140504 Mobility WOD

1030am Weightlifting

1030am Open Gym

1030am Barbell Club

It’s the weekend, work on your junky bits (problem areas) people.

For a reminder. Here are our three core mWODs:

1. Squat mWOD (ankles, knees, hips)

2. Front Rack mWOD (elbows, thoracic spine, shoulder girdle)

3. Over Head mWOD (shoulder girdle, thoracic spine, mid-line)

The Squat mWOD:

Wall Squat:

A familiar friend. Sitting with back on the floor and but flush against the wall. You know the rest.

Couch Sretch: (start watching at 2:20)

Also familiar. Top of foot against wall, knee on the floor…

And finally the Heel cord Stretch: (start watching at 3:15)

Do this with knee straight and knee bent.

the Front Rack mWOD:

PVC external rotations: (these are NOT shoulder dislocates)

Stretch Band external rotation: (start at 3:30)

please pay attention to the location of the band (it’s between your hand and your ear)
use opposite hand to pull elbow into ear
side-step towards the shoulder not being mobilized

Stretch band elbow behind ear: (start at 3:55)

goal is to get your elbow to go behind your ear
you’ll notice the band is attached to a stationary object at waist level. If you’re not near the pull-up rig, you can simply loop the stretch band on your foot (same side). Just step on the band and then wind up your shoulder

The Over Head mWOD is:

Banded external rotation distraction (start video at 2:20)

extremely important to wind up your wrist in external rotation BEFORE you stretch

Banded anterior chest stretch (start video at 1:50)

Banded shoulder distraction (sorry no video)

wrap wrist in jump stretch band
pull tension on the band
step away from pull up rig
while tension maintained in the band (it will feel like the band is pulling your arm out of its socket)- lie down in a prone position with chest and stomach flat on floor