Low back relief. Demonstrations for the exercises can be found in the linked post. I’ve been dealing with random back tweaks since the age of 15, well before I started lifting weights. The first time it happened, I was lifting a shoebox and was bedridden for almost a week. I still get back tweaks on […]
So far I’ve mainly discussed the mental side of pain, but what do you actually do in the gym if you’re hurting? Generally, persistent joint or muscle aches is a sign that a deload/low-stress week is in order. A week with reduced weights and overall workload can help relieve a lot of small aches and […]
You prolong your pain by wallowing in it. Many health and fitness professionals still believe that pain occurs solely due to mechanistic reasons (only occurring due to tissue damage). However, we now know that this is not always the case. The Biopsychosocial Model is widely used to assess and manage pain. It suggests that pain […]
Everybody hurts, sometimes. This is Part 1 of a series of posts I’ll be making with the aim of providing practical guidance on how to maintain training progress while dealing with pain or injuries. For now, I would like to establish a very basic understanding of pain. Future posts will go further and discuss topics […]
