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The Crucial Role of Adequate Nutrition in Successful Weight Loss
When embarking on a weight loss journey, it's common to focus primarily on cutting calories and restricting food intake. While creating a...
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Antonia Jacks
- May 10
- 2 min
NEW Sports Physical Therapy in Easley SC on the Doodle Trail
We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of OFF THE BLOCK Performance physical therapy in Easley, South Carolina at Southern Weaving...
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Antonia Jacks
- Apr 20
- 3 min
The Importance of Unilateral Muscle Training
Unilateral muscle training, or training one side of the body at a time, has gained popularity in recent years as a way to improve...
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Antonia Jacks
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Meniscus Tear: Physical Therapy or Surgery??
A meniscus tear is a common injury that occurs in the knee joint, and it can be very painful and debilitating. Meniscus tears often occur...
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Antonia Jacks
- Mar 21
- 2 min
5 Tips to Improve Shoulder Stability for Olympic Style Lifting
Olympic lifting is a demanding sport that requires significant strength and stability in the shoulders. Proper shoulder stability is...
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Antonia Jacks
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Self Sooth Shin Splints
Shin splints are a common injury that affects runners and other athletes. The condition is characterized by pain in the lower leg,...
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Antonia Jacks
- Mar 7
- 3 min
❓🚫ANTI ROTATION🚫❓
Anti-rotation exercises have become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to improve core stability and prevent injuries. These...
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Antonia Jacks
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Building a Mobile Body
Bodybuilding is a challenging sport that requires a great deal of physical strength, endurance, and flexibility. In order to maintain the...
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Antonia Jacks
- Jan 30
- 2 min
What to expect (In Training) when you’re Expecting
First of all, I want to credit the excellent Barbell Rehab training course that I took for the knowledge and inspiration for this blog!...
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Antonia Jacks
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Overused or Under Prepared?
If you’ve ever had any amount of musculoskeletal or even nervous system pain evaluated by a medical, sports performance, or rehab...
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Antonia Jacks
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Stretching VS Warming Up
Many of you in the fitness world may have begun to hear, in the past few years, about the differences in the outcomes of static...
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Antonia Jacks
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
You’re safety Hangs in the Balance
Life is all about balance. The balance between working hard and playing hard, between loving and knowing when to let go, between settling...
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Antonia Jacks
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Motion is Lotion
“Motion is lotion” I learned this phrase day one in physical therapy school and it rings even truer in my mind today than it did then....
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Antonia Jacks
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Strengthened to Your Core
“6 PACK ABS IN 14 DAYS” “FLAT TUMMIES IN ONLY 30 DAYS ON NEW DIET” “3 INGREDIENT DRINK TO DETOX, DECREASE BLOATING AND GET SKINNY” I’m...
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Antonia Jacks
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Dead from Deadlifts
Picture this: you walk into the gym with intentions of lifting some weights. Maybe you’re thinking of doing some deadlifting today. You...
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Antonia Jacks
- Jun 5, 2021
- 3 min
Ratio of Reps to Recovery
Which kind of “fit person” are you? The kind of plans out an entire week/ month/ season of workouts or trainings in advance? Or the type...
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Antonia Jacks
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Running: A Pain in the Back?
Back pain has a reputation. That reputation includes the ideas that once you’ve got it, you’ll never completely be rid of it. That it...
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Antonia Jacks
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
Fish out of Water: Dryland Training
What do you think that swimmers do on a regular basis to get better at swimming? It may seem obvious, but most of them swim. Performing...
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Antonia Jacks
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
Are You Flexible Enough to Cycle?
What sports come to mind when you think of sports that require you to be flexible? Most peoples minds would instantly go to dancing,...
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Antonia Jacks
- May 7, 2021
- 3 min
Plantar Fasciitis- Do I just need insoles?
If you’re a runner, and maybe even if you aren't, you have likely at some point in your running career heard about the dreaded "plantar...
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