CF Problem No. 472: Crossfitting So Hard You Piss Yourself

Believe it or not, it happens. There you are, double undering the SH*T out of your WOD when all of a sudden- oh snap. OhGodohGodohGodohGod....

YES PEOPLE, girls piss themselves. And don't be sitting there, judging us like you KNOW us. SOMETIMES, the workout is just super intense and requires a lot of focus, and every now and then (not that it's a big ass deal), girls piss themselves.

What I've noticed the most over the past year, is that this is definitely more common with mothers than with non-mothers. Why? Sh*t, I don't know- Maybe it's because mothers had to shove an 8+lb human child from their hooha that got stretched from here to China. You can't expect that contraption to just "go back to normal" now. And for you anatomy/biology folk out there, I obviously KNOW that the hooha and the pee hole are 2 different things, but still. There is most definitely a direct correlation to mothers and crossfit leakage.

I Googled this unfortunate condition and discovered a few interesting things:

1. Approximately 30-40% of women suffer from exercise-induced urinary incontinence. SERIOUSLY? That's insane to think about right? Let's think, if you have about 20 people in a class, and 10 of them were female, at least 3-4 of those women are peeing their pants! You'd think with that statistic, we'd be talking about this daily at the box! 
2. Treatment options are available! You don't have to suffer! YEP! Most mothers already know about this, but for those of you non-mom's out there, you can get out there and practice your Kegels! 

• What are Kegal exercises? What do they do? Well, Kegels help to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles to prevent the pee leakage that some women often experience during DU's or high volume box jumps.  There is a specific way to contract and relax these muscles to help build up that strength needed to keep all that pee up inside you. Some women need some help to find these muscles, but once you've got them identified, it's time to get to work. Here is a new benchmark WOD to get you started:

"Kegel"

10 minute EMOM

Rx: Complete and hold the contracted pelvic floor muscles for 10 seconds every minute on the minute. 

Scaled: Complete and hold the contracted pelvic floor muscles for 5 seconds every minute on the minute. 

This is definitely one WOD that can travel with you too. No equipment needed except for your girly parts. SO, for those of you females out there with piss problems, get to PR-ing "Kegel" already!