Jeff Martin talks about the challenges of working with teenagers, and the changes that happen with growth spurts. Jeff and his wife Mikki run CrossFit Kids. In growth spurts, the bones can grow faster than the muscles, and kids that move really well can suddenly have trouble. Loading up these kids right after a spurt can possibly do more harm than good.
In addition to identifying the dangers, Jeff covers some remedial… Continue Reading
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In CrossFit, CrossFit Games, Radio
February 24, 2009
This is the 37th episode of CrossFit Radio, which aired at 6pm PST on February 23rd, 2009.
0:00 Intro
2:20 Tony Budding from CrossFit HQ (pictured with Coach Mike Burgener)
Tony and Neil discuss the new 3-Dimensional Model of Fitness and Health. They dig in to some of the more technical aspects of the definitions, along with the history, evolution and implications of the model. At the end of the conversation… Continue Reading
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Angela Hart is a Concept2 Master Coach and a CrossFit certified trainer. She talks about excellence in execution on the rower, much like Coach Glassman talks about virtuosity. Unlike common “cardio” machines in which there is a manufactured line of action, there is a huge opportunity for variation on the indoor rower, for both good or bad mechanics.
The monitor doesn’t lie. It tells you exactly what your real output is. The only way to… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting
February 22, 2009
Bill Starr coached at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the 1970 World Olympic Weightlifting World Championship in Columbus, Ohio, and the 1975 World Powerlifting Championships in Birmingham, England. In this article, Don’t Muddle the Middle, he writes about how to get through that sticking point in the middle of lifts.
Whenever someone starts on a strength program, his primary objective is just to get in the work on a… Continue Reading
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In ExPhysiology, Exercises, Radio
February 22, 2009
This is the 36th episode of CrossFit Radio, which aired at 6pm PST on February 20th, 2009.
0:00 Intro
2:45 Kelly Starrett from San Francisco CrossFit
57:20 Comments of the week from “Jakers” and “Nick”
Kelly talks about his background, both in general and with CrossFit, his Midline Stabilization series in the Journal, and stretching suggestions and PNF.
1hr 2min 16sec
The next show will be Monday, February 23, 2009 with Tony Budding about the new… Continue Reading
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In Audio, CrossFit, ExPhysiology, Videos
February 21, 2009
In this two part lecture, Coach Greg Glassman unifies fitness and health. This lecture is the first time we’ve published a revolutionary new component (a three-dimensional model) that has the potential to both redefine and unite the health and fitness fields forever.
Health can now be concisely and precisely defined as increased work capacity across broad time, modal, and age domains. Work capacity is the ability to perform real… Continue Reading
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In Audio, CrossFit, ExPhysiology, Videos
February 21, 2009
In this two part lecture, Coach Greg Glassman unifies fitness and health. This lecture is the first time we’ve published a revolutionary new component (a three-dimensional model) that has the potential to both redefine and unite the health and fitness fields forever.
Health can now be concisely and precisely defined as increased work capacity across broad time, modal, and age domains. Work capacity is the ability to perform real… Continue Reading
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In Olympic Lifts, Videos
February 20, 2009
Coach Mike Burgener is one of the top Olympic Weightlifting coaches in America. In this clip from his CrossFit Oly cert on May 24, 2008, he analyzes the transition from the first pull to the second pull.
There are three pulls in weightlifting. The first pull is the positioning pull. The second pull is the explosive jump to full extension. The third pull is the aggressive pull-under against the bar into… Continue Reading
