Shoulder Problems? Your Lower Traps may be the Problem!

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When most people think of shoulder problems, they immediately assume the problem lies in one (or more) of the rotator cuff muscles.  While this can be the case, there’s more to the picture. The rotator cuff muscles attach to and move the humerus (upper arm), so it makes since that we’d look there for problems.  [...]

How deep should I squat?

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Squats: How Deep Is Too Deep? Question: I just saw this guy doing squats and he was going down LOWWWWWW, like his butt almost touching the floor. I thought, dang… is that even good for you? Because his back was kinda arching when his butt almost hit the floor, but other than that he had [...]

Hip Pain When Squatting…What to Do?

Question: Ive been squatting for about 5 weeks since my last break.  When I squat I usually get my hip flexor below my knee, so a tad bit below parallel, but my hips have been hurtin me alot lately, my hip flexor and just posterior to my hip bone have been in pain and it [...]

Elbow Locking Up and Cracking (Popping)

“…my elbow locks up and cracks when I force it to move.” Question: I have an annoying but minor problem. For some reason, randomly throughout the day, my elbow locks up and cracks when i force it to move again. This has been happening for almost 2 years now and its not hindering my progress. [...]

Posture Article at Figure Athlete

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Since you’re sitting at your desk as you read this, you really need to check out my most recent article which was published yesterday at Figure Athlete. If you’re not familiar with Figure Athlete, it’s the sister site of the T-Nation, the premier online training & nutrition website on the internet.  And as the name [...]