A Mobility Challenge

While watching another Kelly Starrett video I started to think about doing a Mobility Challenge at CrossFit Instinct.

We are doing a 100 day burpee challenge (which I dropped out of after day 51 due to the burpees giving me tight hips even with mobility) at our box and people seem to love the challenge. This makes me think that maybe doing a 100 day Mobility Challenge could not only be fun, but way more beneficial to our bodies. It’s cool to have done so many burpees and kept it up until the end, but this does not do much besides maybe improve conditioning and maybe make you better at burpees (by the way, I am NOT dissing the burpee challenge).

If we did a 100 Day Mobility Challenge, people could learn where they need help, how to help themselves, be able to help others, feel better positioning on everything (lifting, gymnastics, running, rowing, etc.), new PRs, less injury, better recovery, better posture, and more.

I am actually just convincing myself  event more that this is a challnege we all need to do.

So who is in it? I am.

100 days, starting with today’s post on Kelly Starrett’s MobilityWOD.com project (a mobility video every day for one year). We will follow until he reaches day 365 (in 33 days) then start over at his first post. If you are at the box, I should know the Mob for the day- so just ask if you don’t get a chance to watch the videos.

Let’s start today. Suppleness here we come!

Muscle Tissue Lovin’

I have been searching for a something in between a foam roller and a lacrosse ball to improve my mobility. I came across the Rumble Roller, and foam roller with firm bumps on them. The bumps stretch and massage your muscle fibers in multiple directions. According to their website, “This action erodes trigger points, helps restore flexibility, and brings quick relief to common types of muscular pain.”

Sounds exactly like what I need. I ordered one recently and it is fabulous! The day I got it, I used it on my calves. Normally with foam rolling, it feels like the knot in my calf is just getting moved around and not broken down like it needs to be. The lacrosse ball works, but takes a while due to the small surface area. The Rumble Roller worked perfectly. It felt like I was simultaneously rolling 4 lacrosse balls on my calf. It is great… and painful! I think this is my next step towards my goal of staying injury free.

I will have it at the box with me, so feel free to try it out! They are a bit pricier than normal foam rollers ($44.95 for the travel size, $69.95 for the full size), but it will last you longer and get your body more supple. They are available for purchase through Rogue Fitness. If you are truly interested, check out Kelly Starett’s video on the Rumble Roller.