Don’t get all Butt-Hurt cuz your Back Hurts; Clean up your Hips!

The source for back pain can commonly be found at the hips; more specifically, lack of complete hip extension.  One of the byproducts of tight, weak hips is an anteriorly tilted pelvis, aka lumbar lordosis. Now, the pelvis may orient itself that way in static postures, but I’m typically more concerned if the person has the…

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Got Tight Calf/Ankles/Feet? Here’s your Troubleshoot! (part IV)

Aaaaaand were back again to continue our discussion on troubleshooting the foot/ankle/calf. But, before I begin, I was looking through some old posts that I had put up on the AG website, and I wanted to share a couple oldies but goodies that are similar to the topic on hand, only the focus was more…

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5 Reasons We Don’t Squat (Part 2)

Hey all, getting right to it today.  In the last installment, I talked about reasons why people have an aversion to squatting;  knee and back pain, laziness, or a hurt ego being the main culprits.   In today’s blog post, I’m going to talk about a couple of the techniques I use to allow for a more…

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