INJURY PREVENTION

I am worried about injury, what should I do to prevent this? 

As with all sports and activity, there is inherent risk in trying CrossFit.  We do our best to prevent our athletes from encountering injury by:

• Providing excellent coaching

• Progressing athletes at a pace that is individualized and appropriate

• Offer scaling and workout modifications to adapt the stimulus of every workout to each members needs

• Offering tips for mobility and strengthening

• Maintaining high standards for quality movement and safety in the gym

We are highly trained professionals.  But injuries do happen. Each member comes to Ballard CrossFit with vastly different backgrounds, past injuries, previous involvement in sports, different levels of health, etc.  If you do encounter pain while working out with us (or after a workout), we have some simple steps we encourage you to take:

• Ensure you are warmed up enough before the workout. The warm-up and mobility drills provided before each class are generalized and designed to help the given workout. However, you might need to consider warming up your body more: a little light rowing, some stretches, etc. Make sure your body is primed appropriately for the WOD.

• Make sure you are recovering from your workouts appropriately. Eat well. Drink water. Do a cool down. Do the post-WOD accessory work. Ask your coaches for guidance and ideas.

• Talk with a coach. You don’t always need to assume that pain is normal. It may not be. Don’t ignore the pain until it’s a real problem. Let someone know and see if we can recommend a modification or solution.

• Consider making an appointment with Dr. Beth or Coach Rick for a Performance Assessment at BRIX Performance RX.

  • Beth is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in coaching and treating CrossFit athletes. She understands common injuries that can happen in this sport and can help you rehab AND stay in the gym.

  • Coach Rick is a Sports Scientist and Rehab Specialist who also has a keen coach’s eye to help improve your technique in the Olympic and barbell lifts, as well as other common CrossFit movements.

  • They can help you determine if you have an injury that needs to be addressed with physical therapy and corrective exercises, and what changes you can make to improve your technique.

  • Contact them at info@brixperformancerx.com or talk to them at the gym so you recover AND keep training!