Free resources from Dan Frankel, physiotherapist and strength coach
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Free guides, workbooks and videos for injured lifters. Start with the guide for where you’re at, or pick a video by injury or lift.
Free guides and workbooks
Pick the guide for where you’re at
Free guideThe Injured Lifter’s PlaybookFor when you’re still training but working around the pain.Get the guide →
Free guideThe Flare-Up GuideFor when every time you push, your injury flares up.Get the guide →
Free workbookThe Back Under the Bar WorkbookFor when you’ve stopped lifting and you’re scared to start again.Get the workbook →
Free workbookThe Pain-To-PR ManifestoFor when you’re cleared by your physio or surgeon, but nowhere near your old numbers.Get the workbook →
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Free video guides
Rehab Mastery
Everything I teach injured lifters, free. Pick your injury or your lift, or watch them in order.
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Apply for 1:1 coachingVideo list (only you see this table). To add a video, add a row: paste the YouTube link, the title, then the tags. Separate tags with commas. Topics go in column 3 (e.g. Back, Start here, Tools and frameworks) and lifts in column 4 (Deadlift, Squat, Bench, Olympic lifting). A new tag name automatically becomes a new filter button.
| YouTube link | Title | Topics | Lifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvsKZI9fm3U | Injured from lifting? Here's what to do | Start here, Tools and frameworks | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca07DuLJQhI | This one principle explains almost every injury | Tools and frameworks, Start here | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3iB10egjnQ | 16 ways to measure progress in the gym (even when you can't add weight) | Tools and frameworks, Start here | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8EaQVdoIw | Your physio told you to stop lifting. That's a problem | Start here, Mindset | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc9foZRPN2I | How to deadlift again after a back injury (4-phase process) | Tools and frameworks, Back | Deadlift |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QokWrTaPwuQ | How to get back to heavy lifting without re-injuring your back | Back | Deadlift, Squat |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLB8vHlzQx0 | Why your brace fails after a back injury (and how to fix it) | Back | Deadlift, Squat |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpn1RUFBzxk | How to brace for heavy deadlifts after a back injury | Back | Deadlift |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJKrDkQ72k0 | Shoulder pain when benching? Do these 4 steps | Shoulder | Bench |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAE-ljI_cs | How to return to overhead lifting after a shoulder injury | Shoulder | Olympic lifting |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQOp9cpiSU | Why rest isn't fixing your knee pain when you squat | Knee | Squat |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkOzTEEPjR0 | Injured? It's time to stop playing the victim | Mindset | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0IQHb7hU2E | He tore his bicep off the bone. 14 months later, 585 lbs | Client stories | Deadlift |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTf0Z0zVZc | 3 physios told me I'd never lift again. Then I deadlifted 600 lbs | Start here, Client stories | Deadlift |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_nrxmMHEOw | They told me I'd never lift again. Then I deadlifted 600 pounds | Client stories | Deadlift |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnHguDut0rM | The complete guide to injury prevention and management | Tools and frameworks, Start here |