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CrossFit Scottsdale Stretching & Mobility Workshop

CrossFit Scottsdale Stretching & Flexibility Workshop

08/04/12 Saturday 12:00-1:00pm

Better Flexibility = Better CrossFit

CrossFitters need Stretching & Mobility

Are you still using stretches you learned in high school?  Are you spending more time than you should be stretching – 20-30 minutes?  Have you failed to notice significant changes in flexibility as a result of stretching?  If the answer is YES, you need to re-think how you are stretching for CrossFit – you need to learn how to, “Stretch to Win”.  This workshop will cover the “Stretch to Win” system of stretching, teach you how and where to stretch, and includes a copy of the “Stretch to Win” book.

Why is Flexibility Important?

  • Crucial to a good Front Rack Position
  • Required for Overhead Movements
  • Allows you to get into the Bottom of the Squat
  • Efficiency with Running, Jumping, Rowing, and Squatting
  • Injury Prevention
  • Quicker Recovery

Stretch to Win CrossFit

In my CrossFit Journal Article, “Moving Beyond Muscle” I explained that CrossFitters need more than just muscle-based soft-tissue therapies.

Let me share a Secret with you:

“Fascia (connective tissue) is the most prevalent tissue in the body – Yet it is the least understood by your doctor, therapist, and trainer.

“Only a therapy that addresses your body’s Fascia, ensures long-term physical freedom. Inflexibility and pain are symptoms of poor skeletal alignment. By working with the connective tissue, the health and function of your entire body is addressed, not just the muscles, bones, or joints.”

Stretch to Win and Fascial Stretch Therapy™

Chris and Ann Fredericks have designed a system of stretching based on the latest research and their years of experience working with elite level athletes from all over the world.  The workshop will teach you the major stretches from their book, “Stretch to Win”.

Fascial Stretch Therapy™ (the assisted stretching version of system) is available at CrossFit Scottsdale in 15-minute time-slots pre-post workout for members.   Paid one-hour sessions are also available for members and non-members.

Workshop Details

  • Learn the ‘Core-Four’ pre-workout stretches
  • Arm & shoulder series
  • Mobility warm-up
  • Hip flexor & low-back series
  • Where to stretch
  • How to stretch
  • Why & when to stretch
  • Improve your overhead mobility for the Level 2 Test

Special Bonus

Workshop Participants

  • Receive a copy of the Stretch to Win book
  • Are entered into a drawing for a free hour of Fascial Stretch Therapy™ ($150 value)
  • Have access to a recording of the workshop
  • Are eligible for a one-time special offer

Pricing: $30 CrossFit Scottsdale Members – $45 Non-Members

Number of participants is limited

Email Kevin@ReadyStateFitness.com to Reserve Your Spot for this workshop

Fascial Stretch Therapy at CrossFit Scottsdale

Fascial Stretch Therapy™ at CrossFit Scottsdale

Fascial Stretch Therapy
at CrossFit Scottsdale

Pre-Workout Stretching and New Flexibility Program at CrossFit Scottsdale

Tight hips? Stiff low back? Limited shoulder range of motion? Not to worry CrossFit Scottsdale is now offering free pre-workout stretching in 15-minute time slots on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 3:30pm.

Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST for short) is assisted table-based stretching that will quickly improve your workouts, eliminate soreness/speed recovery, and transform your flexibility.

FST is being offered by Kevin J. Kula, who has recently joined the CrossFit Scottsdale team. He will be the in-house resource for flexibility/mobility – helping answer questions about chronic muscular problems as well as helping you figure out what specific stretches your body needs.

Kevin in his CrossFit Journal article, “Moving Beyond Muscle”, pointed out the limitations of muscle-based therapies for chronic problems. Instead he argues that for chronic problems CrossFitters need fascially-based therapies like SI (Structural Integration) and FST (Fascial Stretch Therapy). The article explains how these two therapies are radically different from massage, Active Release, or traditional physical therapy, and how they support CrossFit.

Here is an excerpt: “The poor flexibility and orthopedic imbalances many CrossFitters display aren’t a result of CrossFit—as some contend—but from poor work posture and old injuries. The events of your life have shaped your body over time and determine how your body feels and functions. These compensations (stiffness and inflexibility) often seem normal and unavoidable. Pain is merely the symptom of these imbalances.”

“Fascia (connective tissue) is the most prevalent tissue in the body – Yet it is the least understood by your doctor, therapist and trainer.”

“Only a therapy that addresses your body’s Fascia, ensures long-term physical freedom. Inflexibility, pain and limited performance are symptoms of poor skeletal alignment. By working with the connective tissue, the health and function of your whole body is addressed, not just the muscles, bones or joints.” The key to traveling back in time to a younger body is healthier fascia.

Wondering if SI or FST might be right for you? Here is what some of Kevin’s clients had to say about their experience with SI:

  • “After herniating a disc in my low back 2 years ago and doing extensive PT with only some improvement, I decided to go to Kevin in an attempt to get back to sports full time. After Kevin’s 6-week program I am now playing competitive tennis and just did a triathlon.” – Chuck
  • “My body wasn’t moving properly, my core wasn’t engaging, I was favoring one leg over the other, I wanted a stronger foundation. Every time I engage in movement now my knees don’t grind and my whole body is engaged.” – Mike
  • “I am 39 and I have had chiropractic work and massage in the past, but after SI, I am now more flexible, stronger and faster than I have been in my whole life.” – Kenny

Kevin’s previous experience as a CrossFit Coach led him to pursue these therapies, which he now exclusively offers. Working with Kevin will greatly enhance your long-term success with CrossFit – take advantage NOW!

Time-slots are on a first-come first-serve basis – sign-up sheet is in the gym.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

3:30-3:45pm

3:45-4:00pm

4:00-4:15pm

4:15-4:30pm

(times may change, contact Hallie, or reference sign-up sheet in gym)

Kevin will also be in-house Mon, Wed, Fri from 10-3pm for full sessions and will be offering SI (a six-week program) for those interested in more extensive work.

Kevin can be reached directly at 602-688-2528 – Kevin@readystatefitness.com

FASCIAL STRETCH THERAPY™

Stretching 2.0

Fascial Stretch Therapy™

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Stretching 2.0

New ways to gain flexibility, improve performance, and protect against injuries.

Watch a group of elite runners warming up and you won’t see any of them bending over trying to reach their toes. Instead, you’ll see athletes moving their bodies to improve their range of motion, increase flexibility, and guard against injury. “Stretching has progressed to a more functional, dynamic method,” says physical therapist Chris Frederick, codirector of the Stretch to Win Institute in Tempe, Arizona. “It helps runners of all levels perform better.”

You may be familiar with dynamic warmup moves like butt kicks and high-knee marches. But physical therapists and trainers have developed other ways to stretch your body in a more functional way. Consider the upsides and downsides of these three new methods to decide which works best for you.

FASCIAL STRETCH THERAPY™
Unlike stretching that attempts to isolate and stretch specific muscles, fascial stretch therapy (FST) targets fascia, the connective tissue found in, around, and between joints. To stretch the fascia, a certified FST therapist gently pulls then moves the legs, arms, spine, and neck in a smooth motion at various angles to remove pressure between joints, release joint-lubricating synovial fluid, and improve flexibility of muscles. “The function of muscles cannot be separated from the movement of fascia,” says Frederick, who has worked with Olympic gold-medal sprinter Sanya Richards. After an initial session with a therapist, runners can continue this stretch therapy on their own.

UPSIDES: ”Runners tell us that after the first FST session they move with more ease and feel stronger and faster,” Frederick says. Runners using FST also report increased stride length, less pain and tightness, and faster recovery.

HOW TO: Visit stretchtowin.com to find an FST therapist. A session with a certified FST therapist costs $60 to $200 per hour. Frederick’s book, Stretch to Win, and DVD, Flexibility for Sports Performance, also offer FST instruction.

Article by Beth Dreher, Image from Michael Darter
From the May 2011 issue of Runner’s World

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Features of Fascial Stretch Therapy™ (FST™)

  • Manipulates, lengthens, re-aligns and re-organizes your fascia.
  • Pain-free.
  • Increases joint space.
  • Eliminates trigger points.
  • Improves muscle activation and relaxation.
  • Manipulates, lengthens, re-aligns and re-organizes your fascia.
  • FST therapist will teach you how to maintain optimal fascial flexibility

Benefits of FST™

  • Improved posture & functional ability to do what you couldn’t do before.
  • No pain allows you to finally enjoy a life of quality.
  • Restoration of normal joint space is anti-aging at its best – youthful
 movement without pain!
  • Will make all the difference in sports performance.
  • Reduces injuries so you can get on with your goals in fitness,
recreation & sports
  • Improves & increases options in sex when you have a flexible body

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“Your fascia reacts to all stress – physical, mental and emotional – by tightening & stiffening. Since fascia covers everything from all of your organs to the circulatory system to the brain & nervous system to the musculoskeletal system and more, your whole body is at risk to react to stress by tightening & stiffening. When your fascia is left unattended to, aging of the body, mind & spirit accelerates, function decreases & quality of life deteriorates”

~Ann & Chris Frederick: Creators of FST

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Tim Ferris Recommends FST

Tim Ferris Fascial Stretch Therapy

“Favorite stretching expert?”
Answer: Anne Frederick, whose clinic, Stretch to Win, I had visited in Tempe, Arizona, just six months earlier. I’d left a session with her husband with more hip mobility than I’d experienced in a decade.