EP 214: Programming Around Pain & Making Gains In Strength & Performance When You’re Hurt w/ Dr. Justin Farnsworth

I have been following Justin for a while now and wanted to get him on the show to talk about something everyone deals with - programming and training around pain. We dive into principles and then go into examples in training that people often deal with, including myself.

Dr. Justin Farnsworth has been both in the training, performance, and physical therapy space for over two decades. He’s a Doctor of Physical Therapy is one. Justin shares why he chose to work within the fitness industry to make more of an impact than by staying in a clinical setting

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

=> Justin’s journey from sports performance to physical therapy in the clinical setting.

=> How insurance creates handcuffs to get people full back to themselves, and how to overcome it.

=> Pain is not bad, and reframing how we think about pain (especially as coaches and therapists).

=> Pain is the body’s request for change, not to stop exercising altogether.

=> The importance of communication when it comes to pain and how it can make clients feel safe, or drive them away (a skill worth learning).

=> Assessing, finding, and addressing weak links that help eliminate pain (a big tool in the coach’s toolbox).

=> The power of helping people in pain train, progress, and see that they’re not broken.

=> Molding rehab and training together and getting the best of both worlds.

=> The language of focusing on what you CAN do rather than what you can’t.

=> Step-by-step examples of training around a hip, knee, or low back issue and the regression and progression model to take someone through.

=> When you can’t go into a certain range of motion because of pain, here’s how you train and develop that range _______.

=> The biggest predictor of pain is not injury, but belief, and how this plays into our coaching and therapy sessions.

=> The bio-psycho-social model that affects all training and nutrition and the framework coaches should use to address it.

=> What does a study that shows there’s 729 variables for chronic pain tell us, and why it shouldn’t freak us out.

=> How to find safe movement patterns and couple them with the trainable men, giving you a combo for gains.

=> Understanding the adaptations we want and the tissue we want to stress and the different ways we can do that.

=> Coaching what you see and the integrated coaching model (that most coaches don’t use).

=> Why therapy doesn’t load the client nearly enough and sets them up for failure in the long run,.

=> Justin’s manual therapy toolbox you can steal and use.

=> How to CTRL + ALT + DELETE your pain and create a training window to improve how you move.

=> Does manual therapy work (heating debate going on right now) and should PT’s use it.

=> Understanding individual need and preferences when it comes to clients and how it is planned into programs.

LINKS & RESOURCES:

Programming Around Pain Course mailchi.mp/c1b9dfad3454/programming-around-pain

Dr. Justin Farnsworth Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drjustinfarnsworth/

Super Coach Mentorship https://lukahocevar.com/super-coach-mentorship/

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel