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Hall of Fame Boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler  said “It’s hard to get up at 5 am to do roadwork when you’re wearing silk pajamas.” I always thought this was a funny quote, just something a fighter said to talk about the heart of his opponent then I started to realize that these words rang trueContinue reading “Silk Pajamas”

2020 was supposed to be the year of the Vision, Greatness, Magnificence . At the start of Physical Therapy school all we heard about was Vision 2020, the next evolution of Physical Therapy when we finally got our due. This year was also the year that Fearless Physical Therapy  was to open in Virginia andContinue reading “Rock Bottom”

My life has been filled with highs. I look back  and remember all the sunshine that has shone bright in my life. The thing is in order to appreciate the sunshine you have to have some rain.  My greatest moments have come after going through some great hardships. There were plenty of times that IContinue reading “History lesson”

“You’re a pound over son. Step down.”   The scariest time for a wrestler is the few brief moments on that scale as the weights rise and fall and finally settle on a number that holds your fate. Did mom’s spaghetti put me over?  There’s no way that I’m over. I barely even sniffed lunch. BarelyContinue reading “The Weight Cut”

Shoulder injuries can occur for a variety of reasons during grappling. If you land wrong on your shoulder you have a big knot on what was a normal AC joint. Wait too long to submit and now there’s an issue with the rotator cuff muscles, or ligaments, and tendons. Most of the time these injuriesContinue reading “Shoulder Injuries in Combat sports-Rehab”

My friends didn’t understand it. “Why do you keep doing this? Why starve yourself? You realize I gained almost 10 pounds this semester eating your lunch right?” My girl was mad because it took up most of my time. “We don’t talk after school anymore and when we do talk the only thing you sayContinue reading “What Wrestling Gave Me”

Hey y’all, it’s been a minute. Yeah, my bag about that. Things got busy and then they slowed down and then got busy again. I guess the kid has been on a proverbial roller coaster. Once again I apologize. The next few blogs will cover a subject that I enjoy a lot and have hadContinue reading “Injuries and Rehab in Combat Sports part 1”

What to do if you have limited cardio space during the pandemic Written by Marq Jordan, DPT from Fearless Physical Therapy Anyone else finding it difficult to get a cardio routine in? Sure, you can go to the track or the trail to get run or jog but there may be some extrinsic factors thatContinue reading “Cardio in a small space.”

There once was a time when I could go work out for two hours cold without a problem.  I would do well over 300 push-ups a day. Back then I would squat over twice my bodyweight, run on the treadmill or hop on the elliptical and make the 45-minute drive from the gym in FayettevilleContinue reading “Getting Old”