What’s up my friend,
I thought it was time I’d share my story with you…
See, I got into fitness in 2014 to solve my own “unfixable” shoulder injury.
Here’s a comparison of when I was injured vs today
Me in 2014
• Painful Shoulder injury
• Felt weak and out of shape
• $1000s wasted (bad injury rehab)
Me today
• Strongest I’ve been
• 100% pain-free workouts
• Fixing 1 year injuries in 6 weeks
Truthfully Ollie, when I was injured I tried it all.
• Rehab protocols
• Osteos + chiros
• Physiotherapy
• Stretching
• Massage
And after 6 months wasting 100s hours on ineffective programs I was tired, frustrated and in pain.
But above all, I was terrified…
In my efforts to get to 6% bodyfat,
I had pushed my body /w/:
• Too much volume
• VERY quick progression
• Stretching into passive ranges
I was destroying my joints, unable to recover and pairing that with a weak rotator cuff was a cocktail for disaster…
But before I got help, I decided to ignore the pain and train through it
Workouts were filled with:
• Anxiety and fear
• Pain and discomfort
• Clicking and grinding
And I starting cutting them short when the pain became unbearable.
It was time to get help…
But despite seeing different experts, I was STILL:
• Unable to train
• Losing confidence
• Losing strength
• Losing muscle
• Gaining fat
I didn’t know what to do or where to turn…
Losing hope, I visited a private shoulder surgeon as my last resort…
“You’ll need surgery – It’ll be $10,000”.
Oh. Fuck.
That’s NOT what I wanted to hear.
I knew if I went down that route, my shoulder would NEVER be the same.
And this is where my 8 year journey into fitness & injury rehab begins…
I began a search to fix my shoulder…
And got a:
• Job in the fitness industry
• $300/h injury rehab mentor
• $10000 bundle of courses
The mentor taught me 2 things that would fix my injury and change my life forever…
1/ ANATOMY
I learned that anatomy is unique to the individual and affects things like:
• Your range of motion
• the exercises you choose
• How you perform them
Altering exercise to my anatomy meant I could avoid further injury / pain and damage.
Ps. Here’s an example:
See how the acromion (pointy bone thing) on the right shoulder blade comes across more? This would prevent the person from getting their arms vertically above their head (similar to the photo of me on the right)
On the left however, the acromion doesn’t come across as much,
Which means there’s more room (and more potential shoulder flexion available at the joint)
Pps. That means if you have a scapula like the one on the right,
You should NOT do:
• Chin ups
• Pulldowns
• Shoulder press
Why? You’re forcing your body into a position that doesn’t suit your anatomy.
2/ EXERCISE DESIGN
I learned how to create bespoke exercises by altering forces so I could:
• Load my injured area
• And strengthen it
• whilst avoiding pain
Ps. Here’s what I started with:
100s hours of research and self-experimentation later,
I started succeeding.
• My workouts were pain free
• I felt strong in the gym
• I started regaining muscle
• My performance skyrocketed
Finally, I was able to train hard without having to worry about my injury…
Since then, I have helped clients:
• Overcome 12-48 month injuries
• Train 100% pain free in <6 weeks
• Beat “unfixable” injuries no one else could solve
All in less time, for less money, with less confusion / frustration that it took me:
If you’re ready to see what my 1-on-1 coaching program is all about, I have 2 spots open this month (2 were snatched up this week and the remaining 2 will NOT be available for long)
If you’re struggling with an injury and want to eradicate your pain,
Why not apply below?
We’ll have a chat and explore your options.
🔻Click here to see if you qualify🔻
https://forms.gle/rs6t8JNECEmgUT3K9
Hope you found this letter valuable, till next time 🙂
— Ollie E.
