Midwest Movement

03/11/2026

I mean I could explain it to you…

But that conversation is far too long for this caption.

For those of you who MUST know

DM me “BACK” and I’ll give you all of my secrets 🤫

03/10/2026

People that can be adaptable are truly unstoppable 💪🏼

03/09/2026

Those who follow already know the difference 😏

03/08/2026

Quality vs. Quantity

03/07/2026

When I first started practicing, I progressed people way slower than I should have.

Mostly because I was afraid to provoke their pain.

I thought the goal was to wait until pain dropped to zero before pushing things.

What I learned the hard way is that thinking like this is actually backwards.

Pain doesn’t drop to zero BEFORE you start moving and rebuilding your body.

It drops BECAUSE you start moving and rebuilding.

If you wait for everything to feel perfect before progressing, you end up waiting forever.

And people stay stuck way longer than they should.

That was a tough lesson to learn early in my career…

But it completely changed how I help people get out of pain now.

03/06/2026

~ Chronic bone out of place syndrome ~

Sadly most will never recover from this disease.

No matter what they do in life somehow something seems to pop out of place.

Currently the only cure is life long appointments to have someone push it back in place… 🫠

03/05/2026

👀😳

03/04/2026

If I could go back…

I’d tell myself to suck it up and record the journey because who knows who it might help.

But in all honesty I just felt beat down, especially after the first surgery.

I went from lifting weights, track practice, pickup basketball, to sitting on the couch and doing banded workouts at PT.

The purpose of my story/joutney isn’t to demonize surgery because sometimes it’s simply the best option.

But I’ve seen many people who would probably be better off without

Or maybe…

Had a surgery they needed but were let down with PT after.

I created Midwest Movement to prevent either from happening.

You deserve to feel confident, strong, and free in your own body. No matter what life has thrown at it.

03/03/2026

Two hip surgeries in a little over a year.

Both forced me to learn things I probably wouldn’t have learned otherwise.

Here are three things that process taught me.

1. Rehab that feels good isn’t the same as rehab that prepares you for the life you want to live.

PT after my surgeries was for the most part pretty easy and I often left feeling pretty good.

But feeling good in the clinic didn’t mean I was ready for what I actually wanted to do outside of the clinic.

The first time I tried to return to real training or play pickup basketball, I was quickly reminded that I wasn’t prepared.

That’s when I understood the gap.

There’s a difference between calming symptoms and building my body back up to handle my lifestyle.

If you want to lift, sprint, jump, or keep up with your kids, your body has to be trained for that level of demand, not just “cleared” for it.

2. Pain doesn’t automatically mean damage.

There were days my hip felt worse.

Nothing structurally had changed. Nothing had “re-torn.”
But the symptoms were much worse.

Over time I realized my hip was just sensitive.

Once I stopped equating every flare-up with damage, I stopped spiraling every time something felt off.

3. Preparation matters more than protection.

The times my hip felt the worst were usually after I jumped into something I hadn’t built exposure to.

Heavy lifts. Sudden sprints. Pickup basketball games.

I expected it to tolerate demands I hadn’t necessarily earned.

When I gradually increased the workload my pain became predictable.

I didn’t need a daily mobility ritual.

I just needed better training.

Avoiding discomfort shrinks your world.

Preparing for it expands it.

03/02/2026

03/01/2026

When the doctor says…

“Stop rounding your back, it’s will just make things worse”

Just to find out it’s actually healing your back 🤯

02/28/2026

1️⃣ Your MRI doesn’t explain your pain.
Disc bulges. Arthritis. “Wear and tear.”
These show up on scans for people with zero pain every single day.
If the image was the cause, surgery would fix everyone.

2️⃣ Rest is making you weaker.
A few days off can calm things down.
But months of avoiding movements?
That’s how you go from “a little stiff” to “I don’t do that anymore.”

3️⃣ Pain doesn’t mean damage.
Pain is an alarm system but it can be overly sensitive.
You can feel pain without actively harming yourself.
Knowing this is how you rebuild confidence.

4️⃣ “Wear and tear” is a lazy excuse.
Every human body shows signs of “wear” over time.
Wrinkles aren’t a disease.
Gray hair isn’t an injury.
Structural change does not automatically equal pain.
Blaming “wear and tear” is a lost cause that will keep you seeking relief forever.

5️⃣ If you don’t understand your body, you won’t beat chronic pain.
The less you understand what’s happening,
the more powerless you feel.
Clarity builds confidence.
Confidence rebuilds capacity.