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]]> http://www.crossfitsurfcityusa.com/2013/05/24/have-you-ever-thought-about-competing/feed/ 0 http://www.crossfitsurfcityusa.com/2013/05/24/have-you-ever-thought-about-competing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CrossfitSurfCityBlog/~3/xU8fyMV2wuk/ http://www.crossfitsurfcityusa.com/2013/05/24/your-ticket-to-the-gun-show-is-inside/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:23:21 +0000 Anthony http://www.crossfitsurfcityusa.com/?p=11921 Meet Georgina…looks AMAZING huh?!

Post Kids 200lbs..She was intimidated. She didn’t believe she could do it.

But really, she had ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

She coupled ACTION PACKED workouts, kettlebell training & ate very clean!

She OVERCAME obstacles & stepped up to advanced workouts..

Now she is selling tickets to her Gun Show

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You should read this article before going under the knife…..

1st off I am not Doc, so in no way am I saying to go against Docs orders……

I have 17 years of experience living with knees that have been injured.

My sophomore year of high school football, I sprained my right knee. Then in the Spring of the same year I tore my ACL of my other Knee……

By Mid June I had surgery……

Then the 8 month road to recovery started…….

Since, I have played football, Rugby, and Done CrossFit …….

I have been fortunate not to re-injure either of my knees…

That’s not to say I don’t have knee pain from time to time……

Regularly, the knee I had surgery on sort of adjusts itself……

From time to time, exercise will cause some tight muscles which causes some knee pain….

My point of this article is to bring to light some ideas I read in another article from EliteFTS … Once you read it you might think twice about not doing mobility…

If you Read this and Need help…..

email me to book a session anthony@crossfitsurfcityusa.com

………. Below is the text from the article……

Part 2 of this series will deal with knee pain, which is all too common. When dealing with knee pain, we must be very specific about exactly where the pain is. If we know where the pain is, we can create a good game plan for dealing with it. Let’s take a look at a few very common points of knee pain and create a game plan of our own.

Pain is right down the middle of the patella

This is, more often than not, textbook patella tendonitis. I’m willing to bet that every strength and conditioning coach in the country has at least a few athletes battling this annoying condition. While this condition isn’t debilitating, it’s more painful than most believe, and it will hold an athlete back considerably.

Foam roll the rectus femoris

When dealing with tendonitis, the biggest mistake we can make is to only deal with the point of pain. Icing the knee will help, but we need to find the source of the inflammation. More often than not, the source is in the rectus femoris. Use a massage stick or a foam roller and work right down the middle of your thigh. When you find a knot, you’ll know. Believe me. If you have access to a massage therapist, use them as well. The balling up of this muscle is what is causing the quadriceps to shorten and place a ton of tension on the patella tendon.

Stretch the rectus femoris

Once you have done some soft tissue work to remove knots and adhesions within the quadriceps, you’ll be able to further lengthen the muscle through active and passive forms of stretching. Always remember to do your soft tissue work before stretching. The other way around might be counterproductive.

When stretching the rectus femoris, remember that this muscle acts in both knee extension and hip flexion. Lunge variations offer the best stretch in this case. Begin using more passive forms of stretching.

If you’re able to stretch passively with no pain, make the stretch more active by activating the glutes on your back leg and drawing your belly button inward. This will actively pull your pelvis into a posterior tilt and elongate your rectus femoris even further. Once this exercise becomes fairly easy, move to the next step.

Perform tempo split squats

A tempo split squat will really lengthen the rectus femoris as well as other hip flexor musculature. Before beginning the exercise, activate the glute on your back leg and draw your belly button inward. Maintain that position for the entire movement. This is done to a 5-2-1 tempo. That is, go down slowly to a five count, hold one inch above the ground for two counts, and come up slowly. Ideally, at the bottom of the movement, you’ll have pretty close to a straight line through your knee, hip, and shoulder while your front knee stays over your front ankle.

Once this becomes fairly easy, progress to an eccentric quasi-isometric (EQI) lunge. Tony Schwartz has written a chapter on the benefits of these types of isometric holds in Thibaudeau’s book, Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods (2). The EQI lunge is basically a static hold at the bottom of the tempo split squat for an extended period of time. Again, be sure to keep your glutes activated and your “core” drawn in.

Lengthen the pectineus

More than likely, the shortening of the rectus femoris was an after effect of the shortening of some other hip flexors such as the psoas, illiacus, and pectineus.

