Introduction The Biering-Sorensen Test is an assessment looking at an individual’s potential tolerance for deadlifting if they have non-specific lower back pain. People often question when they should add deadlifting back into their routine following a lower back injury. Although this test is not the end-all-be-all when I am assessing an athlete with lower back…
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Background Ankle mobility is a common impairment leading to improper lifting mechanics. It can affect your ability to perform the movements correctly as well as lead to pain in many different areas of the body. Often I have athletes come in complaining of knee pain when it all is stemming from poor ankle mobility. You…
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There are many reasons people get shoulder pain and most of them are modifiable or avoidable with the proper knowledge and programming. This is obviously not true for everyone or there would be no need for surgery. However, having knowledge of what factors you should look at and/or change might save you a trip to…
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How do I fix my butt wink? This is a common question I get when working with athletes in the clinic who program deep squats into their workout routine. The butt wink refers to excessive posterior pelvic tilt or lumbar flexion at the bottom of your squat. Before getting into assessments and mechanisms of how…
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Background Lifting heavy weights overhead can be scary. All you need to do is see one of the “gym fails” online and you might second guess performing any Jerk or Snatch variation. Building up tolerance to stabilize heavy weight overhead should be a process that ends with the Olympic Lifting variations, not started. Below are…
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When rehabbing a patient or working with an athlete I tend to see the same mistakes when they are trying to perform a deadlift. Luckily, most of these mistakes can be fixed with cuing, education, or some simple drills to teach the correct movement pattern. Below are a couple of the most common mistakes I…
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What is ACWR? Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) is a interesting topic that can shed light on how overuse injuries occur. It describes how much activity you are currently doing compared to how much activity you have been doing. Most people have been through the process of starting a new gym or running program,…
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