Strength Training Archives

Stronger Tendons, Stronger Lifts

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Post published:June 18, 2025
Post category:Exercises Health and Wellness Physical Therapy Sports Strength Training

By: Ryan Bibeau, DPT, CSCS, CCPC Tendon pain can sideline your lifts—and your progress. But what if the key to hitting your next PR wasn't just muscles, mobility, or your recovery routine, but the strength and resilience of your tendons? At FX Physical Therapy, we help athletes reclaim pain-free movement and build stronger, more resilient tissue through evidence-based rehab and performance strategies. Here's what you need to know about tendon health—and what to do if your elbows, knees, or shoulders are holding you back. What Are Tendons and Why Do…

Building Resilient Athletes: Why Strength Training Matters for Female Sports

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Post published:May 29, 2025
Post category:Strength Training

By: Allison Funk and Robin Buxton Strength training is a cornerstone of athletic performance, injury prevention, and long-term health. For female athletes across all sports and age groups, incorporating strength training into a routine is one of the most effective ways to build resilience and stay competitive. At FX Physical Therapy, we specialize in helping athletes train smart and recover stronger. Here’s why strength training is especially crucial for female athletes—and how our 1-on-1 approach helps them thrive. Why Strength Training Is Essential for Female Athletes 1. Injury Prevention and…

Get a Grip! Understanding the Link Between Grip Strength and Longevity

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Post published:July 15, 2024
Post category:Exercises Health and Wellness Strength Training

Written By: Emily Garguilo, PT, DPT Did you know that one of the most accurate physical indicators of a person's longevity is their grip strength? At first glance, this might seem like an unlikely predictor. However, in this blog, we will delve into the question on everyone's mind: why? The Importance of Strength Training Across the Lifespan Recent evidence has overwhelmingly highlighted the importance of strength training throughout a person’s lifespan. For instance, if you aspire to get up and down from the floor independently to play with your grandchildren…

Unlock Your Running Potential: Strength Training Tips for Spring Races

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Post published:May 24, 2024
Post category:Running Strength Training

Written By: Bailey Souder, PT, DPT As your running race draws near, you may feel the strain of burnout or the frustration of plateauing progress in your training. While focusing on increasing your weekly mileage is important, incorporating structured strength training into your routine can be a game-changer! ENDURANCE Beyond simply logging miles, scientific research highlights the crucial role of strength training in muscular endurance and resilience. Compound lifts like squats and deadlifts not only build raw strength but also endurance. These exercises engage multiple muscle groups simultaneously to mimic…

Importance of Strength Training for the Young Female Athlete

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Post published:April 4, 2024
Post category:Exercises Strength Training

Written by: Allison Scheller, PT, DPT Physical therapy can help when you are injured, but we can also help prevent injuries, especially when it comes to young female athletes. Female athletes are more susceptible to injuries, such as ACL injuries, ankle sprains, and concussions. They also are at risk for developing female athlete triad. It is important to screen these athletes for strength imbalances that may cause these individuals to be more at risk for developing these injuries. Some other contributing factors to increased injury rate includes: Wider pelvis- which…

Importance of Strength Training in Youth Athletes

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Post published:March 22, 2024
Post category:Strength Training

As an athlete, you’re at the top of your game, right? You train, you practice, and you work out. There’s no need for you to strength train – you’re essentially training the muscles you need to perform your best as you play. Incorrect! It is imperative that youth athletes, especially high school athletes, participate in strength/resistance training as part of their off-season and in-season training schedule, regardless of their sport. Strength training has a huge number of benefits, examples include, but not limited to, reduced risk of injury, increased strength,…

Building Strength with Limited or No Equipment

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Post published:April 7, 2023
Post category:Exercises Health and Wellness Strength Training

The plethora of at-home workouts and access to virtual exercise classes has been a definite bright spot in our current situation. Coaches and instructors have begun to utilize dozens of variations and combinations of the squat, push up, and sit up to create equipment-free programming for us to do at home. Usually, this style of exercise primarily targets muscular endurance and has fantastic cardiovascular benefits, but building strength and promoting muscular hypertrophy are difficult to achieve unless you have the means to appropriately load (e.g. have your own fully stocked…

I Just Injured My Ankle, Do I Need An X-Ray?

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Post published:November 10, 2022
Post category:Health and Wellness Strength Training

Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries in the United States and commonly happen during sports and recreational activities. Injuries can result from rolling the ankle, falling on the ankle, or contact injuries from sport. After an ankle injury occurs, one of the first questions asked is; do I need to go to the doctor or get an x-ray? The following blog is a guide for individuals who suffered an acute ankle injury and are unsure if they need an x-ray. The Ottawa ankle rules: The Ottawa ankle…

Training in the Transverse Plane for the Lacrosse Athlete

Post author:Ariana Maxwell
Post published:October 3, 2022
Post category:Exercises Health and Wellness Sports Strength Training

We move in 3 major planes of motion. These planes include the frontal, sagittal and transverse planes. The frontal plane divides the body into front and back and includes lateral movements. The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right and includes flexion and extension movements. The transverse plane divides the body into top and bottom halves and includes rotational movements. A lot of the time, training includes frontal and sagittal plane movements, (squats, deadlifts, lateral lunges) but neglects the transverse plane. Training in the transverse plane is crucial…

Bulletproofing for Obstacle Course Racing

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Post published:August 6, 2021
Post category:Baltimore Physical Therapy Running Sports Strength Training

Hey OCR fans, we know you are fanatics about your sport and we want to keep you in it for the long haul. Many of you may have signed up for that yearly pass, and there is nothing worse than suffering an injury that would prevent you from being able to get your money’s worth! Here at FX Physical Therapy, we provide 1 on 1 treatment, and offer movement physicals that will give us some insight to your movement patterns and help you identify any areas that could potentially put…