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7 Steps to Dealing with Torn Knee Meniscus Aug 20, 2023

The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee joint that acts as a cushion between the thigh bone (femur) and the shin bone (tibia).  It helps distribute the load and absorb shock...

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FOOT UP FRONT WARRIOR - the athletes best friend! back pain bodyweight training hip pain injury prevention jon hinds knee pain low back tightness monkey bar gym prehab tight hips yoga Nov 12, 2021

If you have tight hips and want some instant relief do this movement...we call it Foot Up Front Warrior and we've been coaching people on this movement for over 20 years. It's simple and super...

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GOT TIGHT HIPS? Here's ONE amazing solution! back pain hip pain injury prevention low back tightness tight hips yoga Aug 03, 2021

If you have tight hips in order to reduce the pain associated with tight hips you need to actively engage  the proper muscles in order to create balance in the hips. ONE pose we go to often is...

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5 BENEFITS OF BRACHIATION bar hang bodyweight training brachiation calisthenics jessica hinds jon hinds monkey bar gym Jul 27, 2021

What is Brachiation? And Why is it so beneficial?

Well Brachiation is something all primates have been doing for a LONG time!! It's the hanging or swinging in the trees! AND it's incredibly healthy...

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Relieve or Eliminate Knee Pain with Two Simple Exercises knee pain pilates prehab rehab knee pain running knee pain yoga Jul 22, 2021

Relieve or Eliminate Knee Pain with Two Simple Exercises


Knee pain can result from overuse, injury from contact sports or an accident, poor nutrition or range of motion deficit to name just a...

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THE BEST CORE TRAINER ab wheel bodyweight training core trainer jon hinds monkey bar gym power wheel Jul 22, 2021

Haven't you ever wondered which CORE exercise tested is actually the very best? In order to prove which works the best you have to see which core exercise makes the abs, obliques contract the...

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1,000 Push Ups in 55 minutes!!! Aug 20, 2020

Jon Hinds 1,000 Push Ups in 55 min!

Sometimes in life you gotta do things that scare you...that challenge you mentally, physically and spiritually....so i saw some young kid did 1,000 push ups in...

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Training to do NO KIP Muscle Ups Jul 01, 2020

MUSCLE UPS!!! Geez, i've been doing them for over 10 years...always with a big kip! I've also been wanting to do them with ZERO KIPPING. Realization of the fact that i have some work ahead of me...

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Strength & How to Progress!! Sep 30, 2019

JONS "STRENGTH" VIDEO

No failure or fatiqued reps....dont do cheat reps!

Challenge constantly...improve each week by 10-15%

Whats your goals? Strength, Conditioning or Both?

OK, now ....take todays...

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