zlongdpt, Author at The Barbell Physio

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27 Apr Blood Flow Restriction Training for Athletes

Posted at 13:11h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Blood Flow Restriction Training Authors: Nicholas M. Licameli (@nicklicameli), DPT & Nicholas Rolnick, DPT (@thehpm) – The BFR PROS (@thebfrpros) If you’ve landed on this page, you’ve likely already read about how blood flow restriction (BFR) is rapidly growing into the mainstream as both a fitness...

20 Apr The Ultimate Guide to Returning to CrossFit Postpartum

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

I'm excited to have postpartum fitness specialist Christina Prevett MScPT, Ph.D. (c ) discuss the important topics you need to know prior to returning to CrossFit postpartum! Christina recently joined the Performance Plus team writing an 8-week program for athletes wanting to return to gymnastics movements...

The Best GHD Exercises for Stronger Glutes and lower back

30 Mar The Best GHD Exercises for Stronger Glutes, Hamstrings, and Lower Back

Posted at 12:01h in Blog by zlongdpt

The Glute-Ham Developer (GHD) often sits in the corners of gyms collecting dust and serving as a coach rack. But this is one of the most valuable pieces of equipment for building posterior chain strength and endurance. If your low back, glutes, and hamstrings need...

24 Mar Fixing The Squat Butt Wink

Posted at 04:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

The squat butt wink is one of the most well known of all squat movement faults. If you haven’t heard of butt wink before, it is the term used to describe the excessive rounding of the lower back as an athlete drops down into the...

16 Mar The Best Exercises for CrossFit Shoulder Pain

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

In my last article, I discussed what I believe to be the six most common causes of shoulder pain in CrossFit. To review, usually, shoulder pain results from doing too much volume or too high of skills for what that athlete is prepared for. As...

09 Mar The Most Common Causes of CrossFit Shoulder Injuries

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

With any form of intense training, the occasional injury happens. CrossFit is no exception to this. While research has repeatedly shown that CrossFit injury rates are not higher than other forms of recreational fitness activities, we have seen multiple studies agree that the shoulder is the most commonly injured...

16 Feb Strict & Kipping Toes To Bar Variations for Performance

Posted at 14:32h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Mobility by zlongdpt

Understanding the differences and progressions between strict and kipping toes to bar variations can help you identify which movement is most efficient for you to perform in a workout for time. Pamela Gagnon breaks down three T2B variations for you to work on! For those needing...

09 Feb The Best Blood Flow Restriction Bands and Devices

Posted at 08:00h in Exercises, Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

The Best Blood Flow Restriction Bands I am frequently asked about the best devices for performing blood flow restriction training. As with any trend in the fitness world, many manufacturers have designed blood flow restriction products recently. Like most fitness tools, the best device is highly...

02 Feb The Best Quad Strength & Hypertrophy Exercises

Posted at 06:15h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body by zlongdpt

In the lower body, the glutes tend to get all the love. From strength coaches to the medical world, we all focus on improving glute strength for performance and rehab. But the quads are also vitally important to your athletic performance. When your legs need...

19 Jan Squatting with Long Legs – Strategies for Better Form!

Posted at 15:13h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility by zlongdpt

Squatting with long legs can be very difficult. The length of your thighs impacts body positioning making hitting full depth more difficult than it is for shorter-legged athletes. But with a few simple adjustments, we can often rapidly improve positioning for better squat mechanics. Watch the...