10/12/2025
“I’ve stretched so many times I’m surprised I’m not elastic — but the tightness still screams at me by the time I hit the third set.”
Does that feel like you?
You’re busting your tail in the gym. You’ve got drive. You’re trying all the things — stretches, foam rolling, maybe even those YouTube tutorials — and yet your body pulls you back.
That nagging shoulder, that tight hamstring, that low back whispering it’s not okay… it doesn’t get better. It just shows up again.
I used to watch clients walk in, dejected — hurting in spots they’ve tried to “stretch out” for years. Today, after digging into what really causes tightness, I’m seeing something different: we’ve got it backwards.
Tightness isn’t the enemy — it’s a signal. Your body’s screaming, “Hey, something else isn’t doing its job.”
I wrote a blog called “Stop Stretching the Wrong Way — Here’s What Your Body Really Needs to Perform Better and Stay Pain-Free.” In it, I go deep on:
✅ Why stretching the same tight spots only keeps you stuck
✅ How overused muscles are covering for underactive ones
✅ The “Release → Activate → Retrain” formula that actually lasts
✅ Why “rest days” won’t cut it — recovery has to be intentional, targeted
✅ And how your strength turns into usable, pain-free movement
If you’re tired of repeating the same routine and hoping for different results, this is for you. This is where you stop pushing what’s broken — and start fixing why it’s broken.
👉 Read it here:
https://www.thepannellproject.com/post/stop-stretching-the-wrong-way-here-s-what-your-body-really-needs-to-perform-better-and-stay-pain-f
Let me know — which tight spot haunts you the most? I’ll help you break the chain