Stimulants can really get you amped up for a tough workout, but do they have other effects as well? Dr. Lowery hooked himself up to fancy lab equipment to find out. …read more

If you read this website regularly you’ll know that I provide a subscription service with a done for you training program for yourself or your gym.  I’m a huge fan of programming and feel it is a huge piece of the puzzle when it comes to injury prevention and training success.  Having the right plan is pivotal to success and a requirement for reaching your desired goals.

The next 5 weeks of programming is now available!  The Fitness Pain Free Coaching program contains:

• 5-days per week done for you program for yourself or for your gym with a specific mobility routine for your off days
• Progressive daily strength, gymnastics, WOD and met-con that fits into a 1 hour block (More if doing the competitive track)
• Learn how to easily screen and assess yourself and your athletes and how to correct these faults
• Warm-ups with mobility specific to the day’s lifting, gymnastics and met-con
• Olympic weightlifting and strength program
• Gymnastics skills work
• Fun and varied daily met-con (With group workouts if you own a gym or have some training partners
• A track for competitors as well as average Joe’s and Jane’s.
• Joint health mobility and injury prevention exercises

To learn more about the Fitness Pain Free Coaching Program click HERE:

I’ve taken your feedback from the past month to tweak things and improve upon the system.  Focus for this month:

• Group workouts – I’ve added in some partner WODs for those that have a training partner or are using this for their gym.  No Partner?  No Problem there are still options for you.
• More emphasis on strength – There is still an in depth olympic lifting program we’re going through this month.
• More tempo work – We’re focusing on technique, skill and building base strength right now.
• More gymnastics options – I love gymnastics work and I’ve got plenty of options for you …read more
  
  

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Some time back I read an article by Mike Reinold about the Teres Major.  I also had this drilled back into my head while going over his and Eric Cressey Functional Stability Training of the upper body videos.  Since I’ve been treating a lot of Teres Major for overhead mobility limitations.  It’s fairly amazing how well it works too.  We often thinks pecs, lats and thoracic spine for poor overhead motion.  Next time you’re working on overhead mobility take some time to work on the Teres Major and see how much improvement you get.

Super Mobile Teres Major Over Here,

Dan Pope DPT, CSCS

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