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7 Key Factors for Successful Crossfit Performance Post-Rehabilitation

7 Key Factors for Successful Crossfit Performance Post-Rehabilitation

Melissa Baudo2023-12-20T01:09:20-05:00December 21st, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Crossfit Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Pilates, Deadlift, Mat Fraser, Bodyweight exercises, Barbell, Pull-up, CrossFit Games, Sports injury, Nancy Pickett, CrossFit, Individual sports, Squatting position, Physical exercise, Powerlifting, Squat, Human behavior, Recreation, sports|

The sport of Crossfit continues to evolve; asking the most elite athletes in the world to perform seemingly superhuman physical tasks. While the sport continues to test the boundaries of human form, there is always an ability to scale the movements for those more lay people, like myself. What is Crossfit? Crossfit defines itself as “constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity”. The most important principle to keep in mind when approaching an apparently impossible workout is the intended [...]

Improving Overhead Position in Weightlifting

Improving Overhead Position in Weightlifting

Melissa Baudo2023-12-21T14:41:37-05:00August 12th, 2018|Categories: Strength Training Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles|Tags: Snatch, Bodyweight exercises, Squatting position, Physical exercise, Powerlifting, Kettlebell, Push press, Overhead press, Olympic weightlifting, Squat, Clean and jerk, Human behavior, Recreation, weightlifting, stability, shoulder mobility, overhead squat, sports|

Achieving a perfect overhead position in weightlifting is not an easy task. The grip used to perform a “clean and jerk” or “push press” or the slightly wider grip used to complete a “snatch” or “overhead squat” requires a tremendous amount of mobility, strength and neuromuscular control. Here are four easy methods to improve the overhead position and the stability while overhead: The Box Stretch Figure 1. Box Stretch A common limitation in overhead mobility is tightness in [...]

Tabata Training

Tabata Training

Melissa Baudo2020-04-07T12:02:19-04:00June 29th, 2018|Categories: Strength Training Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles|Tags: Human behavior, Physical exercise, Aerobic, High-intensity training, Interval training, Izumi Tabata, High-intensity interval training, Aerobic exercise, Recreation, HIIT, Tabata, exercise, sports, Melissa Baudo|

I recently had the opportunity to try a Tabata class and it KILLED me, but I loved it. It was an intense workout that included sprints, jumping jack, burpees, bear crawls, inchworm planks, and TRX. I was sore for about 2 days, but I felt my body work harder than it had in a while and I felt really good. Here is the scoop on Tabata training and how it may help you. What is Tabata? Tabata training is a [...]

Functional Strength Training is for You & Everyone Else Too

Functional Strength Training is for You & Everyone Else Too

Alex Wilkins2018-11-07T18:53:01-05:00April 11th, 2018|Categories: Performance Enhancement Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Injury Prevention Articles, Strength Training Articles|Tags: Human behavior, Bench press, CrossFit, Deadlift, Individual sports, Squatting position, Physical exercise, Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, Squat, Nancy Pickett, Recreation, strength training, strength, wellness, weight lifting, sports, health|

"Strength training" has come to be synonymous with Crossfit, powerlifting and Olympic lifting, which can be highly intimidating to those of us who are wanting to stay healthy, but have no prior experience in the previous matters. However, functional strength training is vital for injury prevention, despite fitness level, and can be scaled for everyone. Our bodies are pretty incredible. Without our conscious thought they coordinate our movements, fight infections, regulate our heart beat and temperature, and digest food amongst [...]