Built From Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

Built From Broken is a revised and expanded 2026 edition guide to healing joint pain, preventing injuries, and rebuilding your body. The book addresses how middle-aged fitness enthusiasts and athletes commonly experience joint pain and injuries often accepted as inevitable with age, presenting an alternative approach. Part 1 establishes foundational knowledge about joint deterioration, covering the five primary causes of joint pain, prevention of three major injuries that perpetuate a pain/injury cycle, limitations of conventional pain management, identification and correction of muscle imbalances, and natural injury recovery strategies. Part 2 provides a step-by-step corrective exercise guide with action steps, including an ideal training schedule for muscle recovery, illustrated exercise instructions, connective tissue training techniques for joint strengthening, and a complete four-week training program with workout routines. The second edition includes updates for practical application, page references in workout tables, a new Foundations Program for fitness beginners, clarifications on pain scales and exercise details, and improved language throughout. Supplemental resources are available at bfb-book.com, including an exercise video library and a guide to regenerative therapies for pain and injury management.