WOD:
Box squat
2-2-2-2-2
Skill work:
Handstands
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KCFEndurance WOD: Week 1, set 2
Nothing but positive vibes for Coach Jeremy as he goes into surgery today.
But, I thought CrossFit Was Safe
Many of you probably know that Coach Jeremy is going under the knife today (positive thoughts and prayers appreciated) to have his shoulder repaired. This may cause some to wonder, “If one of the coaches has to get surgery, how safe can this stuff be?”
That’s a valid question, but you have to consider the whole story. I’m going to try to not go off on a freakishly long rant here, but no promises, I get pretty fired up about this subject.
I hope I’m not the first person to break this to you, but LIFE IS DANGEROUS, folks. Every day we step out of bed we expose ourselves to risk of injury and even death. CrossFit is no different in that respect. We do our best to minimize injury risk by providing you the best coaching we can. That’s why we scale workouts. That’s why we tell people to take weight off of their bars. That’s why we use bands or have people do jumping pull-ups. But, just like life, we can not make CrossFit 100% risk-free.
Injuries can and will happen. It’s an unfortunate fact of life. As a physical therapist I can tell you that I have heard of injuries happening from nearly any activity you can imagine. Yes, I do mean any activity.
The injury that happened to Jeremy isn’t a CrossFit injury. I have seen it in probably hundreds of patients, none of them CrossFitters. Jeremy’s injury is due to a multitude of reasons to include: pre-existing issues, less than perfect bar muscle-up technique, pushing hard and chasing performance, unfortunate alignment of the planets and moons. These are all the same reasons that injuries appear in all the other activities of life. We do our best to minimize them, but we live life and we CrossFit with the knowledge that we are exposing ourselves to risk. The only thing that would expose us to even more risk would be to sit on our couches and do nothing.
We wish nothing but the best for Coach Jeremy and we look forward to seeing him back in the box soon.
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Nothing but the best of wishes Tex!! GET SOME….rest… and you will be hitting the wods again before you know it!
Hey Jeremy – sorry to hear about the shoulder problem and I hope that the surgery went well yesterday.
Wishing you a successful surgery, Coach Tex! Get better fast, we gotta lot of dancing to do.
You should still be able to work the dumbbell snatch right? Expect to see you there this afternoon.
Good luck Tex see you soon at the box bro.
You will be just fine Tex! Here’s to a quick, healthy recovery. A person can be injured doing ANYTHING, like Dan said. I have hurt my back putting underwear on…yes, it’s true! Crossfit has been the best way for me to get strong and actually decrease injury. My recovery time is also much quicker than if I did nothing. It is also very important to modify when/where required.
So, will Tex now be temporarily known as the “one armed bandit”? Looking forward to seeing what you can do with a new shoulder.
Good luck…. but I think the hardest part is not being able to do the workouts while recovering.
‘Tex’ – Buen Suerte manana mi hijo. Que le vaya buen con tu ‘surgery’. Hasta el tiempo que viene. Y siempre vuelve cuando puedes al caja de KCF..con su familia exerciso de ‘crossfit’
Best wishes for you Coach Tex! Hoping for a speedy recovery for you!
Tex, good luck with your surgery. The hardest part is just the anticipation and waiting for the surgery, as you have probably already found out. Your already halfway there. Now at this time tomorrow you can start the real healing process and get back on track where you left off. We wish you well!
Speedy recovery Jeremy!! Take it easy and we will see you soon!
Prayers for a safe surgery. Get better soon Coach! I agree, anything in life poses a risk, but for me, at least, the benefits of crossfit outweigh the negatives.