Use when an athlete reports a position limitation and wants to improve it ("can't reach overhead", "no squat depth", "can't hit the front rack").
Use when an athlete reports a position limitation and wants to improve it ("can't reach overhead", "no squat depth", "can't hit the front rack"). Expects the position, what it limits, and any pain. Distinguishes passive vs. active mobility vs. motor control vs. strength vs. familiarity vs. pain via a discriminating test, then builds a short plan with an objective retest. Excludes pain-led modification (route to crossfit-injury-aware-workout-adapter) and full assessment (defer to crossfit-athlete-assessment); never diagnoses tissue.This is the skill's description: the text your AI reads to decide when the skill applies.
crossfit-mobility-assessment-and-programmer/SKILL.md
# CrossFit Mobility Assessment and Programmer
When an athlete cannot get into a position - overhead, bottom of the squat, front
rack - the first job is to find out **why**, because the fix is different for each
cause. This skill distinguishes six causes and builds a **short, targeted plan**
with an **objective retest**. It owns "I can't get into this position, help me
improve it"; it does **not** diagnose tissue pathology and it is not the place for
pain-led modification.
The six candidate causes:
1. **Passive mobility** - the joint/tissue won't reach the range even when relaxed
and assisted.
2. **Active mobility** - passive range exists, but the athlete can't *own* it
actively (range without control).
3. **Motor control** - the range and strength exist, but the movement pattern/
sequencing is off.
4. **Strength** - the position is reachable but can't be held/loaded.
5. **Position familiarity** - the athlete simply hasn't practiced the position.
6. **Pain-limited** - movement is restricted by pain. **This is the stop case.**
## Workflow
1. **Name the limitation precisely** (which position, in which movement, what it
blocks). See [../../references/movement-pattern-taxonomy.md](../../references/movement-pattern-taxonomy.md).… load the full skill through Skill Me