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CrossFit is Dangerous
“My doc says CrossFit is bad for me”. “My doc says if I keep doing CrossFit, I’ll need back surgery”. “My PT told me I can’t squat below parallel because it’s bad…
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A Weak Back is a Painful Back
I hear it all the time, “I hurt my back; I can’t deadlift anymore”, or “I have a bad back, and it really limits me”, or even “I used to be active,…
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Shoulder Prehab: Bulletproof Your Shoulders
In a systematic review of CrossFit injury occurrences and rates, shoulders proved to be the most common location of injury, followed by back and knee. This is because of 2 main reasons:…
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Hip Pinching with a Squat
One of the most common occurrences with a squat is the pinching feeling in the front of the hip/groin at the bottom of a squat. While many people believe the cause to…
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Squat Stance: One Size Does NOT Fit All
by Dr. Erienne Low The squat is a fundamental CrossFit movement that we encounter daily either in our workouts or our functional daily activities. It is vital to our everyday living. So…
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When the Elbows Bend, the Power Ends…and the Pain Begins
Written by Erienne Low In a CrossFit gym, we often hear coaches preaching “keep your elbows straight!” and “don’t pull early”. Their goal is to help you optimize the power from your…
