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Crossfit London 5K Experiment:

by stretch June 26, 2011 POSE Running

Experiment review.  On the 12 of August we took the decision to suspend this experiment. We discovered that the injury rate ( among those who reported) was too high. Some nasty shin splints and plantar fasciitis. Many reasons were suggested, but as one of Crossfit london’s sport injury massage team,  i felt the reasons was to [...]

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CFE: Wheels of a Race Car

by stretch June 26, 2011 POSE Running

The wheels of a race car need to run straight and true for maximum performance and to prevent damage to the car.   This statement holds true for runners and their wheels.  Often we see runners who over-pronate (landing on the outside of the foot and having the ankle roll in) and/or land with the foot [...]

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CFE: 18 June 2011 Supercompensation

by stretch June 19, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Mobility: Injury prevention: looking at shin splints and how to prevent and deal with them.  For more information see the mobilitywod.com (episode_270365) POSE Skills and Drills We warmed-up with a number of POSE running drills in preparation for the W.O.D to come W.O.D Todays W.O.D aimed to test the theory of “supercompensation.”  What is “supercompensation” and what [...]

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CFE: 11-June-2011 10x100m

by stretch June 12, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Today’s mission is a little bit of a mixed bag.  As a number of participants where still feeling stiff from the “All you can eat buffet fitness, and exes,” so we started out with hip mobility and some GHD (Glute-Ham Developer) back extensions and GHD sit-ups (commonly referred to as a “roman chair sit-up.).   The [...]

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CFE: 28-May-2011 2x800m

by stretch May 29, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

The last few weeks have seen a gradual increasing the intensity of the CFE class with participants finding their sweet spot over 200m, 400m and 800m intervals. Some “Supple Leopard“ KStar (http://www.mobilitywod.com/) lacrosse ball mobility drills prepped the class for action.  Participants then skipped, hopped, and push each other (literally) through some POSE style running [...]

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CFE: 21-May-2011 Midline Stability

by stretch May 22, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Midline stability! It’s an important factor for all movement, not just running.  So what exactly is midline stability? How do we create awareness? How can we improve it? After some Kelly Starrett mobilitywod ankle and hip mobilization and a number of POSE running drills, the participants where ready for todays CFE session. The objective was [...]

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