Mobility

Especially as a bigger guy, mobility restrictions can hold me back from a lot of optimal movement and full range of motion. I had rotator cuff surgery 8 years ago and Crossfit very quickly exposed my range of motion...or lack there of.

The two movements that seem to bless me with the most issues are the over head and front rack positions. Definitely not great for my Fran time. My always encouraging coach described my shoulders as that of an 80 year old last week. Ouch. Literally and figuratively.

I stumbled upon KStar and his amazing site, Mobility WOD, as a "homework" assignment from my coach during On-Ramp when I first got introduced to Crossfit. I have dabbled a little bit with the site and mobility suggestions, but after an incredibly frustrating session with over head squats last week, I decided I need to be more committed to mobility in my training.

Here's an example of the information and videos that KStar posts on his site. I like his videos because they are short and simple. Like a WOD, right?

Have a specific mobility issue that you're dealing with? Check out the search box on his site. His tags are solid and you can pull up amazing information with one search.

How much time do you dedicate to mobility when you go to the gym? I see a lot of folks head out as soon as the WOD is over. Do you prefer to work on mobility before your workout or after...or both? Should coaches and trainers build this into your WOD or should it be up the individual to work on in their own time?


P.S. I made the little gem KStar likes to call the dual lacrosse ball "peanut" this weekend...brutal. But it hurts so good!


-FBC