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19 Mar Rib Cage Flare During Overhead Lifting

Posted at 18:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

Rib cage flare during overhead lifting is a common movement fault seen in fitness athletes. While it is not always an issue, quite often it needs to be addressed for better positioning as an athlete moves weight overhead. If you aren't familiar with the term rib...

05 Mar Shoulder Extension Mobility Drills

Posted at 18:00h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

I previously published an article on BENCH PRESS MOBILITY. In this article, I outlined several of the key mobility areas to address to allow for proper bench press form. One of those areas was shoulder extension mobility, a commonly overlooked component of shoulder mobility that...

26 Feb Treating Low Back Pain Using DEADLIFTS

Posted at 18:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Mobility, Physical Therapy by Zach Long 0 Comments

Deadlifts are commonly blamed and thought of as a low back destroyer. However, research on back pain tends to say just the opposite. Crazy right? An exercise known to help make your back and hips STRONGER might also make it HEALTHIER!!! Let’s dive into the...

19 Feb Bench Press Mobility

Posted at 18:00h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

Many fitness athletes think of improving their mobility for squats and overhead presses. But, few consider the mobility needs of the bench press. Although it doesn’t usually require as much mobility attention as those lifts, I often find mobility limitations in athletes that impact their...

05 Feb Analyzing Strength Ratios for Improved Training

Posted at 18:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

No two athletes are the same. And while we believe that in a group training setting all athletes will improve follow the same training, it is important to analyze each athlete individually as well to determine if large individual differences in performance warrants some individualization...

29 Jan Push Press Technique – Insights Into Athletic Ability

Posted at 18:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

The push press is a great exercise for improving sports performance, but for a lot of people in the strength conditioning world, it's a really undervalued exercise in terms of analyzing how an athlete moves and figuring out what they need to work on to...

18 Jan Postpartum Fitness Interview with Sarah Duvall

Posted at 14:28h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Mobility, Physical Therapy by Zach Long 0 Comments

At the start of 2018, I asked TheBarbellPhysio followers what they wanted more information on this year. By far the biggest request I had was for Postpartum fitness advice. So, I reached out to my friend Sarah Duvall. We recorded a talk on postpartum issues...

15 Jan Get Your First Pistol Squat! Mobility and Strength Needs

Posted at 18:00h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility by Zach Long 0 Comments

The pistol squat is a challenging bodyweight strength exercise. It not only requires strength but significant control and mobility. Quite often the extreme mobility demands of the pistol squat are overlooked. So, we will start with the most commonly limited mobility deficits for the squat...

01 Jan The Truth About CrossFit Injuries

Posted at 18:00h in CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy by Zach Long 0 Comments

No matter what recreational activity you choose to follow, minor tweaks and injuries are inevitable. CrossFit is no exception to this. Injuries happen with CrossFit, just as they do with powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, running, and any organized sport. Yet, there is still a widely held...

18 Dec The Truth About Kipping Pull-ups

Posted at 18:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Upper Body by Zach Long 0 Comments

Kipping pull-ups are among the most controversial exercises in CrossFit and other extreme fitness workout programs. Non-CrossFitters bash the movement as being a non-functional, injury-causing movement that allows CrossFit athletes to cheat. On the other hand, many CrossFit coaches and athletes ignore the pull-up and kipping...