Dr. R. S. Porter, DC · Functional Chiropractic
Warm-ups that actually change your session
Most warm-ups are a ritual rather than a preparation. A good one changes what you are capable of in the next hour.
· 4 min read
Training and recovery, from Huntsville
What our coaches write down
Strength, conditioning, mobility and recovery, from the people who coach on this floor and the chiropractor who works down the corridor.
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Preparing your body for HYROX or DEKA
Almost everyone trains the running and the stations separately, then finds out on race day that the handover between them is the actual event.
· 6 min read
Dr. R. S. Porter, DC · Functional Chiropractic
Sleep, stress and why your lifts stalled
A plateau is rarely a programming problem in the first year of training. It is nearly always a recovery problem wearing a programming costume.
· 5 min read
Teri
Farmers carries fix more than your grip
If I could keep one exercise for general fitness and throw the rest out, it would be the loaded carry, and it would not be close.
· 4 min read
Dr. R. S. Porter, DC · Functional Chiropractic
Sore or injured? When to train through it and when to stop
Almost everyone new to training asks this in their second week, and almost everyone answers it wrong in one direction or the other.
· 5 min read
Teri
Starting strength training after 50
The floor here runs from teenagers to members in their seventies. The later starters are usually the ones who get the biggest change out of it.
· 6 min read
Dr. R. S. Porter, DC · Functional Chiropractic
What sitting all day does to your hips, and what to do about it
Sitting is not poison and posture is not as fragile as the internet suggests. The problem is duration, not the shape you sit in.
· 5 min read
Teri
Conditioning without wrecking your recovery
If every conditioning session leaves you flattened, you are not training your engine. You are just testing it, over and over, and it stops improving.
· 5 min read
Dr. R. S. Porter, DC · Functional Chiropractic
What we look for when back pain shows up on the gym floor
Most training back pain is mechanical and improves with the right kind of movement. A small share is not, and the difference is worth knowing.
· 6 min read
Teri
Why your squat depth is a hip problem, not a willpower problem
If your squat stops halfway and your lower back rounds under it, adding effort will not fix it. The hip has to move before the load goes anywhere.
· 5 min read
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The first week is free and there is no card involved. Pick a time, come ten minutes early, and a coach will take it from there.
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8400 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville, AL 35802
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| Day | Class | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | StrengthMovement | 4:45 PM6:15 PM |
| Tuesday | StrengthFoundationsNew | 4:45 PM6:15 PM |
| Wednesday | StrengthEndurance | 6:00 AM4:45 PM |
| Thursday | Endurance | 4:45 PM |
| Friday | Strength | 6:00 AM |
| Saturday | No class | |
| Sunday | No class | |
Open gym available