The squat is a multi-joint movement that works your entire body. It also happens to be one of my favourite exercises. The nice thing about the bodyweight squat is that there are no prerequisites for doing it. In other words, as long as you don’t experience pain when you do it, it’s the perfect exercise for you....

Today we have a guest post from our RMT here at BIM, Lawrence Lam. Lawrence has been a registered massage therapist for over 7 years now.  He has a wide range experience including being an assistant trainer with the Vancouver Canadians Baseball team and as a sports massage therapist for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian Women’s Rugby...

DEADLIFTS—along with other compound movements—require practice and dedication to successfully progress the amount of load you can lift. You must understand that it may take you years of practice to develop and fine-tune your skills. So be patient and enjoy the process. Amateur lifters need time to work on perfecting their technique and to establish a routine...

We are excited to welcome Lawrence Lam to our team.  Lawrence has a kinesiology background and has been a registered massage therapist for the past 7 years.  He has worked with athletes as well as done extensive work in injury rehab.  Below is his bio: Lawrence Lam, RMT, B.Sc. Kinesiology Lawrence graduated from Simon Fraser...

My Youtube video on Shoulder Taps has been quite popular, roughly 11, 000 views to date….I’m pretty much a celebrity, no big deal…so I thought it would be a good exercise to highlight this week. Here’s what the exercise looks like in action: Why should you do this exercise: Most people are familiar with the...