerate pain without trying to get rid of it, the longer it will take...

  Many people have heard the term "flare up" and many people also know what these painful symptoms feel like.    What is a flare up? A flare up is a temporary feeling of increased pain Key word is temporary. One of the biggest mistakes I see is a trainer or therapist working with a client make is completely changing the workout routine if they experience these flare ups. When I explain it to clients like this it makes more sense;  Most of the time when people feel pain is because they completely stopped moving and using certain muscles and...