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Come Join Us! What: Injury Prevention Seminar When: Wednesday May 31st at 5:30pm Where: Midtown Location in the Yoga Room Who: Three of our Double Edge coaches will be discussing a few topics on injury prevention and will also be featuring our Chiropractor, Dr. Christopher McBroom. We’ll be conducting mobility screenings for everyone in attendance. Topics such as, “Why moving well is important”, “The Pyramid of injury”, “Longevity and Sustainability”, and “the causes of injuries” will be discussed. Why: You should attend if you are interested in how to prevent injuries or want to start moving more efficiently. If you currently have injuries, you will learn how important mobility is and that there is no time like the present to start mobilizing and to start moving well. Just show up to educate yourself and to pass on this valuable knowledge to others. Cost: This seminar is free to all Double Edge Members...Read more

GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: 2 Rounds: 10 calorie machine 15 Russian kettlebell swings 20 meter overhead carry 10 PVC pass throughs 1 minute banded overhead distraction Strength: Push Press (every 1:25) 5×4 (rising) *Immediately after last set 40/30 (empty) barbell strict press (2 minute cap) MetCon: Welded: 7 Rounds (every 2:30) 12 wall balls (20#/14#) 10 toes to bar 50 double unders scaled: 15 knee raises, 50 single unders Welded Lean: 35 minute AMRAP 15 Russian kettlebell swings (70#/53#) 20 box jumps (24″/20″) 25 V-ups 30 calorie ski/row (alternate)Read more

This week’s Featured Athlete was chosen by Alvie. Jon has been with us only a few months and kills it every morning as a regular at our 5:30AM class. New to DE but not new to Welded, Jon works hard each and everyday and fits right in with the Double Edge community. Keep up the awesome work Jon! “My motivational member Monday is Jon Ashbaugh. Jon goes five days a week to the 5:30am class and sometimes hits the class on Saturday! Mr. Consistent. Always smiling, positive attitude, and ready to make gains. Here he is making 3 reps at 255 front squat look light. We love having you as part of the Double Edge community!” – Coach AlvieRead more

Click here for the story behind today’s WOD, “Murph”. GROUP CLASS WORKOUT Warm Up: Pose Method Drills 2 Rounds 5 pull ups 10 push ups 15 air squats 1 minute calf stretch MetCon: Welded & Welded Lean: “Murph” 1 mile run 100 pull ups 200 push ups 300 air squats 1 mile runRead more

By: Leo Fontana Shoulder flexibility and mobility is something many of us lack. Healthy and mobile scapula (shoulder blades), a flexible thoracic spine (mid back), and stability overhead are crucial to being able to go overhead safely. However, we see many people going overhead with poor positioning and on top of it all going heavier than they should, and doing this daily. A lot of the time this results in lower back pain, shoulder pain and everyone’s favorite… a lot of “NO REPS,” which compared to the other two is the least of our worries. If you’d like to perform a quick test to see if you have full range of motion to go overhead with a load safely, here’s what you’ll need to do: lay down on the floor, now keeping your lower back in contact with the ground (during the whole test), bring both hands over your head and...Read more