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Hey, what's up, everyone? Welcome to episode four of the Squaw University podcast, where the goal is to bring you as much value-packed content to help

you move better in the gym and in life, decrease your bodies, aches and pains and help you reach

your true athletic potential.

Before we get started, guys, I just want to give you a big thank you for listening to the

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let's get to the show. The title of today's class will be Pateller and Quad Tendentain,

How to Fix It. Now, I think this is going to be a little bit more of a longer show

compared to our last couple ones but I think you guys will get a lot out of it this is obviously

one of the most prevalent injuries in all of strength sports whether you're a powerlifter

a crisseter a weightlifter almost everyone has experienced pettler or quad tendon pain

at some point of their career as no this is something that

i've definitely experienced um when i was getting ready for the 2011 senior nationals and weightlifting

i had a really bad case of pettler tendon pain at the time i was pulling i believe two a days

almost four times a week and this is something that started flaring up.

I didn't know how to deal with it at the time.

But I had a competition to get ready for.

I didn't want to take time off so I did what most people do.

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