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Burnt Offering

By Hilary Achauer

In Affiliation

December 07, 2016

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On the night of Sunday, Nov. 13, a fire broke out just a few blocks from CrossFit Westmount in a three-floor commercial structure that housed two restaurants and the 1,000-member Victoria Park Health Club (called Vic Park).

The four-alarm fire brought more than 100 firefighters to the scene in Westmount, a suburb of Montreal, Canada. Everyone was safely evacuated, but the businesses would be closed for months. According to the Montreal… Continue Reading

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Busted 10s and Benjamins

By Brittney Saline

In Affiliation, Equipment

September 26, 2016

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Affiliate owners discuss budgeting for replacement gear and making the new equipment last.

A 45-lb. plate can be a great doorstop.

Of course, it’s a better fitness tool, but what else can you do with a broken bumper?

The business of fitness is tough work, and CrossFit athletes are tough on implements. As eager as affiliate owners are for their clients’ PRs, progress inevitably comes with broken weights, snapped skipping ropes and busted rowers.

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In Olympic Lifts

August 04, 2016

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Mike Burgener offers quick tips for turning push presses into jerks.

The jerk is a lot like Nobuyuki Kayahara’s “Spinning Dancer.”

Some see the silhouette spinning clockwise, while others see counter-clockwise movement. The effect of the optical illusion is so profound that the brain struggles to grasp how the reversed movement would even be possible. Look at the silhouette again and you might see that the movement has… Continue Reading

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In Affiliation, HD Videos

July 12, 2016

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It takes more than just a Level 1 Certificate to run a successful CrossFit affiliate. In this series, learn about the various ways affiliate owners and trainers evolve and plan as they work to lead the fitness industry.

In Part 7, the conversation continues as CrossFit Inc.’s Tyson Oldroyd discusses the importance of healthy relationships among affiliate owners and coaches with Pat Burke of MBS CrossFit, CrossFit Verve founders Matt and Cherie Chan, Nicole… Continue Reading

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Cancer Loves Cookies?

By Brittney Saline

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Dr. Eugene Fine and Thomas Seyfriend talk about the links between sugar and cancer.

This year, 1,685,210 people in the United States will get cancer; 595,690 will die from it.

It’s the second-leading cause of death after heart disease, responsible for nearly 1 in 4 deaths in the U.S., and researchers have spent lifetimes studying its countless mutations in search of a cause, pointing their fingers mostly at genetics and physical, chemical and biological carcinogens.

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Cleansed or Conned?

By Hilary Achauer

In Nutrition

October 17, 2014

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A look inside the juice-cleanse trend.

Teresa Godfrey (not her real name) wanted a break.

She’d spent the last few months eating too much and drinking more than usual, and she was feeling the effects of that excess. And she really wanted to lose 5 lb.

To jumpstart her healthy habits and drop some pounds, Godfrey decided to do something drastic. Each day for three days, she would drink six brightly colored… Continue Reading

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The recommended prerequisites for a backward roll to support on the rings are a strict muscle-up and a deep ring push-up, according to Dusty Hyland of Dogtown CrossFit.

“The backward roll is literally just a pull-over on the dynamic apparatus of the rings,” he explains.

The first step is employing the false grip, Hyland says.

“If you have a strict muscle-up, that’s a great pre-req. It sets your wrist above the ring, where… Continue Reading

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If the name “Kara Webb” doesn’t sound familiar, it’s because Kara’s surname was Gordon last year when she competed at the CrossFit Games. Her husband, Jason, admits that he’s the reason behind the confusion in 2013.

“That’s my fault,” Jason says.

It turns out Jason and Kara’s romance was sparked somewhere between the stepper and the treadmill in another gym several years ago, but by the time they were married in December… Continue Reading

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Expanding CrossFit NYC

By Josh Newman

In Affiliation, CrossFit, HD Videos

October 24, 2012

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In 2005, CrossFit NYC started as a workout club, meeting a couple of times a week in Central Park.

Once it got cold outside, owners found a Globo Gym where they could work out for $5 a head. Then they got kicked out.

“We were too loud and crazy,” explains co-owner Josh Newman. “The other problem is we unintentionally stole personal-training clients.”

All told, CrossFit NYC got kicked out of about five gyms over the… Continue Reading

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CrossFit Radio Episode 244

By Justin Judkins

In Athletes, CrossFit Games, Radio

October 03, 2012

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On Episode 244 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Games competitor Austin Stack and Seminar Staff trainer Joe DeGain. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.

The Words of Wisdom are from CrossFit Verve’s blog, where an article gives recommendations for recovery after a tough workout. The writer stresses the importance of recovery and challenges readers to use active-recovery days… Continue Reading

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In Coaching, CrossFit, Reference

September 23, 2012

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Coaching can improve through progressions and practice. James Hobart offers cueing tips and drills to help you communicate with your athletes better.

