Wednesday September 16, 2009 - Crossfit Warmup

On a rest today it serves us well to revisit the fundamentals of the standard crossfit warmup!

Overhead Squats (in the warmup generally done with PVC pipe of light weight!)
Overhead Squatting Safely...[wmv][mov]
Overhead Squat... [wmv]

Pushups
Push-up Standards...[wmv][mov]

Situps
more on these later - but crossfit situps are DIFFERENT

Samson Lunge
To perform the samson stretch you interlace your fingers and raise them overhead so your palms are facing the ceiling, lifting with your shoulders. Your legs are in a lunge position with the rear leg's knee touching the ground. Stretch your hands up, and stretch/sink into the lunge. For a more detailed explanation (and pictures), check out the April 2003 issue of the CrossFit Journal.

Pullups
Pull-up...[wmv][rmvb]

Medicine Ball Cleans
Medicine Ball Cleans...[wmv][mov]

More pics from Nashville over the weekend!