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How I Set Up a Strength Workout
Strength training does not need to be complicated to be effective. In fact, the simpler and more repeatable your structure is, the more likely you are to train consistently and actually get stronger over time. This post explains how I set up a strength workout using movement patterns, how I choose exercises, and how rep…
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Massage as a Conversation: How Your Muscles Speak and How I Listen
Massage is not only physical care. It is a conversation between your body and the therapist. When most people think of massage, they picture pressure, techniques, or specific muscles. But after sixteen years and thousands of treatments, I’ve learned that massage is less like a technical task and much more like a conversation. Not a…
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Can One Max Effort Set a Week Improve Strength?
A Four Week Experiment with Real Life Results Over the past month, a few friends and I tried a small strength experiment. Nothing scientific, nothing perfectly controlled, just real women, with real schedules, attempting something extremely simple to see what might happen. So many of my clients feel overwhelmed by strength training, even when they…
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Can Regular Massage Reduce Chronic Migraines? Two Real Client Case Studies
For nine years I’ve been working almost exclusively with massage. Before that, I practiced as a traditional biokineticist, helping people strengthen and move better through exercise. These days, people book massages with me to relieve pain, tension, or chronic discomfort. Few can come once a week, but most can only come once every few weeks…
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Trigger Point Therapy & The Localized Twitch Response
“Why does pressing on a knot sometimes make my muscle jump, and how can that actually help?” What is a Trigger Point? A trigger point is a tight, irritable spot in your muscle that can feel like a small knot. These spots often cause pain when touched, and that pain can even travel to other…
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