Tip: No Need to Stretch If You Do This
Science shows you can improve mobility without stretching. Here's how.
June 23
Tip: Roll Your Upper Back Right
Fight perma-slouch by moving your thoracic spine into extension. Hang out in one spot for as long as you feel a stretch. As you feel it fade, shift the roller down your spine.
October 24
10 Commandments of Injury Prevention
Follow these 10 simple rules and never miss another workout from an aching back, a bum shoulder, or a gimpy knee.
September 19
4 Ways to Greatly Accelerate Recovery
Here's how to heal and regenerate faster on off days so you can train harder, train heavier, and keep getting better.
August 30
Rehab Gone Wrong
Foam rollers, lacrosse balls, back walking, kettlebells. Can these work as tools to fix tightness and pain? Not when you use them like this. Here's what works better.
July 7
Top Tools for Beat Up Athletes
Feeling banged up from lifting or sports? Here are some cool new ways to prevent and treat common problems.
June 21
Tip: Fix This Tiny Muscle and Lift Heavier
Does your butt hurt on long car rides? Need frequent trips to the chiropractor? Have pain down your leg? Here's the problem and how to fix it.
May 30
The Absolute Best and Worst Therapy Methods
Four of these rehab methods are great... and two are wasting your money. Here's what works and what doesn't. Bonus: Videos of the best techniques!
May 18
4 Things to Do AFTER Lifting to Boost Gains
After training you have a 5-15 minute window of opportunity to greatly accelerate recovery and overall progress. Here's exactly what to do.
May 16
3 Ways to Move Better and Lift Harder
Do these movements before your next workout! Not only will they loosen you up quickly and make you feel awesome, they'll enhance performance.
March 23
Use Rollers and Lacrosse Balls for Gains
Break up the scar tissue that reduces flexibility, contractibility, and blood flow using a roller and a lacrosse ball. Here's how.
March 16
The 5 Dumbest Stretching Myths
For decades, gym goers and athletes stretched before workouts and competitions. Then stretching became “bad.” Here's the real story.
October 28
The 4 Best Recovery Methods You're Not Using
No recovery, no progress. Here are four recovery methods every serious lifter or athlete should be using.
February 25
Lifter's Elbow: The Cause & The Cure
Three common things you probably do in the gym that will wreck your elbows, plus a few smart tricks that'll fix you right up.
January 1
5 Radical Ways to Stop Hurting
Forget icing and NSAIDS. They may delay or prevent healing. Instead, try these methodologies that you probably haven't heard of.
October 2
How to Train Through Injuries
Smart lifters never stop training, even when injured. Here's how to recover as quickly as possible and come back even stronger.
October 29
No-Nonsense Warm-Ups for Big Lifters
Take your lifting preparation as seriously as you take your lifting. That doesn't mean you have to devote half an hour to it. Here's what to do instead.
August 27
The 2 Minute Injury Fix
Compression wrapping is an inexpensive way to treat those troublesome knees, wrists, and elbows. Here's how to do it.
4 Steps to Fix Your Triceps
Your quest for big, strong arms can get stopped in its tracks if you suffer a triceps injury. Here's how to prevent it.
April 3
9 Strategies to Train Around Lower Body Pain
Keeping the tibia vertical, increasing hip flexor length, step-ups, and other novel tricks to fix those bum knees.