Element X Health & Fitness

05/13/2025

🔥 EXERCISE OF THE WEEK: THE DEAD BUG (Biomechanically Optimized!) 🔥

Research shows 84% of people activate the wrong muscles during core exercises... are you one of them? 💀🐛

In this video, I demonstrate how to properly execute a Dead Bug by engaging your transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles (the REAL core stabilizers) through precise diaphragmatic breathing and neuromuscular control.

The science? When you exhale and create intra-abdominal pressure against resistance (my towel trick), you're activating the deep stabilizing system that research has linked to reduced lower back pain and improved spinal stability. 🧪🔬

Tag a friend with "Banana Back" who needs to optimize their neuromuscular control patterns! Their intervertebral discs will thank you! 👊

This video is brought to you by Element X Health & Fitness Coaching!This video is one of nearly 300 instructional videos that make up Dr. Matt’s ()...

05/12/2025

https://www.drmatteichler.com/post/10-uncomfortable-health-fitness-truths-that-will-transform-your-approach-to-wellness

This article confronts ten evidence-based truths about health and fitness that challenge conventional wisdom. It reveals how lifestyle trumps genetics, why "toning" doesn't exist, and how sustainable transformation requires identity shifts rather than quick fixes. Backed by scientific research, it o...

03/22/2025

How strong are you? Here’s how to test yourself against the functional strength standards…

03/10/2025

🔍 YOUR BODY'S MISSING MANUAL | Mobility Guide | Pain Prevention | Empower'd Movement

Your future self is sending you an urgent message...

Which version of you shows up 10 years from now?
* The one crushing workouts and playing with grandkids
* Or the one who can barely tie their shoes?

That future is being written RIGHT NOW, with every movement choice you make...

Those "minor" aches and pains? They're your body's check engine lights. But without the right troubleshooting guide, you're just guessing.

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02/17/2025

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The Chiro Companion Mobility Guide

02/12/2025

After a decade of clinical practice, patient interactions, and relentless personal experimentation, I've compiled the ultimate health optimization playbook. These aren't just random recommendations—they're the exact tools, supplements, resources, and strategies I use in my own life and recommend to my patients. Born from thousands of clinical hours and an obsessive pursuit of understanding human performance, this guide represents my most refined insights into what truly moves the needle for health and fitness.

Consider this your insider's guide—a brutally honest, no-BS compilation of resources that have been rigorously tested in real-world settings. If you're tired of generic advice and quick fixes, you're in the right place. What follows is health optimization distilled to its most potent form.

After a decade of clinical practice, patient interactions, and relentless personal experimentation, I've compiled the ultimate health optimization playbook. These aren't just random recommendations—they're the exact tools, supplements, resources, and strategies I use in my own life and recommend t...

01/28/2025

It can be hard to get started working out when your body doesn't feel good

And it completely makes sense why you might be worried that exercise might make you feel worse than you already do...

Especially if you feel like you aren't capable of much right now

Or if what you see other people doing for their workouts seems too intense or unrealistic for you

But let me tell you from experience (both in my own life and with the clients I work with)...

Working out/exercising regularly is one of the BEST ways to make your body feel better

To feel less achy

To feel more mobile

To feel more capable

To feel more resilient

But...

It must be scaled to the appropriate place for you and meet you where you're at RIGHT NOW

Don't try to do too much too quickly

That's where most people go wrong

Start slow

Build up over time

Listen to your body

And you'll feel better than you ever have before

Of course, if you need help figuring out what exercise plan is best for you

Consult with a good trainer, coach, or physio!
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