In Affiliation, CrossFit, Videos
February 02, 2012
Steve and Jessica Pinkerton started their affiliate out of their garage. About 15 people showed up to train there. A few months later—in April 2010—they “pulled the trigger” and opened CrossFit Vitality in Concord, N.C.
“It grew really fast, really quick,” Steve says. “That first year was a blur.”
Before that, Jessica had been a stay-at-home mom.
“This is actually the first time I’ve had a regular outside-of-the-home job,” she says.
Today, the couple has 11… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, CrossFit, Videos
January 30, 2012
Inside a 25-year-old family sports facility outside Pittsburgh is Integrated Fitness, a CrossFit box that does sport-specific training.
The Bethel Park, Pa., box is more than 3,000 square feet inside a building that includes a 4,000-square-foot court for basketball hockey, soccer and volleyball. Originally, Integrated Fitness worked out of a 1,100-square-foot space, says Jim Crowell, head trainer and one of the gym owners.
“We wanted to do some sport-specific training on top of CrossFit… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, Athletes
January 27, 2012
Nathan Chmura of CrossFit Nor’Easter talks about CrossFit, beer and The Big Lebowski.
The CrossFit Journal is pleased to present another profile designed to help you get to know some of the best people in our community.
Nate Chmura is a Level 1 trainer at CrossFit Nor’Easter, in Hartford, Conn.
He has a soft spot for Bill Murray.
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In Affiliation, CrossFit, Videos
January 21, 2012
It was a chance meeting: two strangers, one car, a Barbells for Boobs event.
“By the end of that car ride and the end of the day, we’d made the agreement that when we got back, ‘Hell, we’re going to start our own box,’” Andy Ruddick says of how he and co-owner Peter Davis schemed CrossFit HG3 into existence.
Davis adds: “Our business plan got written on a whiteboard for like a night, and that was it.”
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In Affiliation, Athletes, Radio
January 19, 2012
On Episode 207 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Paula and Jordan Gravatt, who create media for CrossFit HQ. Justin also interviewed 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games sixth-place finisher Dan Bailey. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2012.
The WOW (Workout of the Week) is from Element CrossFit.
Squat, 5 reps
Then complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:
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In Affiliation, CrossFit, Videos
January 19, 2012
Eight years ago, John Schneider enlisted in the Marine Corps. His workouts, he says, were traditional: 3 sets of 10 in the bench press were standard as he trained for judo competitions.
“I thought I knew how to deadlift. I thought I knew how to squat,” says Schneider, who is the faculty adviser to Pitt student organization Panther CrossFit.
As he searched for a strength-and-conditioning program, a friend told him about… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, Athletes
January 18, 2012
Nicole Scott Smith of CrossFit SoMo talks about life, CrossFit and more.
The CrossFit Journal is pleased to present the first in a series of profiles designed to help you get to know some of the best people in our community.
Nicole Scott Smith is a Level 1 trainer at CrossFit SoMo in West Plains, Mo.
When she grows up, she wants to be Chuck Norris’ shadow.
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In Affiliation, CrossFit, Videos
January 14, 2012
A balance beam, juggling balls and a full-size gymnastics floor—that’s Valley CrossFit.
The focus is on fun at the 10,000-square-foot facility that’s home to four female CrossFit Games competitors, says affiliate owner Michael Latch. The box was the 27th affiliate to open.
“I always operate with the saying, ‘People will pay more to be entertained than they will to be taught,’” he says. “We’re trying to educate people and get ’em fit, but we have fun… Continue Reading
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