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This back injury patient is killing it. Have you made your injury your identity? Maybe step back and question that. What...
06/16/2026

This back injury patient is killing it. Have you made your injury your identity? Maybe step back and question that. What do you think about the power of the mind and the story you tell yourself?

06/10/2026

I started working with Elizabeth after she was injured in a car accident. She was dealing with shoulder and neck pain, while also working toward improving her hip mobility and stability.

Around that same time, she had returned to dancing… a passion she’s carried since childhood but long since forgotten. As a mom of four who has lost more than 100 pounds before returning to the stage, she’s already accomplished so much through hard work and determination.

Over the past few months, we focused on rehabbing her shoulder and neck, improving her hip mobility, and building the stability she needed to move and perform with confidence.

This is her solo performance.

Watching her get back to doing something she loves when most moms never return to dancing has been incredibly rewarding. Elizabeth inspires me with her dedication, resilience, and willingness to keep showing up for herself. I’m grateful to have been a small part of her journey. .e.patel
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06/09/2026

Dynamic warmups are key. Don't forget your low back during the week before your lifts.

06/02/2026

Which shoulder hurts? Why? A complete shoulder assessment should include other areas besides just your shoulder. Did your shoulder assessment look anywhere else to find the actual cause(s) of the problem?

06/01/2026

This Is The Squat Warmup That Keeps Serious Lifters Out Of Our Office. It costs nothing and takes 10 minutes.

📌 Save this warmup for your next Squat Day!

Ankle Dorsiflexion & Hip Flexion on an Incline (20 sec each side) Keeps heels down, lets knees travel forward, and helps you hit depth without your low back cheating.

Deficit Cossack Squat with Thoracic Rotation Opens hips in every direction the squat demands, improves side-to-side control, and keeps your chest from falling forward at the bottom.

Single Leg Short Foot with Band Builds a strong, stable base so your knee stays in line instead of caving when you load up.

Single Leg Adductor Biased Glute Bridge (30 sec each side) Gets your glutes and inner thigh firing together so you drive out of the bottom evenly without shifting.

Hook Lying Pelvic Clock Teaches you to control your hips at the bottom of a squat and stops your low back from tucking or over-arching.

Face The Wall Squat Trains you to sit straight down, stay upright, and hit depth without losing balance or shifting left or right.

Still getting hip, knee, or low back pain despite warming up before you squat?

A full body squat assessment finds exactly what's breaking down and why, and builds a plan so you can squat heavy without paying for it the next day.

DM us today to book your assessment.

05/28/2026

This isn't an assess-and-hand-you-a-program situation.

Most assessments hand you a generic program and send you on your way. This isn't that.

We take a full-body look at your mobility, stability, posture, and real-world movement to find exactly what's driving your pain, limiting your performance, or holding back your progress.

Then we break down what we found, what needs to be addressed first, and the exact path forward, built around your body, not a template.

And the plan doesn't run on a 6-week clock. It evolves based on how your body actually responds as we work together.

Whether you're dealing with pain, recovering from injury, or looking to sharpen your lifting or sport mechanics, this is your first step.

Book in Bio or DM me your questions!

05/23/2026

The most common injury I see in people who lift weights and it's almost never bad luck.

It's a pattern built rep by rep: years of pressing, very little balancing it out, and structures that slowly stop doing their job.

The pec minor tightens. The scapula tips forward. The humeral head shifts. And suddenly every press loads a shoulder that's already mechanically compromised.

More pulling doesn't fix it. The issue isn't volume, it's that the right muscles were never trained the right way.

If your shoulder's been nagging you and you've been lifting for years, the problem is specific. So is the fix.

📍 Book your full body assessment —> link in bio.

05/15/2026

This isn’t a dig on physical therapists. Or any profession. I used to work in a broken system too. 🫩 It’s sad what happens over time to a lot of health care providers once they get worn down by a broken health care system. The system is set up to fail both you and your provider. When shopping around for a rehab specialist, consider a cash pay clinic or a hybrid clinic or a clinic where your provider gets full one on one time with you for atleast an hour. You won’t regret it. Oh, and think about these things when you vote on healthcare reform, or when your child’s school needs more money to pay their athletic trainers. And If they only have 1-2 athletic trainers for the entire school… 😬

This Is The Squat Warmup That Keeps Serious Lifters Out Of Our Office.It costs nothing and takes 5 minutes. 👇 • Ankle Do...
05/08/2026

This Is The Squat Warmup That Keeps Serious Lifters Out Of Our Office.
It costs nothing and takes 5 minutes. 👇

• Ankle Dorsiflexion & Hip Flexion on an Incline — 20 sec each side
Keeps heels down, lets knees travel forward, and helps you hit depth without your low back cheating.
• Deficit Cossack Squat with Thoracic Rotation
Opens hips in every direction the squat demands, improves side-to-side control, and keeps your chest from falling forward at the bottom.
• Single Leg Short Foot with Band
Builds a strong, stable base so your knee stays in line instead of caving when you load up.
• Single Leg Adductor Biased Glute Bridge — 30 sec each side
Gets your glutes and inner thigh firing together so you drive out of the bottom evenly without shifting.
• Hook Lying Pelvic Clock
Teaches you to control your hips at the bottom of a squat and stops your low back from tucking or over-arching.
• Face The Wall Squat
Trains you to sit straight down, stay upright, and hit depth without losing balance or shifting left or right.

Still getting hip, knee, or low back pain despite warming up before you squat?

A full body squat assessment finds exactly what's breaking down and why, and builds a plan so you can squat heavy without paying for it the next day.

DM us today to book your assessment.
📌 Save this warmup and share it with every serious lifter in your circle.

05/05/2026

From the Jazz floor to the golf course, from race day to the bodybuilding stage, my clients don't just train, they perform. Whatever your arena, we'll get you ready for it.

Ready to level up? Book your assessment today and let's build a plan that gets you performing at your absolute best.

Lets chat about what your goals are, send me a DM or book in the bio links!

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