Nutrition

Kulsoom Abdullah is the first woman to lift in sanctioned U.S. Olympic-weightlifting competitions while wearing traditional Muslim dress covering the head, arms and legs. In keeping with her religious beliefs, she trains during Ramadan.

Ramadan is a month in which participating Muslims don’t eat, drink, smoke or have sex from sunrise to sunset; it is intended to teach patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God.

“The fasting means… Continue Reading

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

When it comes to food, kids and teens require a special approach. Shannon Jones offers some advice.

An integral component of CrossFit Kids programming is a focus on nutrition, which is vital to facilitate healthy levels of activity. However, nutrition can be a sensitive topic.

While some of us CrossFit Kids trainers might possess strong opinions on how children should eat, we need to remain cautious in how we present our nutritional… Continue Reading

Do your kids love pumpkin pie? Then serve them a slice of this soup! Oops! We mean, of course, a bowl of this soup.

Chock full of pumpkin-pie spices, this dish will please your kids, who won’t even realize they’re sipping on a healthy soup instead of chowing down on sugary pie.

On Episode 203 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Dr. John Berardi, who owns Precision Nutrition. Justin also interviewed Meghan Russell, co-owner of CrossFit JAX. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.

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

Every minute on the minute for 15 minutes:

185-lb. power cleans, 2 reps
70-lb. kettlebell swings, 5 reps
Double-unders for the… Continue Reading

In his cooking series, Denver’s Nick Massie prepares meals showing how to apply the CrossFit dietary prescription of meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. In this segment, Massie shows how to prepare a Thai-style curry and create a week’s worth of meals.

Massie suggests “getting everything ready before you go to the stove.”

He uses 41 blocks of cooked rotisserie chicken for… Continue Reading

Join investigative journalist Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories, as he addresses CrossFit HQ Seminar Staff at the Trainer Summit held in October in San Diego, Calif. In this condensed version of the presentation, Taubes shares his research on fat accumulation and the risk of disease.

According to Taubes, obesity rates have increased dramatically in the past 50 years, which goes along with the increasing diabetes epidemic. He says both are… Continue Reading

Join investigative journalist Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories, as he addresses CrossFit HQ Seminar Staff at the Trainer Summit held in October in San Diego. In the full version of the presentation, Taubes shares his research on fat accumulation and the risk of disease.

In Part 1, CrossFit founder Greg Glassman introduces Taubes and shares how the journalist’s research dovetails with CrossFit’s passion for fitness. Taubes says he appreciates the… Continue Reading