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On Episode 323 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Gavin Turner, a CrossFit athlete who is hoping to summit Mt. Everest in May. Also on the show was well-known Games competitor Josh Bridges. This episode was webcast on March 26, 2014.

3:31 Gavin Turner returned to the show to discuss his upcoming expedition to Mt. Everest (listen to Part 1 here). He talked about the brutality of the climb and… Continue Reading

District CrossFit sits just two blocks away from the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. So when a lone gunman fatally shot 12 people and injured three others on the base on Sept. 16, 2013, operations at the box ground to a halt.

“When it happened, we got, like, literally shut down. We weren’t allowed to leave or do anything. It was really scary and … it just kind of hit home,” said affiliate owner Andrew Killion.

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At Cairo’s lone CrossFit affiliate, athletes sweat out the stress of living through the Egyptian Revolution. Bryan Anderson reports.

Adham Salloum, 26, is standing inside a health club on the edge of Cairo, Egypt. He grabs a pair of gymnastics rings and heaves himself up.

A dozen of his comrades are standing around him. They clap and they shout, urging him on: “Yalla, Adham!” (“Yalla” means “come on” in Arabic.)

He pulls on the rings again… Continue Reading

On Episode 306 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Alamo CrossFit owner Amanda Taylor, as well as Justin Bergh, General Manager of the CrossFit Games. This episode was webcast on Nov. 28, 2013.

2:21 Amanda Taylor owns Alamo CrossFit in San Antonio, Texas, and she described how her business plan has evolved since she affiliated in 2007. Taylor talked about learning from mistakes and explained how doing so pushed the gym toward… Continue Reading

Pat Sherwood confesses to a history of biceps curls before detailing favorite WODs that helped him stay fit on an epic motorcycle trip.

In early 2005, I received a phone call from my buddy Dave Castro, who told me I needed to check out the gnarly workouts on a website he had recently discovered.

I pulled up CrossFit.com and saw “Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1.”

At that moment in my life, I had been doing… Continue Reading

On Nov. 11, nations around the world take a moment of silence to honor the sacrifices of those who served. Emily Beers talks to three men who fought for their countries.

For veteran Richard Sanders, the Nov. 11 moment of silence is “a double-edged sword.”

“It’s good to know that we’re honoring their lives, raising awareness,” he said of fallen soldiers and current members of the military.

But on the flip side, there is… Continue Reading

Nicole Spitzack started CrossFit when her husband was deployed to Afghanistan. When she invited friends—also military wives—she created an irreplaceable support system. Andréa Maria Cecil reports.

In 2005, the U.S. Army deployed Cole Spitzack to Afghanistan for 12 months.

“That’s a long time,” he said. “I missed the whole first year of my daughter’s life.”

That kind of time is hard on a marriage, too. The Army recognizes that fact, offering soldiers and their loved ones… Continue Reading

Identical names lead one Emily Beers to befriend another and learn a soldier’s story of rape in the military.

Emily Beers joined the U.S. military at 17. Being a soldier was what she had wanted to do since watching the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks while she was a sophomore in high school in Pennsylvania. Two weeks after she graduated, she ran off to boot camp to start her dream career.

She readily accepted the challenges the… Continue Reading

In the second episode of Offline, an unscripted presentation of guests debating controversial subjects in the CrossFit world, the topic is whether women should serve in combat roles. Earlier this year, the Pentagon announced it would allow women to apply for front-line combat positions.

Host Russell Berger welcomes guests Zach Forrest, owner of CrossFit Max Effort and a member of CrossFit’s Level 1 Seminar Staff; Jody Geare, a… Continue Reading

Mario Lanza had it figured out: he would go to college on a baseball scholarship and doors would continue to open. There was one problem: Lanza didn’t make his studies a priority.

“I thought I had everything because I was pretty good at baseball, so I had scholarships,” the 20-year-old explains. “And then all of a sudden (it) just kind of went away.”

