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I want to largely echo the other answers, but I'll throw some random thoughts on top of them.

My experience has been you want to look at smaller gyms. A place like LA Fitness can be harder to...

Flexion intolerance is where you probably want to be starting. That's what a deadlift and sitting have in common. Where people tend to sit rounded over.

Laying down is more complex. If there is...

I'm fairly familiar with Mike, but took a look to freshen up. From the first article popping up with your references, he says



As well as,



Those pitfalls and assumptions are what I...

Pretty confused by this. I can't think of anywhere in exercise science where volume is measured that way, feel free to send a reference, but I'll expand some:

If your goal is one rep max...

The first thing I'd do is assess the bone structure of your hips.

Some terms to look at are hip anteversion, hip retroversion, CAM impingement. You might not have the bone structure to squat in...

Did the pain start during or right after a deadlift rep or session?

When are you having problems during the day? Sitting, bending over to pick something up, or ?

Because DB benching feels better, it's worth looking at your barbell technique. DBs and you might be more likely to keep your elbows in some, which usually feels better on the shoulder. Whereas when...

5 x10r is an easy way to keep going. Roughly 40 - 70 total work reps per muscle group is where you want to be from a strength / hypertrophy standpoint. So if you're including warm-up sets in this,...

This is one of the toughest aspects about the knee. What one person can do with a tear another person can't come close to.

After I tore my ACL, I could still hike miles and miles, but once a week...

Another way to view what you're getting at is as someone reclines in a chair, if they're still attempting to reach forward e.g. work at a desk, then the combination of reaching forward with the...

When my clients have issues bench pressing it's pretty much always at the bottom. Assuming that's when you have pain too (correct me if I'm wrong), one thing I like to do is limit the bottom range of...