"In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug. I asked the medical staff to let me die. My job—my entire dream of what my life would be—centered on language, on communication. Without that, I was lost."
Although nothing can replace the barbell for developing true strength, unilateral strength-training exercises can help improve the big lifts by reducing muscular imbalances, asymmetries, and the risk of injury.
We've compiled 5 top pods for you to listen (and deep-dive into) that would benefit your well-being greatly. There's a huge collection of fitness and wellness podcasts out there but why only five? It's a growing list--we only handpicked these because there's no way you can keep up with 20 of them.
Injuries can severely hamper progress, whether you're a beginner or a pro athlete. At the end of the day, we want to be able to unlock our full potential and injuring ourselves is in no way does this.
That's why we got some help from one of the leading minds in functional movement, founder of Functional Movement Systems, Gray Cook.