ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Wendy, Larry, and Rob get into what to actually do when something hurts — and why the exercise bothering you might just be the wrong exercise for your body.
The crew breaks down the difference between a real injury and a tweak, why pain usually shows up somewhere other than the source (the shoulder that's really a bicep, the knee that's really a quad), and how to keep training by holding the movement pattern and changing the implement. Barbell bench bothering you? Dumbbells. Conventional deadlift feels wrong? Trap bar. A squat is a squat, a hinge is a hinge.
They also dig into why hip and femur anatomy means the back squat isn't the king of exercises for everyone, how overcompensation shows up in pull-ups and cleans when the small muscles fire before the big ones, and why slowing a movement down will make a light weight feel heavy in a hurry.
The throughline: get to know your own body, learn what you're supposed to be feeling and why, and stop adding strength to a pattern that's already broken.
