[00:00:00] Hey, hey, welcome back to another episode of super you and radio. We have a really important show for you today because aside from gut problems. Everybody has lower back and hip problems today. And you know, you don't have to suffer. You don't have to live with this pain and it's not always practical to.

[00:00:53] Turn to a chiropractor or someone to do soft tissue work on you. A lot of [00:01:00] times the best work that you can do for your back is actually on your own thanks to a guy who has spent some time inventing a device a massager that solves a lot of people's problems McMullen. How you doing, man?  Mac can you hear me?

[00:01:23] Oh, there you go. I can hear you now.  Can you hear me? Okay, Mac. Yes. I can hear you. Okay, honey much better much better. Yeah, how you doing? Good morning. You're on the west coast. Thanks for being here this morning. Yeah, thank you. So, so tell me your story obviously necessity tends to be the mother of most inventions.

[00:01:44] Tell me your background and why so right became an important invention for you to create. Okay, I was a personal trainer for about 12 years and prior to that. I would play football at Montana [00:02:00] State and played Sports. My whole life was an active as active as a kid and just about three years ago. My hip started to really act up and start to give me a lot of problems and I started to trace it back to when I was a kid about 8 years old.

[00:02:18] I had an accident on a trampoline. And that caused a lot of my issues through growing up having a one leg shorter than the other having my right side of my back not always feel the best my hip not feeling the best clicking a lot having me issues on my left side have a knee issues on my right side.

[00:02:40] So all these little injury started to come up while I was playing sports and and when I was 33, I. My hip was really starting to like give me some issues.

[00:02:55] We have a little connection. That's when I was a trainer. Okay. Yeah, [00:03:00] I was trained right Equinox and and just started doing a lot of research. And then I started doing a lot of clients are having similar problems hip problems back problems digestive problems. And so then I just was like you guys need to start your show.

[00:03:15] I want to back up just a bit for a second. So a lot of people don't realize that hip problems actually manifest pain kind of in the groin area, right? Yeah, so the still hasn't will have some some hip issues and then also down your spine if you're having any referral pain down there, but even just on the on your abs if you have.

[00:03:44] potentially it's coming from your abs being sued your upper part of your abs being too tight. If you're having lower back where it's more going across not going up your spine more across your lower back. It's potentially more coming from tightness in your abs in [00:04:00] front on the lower part of your abs.

[00:04:02] So I've actually see what I've actually wondered about this, right so everybody is so, you know obsessed with washboard abs how many of them are actually. Giving themselves issues by trying to keep that flat plane. Look we're supposed to breathe through our stomach a little bit, aren't we? Yes, yes or no.

[00:04:23] I mean there's obviously want to breathe into your diaphragm right different times that you want to keep your core turned on and I'm not an expert in it's like a we need always be breathing into our into our diaphragm every second of the day just from my experience. And from the lot of my clients is that to have good posture to help keep your chest up engaging your core is very very effective in doing that.

[00:04:50] So you don't have to use so much of your back muscles to keep your chest. But when I sleep I want to be able to really breathe into my [00:05:00] diaphragm when I work out. I want to really be able to breathe into my diaphragm. So there's a time and place that you want to have strong abs and that time and place that you want to really engage that diaphragm core area.

[00:05:13] Okay, so I had The Misfortune of having to have two foot surgeries last year. And as a result of that I had to wear a walking boot which made my which made my left leg about two and a half. Inches longer than my right leg and when I started to notice about halfway through the year was I started to get hip pain because my pelvis was tilted my lower back was tilted and the geometry of the joint my right hip joint changed instead of it being square like this.

[00:05:46] The pelvis was up here and now the hip was down here and I ended up with some hip problems as a result.

[00:05:55] So yeah, that's that's the go ahead. Well, that's kind of like [00:06:00] what you're talking about. When you said that you had this injury and your pelvis kind of started shifting and you and then everything gets whacked out as a result of that.

[00:06:12] So it's all you know, it's all about. It's all about forces so about forces and angles. So then if I sit funny if I drive funny if I sit on my couch if I walk differently if I you know, all these things play a huge factor in your overall well-being, but you know, we it's our bodies just reacting to that situation is.

[00:06:36] Be doing that that's where the knowledge of learning and understanding what's going on in our lives that we need to make that change and then start to train ourselves out of it because we've created these habits without without knowing. That we are actually doing that right now how much of how much of the fact that in Modern Life today?

