PRIMAL BENCHMARKS
The Primal Benchmark areĀ repeatable mobility assessments built specifically for CrossFitters and barbell athletes.
It tests four of the positions that matter most to your training...
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DEEP SQUAT → FRONT RACK → OVERHEAD → OVERHEAD SQUAT
The goal isn't to pass or fail.
It's to understand where you are right now, where your biggest opportunities are, and exactly what you're working toward next.
INTRODUCING
WHY THESE FOUR POSITIONS?
We're not interested in testing mobility just for the sake of seeing how flexible you are.
We want to know how your mobility carries over to the things you actually do in the gym.
That's why the Primal Benchmark focuses on four positions that demand mobility and control from multiple areas of your body at once.
WHY WE BUILT THE PRIMAL BENCHMARK
Mobility can be difficult to measure.
You might feel less tight.
Your squat might feel a little better.
Your overhead position might be more comfortable.
But without something objective to come back to, it can be hard to know how much you've actually improved.
The Primal Benchmark gives your mobility a scoreboard.
You can see whether you're able to:
- Access important positions
- Maintain them without pain
- Control them for longer periods
- Maintain them under load
- Maintain them as the position becomes more demanding
And then come back and test them again.
Train. Test. Improve. Repeat.
ASSESSMENT 1
01 —DEEP SQUAT
The deep squat gives us insight into how your ankles, knees, hips and spine work together in one of the most fundamental positions in training.
We're looking at more than whether you can simply get below parallel.
- Can you get there comfortably?
- Can you maintain your entire foot on the floor?
- Can you control the position?
- And eventually, can you maintain that position under load?
ASSESSMENT 2
02 — FRONT RACK
The front rack challenges the mobility and positioning required through your wrists, elbows, shoulders and upper back.
Rather than simply getting the bar onto your shoulders, we're looking at your ability to establish a strong front rack with a full grip, appropriate elbow position and without pain.
As you progress through the ranks, the position becomes increasingly demanding through changes in load and grip width.
ASSESSMENTĀ 3
03 —OVERHEAD
Going overhead is easy when your body has plenty of ways to compensate.
The Primal Benchmark progressively removes some of those options.
We'll test your ability to establish and maintain a strong overhead position while challenging the mobility and control of your thoracic spine, scapula and shoulders.
As you climb the ranks, your base of support changes from standing → seated → Z-Press, demanding increasingly more from your true overhead mobility.Ā
ASSESSMENTĀ 4
04 —
OVERHEAD SQUAT
This is where everything comes together.
The Overhead Squat combines the demands of your squat and overhead positions into one benchmark.
Ankles. Knees. Hips. Spine. Shoulders.
All working together.
As you progress, we'll increase the demand through time, load and a narrower grip to see how well you can maintain the position when there's less room to compensate.
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