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By Jonathon Strefling, DPT, Cert. MDT, PDS 04 Sep, 2023
Christian men have gotten soft in more than one way. We use 1-on-1 Christian coaching in a Christian community of other Christian men to move toward a more disciplined body. This may look like fat loss, increasing strength and muscle mass, eating healthier, having more energy, lowering risk for diabetes or cardiovascular disease, or much more.
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 18 Apr, 2023
For those looking to add muscle mass through weightlifting, an important question to answer is how much protein you should be taking in. We'll go through the various suggestions and give you the best answer.
soccer ball
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 30 Mar, 2023
Athletes experiencing repeated ankle sprains is one of the most common and frustrating injuries. In this post I will tell you why they are commonly chronic and what you can do to improve your ankle stability.
soccer stretching
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 13 Mar, 2023
Many coaches just do the warm-up and conditioning exercises that they did as athletes. But is there a good or better way to warm up and condition athletes? This post will show you one program that boasts some incredible results in preventing injury.
youth baseball pitcher
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 06 Mar, 2023
This prevention program has been shown to reduce shoulder and elbow injuries in youth athletes by 50% or more. We'll show you the program in this post.
Barbell
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 02 Mar, 2023
What is the most studied & best way to prevent injuries in youth athletes? This post will explain the stunning benefits of strength training.
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 26 Dec, 2022
Most headaches are very difficult to treat. But there are a less common type that often responds very well to simple neck movements. This post will tell you how to know if you have this type of headache and how to address it.
stretch
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 24 Oct, 2022
Today's post is following up on the #1 and #2 exercise everyone should be doing every day. This movement is simply a favorite of mine. Yet, there is some research that shows benefit to overhead athletes & those suffering with low back pain.
neck posture
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 07 Oct, 2022
The #2 most important exercise you should be doing every day is related to the head & neck posture. This movement helps to counteract the poor posture we often live and work in. This will be especially important for those that spend a lot of time sitting or at their computer.
Press up stretch
By Jonathon Strefling, DPT 22 Sep, 2022
In this post, we'll give you the #1 exercise nearly everyone should be doing daily for a healthy back.
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