Tag: run pain free

How to Deadlift Safely

In last week’s newsletter, I laid out some basic concepts for my 12-week Own the Off Season 2025 program. Heavy Hex Bar Deadlifting is the centerpiece of the program and…
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How to Strength Train as a Runner

As some of you may know, this past Friday marked the beginning of a 12-week strength training program I put together for male runners called: Own the Off Season 2025…
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My #1 Health Tip for 2025

You know what my least favorite fitness goals are? Weight loss goals. Goals to lose X pounds by Y date. So boring and uninspiring.  I’ve got a better idea: choose…
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How to Build Momentum into 2025

It’s that time of year again: the holidays! Like most people around this time, exercising and training takes a back seat to eating good food and spending time relaxing with…
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Celebrating Your Successes

(Make sure to select ‘Display Images’) Have you checked out the Valiant Physical Therapy Google Reviews section lately? We’ve just reached 50, 5-star Google Reviews!!! To all my patients who have written…
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How to Make an Easy Exercise Effective

Have you ever tried modifying an exercise to avoid pain? You try an exercise and unfortunately discover that it hurts in some way. You try doing it a little differently, changing…
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Best Thing to do After a Big Race

For those who don’t know, the Chicago Marathon was this past Sunday. It is, without a doubt, the largest annual sporting event in Chicago. For those who successfully completed it…
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Simple Trick for Back Pain

How often do you lay on your stomach? I’m here to tell you that it should be more often than it is; especially if you have back pain It’s no secret…
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