Media

At the 2011 Affiliate Gathering in Big Sky, Mont., HQ Director of Training Dave Castro sat down with Sevan Matossian to find out more about the CrossFit HQ filmmaker.

Castro asked Matossian how he gets his subjects to leave their comfort zone.

“I make people feel comfortable. That allows me to ask uncomfortable questions,” Matossian said. “I thrive on sort of questions that I’m uncomfortable asking.”

Matossian described how he is one of CrossFit’s biggest fans.

“I love human… Continue Reading

On Episode 200 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Kryptonite owner Scott DeTore, who was also 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games champion for the Masters 45-49 Division. Justin also interviewed the CrossFit Journal’s Managing Editor, Mike Warkentin. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.

The WOW (Workout of the Week) is from Carport CrossFit:

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CrossFitter John Post is a teammate of Eric Bach on the ABC series Expedition Impossible. He and his sister Stephanie share their story and that of his team.

Post says he grew his trademark mustache as a fundraiser for Movember, an event held every November to raise awareness for men’s health. At the time, he was living in Australia, which gives rise to the team name “The Modern Gypsies,” chosen for its members… Continue Reading

“I’ve always kind of pushed the boundaries, you know, with adventure, with travel, with working out—whatever it may be,” says Eric Bach, a CrossFitter and competitor on the upcoming television show Expedition Impossible. His team, The Gypsies, was one of 13 three-person teams in an “Indiana Jones-style race across Morocco.” He says it was demanding, both physically and mentally.

“It’s just like everything we’ve been training for our entire lives,” he… Continue Reading

On Episode 150 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Daniel Tyminski, who owns CrossFit Lindy. Also featured on the show was CrossFit cameraman Heber Cannon. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010.

2:55 CrossFit Lindy owner Daniel Tyminski was recently featured on the CrossFit Games site as an athlete to watch for in the upcoming competition season. He came on the… Continue Reading

Join CrossFit HQ’s Rory McKernan for a behind-the-scenes look at the technical aspects of live broadcasting the CrossFit-USAW Open, held Oct. 1-3 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo.

With McKernan as your guide, take a tour inside the New Century Productions truck, an impressive technological beast manned by professionals with experience broadcasting major sporting events.

“This is where the magic happens,” McKernan says. “This is where we take real-time action and… Continue Reading

CrossFit's Media Director brings us more useful information on taking good photos and video. In his sixth tip in the series, he talks about various traits of video cameras. The bottom line is that for most CrossFit uses, cheap and convenient is best. You do get what you pay for, so a three-CCD camera is better than one-CCD, and professional optics make a huge difference in quality. But rarely is… Continue Reading

In this video, CrossFit's Media Director, Tony Budding, takes a consumer-grade point-and-shoot camera into a random class at CrossFit Santa Cruz. Nothing that happens here is pre-planned, and he talks through the process of capturing stills in a real-world CrossFit environment as the photo opportunities--and challenges--arise. The video shows several of the resulting photos from the session, so we can see what he actually came away with, and… Continue Reading