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The Back in Action Podcast is where fitness coaching, spine health, and movement science meet to help you move better, feel better, and live better.
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The Cooldown: What If Your Family Is Worried About You Working Out? | Ep. 21 (opens the original)
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The Cooldown is our short follow-up to the latest episode of The Back in Action Podcast, where we take one question from the conversation and spend another 5–10 minutes getting practical with it. Coming out of Ep. 21, “Don’t Squat. Don’t Deadlift.” And Other Back Pain Myths, the question is: what happens when you’re ready to start exercising—or keep training through back pain—but the people around you aren’t so sure? Maybe it’s a spouse, parent, caregiver, or someone else who hears “back pain” a
Ep. 21 - “Don’t Squat. Don’t Deadlift.” And Other Back Pain Myths (opens the original)
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A disc bulge shows up on your MRI. You’re told to be careful. Maybe stop bending, stop lifting, definitely don’t deadlift. What happens next can matter just as much as what showed up on the scan. In this episode, Dr. John Lavelle, Coach Dusty Holden, and Coach Josh Bunch get into some of the most common back pain advice they hear people carry into the doctor’s office and the gym — and how quickly that advice can turn into fear, avoidance, and eventually more deconditioning. They talk through why
First Steps: What to Do When Your Back Hurts (opens the original)
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Your back has been hurting for six months. You’re out of ideas, and you don’t know what to do next. Where do you start? In the Season 3 premiere, Josh steps into the role of the patient while Dr. John Lavelle and Coach Dusty Holden walk through the first steps they would take.Dr. Lavelle starts by listening to the patient, understanding how long the pain has been present, and ruling out signs that something more serious may be happening. He explains what he notices before an exam even begins, wh
Mixtape 5: The Fork in the Road: Invest in the Body You’ll Live In (opens the original)
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We all reach a point where we have a choice to make. Keep putting movement, strength, and your health on the back burner… or start investing in the body you’ll depend on for decades to come. In this Mixtape, Dr. John Lavelle, Coach Dusty Holden, and Coach Josh Bunch explore why getting older isn’t a reason to slow down—it’s one of the strongest reasons to start. They unpack what actually happens to our muscles as we age, why strength training protects far more than just your joints, and how it’s
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