Coming back to the box this week will be a mix of excitement and apprehension. You’ve missed the barbell and your friends.
Congratulate yourself on making it back! We have made it through a very challenging time but don’t forget these key points to make your first week back a success!
𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲.
Improve your hips mobility with not a single pigeon stretch in sight!
Open up shoulders for overhead work or to counteract tightness and restrictions from desk-bound jobs.
𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝟹𝟶 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮.
Every discipline has its own good and bad habits, and in general we are all guilty of doing too much of what we like doing (eg. running, cycling, lifting big weights etc) and not enough of what we should be doing – rehab, looking after the body, addressing weaknesses, rest etc.
There is also always a big divide between different practices, and the divide is usually biggest when it comes to endurance athletes – mainly runners and cyclists out there! – and strength athletes – especially weightlifters and powerlifters. However, we can all learn so much from practices common to other disciplines!
