Back Pain
The Muscles in Your Butt Might Be Dead. Here’s How to Find Out (and Revive Them)
If we had to choose one muscle group to train, it would have to be our glutes. And not just to create nice butts. The glutes are the largest, most [...]
The Health and Recovery Benefits of Walking
"Walk It Off": Efficient Way to Get Back in the Game Sooner When Back Soreness Strikes By Jim Carpentier, CSCS "Walk it off." It's a popular adage for...
6 Stretches to Alleviate Lower-Back Pain
6 Stretches to help alleviate your low back pain Hamstring When your hamstrings aren't firing properly, your low back muscles will compensate and put...
Fix 7 Common Problem Areas with Exercises From Todd Durkin
The daily grind of training and competing can take a toll on your body. Heck, even sitting down for too long can mess you up. That’s why it’s important to [...]
Reducing Low-Back Pain: What You Need to Know
On average, 75-85% of Americans will suffer from low back pain sometime within their lifetime.1,2 This pain may be a result of a traumatic event such as...
How to Prevent In-Season Volleyball Injuries
As with any repetitive motion, overuse inquires can and most likely will happen. These volleyball injuries are common and need to be understood, along...
7 Ways to Fix Back Pain
Many of us have experienced back pain at some point in our lives (slowly raises hand). Even people who regularly work out and take care of their bodies are not [...]
10 Ways to Fix Back Pain
Preventing and Treating a Setback During Your Sport Season: 10 Ways to Fix Back Pain By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Back spasms and lower, middle or upper back...
2 Ways to Fix Anterior Pelvic Tilt
Anterior pelvic tilt is not always a bad thing. According to Mike Boyle, co-founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (Woburn, Massachusetts), any athlete will have some degree of anterior [...]
5 Tips to Intelligently Train Through Lower Back Pain
Introduction If you have clocked enough hours under the bar, you know that lower back injuries can be a frustrating and derailing part of the strength...