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TRAIN SMART • PREVENT INJURY • RECOVER STRONGER

Tired of getting hurt every time you push hard?

Training around an old injury
Welcome to I Prescribe Exercise

I spent years training through pain instead of training around it, and it cost me more time on the sidelines than any single hard workout ever earned me. I'm not credentialed. I learned anatomy, rehab protocols, and program design the hard way, working through my own overuse injuries with physical therapists. Every week I send one honest lesson on avoiding the mistake I already made, so you don't have to.

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"I'd been babying my shoulder for two years because I didn't know which pains were 'fine' and which ones weren't. Your breakdown was the first thing that actually made that distinction clear."

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"Followed the return-to-lifting protocol after a low back flare up. Zero re-injuries, and I'm stronger now than before it happened. Wish I'd found this years earlier."

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Injury Guides

Written from the recovery side, not the theory side — what actually caused each injury, and the exact way back to training without repeating it.

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Is It Soreness or Is It an Injury?

Is It Soreness or Is It an Injury?

If you push a workout a little harder than usual, some muscle soreness afterward is normal. That soreness has a real name, delayed onset muscle soreness, or…

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Warming Up Before You Lift: What Actually Works

Warming Up Before You Lift: What Actually Works

Raise your hand if your warmup consists of walking from the car to the squat rack. A good warmup gets your blood flowing, your joints ready, and your brain…

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Deload Weeks: When and How to Back Off on Purpose

Deload Weeks: When and How to Back Off on Purpose

You have built the habit. You show up consistently and push hard. So when someone says to take it easy for a week, cut sets in half, and leave weight on the…

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Should You Train Today? A Decision Guide for Rough Mornings

Should You Train Today? A Decision Guide for Rough Mornings

You wake up thirty minutes before a planned hard session. Your legs feel heavy, your mind is fuzzy, and you barely slept six hours. The question hits…

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