The CrossFit world is full of amazing stories—here are some of the very best, as written by Daniel Andrews and Mike Warkentin.
CrossFit changes lives—we all know it.
In this regular feature, the CrossFit Journal compiles the most extraordinary stories from a community of extraordinary people.
In this edition, we feature Daniel Andrews, a Denver police officer with a four-hour marathon time and an 892-lb. CrossFit Total. In August… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, CrossFit
October 24, 2009
Passionate CrossFitters have questions about the growth of the movement. Alec Hanson believes existing affiliates need to spend less time worrying and more time pursuing excellence and virtuosity.
The following open letter was posted Oct. 7, 2009, on the CrossFit Discussion Board as part of a thread titled “Huge Decline in Quality.” It is reformatted and reprinted here with the author’s permission.
An Open Letter Regarding CrossFit
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In CrossFit
October 19, 2009
CrossFit Inc. defies categorization according to traditional business models. Perhaps that’s why the company is exploding during the worst economic climate since the Great Depression. Business journalist Marty Cej took a closer look at CrossFit the corporation and presents his independent research here as written. CrossFit Inc. has not verified Cej’s calculations and projections.
CrossFit Inc. is variously portrayed as a fitness company, a grassroots health movement, a nascent sport, a fad… Continue Reading
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In CrossFit
October 12, 2009
Learn the most challenging of CrossFit’s nine foundational movements, add in a few more skills and prepare to tackle a WOD. Scale appropriately without sacrificing intensity, and you’re on the road to success in CrossFit.
Welcome to Part 3 of the Startup Guide, last in this series designed to help propel you on your way to elite fitness. In this final part you’ll find information on the rest of the nine foundational movements, as well as CrossFit Journal… Continue Reading
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Tony Budding’s newest hypothetical client is a big, strong guy with brutal technique and ROM, especially on body-weight exercises. He ignores all your attempts to improve his movement but one day he sees the light and books a one-on-one session. How do you get him to move better? Compare your opinion with those of Justin Bergh, Pat Sherwood and Matt Swift.
Sammy is 6’4”, 255 lb. and 38 years old. He played… Continue Reading
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In CrossFit, Radio, Special Populations
September 17, 2009
Jim Baker, co-owner of CrossFit Santa Cruz Central and HQ Trainer Chuck Carswell both appeared on episode 85 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
2:14 Jim Baker, is a 62 year old trainer and co-owner of CrossFit Santa Cruz Central, who has specialized in training people that are between the ages of 55 and 87. He talked about his own training as an… Continue Reading
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A lot of ring dips look like some sort of suspended ab crunch. Are they legit? Tony Budding says they aren’t and brings in Jason Khalipa and Pat Barber to illustrate his point in this old-school video.
Proper range of motion in a ring dip means the shoulders have moved below the elbows, and the height of the hips has changed dramatically. If your hips didn’t drop, you might be doing a crunch—and your “ring dips” won’t help you… Continue Reading
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On May 30, 2009, Coach Greg Glassman told participants at a CrossFit 101 seminar at CrossFit By Overload that he has a big problem with the fitness industry in general and even some CrossFitters: there is too much in the way of unsubstantiated claims and too little in the way of evidence. At the heart of the issue is the failure to distinguish between narrative, data and method.
Narrative is a story. “I’m the… Continue Reading
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