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8 exercises to improve your thoracic mobility. Video of exercises and description of technique included. Thoracic mobility test also included.

Squatting deep is bad for your knees. You’ve heard that before and it’s true. Squatting deep is bad for your knees if you don’t Squat correctly. That’s why deep Squats have bad reputation: knee pain.

The truth is that Squats are a good indicator of health. If your knees hurt you’re Squatting incorrectly or something prevents you to Squat correctly. Here are 10 tips to stop your knees from popping and cracking.

For barbells, material fatigue, material quality, weight load, impact or a combination of all of these can cause failures. The point of failure is most likely where the bar diameter is smallest such as within the grooves cut near the knurls of the bar. A 2nd major point of failure is due to load and impact and tend to be about 1 plate width away from the collar.

Power comes from the hips: your posterior chain. It consists of your lower back, hamstrings, calves & glutes. A strong posterior chain is important for Deadlifts, Squats, Power Cleans, jumps, sprints, …

Excessive sitting shortens your hip flexors. This stretches the opposite muscles: your glutes. They become dormant. You can’t fire your glutes properly anymore. The solution is glute activation exercises. Here’s how.

Squatting with your heels off the floor increases the torque on your lower back, stresses your knees and can cause plantar fasciitis. Squatting with your heels off the floor can also make you lose balance. Here are 7 ways to keep your heels on the floor on Squats.

Knee pain and lower leg injuries like shin splints can be caused by tight calves & lack of ankle mobility. Here are 2 simple exercises to stretch your calves and improve your ankle mobility.

Your hips are designed for mobility. You can rotate your thighs in & out, move them up & down, pull them to & away from your body. Or at least you should be able to do that as most people lack hip mobility.

Sedentary lifestyle shortens your hip flexors & hamstrings which restricts hip movement. Persistent pains in your knees and/or lower back can be caused by lack of hip mobility. These 7 dynamic stretches will help you out.