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Mel Lofgren Fitness, Chicago, IL (2026)

10/08/2026

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Hands down this is the best way to start strength training in order to lift heavy that most hypermobiles miss....

Most people believe they need to just follow the program.

🙄𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮-𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 & 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵?

This often leads to more instability & more pain, leaving you feeling lost & further from yourself...

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄:
💪🏻𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 & 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

This shift in approach IS what helped my clients like Adele finally deadlift her bodyweight for reps! 🥳

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 how much faster you’d reach a heavy ass deadlift if you stopped starting with compound lifts.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 how much faster you’d reach far as fck jumps if you stopped with the weak ass warm-ups?

If you want to 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 & 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 and ready to build the strength you know you are capable of.

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10/06/2026

Starting with compound lifts might have worked years ago, but now it’s outdated if you want true strength as a hypermobile & injury-prone human.

I get it.

Maybe beginning with compound lifts worked for a while, but if you’ve been sidelined by 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 …it might actually be holding you back.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆: 👇
1️⃣ Warm-ups take too long when stacked with full lifts and accessories.

2️⃣ Key supporting muscles stay asleep during heavy movements.

3️⃣ It increases joint laxity and injury risk.

Think about how long you’ve been struggling with wibbly-wobbly joints... if that really was working well for you, would you be reading this post? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Standard protocols don’t always fit hypermobile bodies, so I shifted my approach.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻:
🔹 Start with exercises typically classified as accessory moves to activate target muscles first so your joints don’t get scared and pop out.

🔹 Use unilateral work to spot shifting daily imbalances early and correct them before heavy lifts…and they get worse.

🔹 Accept lighter compound lifts because yes! your muscles are a lil fatigued already. BUT you’ll build badass strength without paying for it later.

🙌🏻 The best part is that after some time, joint stability builds, you can integrate traditional compound-first setups safely!

𝗦𝗼…
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀?

Imagine how much progress you could make with this new protocol.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸. 𝘈𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦�

10/03/2026

If you’re constantly getting injured, and you happen to be struggling with hypermobility, do you ever notice how....

🔹You try stretching more and then you feel 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 and that feels like you cannot get stronger.

🔹Or you take ibuprofen just so you can go to the gym pain-free and then over do it and you 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱…𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

You even do 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, and then lose your strength anyway. and your ego takes a hit.

🤸🏼‍♂️That’s because the real problem is 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 to strength & athleticism and the truth?

Most people make one or more of those mistakes which might be making things worse. 🧐

And I get it, it’s not your fault, but think about it... If all that REALLY worked, then… wouldn’t it have worked by now?

𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲?

🤞🏻Hoping ibuprofen & stretching will magically work one day
-OR-
👍🏻deciding enough is enough and hiring that coach who gets the hypermobile athlete dilemma?

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱.
💥Stability
💥Real Strength
💥Body Literacy + Load vs. capacity
💥Back Pocket Flare-up + maintenance strategies
💥Always building towards your goals & creating a resilient body that trusts you.

❓ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀?

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10/01/2026

I was talking to a client and she asked me 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 question & I realized my path to true strength & athleticism 𝗜𝗦 the answer to hypermobile functionality.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱....

Many people believe that rehab exercises & stretching are the keys to achieving stable healthy joints, but in reality, it often results in a 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 of strength & athletic ability.

So, if that’s you, you’re not alone.

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴:

💥𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲: but in a way that lets you still enjoy yourself.

💥𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻: build up your foundation & incorporate drills to reach your goals without sacrificing happy joints.

💥𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 & 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: Incorporate movements more directly tied to you goals!

This method not only 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 but also ensures strength & athleticism 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 of constant injury.

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 how much faster you’d reach your strength milestones if you stopped doing endless rehab.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 how much faster you’d reach your athletic potential if you stopped stretching & rolling everyday

𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸,
“Isn’t jiu-jitsu bad for a hypermobile person like yourself?”
💪🏻 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦!

💬Share in the comments why you think jiu-jitsu helps my hypermobility!

And be sure to follow Mel Lofgren | Resilient Joints, Mobility & Athletic Strength for more tips on resilient joints, explosive strength & calisthenics. 🏋️‍♀️

09/29/2026

🤔 Imagine being free from cycles of injury & subluxations and finally seeing heavy lifts & impressive skills… and all it takes is 4 months.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀:

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲: Helps you address your lax connective tissues aka why you keep rolling your ankles, your joint snaps, crackle & pop.🤸🏼‍♂️

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Builds consistency, strength, & body literacy without overwhelm.🧘🏻

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲: Gets you measurable progress fast. Blending stabilization, strength, big goals, and habits that keep you going even with setbacks.🏋️‍♀️

What if, by this time next month, you were already seeing less pain & more strength?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆... 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 💥

DM me ‘𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥’ to get a plan personalized for you.

09/17/2026

Most struggling hypermobile humans stretch, rest, and accept their fate. 🫠

And then what often happens is temporary relief, worse pain, and getting 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 from your goals. 📉

Which is why I created the 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱⚡️and my clients master specific habits, body literacy, and pacing that actually lead to lasting results, and I’m about to give you the 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟑 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 right now. 👇

📌 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘦-𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯:

1️⃣𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.🏋️‍♂️
2️⃣𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀.💪🏻
3️⃣𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 & 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀.🩹

If this post helped you, then 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 for more explosive strength, calisthenics, and resilient joint tips. 🧱🔥

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