This is great. I had crippling knee pain. Went and got X-Rays and the ortho found some arthritis and bone spurs but couldn't see anything torn. Went to PT who immediately diagnosed it as a tight IT band. A few sessions with them and home exercises and I've been good. PT's are awesome.
Your interviews are opening more info for me as to training and maintaining an injury free life!!! Thank you. I am just finding out about CrossFit and Hybrid Training.....and very happy with the results but so much more to learn. At 74 I am learning things I wish I knew many years ago........I am grateful all this new info!!!!
"Core work, mobilization, and activation are especially important if you are competing or wanting to perform at a high level."
This is just 100% THE TRUTH— building upon the infrastructure that supports the lower back— obliques, TVAs and all that jazz, is just CRITICAL— building the mobility to access full ROM, and actually reinforcing those positions with overloaded stretches completely changes how your body feel overall— and PRIMING the muscles, joints and soft tissue prior to work, pushing fluids through the real estate that doesn't have blood supply with activation exercises is A GAME CHANGER.
I'll add that all this is particularly important not only to keep performance at a super high/competitive level, but imperative for even having high-quality workouts as an option as we reach our later stages of development.
This is great. I had crippling knee pain. Went and got X-Rays and the ortho found some arthritis and bone spurs but couldn't see anything torn. Went to PT who immediately diagnosed it as a tight IT band. A few sessions with them and home exercises and I've been good. PT's are awesome.
Your interviews are opening more info for me as to training and maintaining an injury free life!!! Thank you. I am just finding out about CrossFit and Hybrid Training.....and very happy with the results but so much more to learn. At 74 I am learning things I wish I knew many years ago........I am grateful all this new info!!!!
HELL YEAH!
"Core work, mobilization, and activation are especially important if you are competing or wanting to perform at a high level."
This is just 100% THE TRUTH— building upon the infrastructure that supports the lower back— obliques, TVAs and all that jazz, is just CRITICAL— building the mobility to access full ROM, and actually reinforcing those positions with overloaded stretches completely changes how your body feel overall— and PRIMING the muscles, joints and soft tissue prior to work, pushing fluids through the real estate that doesn't have blood supply with activation exercises is A GAME CHANGER.
I'll add that all this is particularly important not only to keep performance at a super high/competitive level, but imperative for even having high-quality workouts as an option as we reach our later stages of development.
GREAT article, guys, congratz!