June 25
Fight the Injury Blues: Keep Lifting!
Your doctor just told you to take six weeks off from lifting. Screwwww him and the Lexus he rode in on! Here's how to heal that blown shoulder or hamstring while still making progress!
April 24
Creating a Training Effect When You're Injured
You may be hurt, but it doesn't mean you can't train. Tony Gentilcore tells you how to work out, scream a lot, and still get a training effect while you're injured.
April 16
7 Steps to a Balanced Fighter
To be a good fighter, you need a balance between strength, endurance, and mobility. Here’s what to do to ramp up all three.
April 15
How Not to Warm Up
Five warm-up routines and stretches that do more harm than good, plus some better ideas.
February 13
Recovery Methods 101
Dan John's been dragging his calloused butt across Terra Firma for a relatively long time, but he only recently realized he'd been wasting a lot of time on assistance exercises and aerobics.
February 12
The Ankle Paradox
Ten ways to fix and prevent ankle injuries.
January 23
10 Reasons You're Still Jacked Up
This is going to be the best training year ever, only you're so jacked up you can barely go number two without having a troop of Boy Scouts lower you onto the toilet seat. Lifter, heal thyself!
January 2
The Mobility Complex
We'll admit it. Warm-ups suck. They're no fun, but we realize their importance. Luckily, Jeremy Frisch has come up with a couple that are hugely effective while still being tolerable to us warm-up haters.
December 26
The Mobility-Stability Continuum
There's a difference between mobility and stability. Mobility is the ability to produce a desired movement, while stability is the ability to resist an undesired movement. Knowing the difference is the key to performance.
December 19
The Third-World Squat
You should be able to perform a strict rock-bottom squat, at least with bodyweight. Here’s why and how to achieve it.
December 4
The Prehab Deload
No matter your age, it's a safe bet that you're occasionally banged up from lifting huge amounts of weight. That's okay, but you need to to do a "prehab deload" one week out of every four.
October 25
The Essential 8 Mobility Drills
Finally, a warm-up routine that even people who hate warming up can handle! This short series of drills will not only make you feel better, but the increased mobility you'll gain will help you make unprecedented gains in the gym.
October 18
The Injury Prevention Roundtable
Nobody cares about injuries (boring!) until they get one. That's too bad, because sooner or later your knee, shoulder, hip, or back is going to start barking like a coonhound on the hunt. Even babes aren't immune.
September 18
Injuries: Nutrition and Recovery
Rest, ice, and Celebrex aren't the ways to treat strains, tendonitis, or fractures. John Berardi and Ryan Andrews tell you how to win the war against injuries using items from your pantry and fridge.
June 20
A Joint-by-Joint Approach to Training
Think about training from a joint perspective and you’ll get better results from your workouts. Here’s how.
May 8
(De)-Constructing Computer Guy - Part 2
Got bad posture because you have to slave away in front of the computer all day? Here’s how to fix it.
April 26
(De)-Constructing Computer Guy - Part 1
Are you a computer guy? If so then your posture probably sucks. Here’s how to fix it.
March 27
Hips Don't Lie
With smart training, not only should your lifts go up, but your posture should improve as well. Here’s how to make it happen.
March 22
The 10 Rules of Corrective Lifting
Sure, this article is about a sometimes boring, often unsexy topic: injury prevention. But unlike most articles on the subject, this one contains plenty of info that'll help any lifter, regardless of whether his joints are bulletproof or not.