February 08, 2010
Dr. Andrew Hatchett is asked to teach a weight-training course at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He introduces his students to CrossFit in hopes of producing and new and better breed of fitness professional.
As a faculty member and loyal CrossFitter who teaches in the field of kinesiology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, I was recently presented with an exciting opportunity: adding CrossFit to the university’s curriculum.
It is profoundly important to educate the future leaders of fitness science and the fitness industry in techniques and practices that allow for a change in the status quo. I view CrossFit as the most effective and efficient fitness program on the planet. CrossFit affords the opportunity to eliminate a tremendous amount, if not all, of the mistruths that infest the fitness industry. It’s simply a better way to teach fitness and exercise.
I’m sure a number of other questions can be posed in regard to the adoption of CrossFit as a course at institutions of higher learning, but the bottom line is this: CrossFit is the most effective and efficient method to deliver functional fitness training. In my opinion, the logical evolution is to offer this training to those who will lead and shape the standards of fitness for years to come.
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In Exercises, Gymnastics/Tumbling, Videos
February 08, 2010
When Jeff Tucker speaks, he’s passing on two decades of gymnastics instruction—delivered in a friendly southern drawl, of course.
At CrossFit Gymnastics Certifications, Tucker demystifies movements that seem impossible at first, and he emphasizes how the focused strength development in gymnastics movements will carry over and help athletes meet the core stability demands of CrossFit training. Training aside, the ability to move one’s body weight effortlessly and with confidence… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, Coaching, Videos
February 07, 2010
Austin Begiebing trains top athletes including 2008 CrossFit Games champ Jason Khalipa, and he also runs CrossFit Unlimited in Milpitas, Calif. With the cameras rolling, he shares some of the wisdom he’s acquired since getting involved with CrossFit.
Google Documents is Begiebing’s preferred medium for passing training plans on to athletes, and he also covers topics such as pull-up structures, partnering with someone to get a box off the… Continue Reading
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Todd Widman is a CrossFit HQ “flow master” who can be seen all over North America and around the world at Level 1 and Level 2 certs. A former Marine from Montana, Widman discovered CrossFit in 2005 and fell in love with the program. Todd’s passion for CrossFit soon had him on a path to becoming one of the top trainers at HQ.
In this three-part series, Todd shares his story with the community.
Part 1… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation
February 06, 2010
Affiliate owners Peter Egyed and Kevin O’Malley share how CrossFit helped them beat drugs and get a new lease on life.
The CrossFit community is full of amazing triumphs. In this regular feature, the CrossFit Journal compiles the most extraordinary stories from a community built by extraordinary people.
In this edition, we feature an athlete and affiliate owner who beat amphetamines to finish sixth in the CrossFit Games, as well… Continue Reading
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In Sports Applications, Videos
February 05, 2010
You could argue that picking up a stone or other awkward object is even more functional and realistic than picking up a barbell, so it’s no surprise some CrossFit affiliates are integrating strongman movements into their WODs.
Kurtis Bowler of Rainier CrossFit is a strongman competitor and one of the first affiliate owners, and he’d love to see stone shouldering or tire flipping thrown into the occasional main-site WOD. At his box he regularly adds strongman… Continue Reading
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