Well kids the day has come!! Some of us in the CrossFit Community have been waiting for, for quite some time! Kelly Starrett has set up an official blog for our viewing pleasure.

Kelly received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2007 from Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, California. Before starting his own physical therapy practice at San Francisco CrosSFit, he practiced performance-based physical therapy at the world-renowned Stone Clinic. In current practice, Kelly continues to focus on performance-based Orthopedic Sports Medicine with an emphasis on returning athletes to elite level sport and performance. His clients see exceptional results from his progressive blend of manual physical therapy and strength training. Kelly’s clients have included Olympic gold-medalists, world-class extreme skiers and X-Games medalists, dancers with Smuin, San Francisco, and Sacramento Ballet Companies, military personnel, and competitive age-division athletes.

http://mobilitywod.blogspot.com/

“This blog is intended as a jump off point for athletes to systematically begin to address their nasty tissues and grody joint mobility. Be cool. Use at your own risk and stop if you think it’s gonna hurt you, your spine is going to come out your throat, or your face goes numb. But, understand that you should be responsible for your own business. Don’t wait until you need a new knee. Pony up” ~KStar

As Rick has said in the past and repeated many times at CFWS the importance of mobility and flexibility. Stating that the only way to maintain the adequate flexibility to perform full depth squats is to regularly lengthen the muscle and tendon to the extent that is necessary for this position.   Unloaded squats (aka: air squats) are the only appropriate squats to improve upon athlete flexibility.  Only once athletes have developed the necessary flexibility of the musculo-tendinous units involved with squatting body mechanics should an athlete be allowed to start squatting with external loads. 

Everyone at CFWS can benefit from being more flexible, having more mobility through the hips, and being as fuzz free as possible. Want to master the air squat or conquer the overhead squat while your coaches shower you with praise? We want the same! Either check out KStar’s blog or ask one on the coaches how you can make that happen. CFWS offers all the necessary tools to get you exactly where you need to be with respect to full range of motion

~Beez