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How to Improve Overhead Mobility for Weightlifting and Crossfit
Shoulder and thoracic spine mobility are essential for hitting appropriate positions in weightlifting and CrossFit. Without sufficient...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jun 17, 20223 min read
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The "strength curve": how to train better and more efficiently
Are you spending hours training but not seeing the results? Feel like you're doing heaps of exercises but spinning your wheels? The...
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Jun 10, 20223 min read
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What is Shoulder Impingement?
Are you currently experiencing shoulder pain, especially with reaching or lifting movements? It's possible you may have shoulder...
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Jun 3, 20224 min read
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How to Assess & Improve Hip Mobility for Squatting
Hip flexibility is important for achieving a full depth squat, particularly the ability to flex (bring the knee to the chest), and...
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May 24, 20224 min read
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Returning to Sport after ACL Surgery
While returning to sport after ACL surgery seems like a daunting task, thankfully it is a process well researched. The expected time to...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 20, 20225 min read
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Ankle Sprain Rehab for Football Players
Are you a football player with a recently sprained ankle? Chances are you’re not alone. Ankle sprains are very common amongst football...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 13, 20225 min read
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How to Improve Ankle Mobility for Squats
Ankle mobility is important for squatting because it allows the knee to track over the toe through a movement called dorsiflexion. This...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
May 3, 20223 min read
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Push-ups: how-to and variations
Push-ups are a great foundational strength movement to build strength through the upper body and core. If you are experiencing pain with...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Apr 23, 20223 min read
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Does cardiovascular training limit your gains from strength training?
By Emma Garrett, Physiotherapist In the sports of strength training, whether Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting or bodybuilding, there's...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Apr 1, 20225 min read
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Resistance training: should you train to failure?
In strength training, it is traditionally recommended to work within shorter repetition schemes, say 3-8 reps, compared to 8-12 reps for...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Mar 17, 20223 min read
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Bracing during weightlifting - what exactly should you do?
By Emma Garrett, Physiotherapist and Olympic Weightlifter Bracing is the ability to keep tension throughout your core so you protect your...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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[Badminton Physio] Injury Prevention in racket sports: Part 4/4 - Different hand grips
By Jackie Lu @badminton_physio Welcome to our final part to conclude our badminton injury prevention series! We hope you have enjoyed the...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Feb 26, 20222 min read
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Is weightlifting in children safe?
By Emma Garrett, Physiotherapist, Olympic Weightlifter & Crossfit Coach One question I frequently get asked while coaching is, is...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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[Badminton Physio] Injury Prevention in racket sports: Part 3/4 - Wrist and Shoulder Injuries
By Jackie Lu @badminton_physio Welcome to Part 3 of our blog series on badminton injury prevention! In this blog, we'll focus on some of...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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[Badminton Physio] Injury Prevention in racket sports: Part 2/4 - Knee and Ankle Injuries
By Senior Physio, Jackie Lu @badminton_physio Welcome to Part 2 of our blog series on badminton injury prevention! Ankle injuries A very...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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[Badminton Physio] Injury Prevention in racket sports: Part 1/4 - Warm-Up
Our badminton physio Jackie Lu shares part 1 of a 4 part blog series on badminton injury prevention and skills. Part 1 focuses on how to...
Breathe Physio & Pilates
Dec 16, 20211 min read
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Olympic Weightlifting Part 3/3: The Jerk
Welcome to the final post of our series on Olympic lifting! What is the jerk? The clean and jerk is the second lift completed during...
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Nov 13, 20213 min read
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Olympic Weightlifting Part 2/3: The Clean
What is the clean? The clean and jerk is the second lift completed during Olympic weightlifting competitions. It involves moving the bar...
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Oct 21, 20213 min read
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Muscles - strength
We often associate strength with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Lee, weight lifters, tradies, and others who have to lift heavy things all...
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Oct 18, 20214 min read
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Muscle Anatomy
Skeletal Muscles I - Structure and Function People generally think of muscles as being a singular mass of tissue that we use to move our...
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Oct 18, 20213 min read
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