April 01, 2008
Currently CrossFit Central (Austin, TX) operates eight CrossFit classes, two kettlebell classes, three corporate wellness programs, and ten boot camps in seven locations, coached by six CrossFit-certified trainers.
Two years ago, this wasn't the case. Then, I was just a young man in a new town with big dreams and one non- paying training client. In that two years, I have gone from training people for free to training hundreds… Continue Reading
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Adrian Bozman of San Francisco CrossFit covers the basic pistol (one-legged squat), modifications, and assists. He teaches several progressions and tactics for working toward success, for those who aren't yet able to do a full pistol unassisted.
He also presents, and demonstrates, some more challenging weighted variations, for those who are already solid on the fundamental move: single weight in front, asymmetrical load, one weight on each shoulder, and… Continue Reading
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In Gymnastics/Tumbling, Videos
April 01, 2008
Gymnastics coach Jeff Tucker and assistant Jason Malutich take us through the intricacies of the L-pull-up and progressions for developing the strength and skill to execute it. They go over partials, assisted moves, spotting, negatives, and other incremental steps. They also scale it the other direction, showing progressively more difficult variations such as V-ups and weighted versions, for those who have already mastered the basic L.
Jeff Tucker (just "Tucker… Continue Reading
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In Classic, Olympic Lifts, Videos
April 01, 2008
Mike Burgener continues coaching CrossFitter Pat Barber through an Olympic lifting session. Last month, they worked on the snatch, ending with a new personal- record lift for Pat. This month we see how Coach B gets him up to a PR in the clean and jerk as well.
Coach Burgener teaches the snatch, and the clean and jerk and supplemental lifts, at CrossFit's two-day Olympic lifting certification seminars, where you too… Continue Reading
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In the second in his series of practical instructional tips on taking good photos and video in workout contexts, Budding gives some guidance on framing your subject to produce more professional, appealing, and useful media. What you see in your mind, or in your mind's eye, doesn't always translate directly into what you end up with on "film." Budding covers a bunch of the small subtleties that are easy to… Continue Reading
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