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The real reason your low back has pain! Are you not having any luck releasing tightness in your low back? The real reason might be just above it, in the thoracic spine. Recall that you have 7 cervical vertebrae in y

How do you improve your reaction time? This is a fantastic question.   Let me first share a story about my client Vic. I have blogged about him before- he’s the one with a four level fusion in his back with th

Top seven tips on balance and core training Meet Wade. Wade, as far as I am concerned, is a balance guru. Actually, I shouldn’t narrow it down to just one component because he’s got it all: strength, pow

Top 5 Rowing Tips What does a world class paddler and rower have to say about her favorite top 5 tips and tricks to improve the efficiency and mechanics of rowing? Plenty, so I had her boil it down to five.  #1. Bre

6 Top Tips for Olympic Lifting Olympic lifting is a highly technical but fantastic way to get strong. However, because the weights are generally being lifted by big burly men who grunt and groan and drop the weights

Or even better – prevent shin splints How do we fix or prevent shin splints? Let’s explain the shins in detail first. Here is a photo of the shin muscle, the tibialis anterior. (literally translated: the

Last time I promised you a great story about an amazing runner. I expanded this to include two other great sources of inspiration, because I love these stories and I think there is magic in threes. If you are hittin

In a USATF press release dated March of 2015: PORTLAND, OREGON — The City of Portland will play host to the 2016 USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Oregon Convention Center, March 11-12, USA T

There are lots of ways to help your snoring problem… if your nose itself isn’t the problem.  Sew tennis balls in the back of your pjs. Sleep on your side. Don’t drink alcohol. Doesn’t work? H