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Your IT Band plays a major role in performance and function of your legs and hips. If you are experiencing pain or tightness it is important to spend time analyzing and assessing what is causing [...]

Wrist pain is a common issue we deal with among our members. The causes can range from alignment corrections, poor positioning while typing or writing, overuse and more. When dealing with wrist [...]

Our forearms control our grip, fine movements in our hands and have a huge effect on the health of our hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. We often neglect the small muscles in our forearms, [...]

One of the most common positional errors we see in clients is in overhead lifting (snatch, jerk, press, etc). It takes global flexibility to be able to achieve a proper (read safe) position. Too [...]

Having tight hamstrings will limit your mobility and performance as well as put you at a higher risk of injury. Try out this self myofascial release trick to increase your range of motion and [...]

With school back in and everyone back to work, we want to take a minute to talk about the effects of sitting too many hours a day! Luckily we can use Janda’s Crossed Syndrome to help us predict [...]

This training cycle we have been adding bench press into our training because it is a great exercise to strengthen the arms and shoulder girdle. It will have a direct carryover and improve your [...]

Peak Fitness Testing Our goal here at Peak Strength and Fitness is to make our program effective and personalized to each person we encounter, regardless of their fitness goals. The beginning of [...]

One of the most difficult things to get comfortable with in the snatch is the receiving position. It takes a high level of flexibility, strength and coordination to be in a good position in the [...]

Positioning in the snatch is often approached by looking at the bottom position, torso, upper back, shoulders, elbows, etc. and for good reason. Often times we overlook the wrists and the role [...]