Monday, May 23, 2011

Avoid Injury While CrossFit Exercise

If your gym does not offer the CrossFit foam padding wrap, wrap a few towels around the bar. Pullups are a great way to get that v taper we all strive for however when doing pullups, sometimes your skin can get pinched. In the future, grip the bar at the point where your fingers and palm meet. Doing so will reduce impact. We all want to be Manny Pacquiao, but we don't want to end up with bloody knuckles trying to be him. When you hit the heavy bag, hit hard but less for shorter periods of time. This will allow you to build up a tolerance. For example if you hit the heavy bag for five minutes at a time with half of your strength, try going full strength for two minutes. Wasn't Andre Agassi one of the coolest people ever to play tennis? He made me want to play the sport. Playing tennis can result in blisters especially for new players. Usually this occurs from gripping your racket way too hard. Working out should make your body better, not damage it. Read on to find out six ways to avoid these common injuries. Some of us have dreams of being the next Michael Phelps.

Relaxing your grip will increase your racket speed and help you avoid blisters. CrossFit and Deadlifts are an important lift in improving overall strength. One reason people hesitate to do these is that scraping your shin when deadlifting can be a painful experience. Proper form can help you prevent this. Position your shoulders in front of the bar. Your shoulder blades should be directly over the bar. This will help you avoid scraping your skin up on your shins.


As a swimmer it is common to have burning eyes from swimming. Cement gluing your swim goggles to your face, chlorine water would still find a way to seep through. Don't let this prevent you from your Olympic pursuits. Before you push off, lead with your head. Make sure arms are stretched against your ears. Doing so creates a path in the water you can glide through. Squats are key to putting on muscle. As a weightlifter, there can be some discomfort doing squats. The bar with all the weight on it and no padding can rub the vertebrae that make up your neck. Positioning the bar about a inch lower than usual takes pressure off of your vertebrae. Adding a foam padding wrap to the bar helps as well.

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