866 - The Barbell Physio: Zach Long
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Cody McBroom
4.9 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Do you NEED mobility? Does flexibility even matter? How do you rehab minor injuries from lifting weights? And what does “prehab”, to prevent lifting aches and pains, for the general population look like?
ALL of this and more answered in this episode! Because we have The Barbell Physio, Zach Long, on the episode to drop some knowledge bombs and help us better understand proper movement, lifting, and injury prevention. And there’s truly nobody better, because he’s not just a physical therapist — he’s a coach to countless athletes AND a true lifter himself.
Follow Zach on social media @thebarbellphysio and check out everything he offers at www.thebarbellphysio.com
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Timestamps:
(2:30) - Who is Zach Long
(4:30) - Dealing with specific injuries
(7:40) - How to asses injuries
(9:50) - Importance of mobility
(23:40) - Most common complaint with patients
(27:30) - Importance of Compounds lifts
(36:10) - Full range of motion
(39:00) - Lifting for ligaments and tendons (centric and eccentric)
(42:20) - The BIG 3
(48:40) - Quad Training vs Hamstring Training
(56:00) - Where you can find Zach and all of his services
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the tailored life podcast, the one and only fitness and nutrition |
| 0:10.0 | podcast that goes way beyond just training and nutrition and helps you create a life |
| 0:14.4 | by design. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm your host, Cody McBroom, and today with me I have Zach Long, who is better known as |
| 0:20.1 | the Barbell Physio. |
| 0:22.0 | He has grown tremendously on social media over the years, and he is a really well-known |
| 0:26.9 | name in the physical therapy slash strength training world. |
| 0:31.3 | He works with a lot of crossfitters, athletes, and weightlifters specifically, but today |
| 0:35.6 | we talk about all lifters. |
| 0:36.8 | We dive into specifically how lifters of the general population as well as the athletic |
| 0:41.4 | community can really focus on prehab and in avoiding pain and injury from lifting, as well as |
| 0:48.7 | addressing any dysfunctions or poor movement patterns that are already causing some of these |
| 0:53.8 | issues if you are experiencing pain. You're going to get a causing some of these issues if you are |
| 0:54.5 | experiencing pain. You're going to get a lot out of this podcast if you are a lifter. If you ever |
| 0:57.7 | touch a barbell, this is the podcast for you because in this podcast, we dive deep into rehab, prehab, |
| 1:04.3 | all the commonalities of low back pain and knee pain and shoulder pain, mobility versus stability |
| 1:09.2 | versus flexibility. I mean, you are going to learn so much and And I actually learn that you don't need to spend that much time stretching or doing |
| 1:15.5 | mobility. And this is coming out of the mouth of a professional physical therapist that works with |
| 1:19.6 | high level athletes. So I really think you're going to enjoy this one. If you like this podcast and |
| 1:23.4 | you want to check out more of Zach's content. Head over to Instagram and follow him at the barbell physio. |
| 1:29.4 | It was a perfect name for what he does. |
| 1:31.3 | And of course, if you like this episode, also leave us a five-star rating and review. |
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