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Alex Nichols

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Strength Coach & Manual Therapist, Functional Range Systems Instructor, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

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Hip Abduction Challenge

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Adv. Kinstretch

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Your Injuries Have More Nuance Than Any Comments Section \ \ I can’t comment on your specific injury without asking a lot more questions first.\ \ Alex Nichols

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Your injuries are more nuanced than a comment section.

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Get MORE Out of Your Base Positions

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Posterior Knee Joint/Connective Tissue Training

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Jaw Training

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Training Your Knee Joint

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The Nuances of Force in 2D

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Hinge Challenge

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Loaded Hip Capsule Work

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An intro to Reactive Catches

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Spine Flexion End Range Training

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May 27

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Front Side Spine Drill

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This was a great episode highlighting some of the pitfalls of AI when it comes to health information, prioritizing completeness in its answers over accuracy. Check it out.

[podcasts.apple.com\ \ Can You Trust AI For Health and Training Advice?\ \ Podcast Episode · The Real Science of Sport Podcast · May 6 · 1h 30m\ \

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Band Assisted Spine Segmentation

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Using the Squat to Bias Knee Joint Training

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May 18

Your diagnosis may be more of a reason to train

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Recovery Kinstretch

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Mini Class: More Shoulder Joint Training

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Thank you to everyone who's subscribed — it means a lot!

I’m opening the floor for a Q & A from all subscribers.

Send me your questions — joint health, training, injury management, or questions around how you’ve been applying this to your client work or your own body. I'll compile the best ones and answer them in a dedicated post.

You can also include what you'd like to see more of: case breakdowns, anatomy deep-dives, training frameworks, provider mentoring…etc

You can DM me on Instagram [@anich0ls] or reply here.

Thank you!

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Spine Segmentation

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Hip Death by Passive Range Holds

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Ankle Joint Basics + Advanced End Range Training

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Apr 23

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Drills for Better Shoulder/Scapula Control

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You Don’t Graduate From Rehab

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Knee Fundamentals: Static/Dynamic Rotation

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Wrist Joint Training

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The BIG Band + Hip Joint Training

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Advanced Pelvis Drill

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Not all loading is created equal

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Mar 29

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Drills for a Better Knee Joint

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Advanced Lower Body Training

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20m of Neck Training

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Slow Twitch: Spine Edition

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Pelvis Training

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Are You Building Capacity or Reinforcing Compensation?

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Knee Joint Training

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Stop Training Like a Pro When You're Not One

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Hip Training: Groin Edition

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Exploring Positional Isometrics

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Whiteboard Session: Training AT and TO Length

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Exercise Machines and Prerequisites

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Making Space: Spine Edition

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Scapula Whiteboard + Training Session

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Feb 3

Deal With it Now or Pay for it Later

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Cervical Spine Whiteboard + Training Session

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Joint Capacities for Trail Running

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Diaphragm Training

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Tissue Specific Training

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Mini Class: Bodybuilding Your Elbow

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Mini Class - Lower Limbs

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Meditation and Training

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Mini Class: Hip Joint Training

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Training Your Hip Capsule

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Rethinking Stretching Part II

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Rethinking Stretching

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Spine Joint Specific Training

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What Happens When You Train the Tissues That Hold Everything Together

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Levels of Joint Maintenance

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