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Woman holding her back in pain
Exercise for Chronic Pain: Effective Techniques and Tips for a Healthier Life

Chronic pain is your responsibility. Now hold on a second, because I think you read ...Read More

07
Sep
A raging brush fire
How To Reduce Chronic Inflammation in the Body: Effective Tips and Techniques for a Healthier You

Imagine a wildfire raging in your backyard. I mean, a no-holds-barred, roaring blaze. But this ...Read More

24
Aug
How To Relieve Shoulder Pain: Effective Ways to Prevent and Treat It

Hey champions. We’re about to embark on an adventure of understanding, remediation, and prevention. And ...Read More

10
Aug
Quick & Proven TRS Strategies That Work: How To Relieve Lower Back Pain

Back pain is, well, a real freaking pain. And a common one, at that. Some ...Read More

24
Jul
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How To Improve Sciatica Pain: Effective Techniques and Tips for a Pain-Free Life

Oh, sciatica! If you don’t know her, you don’t want to. And if you do, ...Read More

10
Jul
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Expedite Your Recovery: What Not to Do After Knee Replacement

Around 9 years ago, I put my femur through my tibia in a freak skiing ...Read More

13
Jun
Young woman holding her aching feet
How To Cure Plantar Fasciitis In One Week: Best Plantar Fasciitis Home Remedies For Fast Relief

We’re not going to sugarcoat it: Plantar fasciitis sucks. If you’re reading this article, you ...Read More

30
May
4 Ways to Hack the Sack: How to Sleep With Lower Back Pain

It’s no longer news that sleep is one of the most crucial biological processes for ...Read More

04
May
8 Simple Ways to Walk More
8 Simple Ways To Walk More

It’s safe to say that finding 8 simple ways to walk more and get those ...Read More

04
Jan
How to Fix Low Back Pain
How to Fix Low Back Pain

How To Fix Low Back Pain Hey everyone. This is another article in our pain ...Read More

30
Nov
Pain Series: The Shoulder Pain Protocol

How To Fix Shoulder Pain – In this Pain Series article we will give you ...Read More

25
Aug
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Pain from your Shoes? – The Dangers of Cute Shoes

Are you experiencing pain from your shoes? We’re starting to see a conversation about the ...Read More

11
Aug
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Pain Series: Fix Your Tennis Elbow

Time to have the talk. The talk about Tennis Elbow.  This great unruly beast of ...Read More

04
May
How To Accomplish Your Fitness Goals With A Single Kettlebell

Alright, everyone, it’s a new year, and you know what that means! New Year’s Resolutions. ...Read More

27
Jan
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Exercise Is Just a Fancy Word For Challenging Your Movement Ability

  Today I want to have a bit of an existential conversation about why we ...Read More

05
Jan
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The Most Important Shoulder Position You Are Not Keeping an Eye On (Why We’re Obsessed With Internal Rotation)

People often ask me “what is the best shoulder range of motion exercise.” My answer? ...Read More

04
Nov
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Sometimes Athletes Do Make The Best Coaches: My Conversation With Tasia Percevecz

Let’s get one thing straight. I’m a coach. I love coaching.  I like to watch ...Read More

14
Oct
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The Power of Heat Training

Today is a special day. Today, I want to talk to you about one of ...Read More

29
Sep
Does Cupping Work? Yes (And Here’s How To Get The Most Out Of It)

Alright, everyone, it’s that time again. With the Olympics in full swing, we also get ...Read More

04
Aug
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How To Use A Slant Board Properly

Every few years we see new tools come to the mainstream. Recently, we’ve been seeing ...Read More

23
Jun
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The Four Horsemen of The Spine

If you’ve been following The Ready State (or MobilityWOD), you’ve likely heard me talk about ...Read More

28
Apr
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Why Everybody Needs to Jump Rope

If there was one piece of fitness equipment that you could self-select to keep you ...Read More

01
Apr
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Durable. Resilient. Bombproof. Sturdy. A Conversation With Rich Froning

Yeah. We are talking about humans here. The internet may have you believe otherwise, but ...Read More

17
Mar
Orthotics: Am I Giving Up a Soul For a Sole?

For those of you that have low arches, weak feet or any other reason you’ve ...Read More

03
Feb
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Genetics, Muscle Recovery Rate, And Injury Risk

We’re all training to be the best we can be right? The strongest, fastest, healthiest, ...Read More

20
Jan
How I Am Preparing For Menopause

Women Are Not Small Men: This Is How To Optimize Your Lifestyle For Every Stage ...Read More

