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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, Sports Medicine Articles, Crossfit Articles|Tags: Pilates, sports, Recreation, Human behavior, Squat, Powerlifting, Physical exercise, Squatting position, Individual sports, Deadlift, CrossFit, Nancy Pickett, Sports injury, CrossFit Games, Pull-up, Barbell, Bodyweight exercises, Mat Fraser|

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: Performance Enhancement Articles, Strength Training Articles|Tags: sports, overhead squat, shoulder mobility, stability, weightlifting, Recreation, Human behavior, Clean and jerk, Squat, Olympic weightlifting, Snatch, Overhead press, Push press, Kettlebell, Powerlifting, Physical exercise, Squatting position, Bodyweight exercises|

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 [...]

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: Injury Prevention Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Strength Training Articles|Tags: health, sports, weight lifting, wellness, strength, strength training, Recreation, Human behavior, Squat, Olympic weightlifting, Powerlifting, Physical exercise, Squatting position, Individual sports, Deadlift, CrossFit, Bench press, Nancy Pickett|

"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 [...]

Hit the Weights this Winter!

Hit the Weights this Winter!

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T16:15:56-05:00November 1st, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Physical Therapists News, General Information, Sports Medicine Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, health, sports, cycling, exercise, strength training, Medicine, Human behavior, Squat, Physical exercise, Strength and conditioning coach, Weight training, Personal trainer, Jonathan Meade, Medical specialties, Outline of exercise|

(Strength Coach Jonathan Meade, exercise: deadlift) Hit the Weights this Winter to Boost Your Cycling Performance Next Season! The 2017 cycling season is winding down, and as the days grow shorter many cyclists unfortunately resign themselves to the trainer or the couch. Cold dark mornings and early sunsets do not lend themselves to weekday rides, and many cyclists lose fitness and gain weight over the winter months. Adding strength training in the off-season is an excellent way for cyclists to avoid [...]

Moving Better // Redcord x Pilates

Moving Better // Redcord x Pilates

Alex Wilkins2023-12-14T03:23:00-05:00October 4th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Redcord Neurac Articles, Pilates Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Pilates, health, redcord, active, Medical Subject Headings, Squat, Powerlifting, Physical exercise, Muscular system, Soft tissue, Gluteus maximus, Hip muscles, Gluteal muscles, Muscles of the hip, Sumo deadlift, Musculoskeletal system, Joseph Pilates, Physical culture, Bodyweight exercises|

How do we Integrate Pilates and Redcord to Help Patients Move Better? Two exercise modalities offered at One on One are Redcord and Pilates. Both can be enormously beneficial to patients in rehabilitation, transitioning to fitness, and in maintaining strength and preventing injury or re-injury. Not only do these two modalities enhance rehabilitation and fitness alone, but they also compliment each other. When we get injured, compensatory patterns of movement and muscle engagement take hold. Often those patterns persist for [...]