Boy Dad | Sports med doc, coach & advisor to parents, athletes & founders. Writing about systems, habits and mindset for Becoming AntiFragile. Work with me 👇
Introducing 30 days of shoulder health.
For the next 30 days (weekdays only), I’m going to share one observation per day from the frontlines of shoulder health.
I have the privilege of running a rehab clinic, specializing in shoulder rehab, where patients have experienced the effectiveness of progressive rehab, where I’ve seen the biggest challenges they face post-surgery, and have developed deep transformations with patients of all athletic backgrounds (novice, advanced, experienced, retired) and sports (baseball, bodybuilding, CrossFit, oly, and most recently Hyrox),
I get to help hundreds of patients a year, and I want to bring that help to those tired of cookie cutter programs and oversold claims who want a solution to shoulder health.
There’s just one rule:
1) Each day is actionable & understandable.
First post coming later.
Day 2:
A painful shoulder is not always a damaged shoulder.
Many athletes stop training the moment pain appears.
The problem?
Pain and tissue damage are not the same thing.
I’ve worked with athletes who had significant MRI findings and minimal symptoms.
I’ve also worked with athletes who had severe pain and relatively normal imaging.
Instead of asking:
“Does this hurt?”
Ask:
“Can I modify this movement and continue training safely?”
Often the answer is yes.
Keep moving when appropriate. #shoulderpain
Day 3 of #shoulderhealth tips
Your shoulder is more than your rotator cuff.
Many rehab programs stop at bands and external rotations.
The shoulder is influenced by:
• The rib cage
• The thoracic spine
• The shoulder blade
• The hips
• The trunk
Today:
Add 5 minutes of thoracic mobility work.
A better moving thoracic spine often creates a better moving shoulder.
Introducing 30 days of shoulder health.
For the next 30 days (weekdays only), I’m going to share one observation per day from the frontlines of shoulder health.
I have the privilege of running a rehab clinic, specializing in shoulder rehab, where patients have experienced the effectiveness of progressive rehab, where I’ve seen the biggest challenges they face post-surgery, and have developed deep transformations with patients of all athletic backgrounds (novice, advanced, experienced, retired) and sports (baseball, bodybuilding, CrossFit, oly, and most recently Hyrox),
I get to help hundreds of patients a year, and I want to bring that help to those tired of cookie cutter programs and oversold claims who want a solution to shoulder health.
There’s just one rule:
1) Each day is actionable & understandable.
First post coming later.
Day 2:
A painful shoulder is not always a damaged shoulder.
Many athletes stop training the moment pain appears.
The problem?
Pain and tissue damage are not the same thing.
I’ve worked with athletes who had significant MRI findings and minimal symptoms.
I’ve also worked with athletes who had severe pain and relatively normal imaging.
Instead of asking:
“Does this hurt?”
Ask:
“Can I modify this movement and continue training safely?”
Often the answer is yes.
Keep moving when appropriate. #shoulderpain
Listen to teens talk about growing up in the era of phones & social media
Puberty is a very awkward period in life.
Its a time of being very self conscious.
Its a time of mess-ups & poor decisions.
And we've let kids go through this critical period with devices to make these events very public & permanent.
This is a massive reason for kid's poor mental health.
Kids want phones and Instagram accounts because they dont know any better.
Its only after they experience the damaging effects that they realize they were better off delaying these things
Its up to parents to actually parent and delay these things for their kids
The gym is one of the few places where effort directly changes your life.
You put in work.
You get stronger.
More people need that relationship with themselves.
Absurd. Excellent health begins with consistent habits at any age.
Half of the athletic/healthy people I knew in high school/college are no longer healthy today.
Obese
30+ body fat percent
Weak
Deconditioned
With health issues.
I’ve met more healthy people in their 40s and 50s who decided to make better choices and build better habits within 5 years of their transformation than 40-50 year olds who’ve stayed healthy and fit since they were 15.
@thomaskffmn That’s all you need !
How to become a runner
1. Wake up go for a run
2. Tell yourself you’re a runner
3. You’re a runner!
No sarcasm here
Keep up the good work!