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3 Keys to a Speedier Sports Injury Recovery

Forced to take time off of training due to an injury? Injuries are extremely frustrating for any athlete who just wants to get back out there and continue making gains. But the worst thing you can do is rush back into it before you’re fully recovered. For the...

4 Ways to Speed Up Muscle Recovery

Your muscles need rest, no doubt about it. But why not boost the recovery process so your gains come faster? All professional athletes put effort into their recovery, so why shouldn’t you? Use these methods to speed up your recovery process. (We especially like...

Get Good Sleep, Gain More Muscle: 5 Sleeping Tips That Actually Work

Here’s the cold, hard truth: If you don’t sleep 7+ hours a night on a regular basis, your health, fitness, and performance are SUFFERING. These five strategies help you get the quality Z’s you need to improve your fitness and quality of life. Ryan Tomanocy is a...

Stress Management for Athletes

If you love to train, chances are you’ve run into this issue: how do I manage my stress — good and bad — so I can keep making gains? Am I over-training? Under-training? How do I keep track? Joshua Walters is a sports PT and USAW-L1 strength coach with a passion for...

Using Bodybuilding Methodology for Injury Rehab

As most athletes know, injuries come with the job description. Working with a physical therapist can make all the difference in the world. But did you know some bodybuilding training concepts make for excellent prehab/rehab principles? Fred is a strength and...

Understanding HRV Trends: A Beginner’s Guide

HRV is among the buzzy fitness metrics to surface with wearable tech in recent years, but there are good reasons — understanding your heart rate variability in the context of your nervous system is a huge indicator of your overall health. But the terminology and...

Why Strength Training Belongs in Your Rehab

Athletic injuries are common, but too often the physical therapy world falls short for active individuals. Why should you be working on progressively loading your tissues in a rehab setting and what kinds of exercises are beneficial? Dr. Matthew Styf is a clinical...

The Best Mobility Exercises & Tools for Weightlifting

With the amount of hip-hinging weightlifters and strength athletes do, a tight posterior chain can spell doom for a day at the gym. Missed lifts, poor mobility, pinched nerves, and muscle strains do not a happy lifter make. Get Your Lower Body Ready to Squat &...

Mobility Exercises: Your Complete Guide to Mobility Training from Head to Toe

Author: TrainHeroic Team

Improving your mobility can help you workout for longer, reduces joint pain, and can reduce the risk of injury. In this guide you’ll learn more about mobility, who it impacts, why you should be focusing on it no matter what your age or training history, and how to tame common mobility hot spots from head to toe.

Recover From An Injury With A Champion’s Mindset

Author: Jim Afremow

Returning from an injury isn’t the result of a single heroic effort, but putting in the required work over and over again. In this article, Jim explores ways to turn what could be a setback to lament into a learning experience to relish for anyone recovering from an injury.

Common Mobility Trouble Spots for Olympic Lifters and How to Fix Them

Author: TrainHeroic Team

When you train hard regularly, every part of your body can potentially develop range of motion and motor control issues. It’s easy to overlook or even mis-diagnose problem issues like this. In this article, we’ll tackle 3 mobility exercises for Olympic lifters who might be struggling with these issues – even if you don’t know it.

Reduce Your Bicep Pain With These Mobility Exercises

Author: TrainHeroic

If you’re experiencing excess soreness, dealing with tightness in your elbows and/or shoulders, or just haven’t mobilized this area for a while, try spending 10 minutes on the following bicep exercises once or twice a week.