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Movement Upgraded Podcast — 224 episodes

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Episode 223 - When Your Body Has Different Rules

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Episode 222 - Why Cues Don't Work For Hypermobile Bodies

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Episode 221 - Why Your Clients Won't Commit To Mobility Work

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Episode 220 - Why You're Struggling To Breathe During Spine CARs (And 2 Simple Fixes)

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Episode 219 - Is Your Winged Scapula Actually A Problem?

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Episode 218 - What Rehab Misses After Surgery

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Episode 217 - Anterior Pelvic Tilt Explained: What It Is And What Actually Matters

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Episode 216 - Are Your Hamstrings Actually Tight?

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Episode 215 - The Floor vs. The Ceiling: Why Your Worst Day Matters More Than Your Best

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Episode 214 - The Delayed Pain Trap That Makes Rehab Confusing

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Episode 213 - The Gift Of Strength: Part 2

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Episode 212 - When Taking Care Of Your Body Feels Like A Burden

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Episode 211 - I Am Enough: Building Strength Beyond Shame & Perfection With Allison Tenney

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Episode 210 - What Most Injury Prevention Work Is Missing

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Episode 209 - Why Trying To Move 'Correctly' Often Backfires

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Episode 208 - Overrated vs Underrated: Ankle Mobility

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Episode 207 - What "Strong, Not Skinny" Didn't Fix

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Episode 206 - The Gift Of Strength: Part 1

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Episode 205 - Trusting Your Timeline

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Episode 204 - The Cost Of Tiny Papercuts Of Self-Abandonment

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Episode 203 - The Invisible Armor That's Keeping You Stuck

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Episode 202 - Stop Stress-Sanitizing Your Life

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Episode 201 - Overrated vs Underrated: Core Training

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Episode 200 - What I've Learned From 200 Episodes

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Episode 199 - Finding Your Starting Point So You Actually Get Results

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Episode 198 - Lifting Without Fear: How To Challenge Your Body Safely

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Episode 197 - Why Pull-Ups Hurt Your Elbows (And What To Do About It)

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Episode 196 - Why You Know A Lot, But Still Feel Lost With Clients

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Episode 195 - Overrated vs Underrated: Shoulder Mobility Edition

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Episode 194 - Why I Hate The Term 'Joint-Friendly'

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Episode 193 - The Slippery Slope Of Wellness: Finding Balance After Diet Culture With Jenna Jozefowski

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Episode 192 - Your Playbook For Moving When You Feel Like Hot Garbage

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Episode 191 - Why Learning New Activities Feels Harder As An Adult (And How To Make It Easier)

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Episode 190 - I Forgot This Was The Whole Point

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Episode 189 - Overrated vs. Underrated: Hip Mobility Edition

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Episode 188 - The Gray Area Of Pain: What Every Trainer Needs To Know

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Episode 187 - The Final Stretch: Where Most People Get Stuck

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Episode 186 - Are You Getting In Your Own Way?

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Episode 185 - Are You Training For Life Or Just Lifting Weights?

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Episode 184 - The Most Useful Assessment You're Probably Not Using

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Episode 183 - Why Movement Screens Aren't Giving You What You Need

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Episode 182 - Why Your Training Isn't Working Anymore

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Episode 181 - Why Great Coaches Teach

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Episode 180 - Chronic Pain Isn't Forever: The Movement Secret Most Miss

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Episode 179 - What's Behind Your Recurring Back Or Neck Tweaks

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Episode 178 - Overrated vs Underrated Exercises: Spine Edition

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Episode 177 - Stop Trying To 'Fix' Pronation: Here's What To Understand Instead

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Episode 176 - My Scoliosis Story & How I Manage It

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Episode 175 – You Don't Have To Want That: Opting Out Of Fitness Rules That Don't Fit Your Life

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Episode 174 – The Truth About 'Cheating' In Exercise

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Episode 173 - How To Stay Active Through Injury & Heal Stronger

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Episode 172 - Is It Really Your Hamstring?

