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Why we train the way we do.

Movement, treatment, and what happens to a body under load.

Quinn Ewers Drafted to the DolphinsQuinn has trained here for years. He goes to Miami.

The Thoracic Spine Decides More Than You ThinkIf the mid-back will not rotate, the lower back and the shoulders cover for it. What we built to fix that, and what it does.

How To Find an AsymmetryA barbell hides a weak side. Single-leg and single-arm work is where it stops being able to, and what to do once you have found it.

Strong in the Gym, Slow on the FieldWhy a big squat does not always turn into a fast first step, and what has to be true for gym strength to show up in a game.

Why a Program Needs a CurriculumA list of workouts is not a plan. A curriculum has an order, and the order is what keeps the weak link from getting buried under load.

Why the Same Injury Keeps Coming BackA hamstring that keeps tearing is usually a hip problem. Why treating the painful spot brings the same injury back.

Why Stretching a Tight Muscle Can Make It TighterTightness is a symptom. If a muscle is holding tension to protect a joint, pulling on it gives the nervous system a reason to hold harder.

Active Recovery: What To Do on the Off DayDoing nothing is not recovery. Light, deliberate movement moves blood, restores range, and gets you back faster than rest does.

When the Number Goes Up and the Body Gets WorseLoad is the easiest thing to measure and the least useful thing to measure alone. What we look at instead, and why.

24 February 2025

Priming Is Not a Warm-UpA warm-up raises your temperature. Priming decides which muscles are available when the first rep starts.

17 February 2025

The Tired Arm, and What To Do With ItA sore shoulder mid-season is rarely a shoulder problem. Working the chain behind it is what gets the arm back.

10 February 2025

Symmetry and Workload CapacityTwo things decide whether strength holds up: whether both sides share the work, and whether your form survives set four.

3 February 2025

What a PR Tells You, and What It Does NotA max lift is one position, one direction, one day. It is a real number. It is a narrow one, and here is what it leaves out.

19 December 2024

Five Things Foam Rolling Actually DoesFoam rolling works on fascia, not on muscle. What the pressure is doing, and where a roller stops being enough.

18 December 2024

Stop Chasing PRs in OctoberIn season, the goal changes. Adding weight to the bar during a season is how athletes arrive at the playoffs worse than they started.

16 December 2024

No Muscle Works AloneFour groups of muscles run every movement you make. Train one of them and you get a stronger lift on a less stable joint.

16 December 2024

Sport-Specific Training Is Called PracticeSwinging a weighted bat is not training. What the gym is for, and why copying your sport in it makes you worse at it.

16 December 2024

Hips, Fibrosis, and Why the Release Does Not HoldOverworked muscle lays down fibrous tissue and tightens. Manual work opens it. What you do in the next two weeks decides whether it stays open.

16 December 2024

Titus O'Neil Flew In From TampaThe WWE veteran came to Southlake to get looked at. What he found was a glute that looked strong and was not doing its job.

16 December 2024

Should You Train When You Are Sore?Usually yes, and not the way you think. What soreness is, what sitting still does to it, and what to do instead.

16 December 2024

Your Shoulder Problem Is Probably a Scapula ProblemSeventeen muscles converge on the shoulder blade. Four of them are the rotator cuff, and those four get all the attention.

16 December 2024

I Call Chad the Muscle WhispererA retired Navy fighter pilot with 485 carrier landings writes up what two years on this floor did to him.

With an Orioles Roster Spot Secured, Ryan O'Hearn Hasn't ChangedThe Baltimore Banner on Ryan O'Hearn's off-season in Southlake, and what Chad has to talk him out of.

The BoxMatrix® Training PhilosophyChad Marr on why a squat number is a poor measure of strength, and what the method looks at instead.

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