Hey, fellow gym-goers! It’s getting colder and darker, I’m seeing more and more people at the Alaska Rock Gym and Alaska Club locations. While I love to climb, lift weights, and go running outside, I also love helping others learn HOW to lift weights RIGHT and optimally for their joints. Sometimes I look at other …
As a shoulder specialist PT, I often hear complaints of shoulder instability and sharp pin-point pain that prevents full participation in activities. Often times, the pain prevents the athlete from lifting weights overhead, skiing, or rock climbing. Do you ever feel like something is “moving” in your shoulder while doing overhead presses at the gym? …
Natalie Snyder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCSBoard-Certified Orthopaedic Clinician SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistShoulders Specialist & Female Athlete Specialist August 10, 2021 Hi ladies! Have you heard someone telling you, or heard stories of, how women should do any pull-ups, have greater upper-body strength-to-weight ratio, or to be able to bench press heavy weights, or …
Natalie Snyder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCSBoard-Certified Orthopaedic Clinician SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistShoulders Specialist & Female Athlete Specialist August 10, 2021 Hey lovely people! Did you read in the previous blog post about the common weakest links of the climbers’ shoulders? Are you not a climber but was always able to do a pull-up but …
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