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 Athletes, CrossFit Games, Radio, Sports Applications
January 25, 2012
On Episode 208 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit competitor Kasey Marble and Georgia Tech professor Dr. Ken Gall. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
The WOW (WOD of the Week) is from CrossFit 413 in Ft. Smith, Ark.
Start a 10-minute running clock.
15-12-9 reps of:
115-lb. thrusters
Chest-to-bar pull-ups
Complete as many burpees as possible in the time… Continue Reading
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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:
135-lb. power clean… 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 Athletes
January 16, 2012
A group of women find strength of body and mind in CrossFit, giving writer Emily Beers the courage to tell her own story of self-doubt.
“The Flower that Blooms in Adversity is the most Rare and Beautiful of all…” was written by Chris Schaalo of CrossFit Taranis, and it told the story of two-time individual CrossFit Games competitor Alicia Connors.
In the post on the Old Country Strong blog… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, Special Populations
January 11, 2012
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill Center was obese and in declining health. He reached his goals to achieve functional fitness by giving CrossFit a chance.
I couldn’t get up from the floor.
My body—270 lb. and just 63 years old—lay prone because I lacked the strength to command it upright.
Rising from the floor is such a basic capability, a natural motion first achieved before most of us could even… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, HD Videos, Sports Applications
January 08, 2012
Ben and Owen Franks are professional rugby players for the New Zealand All Blacks, winners of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
In Part 2, the brothers are training on the beach, and it looks a little like the harsh tests of SEALFIT’s Kokoro Camp. With two competitive, powerful beasts going head-to-head at the highest level of their nation’s sport, you can expect the occasional punch-up, but father Ken Franks says his sons are… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos
January 07, 2012
Find out what it’s like to train with 2009 CrossFit Games champion Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey, first-place finisher in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Open, as filmmaker Sevan Matossian captures their training in preparation for the 2012 Games season.
In Part 6, Salo and Bailey hit ring dips ... with a weighted vest, of course. Interestingly, Salo feels the effects of the dips more in his triceps, while Bailey says it’s his chest that gets… Continue Reading
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