Today, Lanza is focused on becoming a Navy SEAL. Likewise, he’s training… Continue Reading

We’re only starting to realize the potential early CrossFit training can unlock.

Former CrossFit Kids Chris Fabian, Meredith Prinz and Tyler Jordan are certain their CrossFit experience has prepared them for training at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

At the academy, about 4,400 cadets train for four years, and most receive commissions as second lieutenants upon graduation. Entrance to the academy… Continue Reading

CrossFit subject-matter experts George Ryan and Tony Blauer explain how fear-management and positive action are the keys to any crisis situation.

A feeling of helplessness tormented most Americans in the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. In the face of so much horror and injustice, some argued for more gun control, while others called for a heavier gun presence in our schools. Many brought… Continue Reading

Nearly three years ago, Marine veteran Nicholas Thom came to CrossFit Rubicon without his legs and without some of his fingers. Eager to become a member, he inquired about monthly rates.

Dave “Chef” Wallach, owner of the Vienna, Va., affiliate, would only accept $1.

“And therein started a program that’s now moving into our third year that anyone who’s been injured in the line of duty—military, law enforcement or… Continue Reading

Australian Drummond Williamson is a Level 1 Seminar Staff member who came across CrossFit after his time in the military, and he initially questioned everything about the program. But after he started digging, he found the answers he needed, as well as a new way to look at fitness.

“I finally was encouraged to just dabble in it and try it for two weeks, and I never turned back,” he said.

Williamson is a bit of a Tasmanian devil… Continue Reading

The individual PDF articles published in November 2012 are collected here in a single download.

The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF.

The articles included here are:

Intensity in Action - Johnson
Victory in Quebec - Burton
The Stages of Injury - Castillo
Limey Turkey - Brown/Dazet
Brand New at Brand X - Burton
Suffering in Silence - Godby
“We’re Going to Need a Bigger Box” - Blankenship
Cues for Weightlifting Coaches - Takano
Planes, Trains and CrossFit - Achauer
Too Cold… Continue Reading

Maj. Donald Clarkson outlines how CrossFit can create fitter soldiers in a one-year period between deployments.

The concept outlined in this article is based on having 52 weeks available between a unit’s redeployment and its next deployment. Cycle lengths are not set in stone and can be adjusted based on the unit's OPTEMPO and deployment timeline, or to accommodate more rest/skills weeks as required.

Post-deployment focused training—12 weeks—The focus during this time is on… Continue Reading

At CrossFit Fever in Pembroke Pines, Fla., there is a strong connection to the U.S. military. Co-owner Jorge Vega served with the Marines, and coach Natalia Martinez served as an Army officer. Many of their members hail from similar backgrounds. Likewise, the two try to instill military values in their community.

Still, Martinez says her job doesn’t feel like a job at all.

“Seeing people, for example, do a pull-up on a green… Continue Reading

Combatives expert Tony Blauer answers 10 questions about his new seminar: CrossFit Defense. Emily Beers reports.

Tony Blauer is the brains behind the newest personal-safety specialty course to hit the CrossFit community: CrossFit Defense.

Blauer, whose foundation is wrestling, martial arts and boxing, has been working with law enforcement and the military for years and was speaking Coach Greg Glassman’s language long before he knew… Continue Reading

The individual PDF articles published in October 2012 are collected here in a single download.

The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF.

The articles included here are:

Countering the Crazy Gene - Beers
Sandwich Sushi - Brown/Dazet
Slapping Fear in the Face - Cecil
The Hangover, CrossFit Style - Striffler
Consortium for Health and Military Performance and American College of Sports Medicine Consensus Paper on Extreme Conditioning Programs in Military Personnel: An… Continue Reading

CrossFit is based on measurable, observable and repeatable results, and extensive data support the safety, efficacy and efficiency of the CrossFit method. Criticisms of the program, however, are seldom based on data or valid science.

An Answer, by CrossFit Chief Scientist Dr. J.A. Glassman, presents a thorough, evidence-based response to the unsubstantiated claims made in the Consensus Paper by the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) and the American… Continue Reading