[00:06:57] We don't move much we sit just like I'm sitting [00:07:00] right now then we start to shorten all of these muscles up how much of that is a contributor.  Oh, you can be a huge contributor. I mean it. It's you have to look at how much time that you're spending and you know, whatever you're doing. If you're seeing a tongue then it's like okay.

[00:07:16] Well, how am I sitting in my sitting?

[00:07:23] Seats to my change my environment at all or am I just being consistently sitting in the same position do I have other things that I can massage? Like, for example, I have the so right behind my back in my chair right now, and I'm actually just getting a very light massage on my lower part of my spine while I'm talking to you right now.

[00:07:44] And so I'm trying to integrate these I'm trying.

[00:07:50] Environment wherever I'm at. So if I have my desk, I want to have some things around that I could do some shoulder stuff. I could do some light massage stuff if I know that [00:08:00] I can't get up and move around and do that. But I just lost your pictures. I don't know if we're still going. No, we're still going I can still see you.

[00:08:08] Yeah.  really hard if we work really hard and for in those positions a lot then. Then things will start to expose itself. You know, that's really interesting that yeah, I'm still here. Can you hear me? Okay, can you not hear me? Oh, we're having some sort of internet connectivity issue. I think right now, here's what I think I'm going to do.

[00:08:29] I'm going to go ahead and run a commercial. And I'm going to I'm going to see if we can get him connected and reconnected to tight everybody. We're going to be right back sit tight sit tight. We're going to be right back so tight.  This is like whack-a-mole today. The cameras are dropping out. Now.

[00:08:45] You're on the right side. I'm that's okay. It's all good. We were just having some internet connectivity issues. But that's why I want to I want to get something out now upfront. Okay, so I've been using this and it's changed the way I see. I noticed that I [00:09:00] started to roll forward the more the longer I sit the more I roll forward and I noticed that getting out of a chair.

[00:09:07] I'm back on my heels. I never used to be that way. And since I've been using the the so right but I'm using it on my my so has specifically I'm using it on my hips. I feel like I can get out of a chair faster. I can spring out all of a sudden and I couldn't activate my glutes before getting out of a chair.

[00:09:24] It's the weirdest thing you stopped paying attention to it, but I never. Thought about using it the way you using it. I'm taking mine to the studio. I'm going to keep it as kind of a lumbar support while I'm sitting here too. That's a brilliant idea. So yeah, who's the who's this right for if if somebody has lower back pain?

[00:09:44] They have hip pain what other classifications would you say are ideal if you're having these types of problems that this product is good.

[00:09:57] Um, it's really the thing [00:10:00] is that the the so right is hard. It is hard. So people just need to know that I mean, it's really beneficial. You need to control the pressure. You need to know what feels good the feel. So good pressure the feel so good massage because there's different parts of your body that need this harder surface and there's other parts of your body that need a little bit softer.

[00:10:26] So and by controlling that it's the pressure and so like for example right now, I have it in my chair. I'm able to do a light pressure on the lower part of my back. That's perfect. I'm not paying.  And in fact the flow to that area. In fact, I couldn't even say on your website that it should feel good.

[00:10:47] If you feel like you're christmasing you're cringing you're going too fast. You're going to face. Yeah, you're pushing you're pushing too hard. It's the same thing with working out. If I if I'm picking a weight that's causing me to really [00:11:00] really struggle and it's like a you need.

[00:11:05] Earth something find a way. I mean start lighter, right? You can make that weight feel ten times heavier, but a heavier weight you can't make feel lighter. So it's all about body awareness and just slowly working your way into it and learn your body. Learn what feels interesting like what is that and go to your massage therapist go to your chiropractor and ask them questions.

[00:11:27] They love to help you and they know your body just as well as you.

[00:11:35] Then when you're in between sessions, you can maintain a good maintenance with using the so right and couplet with the massage therapist and a chiropractor and you'll start to really understand what's going on all over your body. And in fact that that's a great point because Omar Lugo says he just lost 230 pounds and he has problems with his hips being tight and his lower back and he [00:12:00] goes to physical therapy.

[00:12:01] But you know Physical Therapy once a week twice a week that can only go so far if you have a device like the the so right then you can hit it for five times a day at home or at the office Wherever You Are.

[00:12:18] Exactly. And right now you can save 20% off if you use the coupon code shr to 0 and you go to sew right website. It's PSO - RIT e.com and save 20% off and they hand and so you guys started off with the hope so as thing but now you have one for the neck, you've got all different sizes now, right?