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Episode 171 - Deconstructing Fitness & Movement With Dr. Marcia Dernie

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Episode 170 - It's Not Just Age: Other Common Reasons You've Lost Mobility

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Episode 169 - Are You Actually Recovering… Or Just Staying Busy In Slower Ways?

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Episode 168 - The Progress You Can't Measure (But Really Need To Celebrate)

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Episode 167 - The Recovery Hack Trap

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Episode 166 - Life After A Big Move: What's Changed And What I've Learned

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Episode 165 - Build The Right Foundation: The Key To Running Injury-Free This Season

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Episode 164 - Navigating Client Pushback: Why Convincing Isn't Your Job

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Episode 163 - Is Your Diagnosis Holding You Back?

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Episode 162 - 5 Questions To Ask When A Client Is Afraid To Return To An Exercise After Injury

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Episode 161 - Pain Personality Profiling: How The Details Guide Your Rehab

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Episode 160 - Sneaky Signs Of Poor Recovery (And How To Catch Them)

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Episode 159 - Why "Bad" Exercise Form Might Actually Be Good For You

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Episode 158 - 3 The Traits Of People Who Move Well As They Age

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Episode 157 - My 3-Step Process To Teaching Bracing For Lifting

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Episode 156 - The 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Bracing For Lifting

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Episode 155 - 2025 Fitness Predictions From The Lens Of A Physical Therapist

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Episode 154 - 5 Fitness Beliefs I've Changed My Mind About

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Episode 153 - The Power Of Unfinished Business: What I'm Carrying Into 2025

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Episode 152 - When Expectations And Reality Don't Match: 2024 In Reflection

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Episode 151 - Why You Shouldn't Take Exercise Advice From Your Surgeon

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Episode 150 - Why Comparison Isn't The Thief Of Joy (And What It Can Teach You)

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Episode 149 - What Your Breathwork Practice Is Missing

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Episode 148 - Powerlifting Is A Sport - Not A Blueprint For Longevity

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Episode 147 - A Forgotten Muscle Group: Why You Should Train Your Adductors

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Episode 146 - The Lingering Impacts Of Stress - Why Pain Can Outlast The Moment

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Episode 145 - The Hidden Benefits Of A Mobility Practice

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Episode 144 - Diversifying Your Fitness Identity: The Key To Longevity

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Episode 143 - How Your Clothing Choices Could Be Contributing To Your Neck & Back Pain

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Episode 142 - The Mental Hurdles Of Returning To Fitness: A Mini-Coaching Session

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Episode 141 - Cortisone Injections: A Quick Fix Or Long-Term Risk?

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Episode 140 - My Favorite Strength Training Split (For Beginners + Advanced Clients)

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Episode 139 - Tempo Work: The Secret Sauce To Strength Gains & Less Injuries

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Episode 138 - The 3 Key Metrics I Use To Track Progress When Overcoming A Nagging Injury

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Episode 137- How Long Does Rehab Really Take?

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Episode 136 - The Time I Injured My Shoulder Doing Crossfit (And How It Helped Shape My Career)

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Episode 135 - Why I Never Felt Like I Belonged In The Fitness Industry

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Episode 134 - How Mobility Training Enhances Muscle Growth

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Episode 133 - Why You Keep Tweaking Your Neck Or Low Back

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Episode 132 - What You Need To Know If You Want To Start Running

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Episode 131 - How To Blend Mobility Work With Strength Work

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Episode 130 - 3 Biggest Mobility Programming Mistakes

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Episode 129 - 5 Takeaways From Thousands Of $$ On Movement Continuing Education

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Episode 128 - 3 Common Movement Assessment Mistakes

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Episode 127 - 2 Types of Movement Assessments

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Episode 126 - 3 Factors To Track To Guide Your Workouts During Rehab

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Episode 125 - Why You Keep Skipping Your Mobility Work

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Episode 124 - Discomfort Tolerance & Movement Habits

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Episode 123 - IAP, Bracing, & The Valsalva Maneuver During Lifting

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Episode 122 - What You Can Learn From An Injury

