kelly starrett (doctor of physical therapy) is somebody i will borrow very liberally from for this blog. it is truly an honor to be a student of this fine man and inspirational coach. he is THE authority on mobility (i.e. flexibility and stretching) within crossfit, and possibly the world. his clients include olympians, professional cyclists, ultimate fighting folk, and my silly ass. google his name and find out.
kelly puts out a daily video at the following link, which i HIGHLY recommend. it is mobility pron.
http://mobilitywod.blogspot.com/
kelly has found that very simple actions within the mobility genre can provide fantastic results for the elite athletes he trains. more importantly, though, many of these lessons apply to us, too, who may not be so elite quite yet. as you will see from the link below, which is a couch mobility WOD (workout of the day), we can get better mobility in very simple ways, and often during downtime. try his suggestions while you watch this week's bowl games, and try to accumulate as much time as you can. it doesn't need to be in one helping.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv_OyPCLPYE&feature=player_embedded
(footnote - i'm trying to accumulate 10 minutes in a squat position in a day. it's not quite as easy as it sounds.)
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