13
Jan
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4 Simple Ways To Accomplish Your New Year’s Fitness Goals In The COVID Era

Something strange happened to me this year. A thought entered my brain that didn’t make ...Read More

06
Jan
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Why Everyone Should Be Eating Organ Meats

I’ve struggled with anemia my entire life and through lots of research and self-experimentation, I ...Read More

16
Dec
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The TRS Holiday Gift Guide: My Top Picks

Over the years we’ve come across tons of awesome companies for getting your fitness and ...Read More

09
Dec
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Fasting For Women Is Not As Effective For Weight-Loss. Here’s Why

Here’s a little secret about me: I don’t fast. Not intentionally at least.  In 2017 ...Read More

02
Dec
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Post-Surgery Rehabilitation For Athletes – How To Come Back Strong

Sometimes, surgery is inevitable. There is no supplement, movement skill, mobilization, or strengthening strategy that ...Read More

11
Nov
Infographic Detailing A Pre-Surgery Checklist For Athletes
The Most Important Things Athletes Should Add To Their Surgery Checklist

By the time this goes live, I’ll be recovering from a total knee replacement surgery. ...Read More

04
Nov
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Genetics, Caffeine Metabolism and Athletic Performance

Coffee, and the caffeine that’s in it, most of us love it!  Some of us ...Read More

28
Oct
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A Guide To Raising Testosterone Naturally

In the past decades, testosterone levels in men have declined drastically. The reason? It seems ...Read More

21
Oct
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Cortisone Injections: The Pros and Cons

So you’re in pain. Like, a LOT of pain and you are in search of ...Read More

14
Oct
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Electrolyte Supplements: Help or Hype?

At the time of this writing, we’re coming out of the Summer months, most of ...Read More

07
Oct
Hydration for Athletes and The Rest of Us

“Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine” –Slovakian Proverb As the Summer months ...Read More

29
Sep
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Cortisol: Optimizing The Stress Hormone To Combat Burnout

In today’s world, burnout is an all-too-familiar feeling for athletes and non-athletes alike. You might ...Read More

23
Sep
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Chase Salt

Sometimes getting healthy is about doing the opposite of what we’ve always been told. USDA ...Read More

17
Sep
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3 Considerations When Selecting a Protein Supplement

“Protein is king.” – Dr. Spencer Nadolsky It’s no secret that protein is essential for ...Read More

08
Sep
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How To Find Tribe & Defeat Loneliness In A Post-Covid World

COVID is a terrible pandemic, but an even more sinister disease lies beneath it. This ...Read More

03
Sep
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The Ups and Downs of Caffeine

“Caffeine is an addiction” – They said “Caffeine is my antidote” – I corrected -Vaisali ...Read More

12
Aug
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This Is HRV: A Deep Dive Into The Most Important Metric For Health, Fitness, And Performance

Alright guys, grab your propeller hats because this is a deep dive article. Full warning, ...Read More

29
Jul
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4 Benefits of Creatine

As a health and performance supplement, creatine has been used by athletes and fitness enthusiasts ...Read More

22
Jul
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Fat-Loss Over Fifty: How To Address Hidden Causes Of Stubborn Body Fat

I began writing about health and fitness after healing from a chronic disease. One of ...Read More

16
Jul
How To Knock Down Chronic Neck Pain

Over the last few months, we’ve definitely become a little more sensitive to the notion ...Read More

08
Jul
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Elimination, Caloric Restriction, Apps and Fasting: The Most Popular Diet Trends of 2020

Recently, while doing some administrative work and organizing, I started looking through some client intake ...Read More

01
Jul
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Why I Prioritize Collagen

Here at The Ready State, mobility is the name of the game. We are here ...Read More

24
Jun
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Feeding Time: 4 Potential Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

“The best of all medicines are resting and fasting.” –Benjamin Franklin Fasting has been a ...Read More

11
Jun
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A 4-Step Guide to Post-Op Recovery

For many, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. ...Read More

04
Jun
6 Habits That Help Boost Immune System Function

“You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like ...Read More

28
May
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Does COVID-19 Show Us How Meat Can Save The World?

Oh, the controversy! Seriously though, meat is one of our best chances at saving the ...Read More

20
May
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Simple Ways To Keep Your Kids Moving During COVID-19

“This is the best Spring Break we’ve ever had, because we are all together.” -Lily ...Read More

13
May
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Fit Over Fifty: How To Build Muscle At Any Age

Muscle mass is a major component of fitness, however, you may not realize just how ...Read More

