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Mental Toughness | Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable performance running stress management Jun 28, 2021

Mental toughness is overcoming doubt, concerns, and situations that lead to failure. It is the ability to succeed during difficult times. Mental toughness separates the people who stop at any signs of discomfort or failure and the people who grind through to come out on the other side, better...

Exercise Guidelines for Pregnant Women in the Heat pelvic health performance pregnant and postpartum athletes running Jun 21, 2021

Benefits of exercise while pregnant have been proven time and again. Wait, you don’t know the benefits of exercising while pregnant? Well here is a list coming at ya! Benefits include: improved blood glucose; decreased total gestational weight gain; decreased severity of depressive...

Strength Training for Youth Athletes performance Jun 14, 2021

The idea of strength training for youth athletes was controversial for a long time. There was an idea that it was harmful to do strength training in a pre-pubescent age due to issues with development of the growth plates.

The debate is over. Nowadays, it is widely accepted that the...

6 Common Myths About Arthritis pain physical therapy Jun 07, 2021

Arthritis is a common condition linked to pain and disability. It is regarded as the most common joint disorder in the United States.

Like many other musculoskeletal conditions, there is a lot of misinformation about arthritis management. Most of this misinformation is based on...

Returning to the Gym After a Hip Replacement pain performance physical therapy May 31, 2021

Hip pain is fairly common in the gym, especially with squatting. Sometimes this can be related to hip impingement and arthritis. If the arthritis is bad enough, then you may be a candidate for a hip replacement. I’m not going to get into the specifics of hip biomechanics with squatting in...

Why Perform Kipping Pull-Ups? performance May 24, 2021

If you’ve ever walked into a CrossFit gym or watched videos of people doing CrossFit, then you have seen people doing kipping pull-ups. This is one of the most controversial movements commonly programmed in CrossFit as it is not really seen in traditional strength training and to most...

Are Massage Guns Worth It? mobility pain performance physical therapy running May 17, 2021

Massage guns, like the Theragun, Hypervolt, TimTam, and many others, have become increasingly popular over the past 2 years. I’ve seen them used in physical therapy clinics, athletic training rooms, and gyms. Sometimes a physical therapist or a personal trainer may use this tool to help a...

Our Team is Growing | Meet Shannon Hall, PT, DPT baltimore physical therapy May 10, 2021

We have some BIG NEWS to share with you! The Outlast Health and Performance team just got better!

I’m pleased to announce that my wife, Shannon, has officially joined Outlast Health and Performance. She has been a huge help behind the scenes with getting the clinic...

Returning to CrossFit After Rotator Cuff Repair pain performance physical therapy May 03, 2021

Injury rates in CrossFit are similar to those in Olympic lifting, running, gymnastics, and military training. Despite the misinformation that was spread about high injury rates in CrossFit, the injury rates are actually similar to other lifting sports.

That being said, injuries do...

Pain Relief with Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training blood flow restriction (bfr) training pain physical therapy Apr 26, 2021

Blood flow restriction (BFR) training can be very beneficial in rehabilitation from an injury. While you are unable to tolerate heavier loads, you can use BFR training with bodyweight or 20-40% 1RM to achieve similar results as heavy (> 70% 1RM) loads. You can also use BFR training to enhance...

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