Recovering From an Injury: Embrace the Process
For an introduction to this program, please check out The Barbell Medicine Podcast: Episode #58: Programming For Beginners (and other musings on training) You can sign up to download the Beginner Prescription here. Introduction & Goals At Barbell Medicine, our mission is to promote health and successful aging by bringing the best of modern medicine together with strength, […]
Anyone who has experienced severe low back pain or ‘sciatica’ has a story to tell, and it’s usually not a pleasant one. Being unable to sit up out of bed without breathtaking pain, struggling to put your socks on in the morning, losing the ability to do the things you love, and feeling like you’re […]
Discover the strength-building potential of dumbbell training for sculpted pecs. Whether you’re a beginner or focusing on strength,
Discover effective kettlebell exercises for building size and strength in the chest area. Get professional advice on your chest workouts.
Barbell Medicine is based around one-on-one remote coaching, and we excel at it. If you need help with exercise programming, nutrition, or recovering from pain and injury, you are in the right place. We have the expertise, experience, and grounding in evidence-based practice to help you achieve your goals. Who We are Barbell Medicine was […]
You rolled your ankle, whether it be in a pick-up basketball game, stepping awkwardly off the platform, or performing your best interpretive dance of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone”. The ankle is now swollen, painful, and you are wondering what to do next. This article will provide a guide to return to doing the things you […]
Today we’ll be wrapping up our hip pain series with the familiar topic of osteoarthritis, and summarize some practical take-home points at the end (see previous parts 1 ,2, 3, and 4). For an in-depth discussion on osteoarthritis in general, we have a full-length article here, but this article will focus specifically on the hip. […]
So you’ve been training, but have started experiencing pain. This is an extremely common experience that we get asked about on a daily basis. Essentially, the question is “Doc, what do I do?” Before we begin, we should point out that this will not be a philosophical magnum opus on pain and the human condition. […]