06
May
Stop Waiting on Motivation: Learning to Lean on Discipline to Build Habits

“What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do” -Aristotle ...Read More

30
Apr
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Over 50? You Don’t Have To Be Achy and Stiff!

Remember that time in your life when there were no boundaries and limits on what ...Read More

23
Apr
Kelly Starrett hiking
Why You Should Walk More

 A decade ago I was far more extreme.   If you had bothered to ask my ...Read More

15
Apr
Guy looking out a window
5 Ways To Rebuild Your Daily Routine In the Era of COVID-19

“It’s a dangerous business, walking out one’s front door.” –J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit On March ...Read More

09
Apr
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The Most Important Mineral For Performance: Magnesium

In 2017, I came down with panic attacks, heart palpitations, anxiety, and fatigue. It would ...Read More

01
Apr
Why Mobility Is Better Than Stretching

As a collective, we have become much more adept and informed about how to take ...Read More

25
Mar
Cold Therapy
The Power of Cold Therapy

It’s the year two thousand and twenty. You work out in a gym full of ...Read More

11
Mar
Digestive Health 101: 4 Powerful Tools for Optimizing Digestive Health

The digestive tract, commonly referred to as “the gut”, has become central to many of ...Read More

04
Mar
Knee Pain & Running: A Self-Care & Prevention Guide

Running is a skill. I repeat, running is a skill. And if it weren’t a ...Read More

26
Feb
Moving Through Pain – One Athlete’s Journey From Pain to Performance

When I young, I believed that to endure and overcome pain was an essential part ...Read More

19
Feb
My Evening Routine – Dr. Kelly Starrett

Culturally, there is some considerable cache in talking about our amazing wake-up routines. We talk obsessively ...Read More

12
Feb
Ice
Trigger Warning: You’ve Got to Stop Icing!

We have the right to change our minds. Remember that thing called prohibition? Or that ...Read More

06
Feb
SCIATIC-UGH! What Is It & How To Fix It

Quick question! What does a robo-caller and inflamed sciatic nerve have in common? Yup, you ...Read More

22
Jan
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The Power of Sleep: Nature’s Greatest Health and Performance Enhancer

“I never sleep, ‘cause sleep is the cousin of death.” – Nasir Jones, “NY State ...Read More

15
Jan
Creating an Unreasonable family

Although of course, we should include the “reasonable woman” in this statement, it does not ...Read More

08
Jan
5 Healthy Habits to Start in the New Year

A healthy, active, sustainable lifestyle must have a strong foundation. This short guide will teach ...Read More

31
Dec
KNEE PAIN & SQUATTING: A Troubleshooting Guide

Knee pain while squatting is a common complaint. And while it is common, it doesn’t ...Read More

25
Dec
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Should Kids Lift Weights?

 “The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to ...Read More

18
Dec
Rachel Balkovec
In On the Conversation: Rachel Balkovec

Hey Everyone! I recently had a chance to sit down and chat with my friend ...Read More

11
Dec
How to Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels for Maximum Athletic Performance & Longevity

Vitamin D is one of the most important things our body creates for our health, ...Read More

03
Dec
In on the Conversation: EC Synkowski

Introduction I’ve been working with EC Synkowski for over a decade, and in that time ...Read More

19
Nov
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FROZEN SHOULDER: What It Is and How To Tackle It

Let’s start with this. Our shoulders are designed to be the most versatile and mobile ...Read More

13
Nov
My 10-Minute Morning Mobility Routine

Here at The Ready State, I am asked two questions a lot.  Like, a lot. ...Read More

06
Nov
In On The Conversation: Ian McKeown

Welcome to a new series we’re calling “In on the Conversation.” Does that title need ...Read More

31
Oct
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4 Nutrition Tips To Upgrade Your Athletic Performance

Serious training requires serious preparation. Nail these four strategies to take your performance to the ...Read More

16
Oct
How To Get READY: 3 Ways to Achieve Your Ready State

Now that we’re on the same page on what our Ready State is, it’s time ...Read More

10
Oct
The Ready State: What is optimal physical health?

What if I told you that winning championships, games or the last workout does not ...Read More

03
Oct
Why You Should Move and Exercise With Your Feet Straight-(er)

Let’s just say it outright: having full access to your body’s potential is harder than ...Read More

26
Sep
Ground Game: Why Sitting More On the Ground Can Transform Your Life

Human beings have been around for a long time. I am fond of saying that ...Read More

18
Sep
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