March 2008

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In Media, Videos

March 01, 2008

Video Article

In the first of a series of practical instructional video articles on the difficult practice of taking good, clear action photos and video in workout contexts, CrossFit Media Director Tony Budding explains some basics of the art of capturing light on "film" (or, rather, the digital equivalent).

Affiliates'--and other CrossFitters'--photography scenarios and requirements are varied and often challenging (ranging, for example, from fast… Continue Reading

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Nutrition: The Teeter-Totter

By Nicole Carroll

In Classic, Nutrition, Videos

March 01, 2008

Video Article

Anyone who wants the full benefit and results of CrossFit must understand--and then act on the information--that nutrition is the foundation for all the other work you do in the name of athletic development and elite health. The key, of course, is hormones, which regulate how the body stores and releases energy and repairs itself. And, as far as hormones are concerned, food is a drug--a very powerful drug. It is the regulator for your… Continue Reading

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Technique Part 2: Q & A

By Greg Glassman

In Videos

March 01, 2008

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This month's Glassman video captures some of the key points from the question and answer session following the lecture excerpted in last month's Technique video. Here, Coach Glassman elaborates on a number of questions that get at some of the finer details of the relationships of technique, intensity, functional movement, and performance that he raised earlier… Continue Reading

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On the Safety and Efficacy of Overhead Lifting

By Rippetoe, Kilgore, Starrett, et. al

In Exercises

March 01, 2008

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This month we respond to the oft-heard conjecture that lifting overhead is inherently dangerous--i.e., that it is destructive of the shoulder. Conjecture, by definition, is required neither to comport with fact nor to offer testable proposition, and, as such, it is a ready vehicle for those limited in the skills, focus, or desire required to give thoughtful examination on any topic. (See "Conjecture, Hypothesis, Theory, Law… Continue Reading

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