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🏋Injury Trends in CrossFit🏋

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While research on CrossFit injury rates have regularly shown injury rates are on par with other recreational fitness activities, it is important to examine where injuries happen in CrossFit athletes.⁠⁠
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This 2018 study found the shoulders and lower back to be the most commonly injured areas. Followed by knee, hip, wrist, and elbow.⁠⁠
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While research can't determine why the shoulders and back see the most injuries, I tend to believe that following better gymnastics strength progressions and adding a bit of low back accessory work goes a long way towards keeping these areas moving well.⁠⁠
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What do you think about CrossFit injury trends?⁠⁠
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Approach the barbell each and every rep (from your warm ups to your working sets) with the intention to perform a perfect rep. Too often I find athletes slack off and not take their warm up reps seriously. Realize that every time you touch the barbell and lift you have the opportunity to strengthen or weaken the motor pattern of that lift.

Motor pattern: “A particular sequence of muscle movements and engagements directed to accomplishing an external purpose.” So when you do a squat, your brain doesn’t say, “quads turn on now, then glutes, then core, etc).” Your body remembers a sequence of timing and coordination & stores it as a pattern so it can easily access it efficiently and not waste brain power. The more you move with load in a certain way, you strengthen this pattern. This builds capacity & makes it easier to maintain this technique the heavier you go!

So when you approach the bar to perform a perfect rep even with light weight, you’re not just warming up your body … you’re setting yourself up for long term success.

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Focus on today

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8-14-2020 RED Friday

Partner you go - I go

25 rds each:

1 deadlift
2 hang cleans
3 thrusters
4 burpees over barbell

95/65

Because science!

Science Says: Visualization Improves Strength Training Can your thoughts determine whether you set a PR? Science says “yes.” According to new research, mental imagery can be a powerful tool for strength training.

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I hope you all have a great day & crush your workout🏋🏼‍♀️💪🏼
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Take a moment today & think about what you value & prioritize when it comes to the gym.
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Check out this awesome diagram showing how your muscles work in the overhead position.

How Scapular Muscles Work Together to Get Your Arm Overhead:

In this post I created an image to help explain the force couple between the trapezius and serratus anterior to help bring the arm overhead. What's really interesting is just how big the trapezius is and how each part plays a different role. Lastly, the serratus anterior is the linchpin muscle that helps rotate the scapula (upward rotation) and reach full overhead motion. Each of these muscles is vital for people training overhead.

What are your thoughts? Do you use train the trapezius and serratus anterior in your overhead athletes? Do these muscles get worked enough with regular training or do you think they need special attention? Let me know by replying in the comments section below:

I know I tend to give these muscles an little extra love in my athletes with shoulder pain.

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