[00:12:48] Sorry, say the last part again EI side. You have all different size massagers. Now you started off with the one just for the hips and the psoas. But now you have one for the neck you have one for the middle back, right?  [00:13:00] Well, so the the CERN itself. It's so this right here. I've tried been designed to be as universal as possible.

[00:13:09] You can actually use this tool all over your body. From your neck jaw down in mid part of your shoulders. I've had customers say that man. I've had this pain in my back upper back to my shoulders and I'm able to get to it. I use the big so right to get into that area and man, I have so much relief in my shoulder now and it's just it's helped me out a ton.

[00:13:31] So just this syrup by itself is a full body massage tool from head to toe legs cast feet Hips show anything, okay? And then the next size would be the so many and so I designed it to mimic the hands or the width of the hand and so the width height and right and then the harness is more like an [00:14:00] elbow.

[00:14:01] and then the right that's what your masseuse is digging into your back with their elbow doesn't do any type of like. Yeah, and you can use this whole thing. You can use this corner pieces even a massage part you can use this part as a scraper or even a different sensation if you're looking for a little bit more pressure.

[00:14:21] And so then now the many one this is the so many there's so many makes a thumb.

[00:14:31] or two fingers. And this one's nice because then I can be able to while I'm sitting in my chair. I can be able to get any smaller muscle fibers next up shoulder stuff thighs stuff hip stuff while I'm sitting traveling moving around. They're all great.

[00:14:51] A curly were sold out on this one. And then the next size is the silky so silky is the smallest one this one mimics a [00:15:00] fingertip. So it's not just the keychain. Such as the key chain is noumic's actually a fingertip. So this is great for small area. So if I was going to get into my hand or if I had tennis elbow or if I golfer's elbow or if I grind my teeth a lot I can get into these smaller muscles here even getting up and down into the neck area and here and then it's always on you two on your keychain.

[00:15:26] Perry travel with this as much as I can because. Because I don't know what type of massage therapist I'm going to our or my massage therapists and chiropractors are with me. So I need to keep that maintenance keep my body feeling good. Now, you have a lot of professional athletes that use these products, especially in the MMA area.

[00:15:44] Don't you? Yes MMA NFL tract. We're in 300 300 different sports categories of the top athletes. Bowling to every track different types of track athlete throwers [00:16:00] first race car drivers. I mean anything you can think of they're starting to really pick it up and understand. Wow. I just need to I need to have more control over my body.

[00:16:10] This is my body. This is my I always tell people this is my first business and I want my.

[00:16:19] So, how do I do that? How do I have a successful longevity body that I can then go do what I love to do. Whatever that is. Now, you're right. I told him and he the right right doctors around me. I needed the right. You know, it's just it's all inclusive. It's not just.

[00:16:42] It's all right, I can do that. I've talked to massage service. Like I can't do that. I can't hold that position. I can't get that leverage with my I need some extra assistance vice versa. Sorry can't do a bunch of stuff that a massage therapist or a chiropractor can't do your PT Camp to so it's a great.

[00:16:57] It's a great combo and even [00:17:00] using the you know other massage, too.

[00:17:05] The different surface areas you can have a different sensation. So. I think I think the really critical thing about this is that you can't like I get a massage and I hope you know I get a massage a couple times a month. There's only so much a couple times a month can do you see I sit like this everyday for hours going and getting a massage twice a month.

[00:17:28] That's not going to reverse What's Happening Here. The only way you can reverse What's Happening Here is to do something daily that's going to reverse it. And that's why these devices are really important. I've always been a fan of foam rolling. But this is a game changer because this like you said this has those Peaks and you can get those peaks in two spots that you can't foam roll that you can use a tennis ball for it's a bit too Game Changer.

[00:17:53] It really is. It's a great device. It's great device. Okay, thank you. Thank you. So let's let's [00:18:00] talk a little bit about. The the offer that we have right now on the table. So anybody listening to the show can go to the website PSO - RIT e.com use the code s HR 20 and save 20% off all of the products that are available not just the the large one and now some of them are sold out there very very popular.

[00:18:21] We have a question here anything to do to help sciatica I deal with I've dealt with it once before and I never want to deal with it again. How could you use this device? To loosen up and help sciatica.  Yes. Yes. Definitely. There's so the thing on you want to think about sciatica is that it can be potentially mechanical that would be like if you're having back issues or bone issues or that's compressing the nerve?

[00:18:53] But a lot of times they're getting that compression because the muscles are pulling it down its tightening around that that [00:19:00] nerve and so A good rule of thumb is is go slow be smart working a pain free range of motion and pain-free pressure and and start really worried that that's a Otis.

