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CrossFit Recovery Protocols

Train harder, recover smarter

Targeted recovery sequences for the most common CrossFit movement patterns: overhead pressing, pulling, squatting, and high-volume conditioning. Learn to identify what's accumulating in your tissue, address it systematically, and stay out of the injury cycle. Includes pre-WOD prep and post-WOD decompression protocols.

10 lessons4h 05min total2 free previews
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Course lessons

3
Post-WOD Decompression: Shoulder & Lat
22 min
4
Hip Flexor & Quad Recovery After Squat Days
25 min
5
Posterior Chain Reset: Hamstrings & Glutes
28 min
6
Thoracic Spine for Overhead Athletes
24 min
7
Forearm & Grip Recovery After Pull Days
18 min
8
The Full-Body Recovery Flow (Rest Day Protocol)
35 min
9
Managing Accumulated Tightness Over a Training Week
20 min
10
When to Rest vs. When to Move
15 min

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Research Foundation

Key references & recommended reading

  1. 1

    Dr. Robert Schleip (2012)

    Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body — comprehensive research on fascial plasticity, mechanoreception, and how loading history shapes tissue behavior

    Schleip et al., 2012
  2. 2

    Dr. David Behm (2019)

    Do Self-Myofascial Release Devices Release Myofascia? — evidence review on foam rolling, tissue hydration, and neurological mechanisms of manual release

    Behm & Wilke, 2019
  3. 3

    Dr. Kelly Starrett (2013)

    Becoming a Supple Leopard — movement-based approach to tissue maintenance for high-load athletes, with emphasis on upstream and downstream compensation patterns

    Starrett & Cordoza, 2013
  4. 4

    Dr. Craig Liebenson (2006)

    Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual — rehabilitation and functional movement for athletes returning from soft-tissue injury

    Liebenson, 2006
  5. 5

    Thomas W. Myers (2020)

    Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals — the foundational framework for understanding how fascial lines connect and transmit force across the body, directly informing the compensation chain approach used in CrossFit recovery

    Myers, 2020 (4th ed.)

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