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Lifting Weights Overhead is a Privilege, Not a Right

Today's fitness mindset is evolving. Today, more and more people are doing exercises that require them to lift or hold weights overhead. In the past, the most common overhead exercise was…

The Truth About Dietary Supplements

The “truth” about supplements is difficult for the consumer to uncover because we have a tendency to read the bottle and believe everything we read. After all, “someone” has to…

The 1 Critical Thing Wrestlers Often Neglect

Double chicken wing in Folkstyle, arm throws in Greco, or an athlete desperately bending his shoulder in an attempt to avoid getting turned… no doubt about it, wrestlers get put into compromising…

The Dark Side of Athletic Injury

I’m sixteen years removed from graduate school. The running joke in my family is I have a Master’s degree, thesis pending. True, I completed my coursework with flying stars and…

Featured Success Story – Donald Chamberlain

Meet Donald. He's 38, a basketball player, an avid shoe enthusiast, works three part-time jobs and is committed to reaching his fitness goals.

5 Reasons to Prep For Football During Baseball

The truth is, if your player is in a good program that is tailored to them, then strength training and conditioning can be powerful in helping their performance in-season on the field…

How to Self-Diagnose Your Athlete’s Arm Pain

Late spring into early summer is one of the most common times we see shoulder and elbow injuries. A lot of parents often ask me what “warning signs” they should…

5 Common Pitching Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

I hate seeing young athletes hurt. There may not be a worse feeling than telling a young, energetic, baseball loving athlete they need stop playing for a while so we…

Adult Functional Coaching Success Story

Our members achievements drive our motivation to continue to build and rebuild today's athletes here in Omaha and surrounding areas! We'd like to share a few success stories with you…

The Proper Use of Ladders During a Workout

We are probably all way too familiar with ladder drills. Most of us may recall doing countless rounds of them during high school or college practices back in the day.…

What Everybody Ought to Know About: Concussion Protocol Evolution

Around 2004, while the head athletic trainer at a Class A high school in Lincoln, NE, I had the good fortune of being part of a research study that was…

10 Things We Treat Besides Shoulders

As anyone knows who has ever been in one of our clinics, our physical therapists including myself like to chat it up with our patients. I feel like in the…

5 Things You Can Do to Reduce Post-Workout Back Pain

I don't know about you but I love those workouts when you finish and you think to yourself, "Yep, I crushed it!" But for me, then the inevitable would happen.…

3 Common Push Up Mistakes & How to Correct Them

The push up movement is one that I see many of our members struggle with. It isn't because they are not capable of doing them. I think most of the…

5 Steps You Can Take to Stay on Track

Obstacles to staying on track with a training program are numerous and how you chose to deal with them can make or break your dedication and work towards your overall…

Understanding the Value of Pre-Workout Fuel

An area often over looked until its too late is pre-workout and post-workout snacks. Today, we will discuss the importance of eating a snack or a quick meal before heading…

Shoulder Saving Tips – Part 2, Shoulder Do’s

Today I am going to provide the second part of my "shoulder saving tips," which are my shoulder do's. Again, this two-part series is in response to numerous questions I…

Shoulder Saving Tips – Part 1, Shoulder Don’ts

As we see more and more shoulder injuries in our clinic, one of the places our patients commonly hurt their shoulder is at the gym. Unfortunately, what people do not…

Life-Changing Advice for People Living with Osteoarthritis

We all have that one crazy relative. I know I’m not the only one that has heard “I can tell that it’s going to rain later on today because my…

4 Reasons We Fail at Meal Planning

How do you know what you or your family will be eating at your next meal or tomorrow’s meals? Meal planning is challenging for the average family. When you add…

9 Signs your Athlete is Being Over-Trained

Are We Missing the mark as Parents and Coaches? I have the great fortune to be around sports every day. Professionally I work with young, injured athletes and help them get…

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