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How I Qualified for the 2025 USA Weightlifting National Championships: A 9-Year Journey

If you told me 9 years ago that I would one day qualify for the 2025 USA Weightlifting National Championships, I would not have believed you. Here’s how this dream finally became a reality…

8 Tips for a Healthy Triathlon & Endurance Training Cycle

I’m fresh off completing Ironman Wisconsin, so as a physical therapist and triathlete, I wanted to share the top endurance training tips that got me through my toughest (and healthiest) training cycle yet.

Top 6 Wellness Tools at Home

There are so many wellness tools out there for you to choose from, so the task may be daunting when trying to choose which ones are best. Our PTs have taken the guesswork out of knowing which are the best and created a simple of list of favorites they use themselves and recommend.

How to Run a Marathon Faster (even with an injury)

Even battling an injury, you can run a faster marathon and achieve a PR. See how our Patient of the Month did just that at the Chicago Marathon this year.

5 Ways to Improve Your Power Clean

As a Crossfit Regional competitor and coach, there's one weightlifting movement Dan recommends to all athletes, regardless of their sport…that’s Power Cleans! This movement is not only used to demonstrate your maximum power output, but it is also a great way to engage all the major muscles in the body. See his top 5 ways to improve them here!

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Soccer and ACL

The future is bright for this Caldwell Chief AKA our Patient of the Month! Read about her recovery from ACL Surgery.

"I'm able to do a lot of exercises now, but I can't wait for when I can run without any struggle or pain especially since the weather is getting so nice!"

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CrossFit and Shoulder Recovery

Congratulations to our December Patient of the month, Chris! As a fellow CrossFitter, I knew how badly Chris wanted to stay active at the gym and most importantly at home. This is how he did it.

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NJ's Finest Battles Shoulder Injury

Iron has a strong commitment to NJ's law enforcement, and it was a privilege to help this officer get back to full duty. Read more about Rafael's recovery from a shoulder injury and surgery.