CrossFit

This is the sixth and concluding part of the Programming lecture from the CrossFit Level 1 certification seminar at CrossFit One World in Union City, CA on May 11, 2008.

Dave Castro covers a few scaling options before addressing the three-on, one-off cycle of training, which maximizes power output for conditioned athletes, and when and why alternatives should be considered. He also talks about missing workouts without worrying about… Continue Reading

This is Part 2 of the second episode of the Boz and Todd Experience. Boz and Todd, with special guest Chris Spealler, conducted four training sessions at Front Range CrossFit. Except for scheduling the athletes, these sessions were unplanned. They met with the athletes for the first time that night, interviewed them about their strengths and weaknesses, and took them through a training session and workout. Real world training with… Continue Reading

Melissa Byers is a CrossFitter. She found the site, got involved, got hooked. Here, she shares five of her most significant discoveries buried throughout the immense CrossFit.com archives, and why they mean so much to her.

Jason Dougherty’s The Hard Routine, Intensity by Maggie Dabe-Colby, Where’s the Girl Power on the Message Board, EC and Sam’s Man Grace by CrossFit Again Faster, and this photo of Eva T front squatting are all indelibly… Continue Reading

The first CrossFit certification seminar took place from Monday, December 2nd, 2002 through Wednesday, December 4th, 2002. There were two participants, Ted Socha and Charlie Simms, and six trainers. For three days, they were pummeled with two workouts a day, plus hours of lecture on exercise physiology, movement theory, and the bases of real fitness. They were put on their return flight with a spatula.

In this lecture… Continue Reading

CrossFit Live was Dave Young’s version of CrossFit Radio from 2005 and 2006. This is the second episode from April 3rd, 2005 on the Women of CrossFit.

The guests were Lani Lau, Lynne Pitts, Kelly Moore, Chem Girl, Annie Sakamoto, Nicole Carroll, and Eva Twardokens (Eva and Nicole pictured from 2005). They address various issues of being elite athletes and trainers in often traditionally male arenas. Callers in include Brian Mulvaney… Continue Reading

On Day 1 of the CrossFit Level 2 certification seminars, participants instruct each other in the 9 fundamental movements (squat, front squat, overhead squat, press, push press, push jerk, deadlift, sumodeadlift highpull, and clean) that are the core of the Level 1 seminar.

In this video, Gordon Limb takes his group through the initial stages of the push press. Nicole Carroll, Director of Training for CrossFit (along… Continue Reading

On Saturday, September 6, 2008, several CrossFit Games celebrities got together for a workout during lunchtime at the CrossFit Level 1 certification seminar at CrossFit One World. Jason Khalipa, winner of the 2008 Games, Pat Barber (4th overall), Kallista Pappas (the youngest competitor in the open division at age 14), Adrian Bozman, and of course, Freddy Camacho competed in a modified Games workout.

The workout was 5 rounds for time of:
185lbs from… Continue Reading

This is Part 1 of the second episode of the Boz and Todd Experience. Boz and Todd, with special guest Chris Spealler, conducted four training sessions at Front Range CrossFit. Except for scheduling the athletes, these sessions were unplanned. They met with the athletes for the first time that night, interviewed them about their strengths and weaknesses, and took them through a training session and workout. Real world training with several of Front… Continue Reading