Lower Body

21 Apr The Best Fitness Apps

Posted at 10:29h in Core, CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Running, Upper Body by zlongdpt

There are several fantastic fitness apps for your phone or tablet that can make your fitness journey (or that of your athletes) better. Over the past few years, I’ve used the following apps and highly recommend each of them. Important note: I’m a Mac user and...

07 Apr THE BEST HIP IMPINGEMENT STRETCHES

Posted at 10:44h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

Hip impingement can be a problematic condition for individuals. It often limits their ability to participate in their sports and get activities of daily living done. At Onward Charlotte physical therapy, we treat a lot of individuals dealing with hip impingement pain. Also known as...

03 Apr Welcome to The Barbell Physio!

Posted at 12:19h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Running, Upper Body by zlongdpt

With over 5 years of content, 133 articles, 30+ programs, and more I’ve recently realized how difficult it is for athletes, coaches and clinicians to find content on The Barbell Physio website. We will let this page serve as our welcome hub outlining everything you...

10 Feb The Best Suspension Trainer Rehab Exercises

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Learn From Z and P, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

In the musculoskeletal rehab, we've made huge strides understanding the importance of improving the strength of patients returning from an injury. But often we're faced with the challenge of getting the right strength equipment in place. I'd love for every physical therapy, chiropractic, and athletic...

21 Jan Ultimate Guide to Improving Your Overhead Squat

Posted at 13:21h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

You walk into your gym and on the white board there it is...

06 Jan How to Return to Deadlifts After Back Pain

Posted at 10:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

If you’ve had an episode of intense low back pain, you know how scary dealing with that can be. Quite often, athletes are given poor advice when it comes to rehabbing their back. This leads to them feeling fragile and scared to return to the...

17 Dec The Best Drills for Improving Handstand Mobility

Posted at 08:05h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Upper Body by zlongdpt

If you want to maximize your performance with handstand pushups, walking, and other variations, it is crucial that you have great handstand mobility to get into optimal positions. Many athletes lack the necessary mobility, and as a result, their performance is hindered. Here's what you can...

24 May Sit Squats for Better Squat Control

Posted at 13:51h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility by zlongdpt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SMjGP1LEmw Originally posted on OnwardCharlotte.com VIDEO TRANSCRIPT OF SIT SQUATS: Today, I'm going to talk about the one squat variation that you should have all of your clients do, and that is the sit squat, which is a relatively simple looking squat variation, but it really works individuals...

07 Jan THE BEST HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY EXERCISES

Posted at 16:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Running by zlongdpt

Before discussing hamstring flexibility, we need to talk about testing hamstring flexibility. Many athletes believe their hamstrings are tight. But, often they have all the hamstring flexibility they need to perform all of their sporting activities. If an athlete passes the following tests, they do NOT...

08 Oct Top Five Deadlift Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Posted at 18:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

Want strong legs? A killer back? Improved sprint times and jumping height? Need to rehab lumbar spine pain? Then you need to be doing deadlifts! Want to do deadlifts for a long time? Then you need to avoid these common lifting mistakes and focus on dialing in...