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EP 197 - Steve Maxwell, Worst Exercises, Squats, Bodyweight Training, Kettlebells & More...

The Dan John Podcast

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How to Strength Train After Spinal Injuries

"I am a big believer in strength training after surgeries and after injuries. The only issue is try to leave the injured limb alone, which gets us immediately back to the big question of why it's so hard to recover from spinal injuries." "Train as hard as you physically can on all the unaffected limbs. It does seem strange, but remember, if I've a broken left wrist and I'm doing one arm presses and I're doing one arm rows, all that magical stuff that runs through my body also runs through my injured side too," he says.

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