Tag Archives for Mobility
Matthew Lee
‘Its true what they say, you get what you pay for’ A year or so ago I had some ongoing discomfort in my knee and took some cheap glucosamine tablets that I got from a supermarket. They had literally no effect. This pretty much made my mind up that joint supplements were pointless. Recently I…
Tags: Crossfit, Elbow Injury, Mobility, TendonCrossfit 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…
Tags: Crossfit, Crossfit Games, Ligament, Mobility, Regionals, Wrist Injury18.3 Mobility Guide
Focussing on improving overhead positioning and kipping efficiency 18.3 is a lot of double unders followed by some quite technical movements. Overhead squats, dumbbell snatches and muscle ups are tricky enough when you’ve not just done 100’s of double unders. Mobilising your upper back and shoulders before this workout will help you to stabilise the…
Tags: Crossfit, Crossfit Games, MobilityAlex 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…
Tags: Back Injury, Cartilage, Crossfit, Mobility, Weightlifting, Wrist InjuryLee 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 โbell. This caused me to dislocate my left shoulder. My shoulder got popped…
Tags: Cartilage, Crossfit, Mobility, Regionals, Shoulder Injury