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the Triune: Mobility For The Desk Bound Athlete

thetriune:

by: Aaron Arehart

PART 1 - It’s not your back, it’s your hips!
The first thing a desk-bound athlete needs to be aware of is how sitting affects athletic performance. Not “if” only “how.” When humans sit in a chair, car, or airplane seat for an extended period of time, we do not have…

Of all the TEN general physical skills: flexibility has the most potential to limit the other nine. Think about it. If you have limited joint range of motion, your ability to produce strength, speed, power, coordination, etc is limited. Conversely, if you have full range of motion, your ability to express your full potential in all the other nine skills becomes simply a matter of training.

1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance

2. stamina

3. strength

4. flexibility - The one that can limit them all. OR UNLEASH THEM!

5. power

6. speed

7. coordination

8. agility

9. balance

10. accuracy

So, regularly work on your mobility. I mean every day. Don’t be dysnormal.

the TEN physical skills

In CrossFit, we recognize ten general physical skills. They are cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. You are as fit as you are capable in each of these ten skills. 

  1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance - The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
  2. Stamina - The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
  3. Strength - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
  4. Flexibility - the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
  5. Power - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.
  6. Speed - The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
  7. Coordination - The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
  8. Agility - The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
  9. Balance - The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.
  10. Accuracy - The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

( List developed by Jim Crawley and Bruce Evans of Dynamax, and expanded upon by coach Greg Glassman of The CrossFit Journal)

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes permanent.” - Kelly Starrett

What does your double under look like??

http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/03/movement-transfer-exercise-the-double-under-and-the-rest-of-your-athletic-life.html

The good doctor does it again! How much range of motion do you need? Check the video! Love how this guy boils it down…

It’s crazy hot in Texas right now! We’ve now had 60+ days of temps over 100 degrees! When you’re training in this kind of heat, you need to take your hyrdation seriously! That means electrolytes… watch KStar’s video and apply!

Want a bigger deadlift? Or maybe you’re having trouble achieving the ideal deadlift starting position… then it’s likely you need unglue those hammies. Position is power. So get mobile and find the right position. PRs will follow!

Here’s one for anybody who runs. Improving hip extension in internal rotation will help you avoid all kinds of misery. Or in the case of the triple “Murph” crew, lessen it a bit. I’m looking at you 6soles crew. 

Just a little preview of some spring cleaning mobility work. See y’all at CrossFit Central in the morning!

“Denial is not a form of recovery” ~me

Get supple. 3, 2, 1… go.