Dr. DaveStrength

Dr. DaveStrength DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
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09/02/2026

If your hip flexors always feel tight, stretching them over and over might not be the only answer. đź‘€

Sometimes, you need to build strength in the positions that feel tight.

This closed-chain hip flexor sit-up challenges the hip flexors through a lengthened position—controlling the movement as you lean back and then actively working to bring you back up.

Start with a comfortable range, move with control, and gradually progress deeper as you get stronger.

Mobility isn’t just about being flexible. Being strong through your available range matters too. 💪

Save this one and give it a try!

08/30/2026

What’s one exercise you always come back to for stronger knees?

For me, I like keeping things pretty simple: squats, lunges, step-downs, and getting strong through different ranges of motion.

The knees are built to handle load. The goal is to progressively prepare them for it.

What’s your favorite knee-strengthening exercise? Let me know below 👇

If knee pain is stopping you from training the way you want, send me a DM and let’s talk.

08/27/2026

These are just a small handful of the exercises I like using when someone wants to improve single-leg knee stability and overall strength.

Whether you’re coming back from a knee injury, dealing with some instability or laxity, or you just want your knee to feel stronger and more confident, the goal is to build capacity so your knee can handle what you ask of it.

That might be running, jumping, going up and down stairs, training in the gym, or even just keeping up with your kids.

There’s no one perfect exercise, but consistently building strength and control around the knee can go a long way.

If a knee injury or instability is stopping you from doing the things you want to do, send me a message and let’s talk.

08/26/2026

When you hear “ankle stability,” do you immediately think of standing on one leg?

Balance work has its place, but your ankle also needs to be able to land, jump, react, and handle force quickly.

That’s where more dynamic work starts to become important.

What ankle exercise do you think is the most underrated? Drop it in the comments 👇

And if ankle pain or repeated sprains are keeping you from running, training, or playing sports, send me a DM.

08/25/2026

There’s no one “perfect” exercise for runners, but these are five I really like using.

They’re just a small handful of the exercises I give runners who want to build better single-leg strength, improve stability, and keep the hips, knees, and ankles strong.

Whether you’re running a few miles for fitness, training for long distance, or doing more sprint-based work, having strong legs that can handle repeated impact is important if you want to keep running consistently for the long term.

Which of these exercises are you already doing?

If an injury is keeping you from running the way you want to, send me a message and let’s talk. Send me a DM!

08/24/2026

Do your hamstrings always feel tight no matter how much you stretch them?

At some point, it may be worth asking whether they actually need more stretching or if they need to get stronger.

I’m a big fan of loading the hamstrings through longer ranges with exercises like RDLs, stiff-leg deadlifts, and back extensions.

What’s your go-to hamstring exercise? Drop it below 👇

And if tight hamstrings keep getting in the way of your training, send me a DM.

08/21/2026

An upper body day using the Apex Adjustable Bench 🔥 whether it’s barbells or dumbbells only, you can do full upper and lower body workouts with just this bench and it’s attachments.

A solid bench taking over the garage gym world.

08/17/2026

Being pain-free is a great milestone but it doesn’t always mean you’re ready to return to everything you were doing before

If your goal is to get back to lifting, running, jumping, or playing sports, rehab should eventually prepare you for those exact demands.

That means rebuilding strength, power, endurance, confidence, and tolerance to load, not just getting symptoms to calm down.

The goal isn’t just to feel better. It’s to be ready for what comes next.

08/13/2026

Rehab should evolve as you do.

The exercises that were challenging in week 1 shouldn’t still be the hardest thing you’re doing weeks later.

As your strength, confidence, and tolerance improve, your rehab should gradually become more demanding too, whether that means heavier loads, greater ranges of motion, faster movements, single-leg training, jumping, or changing direction.

Because getting out of pain is only part of the process.

The bigger goal is building enough capacity to confidently handle the things you actually want to get back to đź’Ş

08/11/2026

Compound lifts should make up a big part of your lower-body training, but sometimes your whole body gets tired before the muscle you’re trying to train does.

That’s where isolation work can be really useful.

Leg extensions let you keep challenging the quads without needing your glutes, back, core, and upper body to stabilize a heavy load.

Lately, I’ve been using the Apex Adjustable Bench Leg Trainer in my garage gym, and it’s given me an easy way to add direct quad work without needing a full-size leg extension machine.

Save this for your next leg day. 💪🏻

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