Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
Mastering the Deadlift Bar Path
I joke with lots of people, weightlifting always boils down to two things, biomechanics and biology. In the case of the bar path, we’re looking to minimize the distance the bar needs to travel while maximizing our mechanical leverage. The farther the bar is away from our center of gravity, the more we have to work to move the same weight.
Choose Your Weapon: Trap Bar vs Barbell
In a field where we have boundless choices and multiple pathways to success, there still lies the question, what will get us there the fastest and the most effective way? In the debate of whether or not to use a trap bar versus the traditional barbell in the deadlift, there are really no wrong answers. Rather what are the right questions that may lead you to the better choice.
Grounded in Strength: How Lifting Shoes Improve Your Performance
Lifting shoes, whether talking trainers or powerlifting shoes, offer several key benefits that can help improve performance during training, especially in lifts like the squat, deadlift, and plyometrics. Here’s a breakdown of their main advantages and why they might be a great for you.
Why Not Both
When most active adults think about physical therapy, they typically think about exercises on the table or ground, a 10-15 minute routine directed towards some type of injury, or maybe something that doesn’t quite fit their fitness and performance goals they have in mind. Here at Tundra Performance and Physical Therapy, we are looking to change that perspective on how people view performance physical therapy and what we can do for them.
What's My Age Again?
Time and time again, age is commonly referenced as a primary limitation and can be a major psychological hurdle amongst many individuals in achieving their fitness goals. While age plays a role and consideration to muscle growth, the significance of strength training remains ever present.
An Unexpected Love Language
We all have a love language in how we communicate with our partners and friends. For some acts of service or words of affirmation, others its quality time. For me, my love language happens to be front squats.