Perrin Clavijo

Photo Credit: James Holk Photography One of my biggest passions that I bring to Precision Performance and Physical Therapy is trail running! For anyone who is trail curious, I will be focusing on trail running topics for my next four blog posts, so stay tuned! In today’s blog, I am shifting the focus from educational to personal. I have been running ultra marathons for nine years, but I recently attempted my first 100-miler at Hood Hundred in Oregon. Read on to learn more about my training...

If you are new to strength training, Dr. Elizabeth wrote a great blog on her key Tenets of Strength Training for Beginners. But for those who have had resistance training in their routine for a while, this blog takes a deeper dive on how to structure your strength program, how heavy you should lift, and when to modify your program based on training cycles for racing. Basic Strength Program Outline Disclaimer: There are MANY ways to structure a strength program! This framework is my personal...

I know, I know, another article about AI. I’m sure I’m not the only one a little tired of hearing about AI, but the reality is that it’s here and people are using it. I also don’t blame patients for listing their symptoms in an AI tool before coming to physical therapy to help determine what may be going on with their bodies and develop their expectations for treatment. I have done this for various healthcare concerns of my own and AI tools can be quite helpful. The important thing to...