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Athlete Journal: Travis Holley, Entry 11 – 6/20/12

After experiencing a recent back injury I've been using that as inspiration to learn something as an athlete and coach. Today I share some of my tips to optimize my recovery and rehab.

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Written by Last updated on Nov 22, 2021

Schedule of CrossFit Athlete Journals:

Mondays – Ingrid Kantola

Wednesdays – Travis Holley

Sundays – Michael Winchester

Travis Holley – Athlete Journal 6/20/12

(Read Travis’s Bio here)

For this entry, I wanted to share some of the tips and tricks that I focus on to optimize my recovery and rehab. I say “rehab” because of a back injury that happened one week ago while doing cleans off of boxes. I’m not really sure what caused it, but the result was two days of gnarly back spasms that have had me laid up and sitting on the bench, watching my affiliate team workout without me. NOT FUN!

Obviously, this is a horrible time to have something like this happen (if there’s a good time?), but I tried to stay positive and see what I could take from this experience that would make me a better person/athlete. Needless to say, I’ve got a newfound fire for this sport! When I’m 100% – it’s ON!

With all that being said, let’s get to the good stuff! It’s a longer video, but the information can be extremely powerful if you choose to apply it in your daily routine. Enjoy!

Breaking Muscle - Recovery

To do the “couch stretch” Travis mentions in his video, watch Kelly Starrett’s video.

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About Travis Holley

Travis Holley grew up in the wonderful and exciting town ofEvanston, Wyoming (look it up).It was a great town to grow up in, but with not a whole lot to do he spent most of his time outside causing trouble in the neighborhood or playing sports. This is where he developed his passion for fitness and an active lifestyle. This love for health and fitness drove Travis to pursue his BS degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Northern Colorado.This is also where his mentor first introduced Travis to CrossFit. "Cindy" was his first WOD, and ever since then he's been hooked!

Early on in his CrossFit career, Travis was involved in the start-up of two separate CrossFit affiliates in Colorado, and while doing so developed enough skill as a CrossFitter to compete in the 2008 Regionals, placing 10th overall. He would have a new home and training ground, however, by the summer of 2009.Travis jumped at a life-changing job offer at CrossFit Central in Austin, Texas.Since joining Central, Travis has earned a head coaching role as well as created his own brand and program, Strictly Strength.Among other elite-level specialty groups, this program is now one of the select training methods used by the CrossFit Central competitors as they prepare for the 2012 Games.

As the CrossFit Central team prepares for the 2012 Games, Travis hopes his five years of CrossFitting, and previous Games' experience will help solidify a first place spot for the strong and extremely well-rounded affiliate team.

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