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“We’ve got CrossFit’s best and brightest coaches with their best and brightest athletes. We’re challenging these guys,” says Jon Gilson, owner of Again Faster. “We programmed this to expose weaknesses. So they’re competing this weekend. They’re getting coached on technique this weekend.”

Gilson continues: “I wanted to foster team unity, and I wanted to give these guys a chance to prepare for the Games.”

CrossFit New England hosted the Again Faster Team Summit in Natick, Mass., and… Continue Reading

Dan Fuhr recounts years of deployment with one constant: CrossFit main-site workouts.

I turn 35 in January, and I’ve been following CrossFit main-site programming regularly since January 2007. I am also in the Army, and since January 2007 I have been deployed for 28 months. I’ve spent another six months away for training.

Surprisingly, I’m still single.

With the exception of being fortunate enough to spend two months training weekends in Austin’s… Continue Reading

Chad Vaughn, a two-time Olympian and member of Team Again Faster, offers some Olympic-lifting tips to Games competitors at the Again Faster Summit. His athletes include top women in the 2010 Games, such as Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Jessica Pamanian, Michelle Kinney and Heather Bergeron, as well as 2011 Games hopefuls such as Kevin Montoya.

Vaughn’s first concern is the snatch set-up. He widens stances and grips to… Continue Reading

Coach Mike Burgener breaks down the key points of Chad Vaughn’s lifts at the CrossFit-USAW Open.

Chad Vaughn opened the snatch competition at the CrossFit-USAW Open with 132 kg. He made the weight easily, which isn’t that surprising considering Vaughn is an Olympian who was lifting only days after finishing 20th in the 77-kg class at the World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Vaughn went on to put on a… Continue Reading

Olympian Chad Vaughn’s opening snatch weight at the CrossFit-USAW Open was heavier than anyone else’s last attempt in the 85-kg class, and the Olympian did not disappoint when he stepped on the platform. Vaughn showed exactly why he’s a top lifter by nailing all three snatches and all three clean and jerks for a 313 total that was 46 kg greater than Josh Everett’s.

Vaughn’s quickness and power awed the crowd at the Cheyenne… Continue Reading

At the recent CrossFit-USAW Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., a host of elite athletes and coaches donned headsets at the broadcast table to break down what was happening on the platform.

During the 94-kg men’s clean and jerk, top American lifters Casey Burgener and Chad Vaughn joined Tony Budding to critique competitors including CrossFit Games athletes Peter Egyed and D.J. Wickham as they contested the clean and jerk.

For complete results, visit… Continue Reading

Day 2 of the CrossFit-USAW Open featured a host of great moments, including a weightlifting showcase by Olympian and Pan Am Games gold medalist Chad Vaughn.

Today’s sessions featured the 63- and 69-kg women, as well as the 77-, 85- and 94-kg men.

Watch the final sessions live online tomorrow at live.CrossFit.com.

For complete results, visit the USAW website.