I had an awesome time sitting down recently with fellow physical therapists Jeff Lin and Ryan Luan to talk about my private practice, how I got into PT and my rehab approach in working with powerlifting and weightlifting populations.
Jeff (to my right) is a fellow PT here in NYC by way of Taiwan. Ryan (to my left) is a Taiwanese physical therapist who specializes in weightlifting rehab and works on the Taiwanese national weightlifting team medical staff. Prior to this video Ryan had just returned from Uzbekistan where Taiwan placed second overall at the 2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships.
It was a pleasure to talk shop with Jeff and Ryan and I thank them for visiting me, arranging this fun interview and creating this video. Can’t wait to do this again! I listed some topics that we discussed below along with their corresponding timestamps:
1:09 - My beginnings with dragon boat and how I got into powerlifting
2:34 - Why I love powerlifting
5:56 - Training for dragon boat
7:25 - Kettlebells and dragon boat
8:18 - Physical therapy for powerlifting
9:58 - Rehab timelines and treatment needs for competitive powerlifters
12:13 - The most common injury I see
14:45 - Active vs. passive PT treatments and how I came up with the name PhysioStrength
And here’s Part II!