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Greg Dea
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Join date: Apr 19, 2019
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I am a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist with 25 years of experience serving individuals worldwide!
I am passionate about success and adventure. I have lived and worked as a sports physiotherapist in five countries, taught in ten, and traveled to over thirty, exploring the most challenging athletic environments to understand what consistently results in success, efficiency, and safety. Additionally, I have conducted seminars internationally on advanced palpation, clinical integration, and lymphatic and visceral manual therapy techniques.
I now dedicate myself to supporting weekend warriors, parents, and aspiring sports and adventure champions!
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Apr 26, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Achilles Tendon Exercises — What Works, What Doesn't, and Why It Matters
TL;DR: The right Achilles tendon exercises depend entirely on where you are in your rehab. Isometrics first, slow isotonic loading second, heavy single-leg work third, elastic and plyometric last. Most people skip the first two stages — and that's why they relapse. Exercise selection matters less than exercise order. If you've searched "Achilles tendon exercises" hoping for a list of things to do, this article will give you that. But it will also tell you something more useful: why the order...
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Apr 26, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Should You Have Coffee Before Zone 2 Training?
TL;DR Zone 2 exercise — easy cycling, swimming, or aqua jogging at 60–70% of your heart rate reserve — does more than maintain fitness during Achilles rehab. It reduces cortisol, supports parasympathetic tone, and creates a better cellular environment for tendon healing. It doesn't replace structured loading. It makes the loading work better. Most pre-workout advice points in one direction: caffeine improves performance, so take it before you train. For high-intensity sessions, that's largely...
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Apr 24, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Why Zone 2 Exercise Belongs in Your Achilles Tendinopathy Rehab
TL;DR Tendons heal slowly and need progressive loading — but the state of your nervous system shapes how well that healing happens. Zone 2 exercise (easy cycling, swimming, aqua jogging) keeps you moving without loading the Achilles, reduces cortisol, supports parasympathetic tone, and creates a better environment for your loading program to work. It doesn't replace structured tendon rehab. It makes it more effective. Find YOUR zone 2 using the heart rate zone calculator. When people think...
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