Iron Physical Therapy owner Meri Mayes share what she’s learned as an entrepreneur, growing a small business from a team of 2 to a team of 22.

Ashley first came to Iron last year for some really stubborn hip pain that sidelined her from running. Fast forward a few months and she would undergo surgery to repair the damage. The recovery has been one with a number of surgical precautions to ensure proper healing has occurred....meaning, this would be a slow and conservative process.

I've watched her go from crutches and not being able to perform a simple leg lift, to now jogging in my clinic and deadlifting over 120 lbs!

After many years of untreated knee arthritis, a couple years of low back issues, weight gain, and an increasing lack of physical activity, I was starting to have problems ambulating. Walking just a few blocks was becoming difficult. I needed to get my lower extremities in much better shape. At 63 years old, I'm way too young to be having ambulation problems.

According to Dan Dodd, Crossfit Regional competitor and coach, you should think about 2 main things when cueing an overhead snatch position. Check out this drill to work on that form!

Here are two simple tips and drills from Dan Dodd, CrossFit regional athlete andweightlifting coach to improve your snatch and clean while avoiding injury.

Dan Dodd, CrossFit regional athlete says the key to a good triple extension is thinking of the extension happening vertically, and not horizontally. He suggests these 2 drills to help with that movement.