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How We’re Building Better Swimmers
To help build better swimmers, we are proud to work with one of the best, through our partnership with RITTER Sports Performance. We’re excited to have new features from them on our Training Zone to help further develop swim performance.
30 Day Shoulder Fix for Crossfitters
Our goal is to push your physical capacity through challenging metcons and strength training, while progressively correcting shoulder mechanics to help you move better.
Everything You Need To Know About The Shoulder
This is a good place to start if you want a better understanding of the shoulder anatomy and movements. Consider this article the cliff notes for a Shoulder 101 course. It will cover the assembly and mechanics, but not too sciency or overly complicated. Using this...
Rotator Cuff Strength for Strong and Pain-Free Shoulders
You cannot build a strong stable shoulder without a rotator cuff to support it. But that doesn’t mean you need to isolate each specific rotator cuff muscle to push your gains. There are far more effective ways to get it done!
The Most Common Cause of Shoulder Pain – And How to Fix It
There is a common cause of shoulder pain—and there’s a good chance it’s the reason your shoulder hurts.
The Fix for Back and Knee Pain
People are often surprised about the treatments for low back and knee pain. The therapist will probably spend some time addressing the place that hurts, but then most of the session is dedicated to exercises that seem unrelated to the knee or back. That’s because...
The Glute and Core Guide
The Glute and Core Guide covers common weak links that contribute to pain and injury around the lower back and knee… and what could be holding back your performance.
Swimming – 30 Day Plan to End Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is beating up too many swimmers. But with the right tools and plan, you can strike back. Here's a 3 step proven plan that has worked for swimmers of all levels.
End Your Pain by Retraining Your Brain
Your shoulder doesn’t hurt for no good reason! The nervous system senses a problem and is asking for you to fix it. Notice I said your nervous system is asking for a change…not your body.
True pain is not something that occurs in the tissues. Rather it’s the summation of your environment and experiences in your past. Yes, the past.
How Strong Do You Need To Be For Kipping Pull-Ups?
Does the kipping pull-up add enough benefit to outweigh the increased injury risk?
For the person with zero interest in pushing that level of intensity, no, it’s simply not worth it….
But if an athlete at any level is feeling the kipping mojo, it’s a really great movement to develop athleticism and coordination, overall strength, and most importantly an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
But should every noob be allowed to swing like a banshee? Definitely not! Neither should the Games hopeful without exhibiting the following prerequisites (none of which are the commonly cited prerequisite of a certain number of strict pull-ups.)