March 2010

What is most neglected at Albany CrossFit?  Mobility, stretching, and Trigger Point!  Why?  It’s not as sexy as lifting heavy, chest to bar pull-ups, muscle-ups, or many other movements.  Does that make it less important?  Absolutely not!

This month, here is our challenge…

Spend 5-10 minutes daily working on increasing mobility, stretching, trigger point, and recovery.  It could be something as simple as icing post WOD.

Everyone has injuries and limitations, that’s ok, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be pushing your body.  Let’s take these and improve on them. 

For many of our athletes it’s not that they can’t clean because of their Front Squat, they simply don’t have the shoulder or wrist flexibility to be in the correct position.

Do you sit at a computer all day?  Do you think maybe your hips are tight?  Stretch, Trigger point, let’s correct all the damage we do on a daily basis!

This does not have to be done at the gym, it can be at home, at work, or at a bar, whatever works for you. 

If you are not sure where to begin, talk to us.

March 2nd – March 31st

Days with 5 – 10 minutes on recovery:

30 – You are a CrossFit monster if not a little OCD…

25-29 – You care enough about your performance to realize it is not just about the WOD.

20-24 – You stepped it up this month, you want to improve at CrossFit but still feel as if there is not enough time in the day, there is!

15-19 – Great job!  You are average…are you happy with that?

10-14 – Better than nothing, but not good enough.  Are you happy with every aspect of your CrossFit performance?  If not, you need more.

5-9 – If you feel your times are not improving and you are plateauing, this is why

0-4 – You suck!

Anyone with 25+ will receive a prize.