The Inside Out Strength Blog

Simple and practical strength training and nutrition strategies for those looking to build muscle and burn fat (without spending their life at the gym)

4 Common Pickleball Injuries and How to Fix Them activelifestyle backpain exerciseprogramming kneepain pickleball shoulderpain Jun 14, 2022

Pickleball has exploded in popularity recently, and if you’re reading this you’re probably one of those raving fans that can’t wait until the next time you play. It’s hard...

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Common But Not Normal: Back Pain During Pregnancy backpain strengthtraining womenshealth Jun 08, 2022

Learn the Key 4 Areas to Focus On

 

Pregnancy is filled with lots of changes for the female body. There’s a myth out there that experiencing back pain during pregnancy is normal....

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Why Do I Keep Getting Hurt? backpain exerciseprogramming hippain kneepain neckpain shoulderpain May 11, 2022

There are a lot of areas that can factor into why you suffer an injury or develop pain. Sometimes it’s a one time thing, one of those wrong place wrong time types of moves that lead to you...

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The Magic Bullet of Exercise: The Deadlift backpain exerciseprogramming strengthtraining weighttraining Nov 30, 2021

There’s no such thing as a magic bullet exercise, but if there was, the deadlift might be the closest thing to it. This monster of an exercise is great for working the glutes, hamstrings,...

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5 Exercises For Quick Back Pain Relief backpain exerciseprogramming strengthtraining Jul 05, 2021

Low back pain is becoming a real problem in our society, and if you’re reading this you’re likely in the majority (approximately 80% of people) that either has had or will at some point...

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Stop Stretching Your Lower Back - Why Your Low Back Actually Feels ‘Tight’ backpain exerciseprogramming physicaltherapy strengthtraining Mar 24, 2021

Many people believe when their muscles feel ‘tight’ they should stretch. It seems intuitive, but when muscles have been ‘tight’ for years on end and the stretching...

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5 Best Exercises for Degenerative Disc Disease for the Lumbar Spine backpain exerciseprogramming physicaltherapy strengthtraining Feb 03, 2021

What Is Arthritis?

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It occurs when the cartilage which acts as a protective layer and cushion at the ends of the bones can wear down over...

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Crawling Your Way Out of Back Pain backpain exerciseprogramming physicaltherapy strengthtraining Jan 13, 2021

You ever see any babies or toddlers with back pain?  You usually won’t see a kid walking around holding his lower back in pain.  Of course not, back pain is just supposed to be...

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3 Steps For How to Fix Sciatica Symptoms and Resolve Your Pain backpain exerciseprogramming physicaltherapy Nov 25, 2020

Our lives have taken some different routes this year, whether that was transitioning to work from home, workouts in the living room, more sedentary, or “quarantine 15”?  One thing...

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The 5 Exercise Solution for "Mom Shoulder" backpain physicaltherapy shoulderpain womenshealth Oct 21, 2020

Have you been noticing your posture changing throughout pregnancy and after the baby's arrival?

Is your upper back feeling tight and painful?

Are the late night feedings and car seat carrying...

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3 Stability Drills to Eliminate SI Joint Pain backpain exerciseprogramming hippain physicaltherapy strengthtraining Sep 30, 2020

Are you experiencing discomfort or dull boring ache on only one side of your low back and hip region?  Do you feel pain here after running or a long time standing? Has the pain ever crept its...

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3 Tips for How to Lift Your Child Without Back Pain backpain exerciseprogramming physicaltherapy strengthtraining womenshealth Sep 02, 2020

If you ask most parents they’ll say their kids changed their lives.  For better or for worse being a parent is a physical role. Carrying, lifting and holding babies and kids is a part of...

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