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Andrew Maddox
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Saturday Hours
For the everyday athlete, time can be a difficult thing to come by. I have a house, a wife, and 2 dogs and already feel like I barely...
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Ashleigh Tompa
- Jul 21
- 4 min
Blog for the Blockers: Top 10 Exercises to Improve your Block
What you may not know about me is that I played volleyball in high school, competed for and won Georgia state championships, and was...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Jul 7
- 4 min
The Biggest Lie Endurance Athletes Believe
“No pain, no gain,” right? A timeless adage used by coaches, physical therapists, and training partners that sometimes does more harm...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
- Jun 23
- 3 min
PEACE and LOVE
STOP using the RICE method! You need some PEACE and LOVE! Pop Quiz! What should you do with an acute muscle/ligament injury, like a...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Jun 8
- 5 min
Why All Golfers Need a TPI Golf Assessment
It’s no secret that golf is one of the most popular sports people participate in in the United States. The National Golf Foundation...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
- May 26
- 6 min
The 4 Lessons I Learned from Olympic-Style Weightlifting
All right, I’ll admit it, this is a shameless rip-off of a blog post that one of our other therapists, Jake, wrote about the life lessons...
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Nick Frias
- May 12
- 4 min
Patience, Perseverance, and Panthers: What My Childhood Baseball Idol Taught Me About Life
Growing up, I used to love sitting down on the couch and flipping through channels until I found the TBS channel–and for a short time the...
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Andrew Maddox
- Apr 27
- 4 min
The Biggest Mistake Every Runner Makes
As runners, we have a tendency to deal with pain much differently than others. Our mindset is usually “It will just go away over time” or...
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Jesse Brown PT, DPT
- Apr 13
- 7 min
The 5 Worst things to do for Low Back Pain
Having a new episode of back pain is an incredibly common experience, with some studies reporting that in the U.S. 25% of people report...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Debunked! Myths and Beliefs About Pain, Exercise, and the Human Body
Being in the healthcare industry and seeing a diverse array of clientele, I see something new every day. This is what makes healthcare...
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Lauren Sok
- Mar 11
- 4 min
5 More Things You Must Know about Going to the Bathroom
Last week we looked at some guidelines for what might be considered “normal” bladder habits. Today we will cover some guidelines for...
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Lauren Sok
- Feb 24
- 4 min
The 3 Things You'd Never Know about Going to the Bathroom (Part 1)
As a pelvic floor therapist, I often receive questions from patients about what is “normal” when it comes to bladder and bowel habits....
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Lauren Sok
- Feb 21
- 4 min
3 Tips to Improve Your Running Efficiency
Is Your Running Cadence Holding You Back? If you are a client of ours or have attended one of our running workshops, you have heard us...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Feb 16
- 3 min
The truth about muscle mass and longevity: if you want to live longer, you must get stronger
ME: “PERMISSION TO ‘GO THERE’” NO ONE: “PERMISSION GRANTED” Let’s talk, yet again, about skeletal muscle mass (SMM)! If you follow...
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Tyler Balfour
- Jan 13
- 8 min
4 Things You Should Never Exclude from your Exercise Program
I can’t speak to everyone on this, but the current selection of fitness options makes my head spin sometimes. The upside of this is that...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Why We Should All Begin Habit Stacking in 2022
Today I want to discuss the concept of “training in the in-between,” living with intention and reframing our mindset about fitness,...
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Sarah Ritchie
- Dec 16, 2021
- 3 min
5 Things No One Talks About: Postpartum Edition
Hey guys, Sarah here. Let’s talk about a few things that no one seems to talk about after having a baby. I’m not talking about the not...
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Jacob Reynolds PT, DPT
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Lessons From Pain
If you’ve ever read any of my blogs, you have more than likely read all about my struggles with low back pain. This has been an ongoing...
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Tyler Balfour
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
Cupping vs Dry Needling: Which one is best for me?
As a PT I use dry needling and cupping as part of my hands on treatment. Interestingly enough, I often have patients come in that say...
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