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Pelvic Floor Pain When Squatting: How to Lift Without Pain, Pressure, or Leakage Pelvic floor discomfort, pressure, or urinary leakage during squatting is surprisingly common among strength athletes. When symptoms show up—especially as the barbell gets heavier—it’s easy to assume: “I need to brace better.”“My core isn’t strong enough.”“I’m going […]
Don Dillon endured roughly four years of unexplained seizures and immune collapse during his Navy years, and decades later he built a supplement bar designed to survive the very manufacturing process that destroys most nutrients before they ever reach your mouth. Dillon is the founder and CEO of Sound […]
The Aging Flex Curve: Why Your Once-Perfect Bike Fit May Now Cause Pain A Denver-area bike fitter’s guide to changing hamstring and spinal mobility and what to do when your old bike fit no longer works. That aggressive race position that felt perfect in your 30s might not feel quite […]
Two runners can have identical knee pain and need completely different fixes, and Dr. Andrew Fix explains why chasing generic advice off YouTube usually leaves the real problem untouched. The same symptom can point to a different injury, and even the same injury can have a different cause. One […]
Postpartum Return to Running: How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help Returning to running after having a baby can be an exciting milestone—but it involves more than simply lacing up your shoes and hitting the pavement. Pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery can affect your core, pelvic floor, strength, coordination, and […]
Amanda Theodore is training for the 2028 Olympic Trials marathon with Pop-Tarts before most runs and a hard lesson about what happens when athletes eat too little instead of too much. Amanda joins Dr. Andrew Fix for a conversation about marathon training that moves well past splits and mileage […]
When Should a Youth Athlete See a Sports Physical Therapist? Growing athletes are constantly asking more of their bodies. Between practices, games, strength training, and tournaments, it’s normal for young athletes to experience occasional soreness. But when does soreness become something that deserves professional attention? If your child says, “My […]
From behind the wheel on a travel day fueled by too little sleep and too much airport food, Dr. Andrew Fix breaks down what it takes to protect your training, nutrition, and sanity when travel throws your routine into chaos. Two flights, two little ones, and a 2 a.m. […]
HYROX for Endurance Athletes: The Perfect Off-Season Training Tool A conversation with Matt Wilpers during a recent Peloton ride got me thinking about HYROX from a different perspective. As a physical therapist assistant and strength coach, I spend a lot of time working with athletes who are highly specialized. Runners […]
Mental performance coach Stacy Ingram reveals why teen athletes with the most talent still hit a wall when they haven’t trained the mental side. Talent gets an athlete to the starting line, but mental toughness is what decides who’s still standing at the finish. Dr. Andrew Fix sits down […]
Is Yoga Enough to Build Strength? What the Science Says Short answer: It depends on who is asking. Longer answer: It depends on what you mean by strength and where you are in your fitness journey. To answer that, we need to start with one important concept: Your Body Only […]
Dr. Andrew Fix pushed his body through a full HYROX simulation in the Colorado heat and walked away with a hard lesson about pacing that every first-timer needs to hear before race day. What happens when a plan built on paper meets an actual clock, real heat, and eight […]