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CrossFit Radio Episode 208

By Justin Judkins

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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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CrossFit Radio Episode 206

By Justin Judkins

In CrossFit Games, Nutrition, Radio

January 11, 2012

Audio Article

On Episode 206 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Nicole Tanzillo, who is one of CrossFit Central’s success stories. This episode also featured a segment on Corey Auger by Emily Beers, and Justin interviewed one of the original Nasty Girls, Annie Sakamoto. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.

The WOW (Workout of the Week) is from CrossFit Recoil.

Row: 5 minutes for… Continue Reading

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Training With Champions: Part 6

By Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

January 07, 2012

Video Article

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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Training in the Offseason

By Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

January 03, 2012

Video Article

Join Sevan Matossian as he finds out how 2009 CrossFit Games champion Mikko Salo and Reebok CrossFit Games Open winner Dan Bailey approach the offseason and stay fresh for upcoming competition.

“I’ve had it ingrained into my head by some coaches in the past that champions are made in the offseason, so I still put in a lot of work,” Bailey says. “It’s definitely dialed back a little bit, just the volume.”

Bailey says he plans the… Continue Reading

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Training With Champions: Part 5

By Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

December 30, 2011

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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 5, Salo and Bailey move on to metabolic conditioning with front squats (the same movement the pair went heavy on earlier that day) and sled pulling.

Salo says his met-con training often… Continue Reading

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Training With Mom

By Kim Malz and Karen Rackliffe

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

December 29, 2011

Video Article

Karen Rackliffe is a 60-Plus Masters Division competitor from the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games. She finished in fifth place. Her daughter, Kim Malz, was a Games competitor in 2009. In this video, they share how training together has helped them both improve their performance.

Malz says her husband introduced her to CrossFit, and once she adopted the program, she quickly got her mother on board too. Rackliffe says she was not athletic since… Continue Reading

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Training With Champions: Parts 3 and 4

By Mikko Salo and Dan Bailey

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

December 24, 2011

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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 3, the pair talk about their certifications and seminars, lifting gear and nutrition while they finish front squatting.

“After this year’s Games, I decided to get rid of the belt, doing every squat and… Continue Reading

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I Am Keen

By Emma Keen

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Videos

December 23, 2011

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Emma Keen is an international field-hockey player for Wales and also a CrossFitter out of CrossFit 365, which shares its facility with Ospreys Rugby. Keen discusses how she found CrossFit and how it has improved her performance.

Gary McLean, owner of CrossFit 365, talks about the progress she has made.

“She is like a cat—she moves very, very well, naturally gifted with the barbell, but quite inexperienced at the moment, so we can do a lot… Continue Reading

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