36 Pec Tears at Cross Fit Regionals
By Brian Pyfferoen - May 30, 2017
The list of pec injuries continued to grow this weekend. We have updated the list to include Week 3 injuries as well. As far as we can tell, there were 36 pec tears at Regionals (or in the days leading up to competition).
There has also been a lot of talk about tears versus strains. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a strain is ?is damage to muscle fibers and to
the other fibers that attach the muscle to the bone. Other names for a strain include ?torn muscle?, ?muscle pull? and ?ruptured tendon?.? There are three degrees of strains (1st, 2nd and 3rd), all include some degree of tissue tearing.
Regardless of the definition, the fact is that 36 athletes (35 men and 1 woman) either withdrew from competition, were eliminated due to not meeting minimum work requirements or just couldn?t compete at the highest level.
The intent of the article is not to point fingers or to place blame on the programming, CrossFit, the athletes, the movement standards, the space between the rings or anything else. Instead, we wanted to provide a comprehensive list of athletes who were affected by a pec injury over the past month.
So with that, we have done our best to compile a complete list of every athlete who has injured their pec either preparing for regionals or while on the floor. If we have missed anyone in the list below, please drop us a note in the comment section below!
SEE REST OF ARTICLE HERE: http://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/pec-tears-at-regionals-23-and-counting/
By Brian Pyfferoen - May 30, 2017
The list of pec injuries continued to grow this weekend. We have updated the list to include Week 3 injuries as well. As far as we can tell, there were 36 pec tears at Regionals (or in the days leading up to competition).
There has also been a lot of talk about tears versus strains. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a strain is ?is damage to muscle fibers and to
the other fibers that attach the muscle to the bone. Other names for a strain include ?torn muscle?, ?muscle pull? and ?ruptured tendon?.? There are three degrees of strains (1st, 2nd and 3rd), all include some degree of tissue tearing.
Regardless of the definition, the fact is that 36 athletes (35 men and 1 woman) either withdrew from competition, were eliminated due to not meeting minimum work requirements or just couldn?t compete at the highest level.
The intent of the article is not to point fingers or to place blame on the programming, CrossFit, the athletes, the movement standards, the space between the rings or anything else. Instead, we wanted to provide a comprehensive list of athletes who were affected by a pec injury over the past month.
So with that, we have done our best to compile a complete list of every athlete who has injured their pec either preparing for regionals or while on the floor. If we have missed anyone in the list below, please drop us a note in the comment section below!
SEE REST OF ARTICLE HERE: http://thebarbellspin.com/functional-fitness/pec-tears-at-regionals-23-and-counting/
