She is a credentialed physical therapist, employed at the gym, and her program (cable machine, mostly) got rid of my permanent back pain, so I am eternally grateful to her. But of course she has to follow the company line. And I am dissatisfied with the company line to the degree that I would switch gyms in a second if I could find a single one within easy bicycling distance that had a good focus on free weights.

To talk to another PT I'd have to pay out of pocket, or go through a doctor who probably has machines of his own that he wants to put to use :-(

I think I'll just take my chances. I've been mostly pain-free for two years now. Though I'll skip the barbell squats until I manage to get some intro class on them *somehow*.

Have downloaded you explanation. I am halfway sure that I read the book correctly, but I would like to compare notes :-)