Every seasoned weight lifter should incorporate bodywork into their restoration regimen. It’s a crucial element for staying strong, mobile, and injury-free.

I personally work with five professionals on a regular basis for bodywork:

• Vlodek Kluczynski (Osteopathic Practitioner)
• Jenna Tabachnick (Yoga Instructor)
• Robert Glean (Fascial Stretch Specialist)
• Mary Tam (Massage Therapist)
• Dr. Angelo Gazze (Chiropractor)

I’ve created a five-part video series to give you a glimpse of what each of them does. Enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at how these modalities can enhance your training and recovery!

Part 1: Osteopathic Treatment

Osteopathic practitioner Vlodek Kluczynski introduces the five elements of health and explains how strength training can sometimes “make a dysfunction stronger” without proper correction.

Highlights include:

• A unique mobilization technique using a vibrational platform
• A homemade percussive massage tool that helps “reset the brain computer” by turning off muscle hypertonicity

🔗 Learn more about Vlodek at healthspectrum.ca

Part 2: Yoga for Weight Lifters

Yoga instructor Jenna Tabachnick outlines four key benefits of yoga specifically for lifters. When done right, yoga can help you lift hard and lift heavy.

You’ll discover:

• A powerful pose to open the thoracic spine—the most immobile part of the spine
• A method to relax the lateral hip muscles for better mobility and function

🔗 Learn more about Jenna at namastayinhome.com

Part 3: Fascial Stretch Therapy

Fascial stretch specialist Robert Glean emphasizes the importance of muscle integration—blending muscle relaxation with movement and stability—to optimize tissue length and function.

Watch Fascial Stretch Therapy in action and check out a neat device called The Dolphin Neurostim.

🔗 Learn more about Robert at robertglean.ca

Part 4: Massage Therapy

Massage therapist Mary Tam talks about the compensation patterns that develop as you lift heavier weights and how having a trained eye can help correct them before they become an issue.

As Mary says:

It’s much better to be proactive rather than reactive to your injuries. If we can fix what’s going to cause you problems before it happens, that will be much better!

Learn how Structural Integration can benefit weight lifters.

🔗 Learn more about Mary at structuralintegrationrichmondhill.com

Part 5: Chiropractic Treatment

Chiropractor Dr. Angelo Gazze discusses the value of adding a preventative maintenance program to your training regimen.

Techniques featured:

• Muscle Release Therapy (MRT) for performance enhancement and injury prevention
• Chiropractic adjustments for joint alignment post-muscle work
• Cupping therapy to release muscular stagnation

You’ll even see forearm tension melt away during treatment.

🔗 Learn more about Dr. Gazze at stouffvillecompletecare.com

Take-Home Message

The theme throughout all five videos is loud and clear: Be proactive, not reactive! Get bodywork done regularly—don’t wait for an injury to force your hand.

Go as often as your time and budget allow. For most, once or twice a month is doable.

Remember the saying:

You either pay now or you pay later!