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Episode 121 - How Lifting Heavy Can Make You Inflexible

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Episode 120 - Rehab For Chronic Ankle Sprains

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Episode 119 - How To Schedule Mobility Training With The Rest Of Your Fitness Training

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Episode 118 - You Don't Have To Be Good At Something To Gain Benefit From It

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Episode 117 - 3 Things You Need to Know to Make Your Mobility Exercises More Effective

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Episode 116 - A Simple Framework For Mobility Exercise Progressions

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Episode 115 - Signs You're Checking In With Your Body Too Much

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Episode 114 - Why Rest Isn't Helping You Get Better

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Episode 113 - Why You Hold Stress In Your Upper Traps

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Episode 112 - My Version Of The "Big 3" For Your Lower Back

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Episode 111 - 3 Things That Skyrocketed My Strength

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Episode 110 - Stretch Or Strengthen: Which Is It?

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Episode 109 - 6 Signs You're Not Lifting Heavy Enough

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Episode 108 - 7 Benefits Of CARs

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Episode 107 - 3 Things To Focus On For Better Handstands

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Episode 106 - Are Your Muscles Really Tied Up In Knots & Covered In Scar Tissue?

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Episode 105 - 11 Lessons From Our Recent Home Renovation

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Episode 104 - Dynamic vs Static Stretching

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Episode 103 - 6 Tips For Getting Your Splits

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Episode 102 - The Lowdown On Pinched Nerves

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Episode 101 - 10 Reminders For Channeling New Years Energy

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Episode 100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes With A Q&A

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Episode 99 - My 3 Most Common Reminders When Rehabbing A Nagging Injury

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Episode 98 - Lessons From Moving Back Home After Nearly A Decade

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Episode 97 - What About Corrective Exercise?

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Episode 96 - How To Encourage Friends & Family Towards Fitness

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Episode 95 - 4 Lifting Cues To Consider Retiring

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Episode 94 - Knee Valgus & Bands Around Your Knees

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Episode 93 - What To Do If You're Stuck At A Desk All Day

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Episode 92 - Are Your Hip Flexors Really To Blame?

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Episode 91 - What To Do About Hip Shifting In Squats

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Episode 90 - Are Your Glutes Actually Turned Off?

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Episode 89 - Why Yoga Isn't The Answer

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Episode 88 - Banded Distractions For Joint Mobility

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Episode 87 - Is Quad Dominance Killing Your Gains?

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Episode 86 - Do You Really Need More Discipline?

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Episode 85 - The Costs Of Strength Training No One Warned Me About

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Episode 84 - Why Your Physical Therapist Wasn't Able To Get You Better

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Episode 83 - Thoughts On Workout Classes Like CrossFit & Orange Theory

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Episode 82 - Can We Actually Prevent Injuries?

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Episode 81 - Have We Taken The "It's All Connected" Concept Too Far?

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Episode 80 - Reconsidering Your Relationship With Movement With Christina Montalvo

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Episode 79 - Tips For Making The Switch To Minimalist Or Barefoot Shoes

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Episode 78 - The Tea on Barefoot & Minimalist Shoes

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Episode 77 - Setting Better Rehab Goals

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Episode 76 - How Your Perfectionism Is Blocking Your Progress

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Episode 75 - 3 Boundaries To Set ASAP

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Episode 74 - Navigating Conflicting Injury & Health Advice From Different Providers

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Episode 73 - 7 Examples Of A Fixed Mindset In Fitness & Rehab

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Episode 72 - Energy Management & Cognitive Load

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Episode 71 – Movement Considerations For Scoliosis

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Episode 70 - 10 Ways Coaches & Clinicians (Unintentionally) Cause Harm

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Episode 69 - An Introduction To Neurodynamics

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Episide 68 - Unpacking The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Pain

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Episode 67 - My Running Journey

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Episode 66 - A Glimpse Into My Current Training/Programming

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Episode 65 - Overcoming Pain with Alex Beasley: Part 2

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Episode 64 - Myomectomy/Hysterectomy Rehab With Dr. Jocelyn Wallace

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Episode 63 - Correlation Vs. Causation & Why It Matters

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Episode 62 - Do You Need More Mobility Or Stability?

