June is National Athletic Therapy Month! To spread the love and awareness of the work of Athletic Therapists, Athletic Therapy Plus is offering YOU a chance to experience the benefits of Athletic Therapy for FREE. Enter to WIN a 3-session prize pack valued at over $250! Every “Like” = 1 entry Every ‘Share’ or ‘Repost’…
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Prior to the Rio 2016 Olympics, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe D’Leo of Leo Training on his podcast to discuss Rowing Injuries and Prevention Strategies. We talked about dynamic warm-ups, mobility systems including Functional Range Conditioning, as well as working collaboratively as an Integrated Support Team. Here are a few of my favourites,…
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Do you have the required range of motion to not only maximize your performance in training and competition, but properly recover in between sessions, WHILE avoiding injury? Unfortunately, most of us don’t – we will find the range elsewhere by compensating. Whether it’s through our knee for poor ankle or hip mobility, our spine for…
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Hey WheelWOD Nation! Last go for the 2017 WheelWOD Open – check out these mobility tips to get your shoulders and forearms prepped for a tough one! Be sure to check out tips from 17.2 as well as we go over some mobility prep for the spine – important for getting that clean from the…
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It’s the last week of the open and we have ourselves a classic-style couplet: thrusters and double unders. Although two relatively simple movements, at a relatively light weight for the thrusters, the combination and cumulative fatigue over 10 rounds can wreak havoc on your shoulders and forearms. Some specific prep work for your shoulders and wrists…
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17.4 is 16.4 – Deadlifts, Wall Balls, Rowing and HSPU. In this video we’re using Functional Range Conditioning concepts and applying them to the movements above to maximize your performance in 17.4 Deadlifts: although not heavy for some, it’s important to prime the nervous system to lift a moderate weight repeatedly. Using Isometric Holds we…
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Hi WheelWOD Nation! Hope you’ve recovered from 17.2 and ready to take on a new challenge! With CTB pull-ups and snatches you really need to get that shoulder mobility prepped and primed. You might want to get after some t-spine mobility as well – a demo of this can be found in the Crossfit Open 17.2…
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Squat Snatches and Chest to Bar Pull-Ups.. two of the more complex movements we’ve seen in the Open so far this year and with both requiring a good deal of shoulder mobility. We’re going to target those areas using Functional Range Conditioning® principles and applying them to the positions we require to complete these movements…
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Hey WheelWOD community – Stouty promised #thosearegoingtosuck and I believe he delivered, but hopefully with a proper warm-up and some specific mobility prep they suck a little bit less 🙂 In the video below, Adaptive Athlete Loren and I go through some specific mobility drills to do prior to 17.2 to get your joints prepped…
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So 17.2 has been released and it’s another doozy! Take a look at the video below for full breakdown and demonstration of some mobility drills to get you prepped and primed to optimize your performance in 17.2 We’re using Functional Range Conditioning® concepts to teach the nervous system to own and control the range of…
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