From a Fall Snowboarding to Pain Free Pull Ups
Lower body injuries get a lot of attention in the world of outdoor sports, and as they should. They compromise a fair portion of the injuries we treat and the consequences of these lower extremity injuries tend to be quite significant. However, today we’re diving into an injury that I believe doesn’t enough love due to how it flys under the radar in rehab.
Improving Your Overhead Lifts for Denver Crossfit and Fitness Athletes
One of the more complex movements to master and feel safe doing is the overhead Olympic lifts. In Olympic weightlifting, the Snatch and Clean & Jerk force the lifter to end with a substantial amount of weight perfectly balanced overhead for several seconds until judges signal them to lower it to the ground. Meanwhile, in Crossfit, the athletes perform the above exercises, along with movements such as overhead squats, thrusters, and/or overhead walking lunges with much higher volume in what is referred to as cycling the bar.
Squat Down Not Back
Squatting is a quintessential exercise and staple in every lower body physical therapy and training program. As you can imagine, that means there’s an ample amount of information out in the world that exists on the topic that is easily accessible between the internet and social media. With all that information out there how do we know whats right, what’s wrong, are they telling the truth, and is it right for me? That’s why it remains one the biggest subjects people ask about when it comes to form and technique. I’m going to make it simple for you and bury the lead in the first 15 seconds.
Mastering the Deadlift Bar Path
I joke with lots of people, weightlifting always boils down to two things, biomechanics and biology. In the case of the bar path, we’re looking to minimize the distance the bar needs to travel while maximizing our mechanical leverage. The farther the bar is away from our center of gravity, the more we have to work to move the same weight.
Choose Your Weapon: Trap Bar vs Barbell
In a field where we have boundless choices and multiple pathways to success, there still lies the question, what will get us there the fastest and the most effective way? In the debate of whether or not to use a trap bar versus the traditional barbell in the deadlift, there are really no wrong answers. Rather what are the right questions that may lead you to the better choice.
God’s Greatest Gift to Shoulder Pain for Climbers
The hubris behind the title is not lost on me, but I truly love this exercise and what it can do for people. When we think traditional shoulder rehab exercises, a lot people jump towards endless bands, dowels, and table exercises. While appropriate in some cases and with some people…….. they make die inside.