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At the CrossFit Level 1 seminars, three overhead movements are taught together: The press, the push press, and the push jerk. All three take a barbell (or other object) from the shoulders to locked out overhead. The difference is in the use of the hip.

In this Part 3 The Push Jerk, Adrian Bozman explains the basics of performing the push jerk correctly. The difference between the push press and… Continue Reading

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In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Olympic Lifts, Radio

November 30, 2008

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This is the 11th episode of CrossFit Radio, which aired at 8am PST on November 30th, 2008.

0:00 Intro and being thankful
5:30 Josh Everett
25:30 Having fun with Yoga
30:15 Bill Patton from LogsItAll
50:45 Letter of the Week
54:45 Coach Mike Burgener of Mike’s Gym

1hr 12min 54sec

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At the CrossFit Level 1 seminars, three overhead movements are taught together: The press, the push press, and the push jerk. All three take a barbell (or other object) from the shoulders to locked out overhead. The difference is in the use of the hip.

In this Part 2 The Push Press, Adrian Bozman explains the basics of performing the push press correctly, including the essential role of torso… Continue Reading

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Tanya is a Beast - Part 2

By Tanya Wagner

In Athletes, Audio, CrossFit Games, Olympic Lifts, Videos

November 17, 2008

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Tanya Wagner finished 2nd overall in the 2008 CrossFit Games. She was a D1 soccer goalie in college, and now she and her husband Josh are both PE teachers. They also run CrossFit Apex in Sellersville, PA.

Tanya recently attended the CrossFit Olympic Lifting Seminar with Coach Mike Burgener at CrossFit Montclair.

This video is the second, concluding part of Tanya’s story, put together by the crew at … Continue Reading

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At the CrossFit Level 1 seminars, three overhead movements are taught together: The press, the push press, and the push jerk. All three take a barbell (or other object) from the shoulders to locked out overhead. The difference is in the use of the hip.

In this Part 1 The Press, Adrian Bozman explains the basics of performing the press correctly, including the role of midline stability. In this video, the… Continue Reading

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I Coulda Jerked the World

By Mike Burgener

In Audio, Coaching, Olympic Lifts, Videos

November 11, 2008

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Up close and personal with Coach Mike Burgener. The Again Faster crew captured this footage at his Oly cert at CrossFit Montclair in Montclair, NJ on October 4th and 5th, 2008.

The video shows Coach B at work, showing his “simple” system for getting anyone to do the Olympic lifts. While there are plenty of instructional nuggets here, this is not an instructional video. For straight instruction, see Coach B’s… Continue Reading

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Overhead Is Rising

By Bill Starr

In Exercises, Olympic Lifts, Powerlifting

November 07, 2008

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Coach Bill Starr is a legend in the strength and conditioning world. He was Mark Rippetoe's coach in the 70s, who has this to say about him.

Bill Starr is the author of the books The Strongest Shall Survive: Strength Training for Football, Defying Gravity, and thousands of magazine articles. He was the editor of Bob Hoffman's Strength and Health, Joe Weider's Muscle Builder, and a nationally-ranked Olympic weightlifter… Continue Reading

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Tanya is a Beast - Part 1

By Tanya Wagner

In Athletes, Audio, CrossFit Games, Olympic Lifts, Videos

November 05, 2008

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Tanya Wagner finished 2nd overall in the 2008 CrossFit Games. She was a D1 soccer goalie in college, and now she and her husband Josh are both PE teachers. They also run CrossFit Apex in Sellersville, PA.

Tanya recently attended the CrossFit Olympic Lifting Seminar with Coach Mike Burgener at CrossFit Montclair.

This video is the first part of Tanya’s story, put together by the crew at Again Faster. She talks… Continue Reading

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