Recovery
Mike Collin
GLC2000 is a total godsend for me My joints feel older than their years I’ve worked outdoors my entire life; trick riding, weight training, swimming, rock climbing, all take their toll. Obviously you can go for massages, acupuncture and other therapies but if the correct nutrients aren’t there then you’re basically swimming upstream. I don’t need days between sessions anymore Being introduced to GLC2000 has allowed my body to naturally repair on its own a lot quicker. After a long ... read more
Tom Parker
Stubborn Wrist Injury. Sorted I struggled with a stubborn wrist injury for almost 5 months. I couldn’t lift overhead and couldn’t put my wrist into extension at all, which made day to day tasks tricky. Nothing seemed to help I did everything I could to fix my wrist, I rested it, did mobility and rehab exercises and even changed the way I lifted. Nothing made any real difference. I love training and competing, and when I can’t do it I ... read more
Katy Smith
Helping my joints survive masters weightlifting High Volume Squats Were Making My Knees Sore I was looking for a supplement to help my joints survive the vast volume of squats I am programmed on a weekly basis! I started taking GLC2000 on the recommendation of my weightlifting coach – who uses the product himself. Now I’ve been taking GLC2000 for over 3 year because it helps with my recovery between sessions, which is something that gets harder as you get ... read more
Aaron Holt
Now I train how I want, not how my body can cope My body was struggling I found myself in a situation where my body couldn’t cope with the training volume I needed to progress and compete in Weightlifting. Old injuries would flare up, ache and swell after almost every session, so I was taking more and more days off to recover. While the pain was tolerable, the frustration at having to limit training days was making me reconsider how ... read more
Kyle Clark
Recovering from ACL surgery in half the time After an ACL reconstruction on my left knee I was still getting some pretty severe pain. At the same time I was also struggling with pain in my ‘good’ knee. It was so frustrating that I was making no progress with my post surgery rehab. A friend on mine who had similar issues put me on to GLC2000. Now I’m not one to just take peoples word, nor did I think it ... read more
Kelly Baker
I want to train and compete for as long as possible, that’s why I look after my joint health Prevention’s Better Than Cure I want to train and compete in CrossFit for as long as possible, so looking after my joints is crucial. I started taking GLC2000 as a preventative measure to support my training. After I’d been taking GLC2000 for a few months I went on holiday for 2 weeks. I left my GLC2000 at home and soon realised ... read more
Steven Turnbull
No more wrist brace Two Years of Problems I’d been struggling with wrist and shoulder problems after I broke my wrist mountain biking. The break healed, but the movement and mobility of my wrist was limited and painful. This started to cause shoulder pain where I was compensating for the pain and lack of flexibility. I spent 2 years having physio but it didn’t improve, if anything it was getting worse. If I wanted to mountain bike I had to ... read more
Masters Online Qualifiers 2018
With the Crossfit Games 2018 Age Group qualifiers almost upon us; here’s a quick look at some of the top UK masters athletes. Each year the masters categories get more competitive, with previous Rx’d Games athletes moving up. Top masters athletes are training harder than ever before, often fitting in two training sessions a day around a full time job and family commitments. These athletes understand that extra responsibilities combined with not recovering as fast as they did ten years ... read more
Bobbie Ross – Weightlifting Wrist Injury
I’ve had weak wrists for as long as I can remember. Meaning that I would wear wrist supports almost every session, as I knew they were going to hurt. I also struggled with sore hips after heavy squatting sessions, as an Olympic Weightlifter I am usually squatting four or more times a week. My coach had heard some good things about GLC2000, so recommended that I give it a try. After around 11 weeks of consistent use I found that ... read more
Crossfit Regional Athletes Overcoming Long Term Wrist Injuries
The wrist is one of the most frustrating places Crossfit athletes can get injured. Almost all upper body movements involve the wrist, as do the majority of compound movements including the olympic lifts, gymnastics moves and other barbell work. The wrist a small junction where a lot of ligaments, tendons and nerves pass to the hand, so there are a lot of important structures in a small space. A wrist injury often means that an athlete’s progress in the gym ... read more
Alex Clarke – Stubborn Wrist Injury
In the Summer of 2014 I injured my wrist catching a heavy clean. It slipped off my shoulder and bent my wrist at a very awkward angle. As a full time coach this did more than affect my training, it meant I struggled to demo even the most basic of movements. Push ups hurt, overhead squats were painful, and presses even with an empty barbell were out of the question. “I was really impressed in how quickly my range of ... read more
Lee Howe – Labrum Tear Recovery
Recovering from Shoulder surgery 2x as fast with GLC2000 Over the years the left side of my upper body has been battered through competing in Crossfit. Back in 2010 I lost a heavy kettlebell snatch behind me and refused to drop the ‘bell. This caused me to dislocate my left shoulder. My shoulder got popped back in and I rested it. Gradually it improved, and I began training again. I wasn’t aware that I had torn my labrum as my ... read more
