𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒔 | 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆

If you’re new here or you’ve been following for a while and don’t know the full story, here it is. I grew up moving constantly. 9 primary schools. Commission housing. Sleeping on fold-out camping beds. A single mum doing her best. I didn’t know who my father was until a week before my son was born. I didn’t have a blueprint. I had a choice… let it define me, or use it as fuel. I chose fuel. I found the gym at 16 and started training with real intent at 21. Since then I’ve competed in bodybuilding, played American football, run Tough Mudders, Spartans, trail runs, a half marathon and now I’m working toward powerlifting. In 2018, I started DVS. Not because it was the safe move because it was the right one. I work with serious gym-goers and athletes who want to perform better, move without restriction, and build a body that holds up to the demands they put on it. Remedial Massage — in person, Ballarat. Online Coaching. This is what I do. This is why I do it. If you want to work together, DM me or hit the link in my bio. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym

If you’re new here or you’ve been following for a while and haven’t made a move yet, here’s exactly how we can work together. I work with gym-goers and athletes. People who train hard, push their bodies, and want to actually get somewhere. Not people looking for a relaxing rubdown. Not people who want a cookie-cutter program. People who are ready to do the work. Here’s the process: Assess — We start by figuring out what’s actually going on. No guessing. Treat — Hands-on remedial therapy targeting the root cause, not just the symptom. Program — You leave with a plan built around your body, your goals, and your training. Review — We track progress, adjust, and keep moving forward. Two ways to work with me: Remedial Massage. In-person, Ballarat. Book straight through the link in my bio. No referral needed, no commitment required. Just show up and let’s get to work. Online Coaching. A personalised program and ongoing support from a coach who actually understands how training and recovery connect. DM me or apply through the link in my bio. If you’ve got questions, my DMs are open. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVS #CoreysPerformanceTherapy #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching #Ballarat BallaratFitness PerformanceMassage AthleteMindset TrainSmart StrengthTraining GymLife Powerlifting MassageTherapy RealWork HowToWorkWithMe

Real People. Real Goals. Real Results. These are just a few people I got the privilege to work with. Different goals. Different starting points. Different definitions of what success looks like. One client lost over 40kg and got stronger in the process. Another ran the Ballarat Marathon after a transformation most people wouldn’t believe. One placed 2nd on the ICN bikini stage in her first comp. Another hit a Hyrox finish time of 1:14:44 and keeps coming back to break it. A client deadlifted double her bodyweight. Worked and completed Tough Mudder and Spartan Races with many clients. Two clients ticked competing in physique off their bucket list and made the podium. And a powerlifter added serious kilos to his bench in a matter of weeks. None of these results happened by accident. Every single one came from a system a program built around the person, not a one size fits all program. If you have a goal that matters to you, I want to help you get there. DM me or hit the link in my bio. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVScoaching #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching #results

Does your lower back feel tight during or after deadlifts? Here’s a common mistake? The hips shooting up first. You set up, you pull, and your hips rise before the bar moves. Your legs straighten out, your back rounds, and you end up doing a stiff-legged, lower-back-dominant pull. I know because I’ve personally done it so many times. And I’m spending time trying to fix this. Why does this happen? Sometimes it’s just a bad setup. You’re starting with your hips too low, trying to squat the weight up instead of hinging. But often, it’s a tissue problem. If your hamstrings are glued down and your calves are locked up, you physically can’t maintain tension in the bottom position. Your body shoots the hips up to find a position where it can actually generate force. In the massage room, I see this constantly. A lifter comes in with lower back pain, and we find that their hamstrings are like guitar strings. We relieve the hamstrings tension. We mobilize the posterior chain and hip capsule. We give them the physical capacity to hold the right position. If you can’t hold your setup, you can’t pull your deadlift safely. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t risk it or lower the weight. Bracing correctly is also another factor but thats another topic. Do your hips shoot up when you deadlift? Be honest. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym

If you get a sharp pinch in the front of your hip at the bottom of a squat, pushing through it is the worst thing you can do. Here’s why it happens, and how we fix it. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVS #CoreysPerformanceTherapy #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching #Ballarat

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“My lower back always hurts when I deadlift.” I hear this often. A lifter comes in, points to their lumbar spine, and asks me to fix it. Here’s the truth: your lower back isn’t the problem. Your lower back is just the victim. The deadlift is a hip hinge. It requires your glutes and hamstrings to do the heavy lifting, and your core to stabilize the spine. But what happens when your hips are locked up? What happens when your glutes are completely shut off from sitting at a desk all day? Your body still has to move the weight. So it finds the path of least resistance. It bypasses the hips and forces the lower back to do the work. Your erectors aren’t designed to be the primary movers in a heavy deadlift. When you force them to be, they scream at you. When I treat a lifter with lower back pain from deadlifting, I rarely spend the whole session rubbing their lower back. We go after the hips. We release the hip flexors. We unglue the glutes. We restore the mechanics of the hinge. And then if I get a chance we get them back to the bar and teach them how to actually use their hips. If your lower back hurts when you pull, lets find out why? Does your lower back get tight after deadlifts? Let me know. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVS #CoreysPerformanceTherapy #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching

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A big bench press doesn’t start when you unrack the bar. It starts before you even touch it. If you’re just lying flat on the bench and pushing, you’re leaving kilos on the table and asking for an injury. Here’s how to actually set up, and what happens to your body when you don’t. 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVS #CoreysPerformanceTherapy #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching

Everyone thinks the bench press is just a chest and tricep exercise. If you want to bench heavy without breaking down, it’s a full-body lift. And the most important muscles are the ones you can’t see in the mirror. Your lats and your serratus anterior are what stabilize your shoulder blades. They are the brakes that control the bar on the way down, and the platform you press off on the way up. If your lats are locked up, you can’t pull your shoulder blades back and down into a safe arch. If your serratus is glued down, your scapula can’t move properly, and your shoulder joint takes the hit. When powerlifters come to me with bench press issues, I rarely spend the whole session working on their pecs. We spend the time ungluing their lats, releasing their serratus, and restoring the mechanics of their upper back. If your upper back is tight, your bench press is weak. It’s that simple. When was the last time you had your lats worked on? 📍 DVS Coaching | Remedial Massage 🏋🏻‍♂️Remedial Therapist/ Online Coach @corey_dvs 💪🏻 👋DM For Any Coaching or Massage Enquiries 📍Located @playground_gym #DVS #DVSPerformanceTherapy #RemedialMassage #OnlineCoaching

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