In CrossFit, Goal Setting, HD Videos
November 27, 2012
Pittsburgh Steelers starting fullback Will Johnson almost didn’t make the NFL.
The West Virginia University graduate missed a post-college shot at the league because of the 2011 lockout. Determined, he started training with Andy Hendel at CrossFit Charlotte in North Carolina after moving to the state with his fiancee.
Johnson stayed motivated by printing out the National Athletic Combine stats of the NFL’s top athletes and… Continue Reading
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Competitors should have a plan for their grub during competitions, Matt Chan says at this CrossFit Competitor’s Course held at CrossFit Park City.
Part 4 was originally published as a resource during the CrossFit Games season and is presented here in sequence with the other parts of the series.
“You should be able to tell somebody (what you’re eating), rather than showing up to the Home Depot Center (without) a… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, CrossFit Endurance, HD Videos, Running
November 25, 2012
At the CrossFit Endurance Trainer Course, Doug Katona talks about coaching tools for running. In this video, he highlights drills for falling.
The first is a partner-lean drill where one person quite literally falls into the hands of another and then runs in place.
“As the coach, I’m gonna go, ‘Is he pulling underneath? Are his heels kissing? Is his head up? Shoulders up?’ And as soon as he did… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, CrossFit, HD Videos, Level 1 Seminar Staff
November 24, 2012
For two years, Aussie Doug Armstrong has been a CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff member. It’s a gig he describes as being “an absolute privilege” and “beyond an honor.”
Armstrong owns CrossFit Rocks in Brisbane, Australia.
Being a good trainer, he says, requires someone who is not absorbed by his or her own goals or achievements and who is willing to share experiences.
“Really, being a good trainer is about healing people,” Armstrong explains… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, CrossFit, ExPhysiology, HD Videos, Reference
November 23, 2012
For Team U.S.A., defeating Team Europe at last month’s CrossFit Invitational wasn’t the only challenge. While in Malibu, Calif., team members were subject to metabolic analysis by Pepperdine University. Athletes wore masks covering their noses and mouths, as well as gadgets to track various markers.
In this video, Julie Foucher, who finished second at this year’s CrossFit Games, does Fran inside one of the school’s lecture halls.
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Matt Chan explains how to create a baseline Zone Diet plan for competitive athletes and how to intelligently deviate from it in this video shot at a CrossFit Competitor’s Course at CrossFit Park City.
Only 10 percent of CrossFit Games athletes say they weigh and measure their food, Chan notes in Part 1.
“Now you may say, ‘Oh, I guess that’s not important.’ But in my opinion what that… Continue Reading
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In this video, CrossFit Media’s Tony Budding and Pat Sherwood discuss CrossFit’s updated definition of technique. They also delve into the broader boundaries of definitions and knowledge, as well as what can be measured and what can’t, all in an effort to improve dialogue within the CrossFit coaching community. CrossFit is about measurable, observable and repeatable results, and knowing what you know and what you don’t are… Continue Reading
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In Coaching, CrossFit, HD Videos, Level 1 Seminar Staff, Powerlifting
November 20, 2012
Abi Grove is member of the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff, and she’s also a powerlifter who trains at Louie Simmons’ Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio.
Westside is a rugged, no-nonsense gym where elite powerlifters train to break world records, and Grove was intimidated when she left the comfort of five years at Lynnwood CrossFit/Local’s Gym in Washington state. She says she quickly found a lot of common ground between Westside… Continue Reading
