I have been saying how much I like to use “the stick” for preparing my muscles before a workout and for recovery afterward. It’s a great self myofascial release tool, and is not as awkward as the foam roller. Here is a post I did a while ago showing someone using “the stick”.  (Click Here)
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What a crazy week so far!
As us all know I have been extremely pumped up over the last week and a half since attending the strongman competition. This has been a great incentive and driving force with my workouts. I have truly had some of the most intense workouts that I have in a while [...]

In this second part of the article we will briefly cover some of the more common and effective ways to recover after a workout or rehab session. These techniques include Self Myofascial Release (SMR), Stretching, Nutrition, and Hot/Cold application.
Self Myofascial Release (SMR)
As I discuss in depth in the Functional Correction manual, maintaining soft tissue length [...]

So you just woke up and are wondering what Mac truck just hit you. I bet if you train for MMA or even if you just workout to get in shape, you have felt this feeling before.  I have seen it many times before in the patients I treat and the athletes I train. In [...]

I was looking through all my old videos and realized that I never posted this video. It covers several good exercises to increase thoracic mobility, an area a lot of people have trouble hitting. Hope you enjoy!
Yours in Strength,
-Tim-

This week I will be the guest expert on another Twitter Chat.
We will be discussing just about every aspect of stretching that you can think of.  From best times to stretch to products to help in the process. If you are serious about building a fit body then you should be doing some form of [...]

Tonight I am going to be the guest expert on another TwitterChat (group discussion on Twitter).  I hope to see you all there! The details are listed below.
Yours in Strength,
-Tim-
Manual Therapy Methods
This week we’ll be discussing something that impacts everyone who weight-trains, the many forms of therapy that you can apply yourself. Foam rollers, [...]

There is a growing movement of people using foam rollers to prepare the muscles for exercise and recover from their workouts. Though rollers do a good job, prefer to use “The Stick“.
I feel that the Stick works better for me and is not as ackward as foam rollers.
Here is a good video demonstrating the Stick:

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