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Your injury probably isn't your real goal. Getting out of pain is good. Getting your strength back is good. Being able to train again is good. But why does any of that actually matter to you? This week, I had a conversation with someone working through our shoulder rehabilitation program. He told me he wanted to fix his shoulder. But when we dug deeper, the shoulder had very little to do with it.…
It can repair tissue. But then what? Most people think a scan tells them how bad their injury is. And if the damage looks serious enough, surgery will fix the problem. But there's an important distinction that often gets missed. Surgery can repair damaged tissue. It can't rebuild your physical capacity. In this episode, I share a conversation with someone working through our free Coaching In Your…
Most people think recovering from an injury is about getting back to where they were. But I think that's aiming too low. Today, I completed my first upper-body workout this year without once thinking about my injured shoulder. No pain. No need to scale anything back. And for the first time in months, I felt like I had much more in the tank. That's when the real challenge started. My ego wanted me…
Most people believe recovery is something that simply happens with time. They wait. They hope. They tell themselves they'll get back to the gym, back to sport, or back to doing what they love once their body is "ready." But after more than twenty-five years of coaching people through injuries, I've learnt that the body doesn't reward waiting. It rewards building. In this episode, I share a…
Most people think rehabilitation means stopping training. They avoid the gym. Rest more. Wait for the pain to disappear. But one conversation I had recently reminded me why that's often the biggest mistake people make. A woman working through our free 16 Part Coaching In Your Inbox series told me she'd cancelled her gym membership because she thought rehabilitation meant taking a break from…
Most people think waiting is the safe option. They tell themselves they'll start exercising when they feel stronger... join a coaching program when they're more motivated... or take the next step once they're "ready." But after more than twenty-five years of coaching people through injuries and major life changes, Rad and I have learnt something surprising. The biggest regret we hear is almost…
Most people think load management is simply about choosing the right weight in the gym. But after coaching injured lifters for more than twenty years, Rad and I have found that's only part of the picture. Recently, someone working through our free Coaching In Your Inbox series emailed us to say his shoulder was feeling much better. He'd even increased the weights on some of his rehab exercises.…
Most people assume that if they're doing the right rehab exercises, progress should look like a straight line. A little better every week. Less pain. More strength. More confidence. But after coaching injured lifters for more than twenty years, Rad and I have learned that recovery rarely works that way. Some weeks you feel unstoppable. Then your shoulder flares up. The clicking returns. Your…
Most people think the hard part is deciding whether or not to have surgery. But after coaching injured lifters for more than twenty years, Rad and I have found that's often not the hard part at all. The hard part comes afterwards. When you've done the physical therapy. You've had the surgery. You've gone through the recovery. And yet your shoulder, knee, back, or hip still doesn't feel the way you…
*** Get the program card, cheat sheet & coaching support (all) FREE ***👉 https://unitygym.com/slapSLAP tear rehab doesn’t fail because of your shoulder.It fails because of poor structure.Most shoulder rehab programs miss the real problem — weak scapular stabilisers, poor rotator cuff function, and bad exercise sequencing.In this video, I show you how to fix shoulder pain, rebuild strength, and…
On March 1st, 2025, one of our online coaching members suffered a SLAP tear in her shoulder. Seven months later, she was standing on the podium at the Central American Championships with three medals around her neck. Most people hear a story like that and assume it's about rehab. But it isn't. It's about something much bigger. In this episode, I break down why Gracie's recovery story resonated…
Here's what that looks like ...The very first Monday of January, I started the year about as badly as you can. I’d finished the previous year pressing 75kg for 5×5 behind the neck . I’d had a couple of weeks away from heavy training. I came back thinking I’d be sensible and regress to 65kg. But I rushed. I was impatient. Hungover from New Year’s Eve. I ignored how my shoulder was feeling. And I…
