CrossFit Games 2008

Elite Athlete – Jeremy Thiel Shares his Experience we are so proud of him here at Trigger Point Performance Therapy!!!!

Jeremy Thiel took 3rd Place at the International CrossFit Games on July 6th in Aromas, California. Hundreds of competitors from around the globe journeyed to California at a chance at winning The CrossFit Games

He went into Sunday’s competition in 11th Place. He was moved from competing with the best of the best (top 10 male competitors) in the last heat on Sunday to competing in the 2nd to last heat. Sheer drive, determination, and heart took Jeremy to 3rd Place.

How did you prepare for the CrossFit Games?
I used Trigger Point, saw my massage therapist once a week, was zone perfect for 6 weeks and took Advocare supplements. I did the WODs, mental, and visual preparation drills.

CrossFit Games 08

Trigger Point Performance Therapy was represented this weekend at the 2nd Annual CrossFit Games in Aromas California by Jeff and Carolyn Alexander of Network Fitness.  They supported the athletes with the tools and education to release their tight muscles through the myofascial compression techniques developed by TPT.

To say it was a busy weekend would be putting it lightly!  Three hundred athletes competed for the top three spots for the men and women.  Many competitors found the heat, dust, and intense workouts too much for them to continue.  Others rolled out between each workout and found they could push just a bit harder than their fellow athletes.  All the winners received a Trigger Point kit for their efforts.  Several winners asked their spouse about buying a kit during the games but decided to wait because of their other travel expenses.  However, when they discovered they won a kit they were elated!  Good job to the competitors, and great job to the winners!  We’ll see you next year.

“FRAN”

Commando Steve, a Crossfit instructor, had this to say about Trigger Point Performance Therapy.

“I did a “FRAN” WOD on Friday, improved my time from 2:59 to a 2:37, i have been using the product everyday and have noticed a huge improvement with my training. I have especially noticed the difference when it comes to the workouts, my legs take longer to reach fatiguing and they are recovering a lot quicker with less DOM’S.”

Into The Gym

Jeff Alexander

I went into the gym to do a workout that consisted of three exercises: Press, Push Press, and Push Jerk. I did 5 sets of each with as much weight as possible on the bar.

For the presses I did only one repetition per set, the push presses included 3 reps per set, and the push jerks included 5 reps per set. Because I didn’t have a squat rack or set of stands to hold the barbell for me, I needed to lift the weight from the floor to my shoulders for every set. Simply put, I did 1 clean for every set with the load for that set.

The workout includes 45 repetitions of holding the bar at shoulder level and lifting through one method or another to complete extension overhead. I did a couple warm-up sets of 10 reps of presses. By the 4th set of the push presses my wrists were really starting to bug me, especially the right one. I had my TP kit with me, and decided to see if rolling my forearm like I would roll my soleus could help my wrists feel better. WOW! It took the sensitivity and discomfort down by at least 50-75% each time that I did it. I rolled again after the workout, and today I have zero wrist sensitivity. The last time I did this workout I had the same issue with my wrists, but didn’t roll out during nor after the workout. It took my wrists about 4-5 days to feel normal again after that workout. Today I feel about 10% of the tension in my wrist that I felt last night, but more importantly I feel like I can do another workout just like last night. I can’t believe how quickly my wrist is recovering…it’s awesome!