9
Oct / 09
Triceps
Categories: Flexibility, Workout of the Day
posted by: ruth
Kelly Starett also posted this stretch for the triceps to help with getting the proper overhead position:
First, try to stop thinking about stretching specific muscles. We are mobilizing restricted ranges. Don’t get all caught up in exactly what you are moving and stretching, think rather, in terms of movements. For example, your quads may only really be tight in full hip extension and leg flexion. So stretch in this position of emphasis. Also, you are mobilizing a whole world of connective tissues besides the muscle (so don’t be all muscle stuck up).Well let’s look at your overhead for a minute. There are a ton of potential overhead pits of despair and this time, we are just going to look at a single performance vampire–your triceps.
To start:Wind up your arm on a wall as in the photo above. Don’t press your armpit to the wall. Instead thinking of contacting the wall with the distal part of your elbow and sort of lean away from the wall while driving force through that contact point. This is the part of the stretch where we are attempting to wind up the tricep as it inserts on the scapula above the arm pit. Imagine creating space between the bottom of your arm and your scapula. Got it?
All right. Now take your other hand and over-press your triceps by pushing on your wrist as in the photo below.
The body’s tissues will put a greater stretch emphasis on the tissues that are loaded first. This is why stretching your hammies with your leg straight makes you feel it behind the knee. We are trying bias the proximal attachment of that long-head of the tri. So wind it up first.Get after it. Remember to practice your contract relax here or at least stay in the fight for at least 90 seconds.
WOD 10.09.09
Tabata Mix Up
Push Ups
Medball Cleans
Burpees
KBS
Each couplet will last 8 minutes. There will be 20s work/10s each round, alternating between movements.
Example: 20s Push Ups, 10s rest, 20s MBC, 10s rest…
Cumulative scoring.


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11 Responses to “Triceps”
serena
October 9, 2009 at 10:48 AM
‘Park WOD’ … how wonderfully and frightfully vague.
ruth
October 9, 2009 at 10:58 AM
LOL, not purposefully vague! More like logistically TBD.
There will be a REST period incorporated into the WOD, if that’s any consolation…?
serena
October 9, 2009 at 11:12 AM
‘logistically TBD’ = negotiable? hehe jk
Yes, the REST period does help:)
Michael Huynh
October 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM
the mental games begin… what does Ruth have in store for her troops?
ruth
October 9, 2009 at 1:19 PM
guess I can’t keep blaming Michael for the WODs, huh? Will post the WOD in 5. But, if either of you don’t show, I’ll know why!!
serena
October 9, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Can’t make it today, something came up…
I’m going to say this is residual from the Michael H. effect. Yikes, Ruth! I don’t even understand what the WOD is and it still sounds painful.
ruth
October 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM
LOL, I will hunt you down if I have to! The M.H.E. is only known to last a day, unless he uses the E word again! Just think, you’ll only be working for 10:40 of the 16:00… Does that help? Then again, I’m not known for my math skills, so you might wanna double check that…
Michael H.
October 9, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Tomato – Tabata, it’s all the same right?
I’m going to reserve the “E” for another day because it looks like we’re all going to be in for a good one today.
I guess Serena either has a concert or a hot date tonight… from what I recall that was the M.H.E
serena
October 9, 2009 at 5:00 PM
M.H.E. = a hard WOD set as, what I believe, punishment – a result from the running of one’s mouth about how the WOD from previous day was ‘cake’
Mmm… hot date
Addendum to definition: One who ran his (that’s right, women are smarter) mouth does not even show up to subsequent WOD.
serena
October 9, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Push-ups + MBC/Sub sit-ups
145/174
Just wanted to say a warm hello to Helen in AK! Hope you’re enjoying the banter that goes on in these posts.
I’m reminded that people are actually reading these!
Michael H
October 10, 2009 at 4:22 PM
247.
2 days later I’m still tired from this WOD… I slept in a fetal position last night
What’s up Helen, as promised I’m still at it… Hope to see ya back in the South Bay for another Xfit…