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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: Human behavior, Pilates, sports, Recreation, 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

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

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

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