“A trainer trains.” —Greg Glassman

Our coaching job might be simply stated as follows: help people move better. But that isn’t always simply done. Our efforts to get droopy shoulders more active and wavy midlines stabilized don’t always succeed.

While we frequently rely on tactile and demonstrative cues, verbal cues… Continue Reading

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Efficiency Tips: The Snatch

By Eric O’Connor and Chris Spealler

In Competition, CrossFit, CrossFit Games, Videos

February 29, 2012

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In this video filmed at a CrossFit Competitors Course at CrossFit Park City, Eric O’Connor and Chris Spealler show how to use the snatch in workouts that test speed and conditioning rather than just max strength and power.

The muscle-snatch technique is a great way to cycle reps quickly, and the bar path should still be very tight to the body. Loopy bar paths are inefficient and undesirable—just as they… Continue Reading

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Full Reverse, Admiral

By Bill Center

In Athletes, Special Populations

January 11, 2012

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Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill Center was obese and in declining health. He reached his goals to achieve functional fitness by giving CrossFit a chance.

I couldn’t get up from the floor.

My body—270 lb. and just 63 years old—lay prone because I lacked the strength to command it upright.

Rising from the floor is such a basic capability, a natural motion first achieved before most of us could even… Continue Reading

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Retool your gymnastics skills with elite gymnast Carl Paoli, founder of Naka Athletics, coach at San Francisco CrossFit and creator of GymnasticsWOD.com. Through his Freestyle Connections Seminar, Paoli introduces athletes to advanced gymnastics skills using simple progressions and coaching points. Today’s movement is the handstand push-up.

In Part 2 of the series, Paoli explains how active shoulders create tension and stabilize the midline. He describes how… Continue Reading

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Warming Up With Rory and Nick

By Rory McKernan and Nick Massie

In Coaching, Exercises, Videos

July 10, 2011

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HQ’s Rory McKernan and Aspen CrossFit’s Nick Massie show how to train an injured elite athlete safely.

CrossFitter T.J. Gulla is a world-class snowcross athlete who has been injured and needs some targeted mobility work and a thorough warm-up. Watch these coaches in action as they work with the injured athlete and provide new training tips anyone can use to spice up their warm-up and mobility routine.

In Part 1, McKernan takes Gulla and a small group through a series of… Continue Reading

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In Exercises, Kettlebells, Videos

April 19, 2011

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Join CrossFit Kettlebell trainer Jeff Martone as he adds more kettlebell movements to the CrossFit toolbox.

Today’s addition is the arm-bar stretch. He calls the drill a “stretch” but says it’s a bit of a misnomer because the movement won’t exactly feel like a stretch. According to Martone, “It’s building strength and stability in that shoulder and flexibility at the same time.”

To perform the movement, press the kettlebell over your body from a… Continue Reading

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Kipping Pull-Ups with Jeff Tucker

By Jeff Tucker with Jeannie Bassi

In Gymnastics/Tumbling, Videos

February 03, 2011

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There is no violent hip drive in the gymnastics kipping pull-up. Instead of using the lower body to drive the pull-up, the upper body powers the movement. Why is this useful? It’s insurance at exhaustion. If you have the best mechanics before working to exhaustion, you can buffer the deterioration that happens under fatigue.

“That’s why I’m saying just go ahead and initiate it with upper body in the first place,”… Continue Reading

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Mike G. Learns to Squat

By Michael Giardina

In Basics, Coaching, Exercises, Videos

January 17, 2011

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“Who knows that they’re not the prettiest mover on the face of the Earth?” Pat Sherwood asks. Amongst the trainers ready to refine their movement is Michael Giardina of CrossFit Atlanta, who’s ready to attack a weakness: the air squat.

The coaches improve Giardina’s movement using two different but complementary approaches.

Nicole Christensen of CrossFit Roots is the first up to bat. She identifies a loss of lumber curve and a bounce or “booty… Continue Reading

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Athletes—Always

By Russell Berger

In LEO/Mil, Medical/Injuries

November 04, 2010

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Russell Berger explains how a company called 9Line works to support wounded warriors in their fight to recover from injury.

In 2006, Juan Valentin was badly injured by an IED explosion while serving overseas. The process of his recovery gave him a unique knowledge and understanding of just how difficult it can be to go from an elite warrior to having little or no ability to train as an athlete.

“I was a very active person,” Valentin… Continue Reading

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In Athletes, Medical/Injuries, Videos

March 04, 2010

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Jon Bik considers himself lucky that he only lost his leg after a 40-foot fall off a power pole. Landing on his feet might have saved his life, and with the use of a prosthetic limb, Jon remains active and fit.

While training at CrossFit East Sacramento, Jon talks about his injury and the rehab he had to go through, then he works on the push press.

Jon’s a… Continue Reading

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