Whatever you want to call this tool (compression tape, floss band, voodoo bands, or something else) it can be incredibly useful in ways often overlooked.

With two phases of training complete, the upper body training days must now be adjusted to continue Dave's progress. This is the new plan.

Dr. Rusin already explained the alterations to Dave's program after the first two phases. Now it's time to see them in action.

Once you’ve started the waiting game and it has sunk in you’re out of training for a while, there are definite ways to set yourself up for success. This is something I'm currently experiencing myself after tearing the adductor longus tendon from my pelvis.

Now that Dr. Rusin and Dave checked in and reviewed the previous progress, it's time to make some changes to both the max effort and dynamic effort lower body training days.

Dr. Rusin returns to the elitefts headquarters to get an update on Dave's progress through two training phases.

The goal is to rebuild Dave's foundational movement patterns, and the first step is to begin each training session with one of two 15-minute sequences. Here's the method behind the madness.

To gain a greater understanding of Dave's current capabilities, Dr. Rusin watches a full training session of six movements.

These are what I’d consider the biggest mistakes in letting injury dictate your ability to train.

With the discovery phase nearly complete, Dr. Rusin has identified three key areas that will be imperative for Dave moving forward — hip stability, posterior chain upper quadrant stability/thoracic spine cage mobility, and program formation.

This second article of the series discusses additional loading concepts, training considerations, and rehabilitation protocols for increasing tissue capacity while maintaining or decreasing training load.

Whereas the previous screen was intended to identify red flags, this assessment will consist of clinically-based testing to produce both a medical diagnosis and a functional movement capacity diagnosis.

There are so many layers wrapped up in recovery and getting back to competition. These are the key points that Dave had to embrace if he wanted to keep training for the next 10 years.

The initial assessment is complete and it's time for some hands-on evaluation of Dave's movement, using these seven key movements. The compensation patterns and pain indicators observed in this step will be used in the next phase of the process.

One of the most common causes of injury is accumulation of load on a tissue, tendon, or ligament that exceeds that tissue, tendon, or ligament's capacity. For optimal rehabilitation and recovery, you need to understand and manage this relationship.

In order to get to the point of actually getting better and taking rehab seriously, a lifter must be willing to shift from short-term to long-term focus. Here's what we did and how I think most rehab for strength athletes should be structured.

If you're looking for a way to restore muscle function and promote muscle growth, a trip to the massage table may be the answer.

There may be a strength discrepancy between your anterior and posterior chain, but are you sure this isn't because some muscles are stuck doing a job they weren't originally intended to do, in a position that isn't optimal?

Dave LaMartina is one of the hardest working lifters I've met, and has proven over many years that he is willing to train through just about anything. After significant injury led to him stepping off the platform, he reached out to me, and this is how he came back.

Inflammation is your body’s biological response to harmful stimuli, which in this case is the damage induced to your muscles from training. But trying to ward it off with NSAIDs and ice may be a mistake.

This practice is useful for avoiding development of dangerous muscle imbalances, muscle tears, and joint impingements — but that's just the start of what it can do for your training and your life.

When the time rolls around to start prepping for your next competition, you'll wish you'd used your off-season wisely. Here are the five things you should focus on to provide the most improvement, longevity, and resilience.

What you will find in this article is an easy-to-implement solution that will have a quicker, more impactful, and longer-lasting effect on your health, your physique, and your progress than anything you’ve ever done before.

Lifters who succeed share a lot of qualities — and so do lifters who fail. I'd challenge you to honestly evaluate how closely you fall on the spectrum of each of these qualities.