Dr. Jordan Shallow, DC, is a strength and conditioning coach, powerlifter, and consultant and chiropractor from Windsor, Ontario. He is the founder and president of Pre-Script.com, former strength and conditioning coach for Stanford University Rugby, and former Chiropractor at Apple World Headquarters. He competes in the 242-pound class in men’s classic raw powerlifting. His best competition lifts are a 749-pound squat, a 441-pound bench press, and a 755-pound deadlift. Dr. Jordan currently travels on behalf of Pre-Script and lectures and consults on principles of applied biomechanics centered around improving sport performance and injury risk management.
Today we will sit with Dr. Jordan Shallow, Canadian Head Coach Killian Hamilton, and the behind-the-scenes tech guru Kyle Lundy. RX’D Radio Team Canada discusses what life was like for Shallow and Lundy growing up in Windsor, Ontario which leads into a conversation around violence and the role it has played in each of their […]
Today RX’D Radio welcomes returning guest and old friend, Jordan Moffitt. Jordan is the owner of Bacon and Barbells Co, an athletic apparel company that he founded as a creative outlet and way to support the Powerlifting community he loves. Shallow, Killian and Moffitt chat roundtable-style today, starting with the founding of Bacon and […]
Dr Jordan Shallow and Killian Hamilton start off this episode of RX’D Radio by reliving some of their most interesting and awkward DM interactions. After some entertaining personal stories, the conversation turns to define “the best athlete of all time.” The team runs through the names of their most respected and favored athletes, breaking down […]
Dr Jordan Shallow and Killian Hamilton are back this week to break in the new official studio of RX’D Radio! A very special surprise, we get a sneak peek at the man behind the audio curtain, Kyle Lundy. Jordan and Kyle relive the early years of the podcast and how Kyle joined the Pre-Script™ team. […]
This week we sat down with good friends of RX’D Radio, Dr. Stefi Cohen and Mr. Hayden Bowe who together own Hybrid Performance Method in Miami, Florida. Both Hayden and Stefi are two of the world's top strength athletes, and they use their collective experience and knowledge to educate and revolutionize the strength community. Kicking […]
This week on RX’D Radio the boys sat down with the team at Hybrid Performance Method, specifically to speak with Fernando Reis. Fernando hails from Brazil, and is one of the top 5 Olympic Weightlifting athletes in the world, having set multiple world records and competing in both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic […]
elitefts coach and doctor, Jordan Shallow is no slouch when it comes to busting his ass in the gym. So often we find the world of training, fitness, and social media hiding in the weeds of fancy pictures, overly drawn-out captions, and frivolous mantras when it comes to training and "putting in the work" or […]
Today Dr. Jordan Shallow welcomes Matt Vincent to RX’D Radio. Matt Vincent is a 2X Highland Games World Champion, the CEO of HViii Brand Goods, UMSO Podcast host, CEO of Habit Coffee Co, and a full-time adventurer. Shallow and Matt start the discussion off about the value of experience versus education, as well as their […]
I’m not going to say that dumbbell laterals don’t “work,” but at some point, you might want to consider spicing up your delt training with a little variety—ditch the dumbbells and opt for cables.
If you decide to embark on the decline press, for whatever reason, regardless of whether or not the pursuit is to target these particular fibers of the pec, you may want to consider alternate options.
Let’s travel back to 1995 at Maryland Athletic Club, where a 29-year-old man named Kirk Karwoski was heading into the gym to hit a 1000-pound squat for two.
When it comes to rowing movements, we have a myriad of bars, handles, grips, and angles that can be synchronized to best apply tension selectively to the muscles of the back.
A contentious statement to say the least, but its intent is not to be purposefully polarizing, its intent is to help inform us of better exercises to choose ...
Today, we’re going to go over the functional implications that our sympathetic dominance has on our musculoskeletal system. P.S. I’m really enjoying writing this series!
This is a brief introduction to a topic that we’ll chase down the rabbit hole over the series of the next couple of months. To master the breath and breathing can be one of your best assets for improving your training.
Another way to combat the shoulder and elbow pain present in many powerlifters is by doing bicep curls, and doing them properly. It will help prevent injury when doing your bench press.
The big takeaway should be that elbow position matters, and we must be mindful of it as a coach in order to maximize technique specific to each lifter we work with.
Elbow pain is a common ailment of powerlifters, particularly when it comes to the bench press. However, an unlikely move can help treat and prevent bench press related elbow pain.
The theory is that when you rapidly descend into the “hole” of the squat, there will be a reflexive contraction of the muscles that primarily extend the knee. This will act as some sort of muscle trampoline and will allow you to reflexively contract your way to a completed rep.
Our Deepest Fear (as best I can tell in over my decade of working with clients, patients and athletes) is not that we are powerful beyond measure. Our deepest fear seems to be
Lifters concern themselves with putting tension across the fibers of the lats in the hopes that they’ll grow — without dosing them in the smallest moment of function to help stabilize their trunk and core, minimize the risk of low back pain, and ultimately, promote longevity in lifting.
Look, I’m not saying “don’t bench” , I’m saying, minimize and mitigate the risk of injury in the bench by spending some time performing an exercise that integrates full shoulder function.
The proper resistance profile for strengthening external rotation should have less resistance in fully lengthened and fully shortened muscles and more resistance in mid-range lengthed muscles. While bands are great tools, they aren’t so great for strengthening rotator cuffs.
Whether they know it or not, most therapists and trainers who are following the current injury paradigm are focusing solely on one part of the equation; they are exclusively focused on tissue tolerance, which is essentially a one-dimensional view.
The best way, from purely a palliative approach to address bench press related forearm or elbow issue is to be super-compensate into a position of full integrated function.
When we talk about the Big Three, we’re usually talking about squats, deadlifts, and bench presses. Well, guess what: There are even more bigger and better Big Three movements out there. Find out what they are if you dare…
The Safety Squat Bar is a great tool to help build strength in the upper back, but if you’re looking to get the full effect out of this bar, you should consider applying this subtle cue in order to load the erector muscles of the spine in their purest function.
he good old days, days long before step goals and calorie trackers, sleep apps and “readiness” scores. How did we ever get by in the archaic ages of the early 2000s...
There are movements that I think all coaches should have a fundamental understanding in, and it’s hard to think of an exercise more worthy of a deep dive than the Bulgarian Split Squat. Go grab your dumbbell so we can figure out which side to load.