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Episode 61 - How Much Mobility Work Should You Be Doing?

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Episode 60 - The One About The Foot & Ankle

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Episode 59 - Pelvic Floor Health With Dr. Chris Pieton

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Episode 58 - Coaching Artistic Athletes With Britta Paulin

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Episode 57 - Overcoming Chronic Low Back Pain In Powerlifting With Alex Beasley

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Episode 56 - The Most Important Factors For Making Progress With Stretching

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Episode 55 - One Of My Favorite Tools For People With Chronic Pain (That Isn't Movement Related)

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Episode 54 - 3 Things To Remember If You Have New Fitness Goals

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Episode 53 - When You Shouldn't Reflect And Set Goals

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Episode 52 - The One About The Knee

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Episode 51 - Listening To Your Body

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Episode 50 - The One About The Shoulder

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Episode 49 - Why I Loathe Glute Bridges, Birddogs, And Clamshells

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Episode 48 - 3 Things To Consider If You're Struggling With Progress

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Episode 47 - The One About The Neck

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Episode 46 - 4 Types Of Breathwork

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Episode 45 - Does Lifting Form Really Matter?

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Episode 44 - 2 Tips For Navigating Holidays

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Episode 43 - Cramps During Mobility Work

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Episode 42 - The Seasons Of Training

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Episode 41 - The One About The TMJ With Dr. Lauren Rivera

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Episode 40 - 4 Ways To Hack Your Recovery

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Episode 39 - The One About Posture

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Episode 38 - Exercise Beyond Aesthetics

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Episode 37 - 3 Tips For Navigating A Pain Flare-Up

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Episode 36 - 4 Reasons Your Pain Is Back Again

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Episode 35 - The One About CARs (Controlled Articular Rotations)

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Episode 34 - The One About Protein

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Episode 33 - What The Heck Is Tissue Remodeling?

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Episode 32 - 3 Misconceptions About The Rehab Process

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Episode 31 - The Movement Upgraded Process

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Episode 30 - 3 Unexpected Things I Learned in DPT School

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Episode 29 - How Much Mobility Work Should You Be Doing?

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Episode 28 - 3 Things I'd Like To See More Of In Strength Training Programs

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Episode 27 - The Missing Link In Most Mobility Work

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Episode 26 - The 4 Stages Of Learning A New Skill

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Episode 25 - 3 Ways To Blend Strength & Mobility Programming

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Episode 24 - 2 Reasons DOMs Isn't Something To Chase In Your Workouts

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Episode 23 - 3 Tips for Consuming Movement Content

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Episode 22 - 10 Lessons From A Decade In Fitness

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Episode 21 - Midwest Trip Recap: 2 Rehab & Mobility Stories

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Episode 20 - Uncomplicate Your Warm-Up

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Episode 19 - Periods & The Menstrual Cycle

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Episode 18 - The One About The Lower Back

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Episode 17 - The One About Core Stability

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Episode 16 - The One About The Hips

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Episode 15 - Build Resilience Against Chronic Pain

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Episode 14 - Rehab For Pole With Dr. Emily Rausch

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Episode 13 - Fueling Your Strength With Steph Gaudreau

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Episode 12 - Chiro vs. PT with Dr. Ryan Hosler

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Episode 11 - Considerations For Hypermobility

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Episode 10 - Osteoarthritis & Weight Lifting

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Episode 9 - How To Combat Willpower To Stay Consistent

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Episode 8 - Mobility vs. Flexibility

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Episode 7 - Stress & Pain, Part 2

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Episode 6 - Stress & Pain, Part 1

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Episode 5 - What Is Mobility Training?

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Episode 4 - Strength Training

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Episode 3 - How I Overcame My Chronic Pain & Injuries

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Episode 2 - Goal-Setting, Part 2: Movement Goals

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Episode 1 - Goal-Setting

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Episode 0 - Podcast Intro