The traditional tempo split squat will aid in lengthening the psoas and illiacus. However, we need something a little different to lengthen the pectineus. This muscle is unique in that its main action is adduction of the hip, but it also aids in hip flexion and internal rotation. A tempo split squat done at an angle will target this muscle pretty well.

In this exercise, the athlete’s feet are set up just like in a split squat, except they’re placed about two feet apart in width (as seen below). This puts your athlete’s back leg in hip extension and slight abduction. Because of the angle, your athlete’s back leg will want to internally rotate and his back hip might move forward slightly. Be sure to have the athlete keep everything square.

Maintain hip flexor length

Once pain has subsided, the athlete may feel as if the problem is gone. While no pain is present, the imbalance that created the rectus femoris tightness is more than likely still present. The problem could be weak synergistic musculature—VMO and psoas in particular—or simply excess pelvic anterior tilt due to weak glutes and hamstrings. Those can all be strengthened using basic exercises.

Just remember, for whatever reason, that particular athlete is predisposed to quad tightness. Lucky for them, it’s as easy as foam rolling and stretching religiously.

Pain is on the upper, medial portion of the patella

I know from experience that this one hurts. However, it can be taken care of without resorting to surgery. This is simply a patella tracking problem due to a strength imbalance within the upper leg. As the IT band balls up and tightens, the VMO is forced to shut down. This causes a pull of the patella laterally.

There are a few things that we can do to ease this pain.

Foam roll the IT band and TFL

In this case, the athlete, more than likely, has some massive trigger points on their lateral thigh. The first time the foam roll is used it is either going to hurt immensely or have a sensitive, tickling feeling. Either way, the nerve bundles are sensitive as hell and need to release some pressure. And, once again, if you have a massage therapist, use them. Soft tissue work always goes a long way

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Strengthen the VMO

With a tight IT, comes a weak VMO. As stated earlier, this combination pulls the patella laterally, causing pain. Strengthen the VMO using single leg exercises such as terminal knee extensions and Peterson step-up progressions. Once the athlete is capable, do full unsupported single leg squats or low pistol squats. Doing Olympic squats from time to time may not be a bad idea either.

Strengthen the psoas

Shirley Sahrmann does a great job of describing the importance of synergists (1). She makes it clear that if you have a tight or injured muscle, look for a weak synergist. In this case, our TFL is balled up. More than likely you will find that the psoas on that leg is also weak. This is a small muscle, but it becomes very important in hip flexion.

As the hip goes into flexion, the rectus femoris acts as the prime mover. However, as the rectus femoris shortens, it’s unable to carry the load. As the knee reaches hip level, the psoas and TFL kick in to finish the job. If the psoas is weak, the TFL is left alone and dysfunction occurs. Strengthen the psoas by raising the knee above the hip while maintaining good posture. High step knee raises are a good choice. Adding resistance aids in progression as well.

Strengthen the glute medius

Once again, if the IT band is tight, look for a weak synergist. In this case, it may be the glute medius. There are many ways to spot a weak glute medius, most of which have been written about extensively. There are also many ways to strengthen it. Be sure your athletes are attempting to “spread the floor” with their feet while squatting. This is a great way to activate the glutes. Adding some true single leg movements also helps recruit the glutes as stabilizers.

Nagging pain on the lateral side of the knee

This type of pain is very common among long distance runners and is usually diagnosed as “IT band syndrome.” IT band syndrome is a result of the IT band creating friction against the lateral condyles of the tibia and femur. Follow the same steps that were listed for the previous condition. There will be some massive trigger points along the lateral leg. A weak psoas and glute medius are almost definite. In long distance runners, this is due to repetitive motions of the legs going through short ranges of motion in the hips along with the absence of lateral movement.

While chronic knee pain may be one of the most common problems seen in athletes, it can be manageable. To sum things up, foam roll, stretch, and activate and strengthen synergists. All of these things can be done without withholding your athlete from any workouts.

References

1. Sahrmann S (2002) Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

1. Thibaudeau C. Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods. In: Kendall F, McCreary E, Provance P, and Rodgers M (2005) Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Williams.

Back by popular demand, we will be getting new t-shirts & tank tops(even for you guys) with the famous “Pier” logo back in stock!

There will be a pre-order form up at the gym soon so make sure you reserve yours ASAP!

Here’s a SMALL preview of what’s comin’!

You did your first workout and your were hooked…

it was the oposite, I had to warm up to it…. and it took a few years…..

But once I was in I was ALL IN!!!!!

Then one day a new workout POPED up on the CrossFit.com.. it was called

Murph…..

