Dr. Justin Farnsworth
Physician with evidence-based supplement takes (e.g., creatine) and critical evaluation of overhyped claims.
Boost ROI with 2‑3 Weekly Hinge, Pull, Lunge Sessions
The BEST thing you can do for a 1x/ week client? Show them the value of 2-3 time per week by using the following blueprint for the BIGGEST ROI. 1️⃣ Hinge Emphasis 2️⃣ Pull Emphasis 3️⃣ Lunge Emphasis These movement patterns tend to be the most under developed under trained and biggest opportunity for nearly everyone 
Don't Trust Unqualified Influencers; Demand Real Expertise
The PTs are lying to you. The surgeons are lying to you. The certifications are lying to you. But the guy with 40k followers doing band exercises in his garage? The influencer who made a $29 pain program over a weekend?...
Exercise Should Be the World's Most Prescribed Pill
68% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug daily. ONLY 24% of Americans meet the minimum requirement of physical activity per week. If exercise were a pill, it would be the MOST prescribed drug on earth. Drug companies are winning. Movement...
You Spend 12× More Time TV than Exercising
The average American watches 3.7 hours of TV per day. That same American exercises for 0.31 hours per day. If you have almost 4 hours to sit on your ass, you have time to move your body.
Isometrics Cut Knee Pain 80% Without Gadgets
Anterior Knee Pain? You don't need voodoo floss, a massage gun, or a foam roller. You need ISOMETRICS. 5 sets of 45 second ISOS resulted in up to 80% less knee pain and the impact lasted for 45 min (Vang,...
Consistent Workouts Boost Life Beyond the Gym
The whole goal of being IN the gym is to enhance your life OUTSIDE of it. There is no pill, procedure, or prescription that comes close to doing what a consistent, physical practice can.
ACL Tears Can Heal Naturally Without Surgery
The ACL CAN heal on its own. Without surgery. 53% of ACL ruptures managed with rehabilitation alone showed complete healing on MRI at 2 years. Patients who healed reported better sport function and quality of life than the non-healed group and better than...
Try Loading, Not Surgery, for Degenerative Joint Tears
Fake surgery is just as good as actual surgery. For these conditions. Degenerative Rotator Cuff Tear Degenerative Meniscal Tears Subacromial Decompression for Shoulder Pain Whenever surgery is recommended make sure to FIRST ask what happens if you load it instead.
Non‑Drug Therapies Beat Pills for Back Pain
Better than drugs and injections for low back pain: -Exercise -Physical Therapy -Chiropractic -Acupuncture -Yoga -Tai Chi -Cognitive Behavior Therapy Prioritizing your MENTAL and PHYSICAL health is the best form of medicine.
Even Champions Defy Posture Myths, Proving Pain Isn’t Posture
Michael Phelps. Horrific posture. 23 Olympic gold medals. Usain Bolt. Scoliosis. Fastest man in recorded history. We spent DECADES telling patients their pain was caused by how they stood, sat, and moved. These two men just ran and swam through that entire argument.
U.S. Spends Most, Lives Shortest Among Rich Nations
Across every age group and demographic, Americans die younger than every other wealthy nation. We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world. We are not getting what we paid for.
Skipping Power Training Increases Death Risk Sixfold
What’s more dangerous than doing power work? Not doing it. A 2025 study of 3,889 people found those with the lowest muscle power had a nearly 6x higher risk of death than the highest group. Slow training builds slow people. Slow people die...
Strength Training: Overlooked Key to Longer Life
Strength is one of the largest predictors of all-cause mortality. Yet Nearly 60% of American adults do zero muscle-strengthening exercise. Not too little. Absolute Zero. The gym is the most underutilized healthcare facility in America.
Half of US Spine Surgeries Unnecessary; Exercise Beats Surgery
Over HALF of all spine surgeries performed in the US are unnecessary. We know this because spine surgeons said so. When patients got a second opinion, 60% were told the surgery they were recommended didn’t need to happen. The best non-surgical treatment for...
Back Pain Stems From Loading, Not Weak Core
We spent 30 years telling coaches that back pain came from a weak core. Millions of dead bugs and clamshells later. Core stability is not better than general exercise for back pain long term. It never was. We didn’t have a core problem. We had...
Squat to Fix Squat; Corrective Exercise Myth Busted
The corrective exercise industry sold coaches on the idea that movement needs to be fixed before it can be loaded. Two decades later we have more injured, deconditioned, undertrained people than ever. The best corrective exercise for a squat is a squat. Coached...
Back Pain Care Fails Due to Financial Incentives
Over half of all lumbar fusions fail. They’re still covered by insurance. Conservative care that actually works — exercise, PT, load management — gets denied or severely limited. We don’t have a back pain problem. We have a financial incentive problem.
Exercise, Not Pills, Should Be First Pain Solution
Medicine spent 40 years telling people that pain means stop. Now we have an opioid crisis, a surgery epidemic, and a population that’s terrified to pick something up off the floor. Exercise was always the answer. We just kept prescribing everything else first.
Knee Pain Isn't From Strong Quads, It's Weakness
Dumb thing PTs say: “Your knee hurts because you’re quad dominant.” Since when did strength become a weakness? Strong quads are not the problem. Weak quads, weak hips, weak hammies, poor load tolerance, and bad programming are.
Chronic Pain Requires Years, Not Two‑Month Fixes
PAIN takes PATIENCE It takes years to develop chronic pain. We can’t fix that in two months.