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“I’ve got a lot to work on ... .”

That isn’t the type of thing you’d expect to hear from the winner of the 2008 CrossFit Games, but Jason Khalipa is a committed athlete who knows that if he’s going to continue to improve, he’s got to round out his weak spots. In this case, Khalipa is focusing on specific impingements in his hips and looking at how they relate to his squat.

In this installment of Rebuilding Khalipa, Kelly Starrett of San… Continue Reading

Nothing is ordinary about a day in the life of Kelly Starrett. Whether he’s helping fine-tune one of the world’s fittest men or running an outdoor-only CrossFit gym in San Francisco, Starrett is one interesting guy with an incredible depth of knowledge about human movement.

Starrett’s doctorate in physical therapy lends him credibility, but it’s his deep background in training that keeps people returning to his gym and attending his Mobility… Continue Reading

The quest to prepare Jason Khalipa for the 2010 CrossFit Games continues in this fifth installment of Rebuilding Khalipa.

This time around, Kelly Starrett of San Francisco CrossFit runs Jason through a stretch that can open up assorted soft tissue and musculature Starrett refers to as “the business.” After Khalipa works himself over on the training table and tries a squat and an overhead squat, it’s pretty clear that the business is… Continue Reading

“Whoa! Whose hip is that, bro?”

Working on Jason Khalipa at San Francisco CrossFit, Kelly Starrett shows that a little therapy can go a very long way, and it can even get results in minutes.

After assessing the 2008 CrossFit Games champion, Starrett identified several issues and then worked through them. In Part 4 of this series, Starrett gives Khalipa a set of exercises he can do on his own to improve his mechanics. After… Continue Reading

You may not be Kelly Starrett, but you can still use some very basic assessments to discover tightness in your athletes.

Working with Jason Khalipa at San Francisco CrossFit, Starrett puts the owner of CrossFit Santa Clara through several basic mobility tests to discover exactly where he’s tight. Once those sticking points are discovered, Starrett can form a plan of action to correct the problems and unlock improved performance and optimal… Continue Reading

Jason Khalipa can overhead squat close to 300 lb., and that number would undoubtedly be higher if he could get into a more efficient position.

Working with the 2008 CrossFit Games champ at San Francisco CrossFit, owner Kelly Starrett puts Khalipa through a series of squats that highlight very tight musculature. As a result, Khalipa has to work tremendously hard to keep his knees from rolling in and his torso upright, and his limited… Continue Reading

Jason Khalipa may not be working at his full capacity—and how scary is that?

The 2008 CrossFit Games champ clearly has the capacity to do a lot work very quickly, and he’s incredibly strong. He’s also very inflexible, and how much better would his performance be if he could achieve more favorable starting positions and didn’t have to waste energy working against tight muscles?

On the table at San Francisco CrossFit, Khalipa is evaluated by… Continue Reading