1 Mile Run

100 Pull Ups

200 Push Ups

300 Squats

1 mile run

2 of 5 Parts I was good at the Rest …….NOPE….

It took me over an Hour to do….

I did it in my mother’s garage … on a treadmill for the run…. and on a Gold’s Gym Home workout machine…..

Even though It took me a long time to do … I felt accomplished and I was proud to do what I didn’t like to do……

Its now a tradition for CrossFit Gym/Boxes to do Murph on Memorial day! 1 to Honor ALL of our HEROs … 2. Its Just sounds great!…..

So, I’d like to invite you to join us this Memorial day for Memorial Day Murph……

RSVP

9am Registration

12pm Registration

Cancer does not discriminate, it doesn’t care if you’re young or old, man or woman.

Though technology has helped saved lives, there are still way too many that lost the fight against Cancer. And for those who survived, the aftermath was devastating.

Their lives could never be the same again.

But all hopes are not lost for the survivors and the ones who are still in the fight. There are many charity organizations out there who are working tirelessly to raise the odds for the one who are battling Cancer and help enhance the quality of life for those who survive like “Leukemia and Lymphoma Society”.

The mission of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is an all volunteer organization whose main priorities are to fund blood cancer treatment research and help the patients and their family cope.

On May 26th, CrossFit Surf City will partner up with Dani Metzger (current athlete and member of Leukemia and Lymphoma society)to proudly host our monthly 2 hour MAP as a charity event to support their cause. All the money we raised will be donated to the organization.

Dani will also bring a guest, a child who’s fighting Leukemia.

We’d love to have maximum participation to show that we care, that we are willing to lend a hand so they can win the fight against Cancer.

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It all started about 6. 5 years ago when “The” Nick Bartsch, after months of trying, finally convinced me to go do some “hardcore workout” with a few of his friends, one being Anthony. After collegiate gymnastics at BGSU, being 20 lbs heavier (from lifting weights, not all the rice I ate, of course),  I made a vow that I would never lift another weight again in my life ….until that day.

I had never heard of CrossFit before. I showed up to this little, outdoor , homemade gym under a car port. The equipment was very random and I had no idea what the words “thruster” or  ”jerk” meant that were written on the dry erase board. I worked out with a bunch of male rugby players in their mid twenties.  I wasn’t sure if any of them had jobs or what they did all day except workout with each other and drink beer. Regardless, in between my multiple trips to 24 hr Fitness, I made it a point to show up and lift heavy weights.

Long story short, if my memory serves me right, I beat all the guys on my first workout. Needless to say, that’s when I became hooked. At that time, I  had no intentions of coaching. It never even crossed my mind. It wasn’t until Anthony had asked me to lend him some of my gymnastics expertise for a few of his very first actual members…..And that’s when it all started…

Things were not what they are now.  I remember coaching movements that I had never done or even heard of before. I remember Anthony working out in classes as he coached.  I remember crying because I couldn’t get the clean and jerk right for months and I remember the first time Mallorie came to watch me workout and she literally thought I was going to die.

Well, a lot has changed since then. I learned I could make countless changes in so many lives, including my own by, with what I thought was, teaching people how to exercise. I have always felt that things happen in life so we can share our experiences with each other. I believe we all learn and grow from one another in so many ways. They talk about how we will be the happiest in life by doing what we love but, who does that ever work out for? Well, ME, thanks to Anthony….oh, and Nick Bartsch.

Five years might not seem like a very long time but, for me, its been more than life changing. I have met so many amazing people who have truly impacted my life in ways they will never know. I have met my soon to be husband and developed an even better bond with my sister, Mallorie. For me, this 5 year celebration isn’t about CrossFit Surf City, it’s 5 years of remarkable growth and change and the celebration of many years to come.

Remember those days?…the frustration, the despair.
Here is your chance to transform someone!
We BELIEVE it’s going to transform lives
&
Be a Landmark Event for those special people.
You’ll be a Leader! You get the CREDIT AND….
a chance to win CASH MONEY!
Here is how it works
WIN $500 CASH
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1 Entry/ Bootcamp Sign up (2 gets you 2 entries, 3 gets you 3 entries, etc ) increase your chances
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Top 2 people
Get special PRIVATE MINI-SEMINAR
w/ Coach Anthony or Mel. (The topic is your Choice.)

Here’s how to get started:
Step 1: Like this Facebook event page
Step 2: Invite your friends. Don’t be shy! Alotta yo peeps got a budunkadunk when they want a BAM!
Step 3: Put this date(June 3rd) on your calendar because you’re going to be the ambassador for your friends.