Shoulder Mobility for CrossFit Athletes
CrossFit asks a lot of our shoulders and often we fail to prepare them in the ways that we should.
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Best wrist mobility exercises for pain relief
A common problem for those newly initiated to CrossFit is wrist pain. The sport notoriously incorporates a variety of exercises that strain this joint and if you aren’t used to soliciting it it can easily become inflamed. Handstands and all their variations, any lift requiring the front rack or the overhead position all stress the…
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Kettlebell snatch and clean & jerk
Ah! the beloved kettlebell that awkward piece of equipment coaches love to program and athletes love to hate. The kettlebell is an extremely effective tool that can have a variety of uses from conditioning purposes to strength exercises to injury prevention and more. However, it’s undeniable that after the kettlebell swing the most commonly seen…
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Understanding Strength
Understanding what strength is, different types, and how to develop them.
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How to master the HSPU in CrossFit
The Handstand push up is a great bodyweight exercise to develop strength on the upper body and specially useful when you don’t have equipment. Even if you can’t perform a full strict HSPU yet, the progressions that we’ll go through this article will help you gain the required strength and eventually be able to perform…
