Peter's Adductor Rehab by Adam Skillin, SSC | June 21, 2018 Adductor tears are one of the more common injuries that occasionally plague lifters of heavy weights, one I’ve suffered and rehabbed myself. Continue reading
SSOC Case Study: Phillip Midkiff by Matt Reynolds, SSC and Joel Rasmussen | June 14, 2018 Phillip Midkiff is a 64-year-old man battling an intense skin cancer on his temple via daily radiation treatments that require a nearly 4-hour round-trip commute. He’s also an online client of mine, part of the SSOC Family, currently in the middle of his LP, and one of the toughest (and most likeable) humans I’ve ever met. Continue reading
Living With Spondylolisthesis by Rebekah Cygan, PTA, SSC | June 07, 2018 [T]he typical treatment for this condition is the strengthening of the abdominal and low-back musculature, along with the apparently contradictory advice to avoid stressful activities and take it easy. This was a problem for Doug, who enjoyed hunting, water skiing, competitive shooting, and being an active father to his family. Doug tried the conventional medical treatments, including prolotherapy injections into the soft tissue, with no change in his back symptoms. Continue reading
Case Study: Two Golfers, One Bar by Nicholas Racculia, PhD, SSC | May 31, 2018 "One of the more interesting personal discoveries for me is that as I got stronger, I noticed a clear improvement in overall control; there was a noticeable tightening of my shot dispersion." Continue reading
The Close-Grip Bench by Mark Rippetoe | May 24, 2018 The close-grip bench is perhaps the most common assistance exercise for the bench press – an assistance exercise being defined as a variation of the basic exercise. Continue reading