Forum: Health and Medical Issues
07-15-2014, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,610
Re: My Back Is a Giant Adhesion
When was the last time you took a prolonged rest?
If your nerves are always frazzled the back muscles will tense up at the drop of a hat (I think its some sort of injury prevention reflex). A...
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Forum: Exercises
07-10-2014, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,600
Re: Do me a favor...
My form collapses a little on the way down when it gets heavy. The only solutions I've found to this are to do a drop and follow. Essentially you are dropping the weight but you keep your hands on...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
07-09-2014, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,990
Re: Working out with 12 hr shift
I work some very long days (and some very short days) and travel internationally for work. I've found working out after a long day is the best recipe. Once you get used to it the last few hours of...
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Forum: Fitness
07-08-2014, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,813
Re: Sprint workouts
I just got a chance to look at this thread again.
Thanks for all the info guys. I'll read through, try some stuff, and post back any results.
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Forum: Injuries
07-07-2014, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,016
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Forum: Injuries
07-02-2014, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,016
Re: Coming back from disk herniation
You are right, my posture is terrible. I'm not exactly sure how to correct it. I spend a lot of time in front of a computer for work and I tend to slouch. What I mean is I tend to slightly arch my...
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Forum: Fitness
07-02-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,813
Re: Sprint workouts
That sounds terrible! I think I will try EMOM-8 minutes next week though : )
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Forum: Fitness
07-02-2014, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,813
Re: Sprint workouts
This is a great question.
Anyone have any good sprinting workouts for getting faster? I play some indoor soccer and would love to gain a step or a step and a half on my competition.
In high...
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Forum: Injuries
07-02-2014, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,016
Coming back from disk herniation
So I slipped a disk last September. It was a relatively minor herniation with some sciatica, and lots of pain, spasms, and muscle stiffness.
Both chiropractor and spinal surgeon agreed on...
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Forum: Testimonials
04-22-2014, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 36,096
Re: Companies providing CrossFit to employees?
I've had individual cross-fit sessions payed for by my employer while traveling overseas.
I got a few good session in during my last trip to Colombia. One thing to note is that the trainers there...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
11-02-2013, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,409
Re: Do I have Rhabdo? Or am I just panicking?
To the original poster:
I've had the same symptoms once and it was not Rhabdo. I recovered after two or three days of rest.
I did one workout that ramped up my usual volume by 30% or more,...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
10-03-2013, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,159
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
10-03-2013, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,159
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Forum: Injuries
10-02-2013, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 18,346
Re: Albany, NY area PT's and Doc's
I didn't read all the posts above and I probably wont. The second post by the OP mentioned he had some petellofemoral pain and that there wasn't much he could do for it.
I had serious PFPS...
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Forum: Nutrition
09-17-2013, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,481
Re: Creatine stomach problems
It sounds like a food sensitivity to me.
The best option is to stop taking it. Plenty of elite athletes the world over don't take creatine so its not like its a requirements to becoming fit.
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Forum: Equipment
09-03-2013, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,570
Re: Again Faster - Review of service
If it was rolling around outside of the packaging the blame is with Again Faster. That's how this works guys. They have to make sure their packages have enough strength to handle the contents.
I...
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Forum: Nutrition
08-30-2013, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,384
Re: Another supplement question
Fish oil has not shown any significant (in both the normal sense and the statistical sense) improvement in exercise performance in placebo controlled studies of healthy and athletic individuals. ...
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Forum: Nutrition
08-24-2013, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 14,664
Re: McDonald's? Wendy's? Subway??
I agree with this - Subway can be really good for you in a pinch. You just have to order carefully. I like how they are extremely careful with their serving sizes. Everything is pre-measured and...
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Forum: Fitness
08-23-2013, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 11,518
Re: How big can you be with crossfit ?
I don't know about arm size and tennis playing, but getting stronger helped my tennis game hugely. I only a play a few times a year and I still felt a huge improvement from my newly increased...
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Forum: Starting
08-23-2013, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,770
Re: Increasing grip strength
Towel hangs are great for your grip. Start with a doubled over towel and hold on with one hand on each side. Try to hold for 30 seconds. If this is easy for you then have both hands wrap around...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
08-22-2013, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 661
Views: 210,805
Re: You Know You CrossFit Too Much When...
After a long day traveling I ended up in Miami airport riding the shuttle between the gates. With all of my luggage strapped to my shoulders (a big duffle bag and a backpack) I had the most...
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Forum: Starting
08-22-2013, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,252
Re: Too unfit to exercise
I wanted to add that I did some quick searching and there is no way to estimate vO2 max using only your resting heart rate.
There is an estimation technique that uses your resting heart rate and...
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Forum: Starting
08-21-2013, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,361
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