Tom Dunphy – Shoulder SLAP tear recovery
My name is Tom Dunphy. I am the owner and head coach at CrossFit Waterford in Ireland. Ive been CrossFitting for almost 5 years and was previously involved in kickboxing and Muay Thai. In early 2011 I developed a pain in my right shoulder and was later diagnosed with a slap tear. I couldn’t do any over head pressing or any dynamic shoulder movements at all. I spent almost 2 years trying various different methods of treatment, none of which ... read more
Nicholas Parpa
Since my early teens I have always wanted to be a boxer. I had my first amateur bout in 2004 at the age of 13, and after 10 years and countless fights as an amateur I obtained my professional boxing license. Understandably I threw myself even more into my training, excited for my first fight. Unfortunately, in the lead up to my professional debut I sustained a severe shoulder injury whilst training. It quickly became apparent that I would not ... read more
Shoulder Rehab Q&A // Samantha Briggs
At the highest level of sport, injuries do happen. Crossfit athletes are constantly pushing the envelope of fitness, moving heavier weights, faster, and for more reps. This ever increasing volume constantly puts strain on joints and connective tissues, which are much slower to adapt and repair than muscle. Most of the time injuries can be overcome by resting appropriately, eating well and with the use of smart supplementation. However, surgery is required in some severe cases, and we were lucky ... read more
Maintaining Joint Health As We Age
As we age, things that we could once do without a second thought leave us aching and feeling sore. Repeating this process over time starts to cause little niggles or can lead to serious injuries. Aches and niggles can drastically affect our quality of life and happiness. They can stop us pursuing a sport or hobby that we love, make things tougher at work or even impact family life ie struggling to play with our kids or grandchildren. Whilst many ... read more
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Top Athletes
Behind the scenes at the GLC2000 UK Athlete Camp 2017 Training Is a 9 – 5 We are lucky enough to work with elite Crossfit athletes regularly. Most have them have been using our product way before they were top athletes. These athletes all treat their training as a full time job; absolutely everything they do in the gym is done with purpose and intensity. They still love every minute of it. Their Warm Up Is Longer Than Your Workout ... read more
Amy Laffan
My name is Amy Laffan I am a personal trainer, European Regional level Crossfitter, and soon to be hitting Irish qualifying total for the Olympics. I wouldn’t have done any of this without GLC2000. It was during the 2013 Crossfit Open that I injured my shoulder. Being stubborn I pushed through, bar muscle ups did me no favours. I rested for a couple of days and continued to push through the open workouts. The range of motion in my shoulder ... read more
Tendons and Ligaments
Tendons and ligaments are strong, flexible connective tissues that are an essential part of the musculoskeletal system. While they are related in composition—mostly collagen, with small amounts of elastin and other proteins—and ultimately work as a team, they have different functions in the body. Tendons connect muscle to bone, allowing muscle contractions to move your skeleton, while ligaments connect bone to bone, forming and stabilizing joints and keeping your skeleton intact. Tendon and ligament injuries are common in athletes and ... read more
Joint Health
Supplementation and Nutrition for improved Joint Health Almost all people over the age of forty have some pathological changes in the weight-bearing joints. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy goes on to state that osteoarthritis becomes universal by age 70. Degenerative changes can occur in knees, hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, ankles, bones in the feet, and over 200 bone surfaces in the back. These degenerative changes can begin from an early age, especially in hard training athletes. Clearly ... read more
Understanding Joint Care and Repair
Joint Care and Repair This series is based on an interview with nutritionist Joe Buishas. Joe Buishas has been a licensed clinical nutritionist and a nutritional practitioner for over 20 years. This is such a good explanation of joint care and repair that it should be shared. I have seen both sides, the pain and the recovery of this degenerating condition. When we talk about osteoarthritis what we are really talking about are the degenerative changes to the cartilage in ... read more
Recurring Hamstring Injury
The probable suspects: Hamstring Injury What causes recurrent sporting injuries? Why is it important to think outside the box- look away from the area of injury? Sometimes even when we feel we have done the optimal rehab for an injury such as a hamstring strain or ankle sprain, these injuries keep on coming back to haunt us. It can sometimes be very important to look at different areas of the kinetic chain to see how your own entire movement patterns ... read more
Common Crossfit Injuries: Shoulder Impingement Part 2
Shoulder Impingement Exercises Rehab and Prehab Preventing shoulder impingement is obviously better than curing it. Below is a selection of exercises that will improve shoulder stability and strengthen the shoulder external rotators these can be used to try and prevent shoulder impingements occurring or to rehab shoulder impingement injuries that you are already dealing with. In Common Crossfit Injuries: Shoulder Impingement Part 1 we looked at what shoulder impingement essentially is and analysed some of the predisposing factors that can ... read more