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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Andrew Fix once called HYROX dumb, so why did he sign up for the hardest fitness competition of his life anyway? Dr. Andrew Fix records this episode from the parking lot of REI’s Denver flagship, prepping for a Run Denver Day event, and uses the moment to talk […]
Training only moves forward when you know how to pivot on the days your body feels off, and smart adjustments matter more than any single heavy lift. Dr. Andrew Fix uses a real morning in the gym to unpack a familiar question for anyone who follows a training plan: […]