[00:19:16] Thanks for to work back up to your glute because more likely it's coming from your glute muscles being super tight and it's pushing into that that that nerve and then look at your day. Look how you're sitting. Look how you're walking. Look how you're squatting. Look at your your what other muscles you're neglecting so that you can start to not let it.

[00:19:42] When it's starting to come on then you know what you need to do in order to address it and help fix that area. But a lot of times its muscle tightness is pushing around that nerve that's causing that Zoom right on your leg. So they get so your and you're absolutely right. There's two to origins of sciatic nerve pain.

[00:19:59] The first one is where [00:20:00] the sciatic nerve and exits the spine in the L of 3 l 4. L5 region, this is where the nerve comes out. And as you point out the reality is that that compression that happens in that region often is preceded by the muscles that have guarding the lumbar spine compressing and pulling down on the vertebrae and squeezing that nerve where it exits the spine.

[00:20:25] The other thing as you point out is the fascia of the gluteus Minimus muscle at the ball of the ash where you sit a lot of times that muscle will comply. Practice around the sciatic nerve where it passes through down into the back of the leg and the hamstring. So those two areas you would take this device and you gently work your lumbar spine with it.

[00:20:48] You gently work that area where people call the ball of the ass where the the the nerve passes through the muscle, but you got to go slow. You got to go gentle [00:21:00] UK. If you're feeling something you may want to back off. Let's put it that way. Exactly. Exactly. That's why that's why the name is so clever you want to feel so right and if you're still as if you're so as isn't right, it can be.

[00:21:20] Body from posture issues to hits been hiked and being you know, it's you can just throw a lot of things off because we walk how many steps a day how many steps are we encouraged to walk ten twenty thousand steps a day, right? Well, you're out of imbalance. Then you're just causing almost more kind of more issues, but we need to have a great balance of movement and you know that awareness so true.

[00:21:51] What I want to do is I think we've covered a lot of topics and plus that we have some connectivity issues. That could be making it very difficult for the [00:22:00] viewers in the. I want to invite you back anytime. I just want to tell the audience that so right is a sponsor of this show and this show depends on its sponsors because they make the content available to those of you who tuned in day in and day out.

[00:22:15] So show them some love go to the website PSO - RIT e.com use the code s HR 20 get yourself up. So right start working on your body start doing your own body work start reversing some of your own muscle pain issues. Lower back hips you got to do it every day. But as Mac says you gotta go slowly. You should not feel pain.

[00:22:38] You should not feel discomfort. If you feel pain and discomfort you're going way too fast back off and take it in baby steps a little at a time and Watch What Happens watch how your body performs? I know that David Goggins. We're saying that because his so has got was so tight. It was actually hindering his ability to run faster any [00:23:00] longer until he started working on it.

[00:23:02] And so there's a lot of people out there who probably have issues that they don't realize a coming from this group of muscles right now. Yeah. Yeah Mac. I want to thank you so much for being on the show today and we will have you back and next time we'll make sure we don't have any connect Titian connectivity issues and it's not as distracting.

[00:23:21] Okay? Yes, sounds good and thank you and and if they have any questions to they can they can email us they can also on my Instagram we respond to every question. There's a bunch of videos at the top part of my Instagram and the Highlight section for each specific area rotator cuff back neck shoulders legs.

[00:23:46] Which out we want to want to help out as many people as we possibly can so excellent. Excellent. Thanks for being here man. Thank you. Thank you. We're going to take we're gonna take a quick commercial break when we come back going to talk about my eye. I've got a lot of emails from people asking me what's going on.

[00:24:00] [00:23:59] What's the prognosis? It's it's a very very slow-moving injury. I almost lost my eye. I did. It was scary. We'll talk about it when we come back stay tuned.  I don't feel so super right now. I gotta tell you something. I haven't had. A good night's sleep in three weeks since I injured my eye and I figured out what's going on.

[00:24:20] It's the weirdest thing. I keep telling these doctors that I wake up at 3 a.m. In the morning with pain in my face and they look at me like I'm crazy. But because I track my sleep with three different devices I figured out what's going on. So when I go into REM sleep in my eyes start dancing right around 2:30 3:00 a.m.

[00:24:38] In the morning. That's when the ice starts to hurt. And then I'm up three o'clock four o'clock five o'clock. Every time I go into REM sleep again my eyes thoughts dance and it wakes me up and the pain is excruciating and I'd last until about 9:00 a.m. In the morning and then it starts to calm down but the good news is I'm going to keep my eye [00:25:00] so when this first happened I scratched my cornea.

