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27 Apr Blood Flow Restriction Training for Athletes

Posted at 13:11h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Blood Flow Restriction Training Authors: Nicholas M. Licameli (@nicklicameli), DPT & Nicholas Rolnick, DPT (@thehpm) – The BFR PROS (@thebfrpros) If you’ve landed on this page, you’ve likely already read about how blood flow restriction (BFR) is rapidly growing into the mainstream as both a fitness...

20 Apr The Ultimate Guide to Returning to CrossFit Postpartum

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

I'm excited to have postpartum fitness specialist Christina Prevett MScPT, Ph.D. (c ) discuss the important topics you need to know prior to returning to CrossFit postpartum! Christina recently joined the Performance Plus team writing an 8-week program for athletes wanting to return to gymnastics movements...

24 Mar Fixing The Squat Butt Wink

Posted at 04:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

The squat butt wink is one of the most well known of all squat movement faults. If you haven’t heard of butt wink before, it is the term used to describe the excessive rounding of the lower back as an athlete drops down into the...

09 Mar The Most Common Causes of CrossFit Shoulder Injuries

Posted at 08:00h in Blog, CrossFit, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

With any form of intense training, the occasional injury happens. CrossFit is no exception to this. While research has repeatedly shown that CrossFit injury rates are not higher than other forms of recreational fitness activities, we have seen multiple studies agree that the shoulder is the most commonly injured...

16 Feb Strict & Kipping Toes To Bar Variations for Performance

Posted at 14:32h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Mobility by zlongdpt

Understanding the differences and progressions between strict and kipping toes to bar variations can help you identify which movement is most efficient for you to perform in a workout for time. Pamela Gagnon breaks down three T2B variations for you to work on! For those needing...

19 Jan Squatting with Long Legs – Strategies for Better Form!

Posted at 15:13h in Blog, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility by zlongdpt

Squatting with long legs can be very difficult. The length of your thighs impacts body positioning making hitting full depth more difficult than it is for shorter-legged athletes. But with a few simple adjustments, we can often rapidly improve positioning for better squat mechanics. Watch the...

05 Jan The Best Landmine Exercises for Strength & Hypertrophy

Posted at 14:58h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Having a variety of exercises to choose from is important not only for continual performance increases but also for mental breaks from always doing the same old moves. One of my favorite tools for changing my training up is to incorporate landmine exercises into my...

22 Dec Five Keys to Great Toes To Bar

Posted at 14:32h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility by zlongdpt

The toes to bar can be one of the more frustrating skills for fitness athletes to develop. This movement requires a combination of strength, coordination, and mobility. Lacking in any one of these areas makes performing the toes to bar much more difficult and will...

03 Nov How To Continue Training When Injured

Posted at 09:00h in Blog, Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Upper Body by zlongdpt

If you’ve spent any significant time working to push your performance to the next level, you know that an occasional tweak will happen that creates some soreness with exercise. Usually these tweaks though are nothing to worry about and training can continue as normal. But...

06 Oct Get Your First Pistol Squat With This Exercise Progression!

Posted at 08:00h in CrossFit, Exercises, Lower Body, Mobility by zlongdpt

For some athletes cranking out reps of pistol squats is no issue. But if you’re reading this, you are not likely in the lucky group of athletes. Instead, the combination of strength, balance, coordination, and mobility required for the pistol squat makes this a frustrating...