FITLETE Radio: Coach’s Spotlight: Let’s Meet Dr. Becky Rucker

Episode Summary:In this illuminating episode of FITLETE Radio, host George Pagan III interviews Dr. Becky Rucker, a board‑certified orthopedic physical therapist and owner of Physio Performance in Tacoma, WA. Becky breaks down how she helps clients train safely around pain, correct common movement misconceptions, and build sustainable strength using clinical insight and personalized coaching.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

* How Becky modifies strength classes to accommodate clients with pain and injuries

* Why some muscle “tightness” is actually weakness—and what strength training can do

* How she prioritizes pain ≤6/10 and duration ≤48–72h to promote safe loading

* Strategies for goal-setting with clients who have multiple pain and functional targets

* Tech tools like iPhone video feedback to cue movement and educate clients visually

🔗 Connect with Dr. Becky Rucker:

* Website (Physio Performance, Tacoma WA): thephysioperformance.com

* Clinician listing & booking: physiomovementandperformance.janeapp.com

* Barbell Rehab: Dr. Becky Rucker, DPT, OCS, CSCS

* Becky’s Instagram: @drbecky.dpt

* Business Instagram: @thephysioperformance

🔑 Key Quotes from Dr. Becky:

“You can continue to strengthen regardless of pain. Choose different exercises or modify the movements to keep training.”

“That muscle might feel tight—but it’s tightening to protect the joint. So it needs strengthening, not stretching.”

“Video feedback on the iPhone is like a mirror—but better. It gives brain‑body awareness and speeds up progress.”

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G. K. Chesterton with Michael Basham of SpiritWars. (2019)