Dan Mehmet

13/06/2025

Muscle imbalances aren’t dysfunctions.
They reflect past load, pain, or habit.
Your nervous system moves the way it trusts.
That won’t always be symmetrical, and it doesn’t need to be.
You can have a dominant side and still adapt, perform, and stay pain-free.

It only becomes a problem when someone tells you it is.
When rehab shifts from building capacity to correcting patterns that were never broken.

Pain isn’t proof of imbalance.
It’s a sign the system feels threatened.
Your job isn’t to make things equal.
It’s to make them resilient.

Dan

11/06/2025

Rehab is a cult. Most systems aren’t fixing you, they’re breaking you.
Let me explain:

You get injured. You feel pain.
Naturally, you want answers. So you turn to a rehab “system.”
They tell you:

“You have a dysfunction.”
“Your posture is wrong.”
“You’re broken.”

You start to feel better.
But only as long as you follow the system.
Now you’re scared to move “wrong.”
You’ve labeled yourself.
You’re fragile, cautious, hesitant.

Any new pain? It’s your fault.
“You didn’t follow the system.”
“You’re damaging your spine.”
“You moved the wrong way.”
This isn’t rehab. This is a cult.

These systems don’t make you resilient.

They make you dependent.
Fear becomes the product.
Insecurity becomes the business model.

I don’t do systems. I don’t do coping.
I build resilience.
I give people the truth, even if it pi**es them off.
And the ones who listen?
They get their life back.

One patient couldn’t play with his kids for 3 years.
He was told his back was “unstable.”
After 8 weeks with me, he’s lifting, sprinting, and play wrestling on the floor like a beast.

This industry is full of frauds.
Most are just projecting their own fear and fragility.
They sell the system because they don’t trust their own body either.

If this offended you, good.
Ask yourself why.
I don’t coddle people.
I don’t sell fear.
I destroy it.

If you’re injured and confused, comment or DM me.
I’ll walk you through what’s real.
And I won’t charge you for bu****it you don’t need.

10/06/2025

Your shoulder isn’t fragile. Your brain is.

You have a movement you’re scared of, a pain you rehearsed,
and some rehab guru feeding your fear because it keeps you coming back.

They’ll tell you:

“Avoid overhead work”

“Never go past 90°”

“Scapula must move perfectly”

“Stability comes before strength”

Shut the f**k up.

None of that builds resilience.

You don’t need perfect mechanics. You need tolerance.

Want strong shoulders?

Hang heavy

Press hard

Expose it to chaos

Stop tiptoeing around pain like it’s sacred

Pain ≠ damage

10/06/2025

Why You Need to Fuel Properly to Recover from Injury

I've made this mistake too many times. Training 3-4 hours a day but – body aching when I try to sleep. Joints feeling stiff and inflamed on waking. Training making me feel worse. Injuries flaring up.

I realized I wasn't eating anywhere near enough protein and carbs. When it comes to injury rehab, you need adequate nutrients for repair. If you are constantly in a catabolic state, your body will use up vital amino acids for energy that should be going to rebuild soft tissues like muscles, ligaments, bones, cartilage, and tendons.

Protein and Carb Intake Need to Be on Point
Protein: Fighters need to aim for 1.6–2.2 g per kg/day protein. Some may even suggest higher, such as 3 grams per kg, for example, after surgery or during weight cutting.

Collagen (the main structural protein in tendons/ligaments) is built from amino acids like glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline. Low protein diets impair extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, slowing the healing of these connective tissues.

Carbohydrates: Carbs need to be adequate. Carbs drive bone formation; low carbs for too long will negatively impact bone health. If you're doing a high-impact sport, then this is crucial to avoid.

Inadequate carb/glucose negatively affects synovial fluid production and cartilage synthesis. This isn't going to hurt immediately, but over months and years, it's not great.

Muscles with adequate glycogen stores are better able to sustain force production, control movements, and absorb eccentric loads (muscle lengthening under tension, i.e., landing from jumps). This means if your muscles are constantly glycogen depleted, they won't be absorbing forces as well. Glycogen = high-intensity nervous system fuel.

Supplements?
Don't rely on them too much, but some that show evidence are:

Creatine: May aid muscle and injury recovery.
Omega-3: Some evidence for inflammation attenuation, and they have been shown to enhance collagen formation in tendons and ligaments.
Vitamin D: Supports bone and muscle health. Deficiency is common. Maintaining blood levels >30 ng/mL may prevent stress fractures. Best way to get is sunlight.
Consuming 15 g gelatin or hydrolyzed collagen + 50 mg vitamin C 30–60 minutes before loading exercises may stimulate collagen synthesis in tendons/ligaments.
Key Takeaway
These are just general guidelines. The main takeaway is to keep it anabolic, high protein and carbs, when training. We want to avoid catabolism.

It should all be very individualized. No single plan fits all; it should be tailored based on injury type, severity, athlete weight history, and training.

P.S. No, you won't be doing damage to your joints after a few underfed sessions. This is something to consider after injury and over longer periods.

11/02/2024

06/02/2024

Main Types of Hernias

Hernias are characterised by their location and cause of development.

04/02/2024

What is a Hernia?

Hernias are a common medical condition where part of an organ, often the bowel or peritoneum (a membrane that supports your abdominal organs, nerves and blood vessels), pushes through a gap in the abdominal wall.

This results in a protruding pouch, known as the hernia or hernial sac, which can often be seen or felt from the outside.

In some cases there is no visible bulge.

It will depend on the location of the hernia.

So what causes them?

Here are some risk factors for abdominal hernias -

- Obesity
- High blood pressure
- Previous surgery or trauma
- Family history
- Smoking

Other factors such as persistent coughing or sneezing, diarrhea or constipation, and lifting heavy objects can increase the risk in certain individuals.

The genetic basis of abdominal hernias, particularly inguinal hernias, has been studied and there is evidence to suggest that genetic factors contribute to their risk.

Smoking is also a risk factor possibly due to abnormal tissue metabolism usually seen in smokers. Lung disease and or persistent coughing may also not help smokers in this regard.

Obviously don't be over worried about sneezing and other normal things.

As with all injuries, sometimes things just happen, however it shouldn't put you off lifting heavy.

Keeping your core strong and making sure when you return to training from long breaks you adhere to porgressive overload should be a no-brainer.

At the end of the day even if you have an iron core it can still happen. These things happen, that's life.

27/01/2024

I've had 4 traumatic shoulder injuries and years of chronic shoulder pain. I've also helped hundreds of people deal with their own shoulder issues.

One thing I've found useful are Isometrics.

They aren't a panacea but are can help with strengthening muscles, decreasing pain and relaxing tight muscles when you are in pain.

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27/01/2024

I've made a quick guide on Isometrics for painful shoudlers.

While not a panacea, a lot of people find them useful for strengthening, decreasing pain and relaxing muscles.

Normal exercise does this too, however isometrics can be a nice addition to your rehab.

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