Jonathan’s experience did not begin with catastrophe. It began quietly, with shoulder pain not getting better. At the time, he was working long hours in a demanding profession, assuming the discomfort was temporary. Like many patients, he believed rest, therapy, or time would resolve it. Instead, what followed was a slow, relentless escalation into arm […]
The Day Your Body Learned to Absorb the Earth via the Your Amazing Human Spring Every day, without thinking about it, you take thousands of steps. Most people walk about 10,000 steps per day. That means your body collides with the ground about 3,650,000 times per year. By the time you are 30 years old, […]
Why Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Is Not a “One Bone” First Rib, Anterior and Middle Scalene Muscle Problem If you are reading this, you are probably tired. Not just tired in your body, but tired in your mind. Tired of pain. Tired of not getting clear answers. Tired of hearing different opinions from different doctors. Many […]
The Doctor Who Followed the Body, Not the Rules In 2003, a woman in New York made a phone call that would quietly change the direction of my entire career. She told me she was working with Michael Bolton’s tour and asked if I would be willing to come help the team. At the time, […]
A story from Moscow January 22, 2026 brings back a memory that still makes me smile. Do you remember the first time we went to Russia with Ernie Frantz and the APF? It was the first powerlifting meet against the Russians. At the time, the Cold War mindset was still very real. Everyone believed the […]
When the Hands Betray the Music: The First Signs of a Career in Danger In September of 2018, during what should have been just another flawless performance, something subtle but terrifying happened. A professional pianist—someone whose entire identity, livelihood, and sense of purpose were built around precision—missed a passage he had played perfectly thousands of […]
A Backstage Moment That Changed Everything for this Piano Player I was working with Steely Dan when the bass player walked up to me with an older gentleman. He couldn’t even open the lid on a soup container. His hands were so weak he could barely open a door. It had progressed that badly. The […]
Discovering Ageless Vitality: What Real Anti-Aging Success Looks Like in the Real World January 21, 2026 Discovering ageless vitality is not a theory. It is not a slogan. And it is certainly not a marketing promise. It is something you can see with your own eyes when you spend your life working with people who […]
Your Body Is Not a Machine Made of Levers — It Is a Living Spring Most people grow up thinking about the body like a machine made of rigid parts. We imagine bones as sticks. We imagine joints as hinges. We imagine muscles as ropes that pull on levers. This way of thinking is simple, […]
Learning From Ed Coan — A Journey Into Strength and the Human Spring Within Him When I first met Ed Coan, I knew he was different from most athletes I had ever seen. Ed is one of the most famous powerlifters of all time. Over his career, he set more than 70 world records in […]
