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For lifters with low back pain

The Deadlift Fix: 5 Exercises to Save Your Low Back

Feel deadlifts in your low back instead of your glutes and hamstrings? It’s usually not your core. It’s your hip hinge breaking down under load. These 5 deadlift-day accessories help retrain it.

  • Rack pulls, barbell rows, RDLs, hip thrusts, and adductors
  • Exact sets, reps, and effort targets
  • A simple 2–3 week game plan

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For anyone facing ACL surgery

Strong Going In: Your 4-Week ACL Prehab Plan

Have ACL surgery on the calendar? How you walk into surgery shapes how you walk out of it. This free 4-week home program helps you arrive with a calm, fully straight knee and a quad that fires on command.

  • 4 phases: calm the joint, wake the quad, sharpen extension, balance & control
  • A week-by-week countdown to surgery day
  • A “ready for surgery?” self-check

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