The Reactive Mindset Athlete and Its Effect on Training
There's a concept that I've talked about before in reference to working with clients and athletes that I refer to as “The Reactive...
The Opportunity of Quarantine
For many of us, quarantine involved being at home trying to figure out how to satisfy the urge to work out while, simultaneously, hating...
Please Get a Coach
A Letter From Your Therapist: Please, for the sake of your recovery, get a coach. As a massage therapist, working with people who don’t...
5 Things More Important Than Your Programming
Beginner and early intermediate weightlifters obsess about their programming. They constantly question if they have the right plan to...
Things Don’t Just “Go Away"
I listen to athletes, gym members, and the general population say this phrase is some form or another constantly: Client- “I hurt my...
How To Get Eight-Pack Abs
I know, you want answers. You’ve tried everything: weekend diets, 30-day ab challenges, even joining a gym for weeks on end. None of...
What is Sports Massage, Part 3: Post-Competition Massage
Post-competition (or post-workout/training) massage is, generally, the version of sports massage with which athletes and clients have...
What Is Sports Massage? Part 2 : Pre-Competition Massage
The image that comes to mind when you hear the words “Massage Therapy” often involve the cliché of a resort spa setting: low-light,...
Coach Shopping, Dropping, and Hopping Your Way to Mediocrity
There are certain types of behavior in competitive weightlifters that reflect attitudes and habits most coaches recognize as predictive...
Reorienting to Your Legs in the Pull
Weightlifting is a leg sport. If you've been Snatching and Clean & Jerking for a couple years or more that may seem obvious, given how...