[00:25:03] And I was going out of town and I insisted on continuing to wear a contact lens. Well, lo and behold I gave myself an infection but not just any infection of fungal infection and apparently a fungal infection is deferred the worst infection. You can get in your cornea because like 7 out of 10 times.

[00:25:22] It leads to loss of the eye. I've been using antifungal drops and it's get the ulcer is getting smaller and smaller about a millimeter a week in diameter. It's down to about 2 millimeters right now. I got another two weeks to go. And then once the infection is gone, then I'll be back to normal. But in the meantime, it hurts like an SOB, this is Relentless.

[00:25:50] And on top of that when you don't sleep well pain management, it becomes even more difficult. I haven't been to the gym probably while I was at it. I went to the gym Saturday. [00:26:00] So I'm not going everyday because I'm not sleeping. Well, I'm not looking to injure myself right now. I'm not at my best but it's it's really tough and I got to tell you this was a scary one, you know, everybody who's been listening to this show for the past 14 years knows that I've injured myself plenty in the gym torn.

[00:26:21] Tricep torn hamstrings to and biceps smashed foot all that stuff was you know, you fixed it you went on. But this eye thing is different. It's a game changer driving with one eye living with one eye depth perception is horrible. I had a drive in a storm this morning. I couldn't even make out the lines on the roadway.

[00:26:45] I can't imagine living with just one eye, so I'm very thankful. I'm complaining about not sleeping. I'm complaining about pain but it's a small complaint because I know that [00:27:00] my I will be back to normal again, but this has been a real game-changer for me one that I'm 61 next month and I have lived as hard as I could I've always joked.

[00:27:15] Someday, I want the mortician who gets my body on that slab to go. Holy shit. This guy did a lot of stuff with this body because I have all the scars to prove it.  But I think that coming close to losing my eye has changed my attitude about being Cavalier with my body. And in fact, I was texting with the Ron Penna from Quest and I said.

[00:27:43] I don't know if this is just random stuff that happens to me or if it's because I'm reckless and he said well, if you're reckless you can change it if it's random then it's scary and I thought you know, he's right. I have been very Reckless and I have been my whole [00:28:00] life the truth is I don't think of myself as a daredevil, but I definitely have put my body through some challenging things.

[00:28:07] And so maybe for the next 60 years. I'll be a. But more concerned about what I do with my body and perhaps not challenge it to the degree that I have in the past and I won't be as Reckless. But I really appreciate all of the emails and the text messages and the PM's on on Facebook and people asking me how's your eye how's your eye it and it definitely is getting better not to be a bitching moaning kind of person the pain.

[00:28:39] Is a bit distracting because it's right there in your face, you know, like when I Crush my foot well if I just put my foot up for a little while, I didn't feel anything, you know, I could stay off of it one when I tore my my hamstring I could work around it. When I did all those things out there was always ways to work around that but when the pain is right there in your friggin face, you [00:29:00] can't get away from it and it's distracting, but the fact that I'm not going to lose my eye as is a positive one.

[00:29:06] So thank you for all of the. Learning all the well-wishers and again go to so rights website PSO - RIT e.com, check out the massager get one for yourself and it you know, you know all of us. We have Home Gyms we have equipment at home and we have foam rollers. You got to add this to the repertoire because this does so much more than a foam roller does this is so much better at getting into nooks and crannies of your body that need to be gotten into.

[00:29:38] And you can do it every day. It takes 30 seconds to drop down on the floor and stretch your psoas muscle using this device. And so the key is to do it every single day and reverse those negative changes of sitting all day long because you're not going to get that by going to a chiropractor twice a month or a masseuse twice a month.

[00:29:58] It's just not going to reverse the [00:30:00] changes that you're actually activating day in and day out you got to do it day in and day out to and. So right devices the right device to use so check them out show them some love. Thank you very much for watching and for the comments. Thank you Omar Lugo continue on your journey brother.

[00:30:18] You should be proud 230 pounds is a lot of weight to lose and I think you'll find the so right unit will be a worthy addition to your repertoire and we will see everybody tomorrow tomorrow. We have the ReNew Life RX show tomorrow. We're going to be talking about a couple of new studies on testosterone.

[00:30:37] Very very interesting stuff that's happening right now. So don't forget to check that out. And this Friday. I'm not doing come at me bro. I'm taking Friday off to give my face a rest, but next Friday. We will have come at me bro. So save your questions and I'll answer them and we will see everybody tomorrow with more superhuman radio.

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