From Crossfit Masters site admin Angela Pause When Angela asked me to write about something related to the Open and Open training, the first thing that came to my mind was, “Can we change the system for Masters in the Online Qualifier ?” But you guys have already surgically dissected that better than any first-year anatomy lab. The second thing that came to my mind in the orthopedic world in which I live in was “overuse”. Overuse,...

Congratulations to all the 2015 competitors! It was an honor to take care of you. Dr. Sean Rockett and fellow medical team members at the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games. (Image: CrossFit, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Just saw this picture from the Games. Reminded me of the all out effort that was seen by tremendous athletes like Alessandra.

“Post by Owen Valuch, a firefighter paramedic who worked the Crossfit Games with me.” -Sean Being hydrated is essential for everyone.  Our bodies need the correct amount of fluid in them for all of our cells to work properly.  Breathing, cardiac, cognitive functioning, and digestion are a small example of the major items that need to work correctly for us to survive.  This topic should certainly seem straight forward, drink water if...

Shoulder surgery does not mean you have to lose everything you have worked so hard for. Some people are rightly concerned about injuring their repaired shoulders after surgery. These people make a surgeon feel better. Some people think the repair is healed right from day one and want to test it; these people frighten me despite my efforts at counseling. I think there is a compromise that can be achieved without losing your all important wind...

As we prepare for the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games of 2013, first let me wish all the competitors good luck and good health.  The medical team is also getting revved up for the events. Our number one priority is the safety of the competitors. Hopefully our services will not be needed but if they are, the team is well equipped to handle any emergency. The team is under the direction of Dr. Mike Ray and Navy Hospital Corpsman Brian Thurmond and is...

I returned from the CrossFit Games exhausted, jet lagged and weary, without even picking up a barbell, but it was worth it. Most of it was my fault for trying to squeeze in the CrossFit games into a weekend without disrupting much patient office time.  I will never take a red eye flight again in my lifetime. It felt like I was in purgatory, I was so tired but could not sleep. I will say if you do have to fly across America that Virgin America...