Sports Applications

CrossFit Football isn’t just for football players. Other athletes can also benefit from the program, John Welbourn and his coaches say in this video from Again Faster.

If you want to get stronger, lift heavier and do shorter duration WODs, CrossFit Football may be the program for you. But the CrossFit main site is best for overall GPP (general physical preparedness), and it’s the right choice for most athletes and for… Continue Reading

“Can you be fit and really strong? That’s the test right now,” says Rob Orlando of Hybrid Athletics in this Again Faster video.

A strongman competitor who discovered CrossFit and finished 22nd at the 2009 CrossFit Games, Orlando is now trying to prove that a 600-lb. deadlift doesn’t mean you have to have a three-minute 400-meter time and a max-pull-ups PR of two.

Orlando has always been a successful strongman competitor, but since discovering CrossFit he’s had… Continue Reading

The Firefighter Combat Challenge is about power and functional movement. So is CrossFit. Mike Warkentin talks to Dr. Paul Davis and elite firefighting athletes about what that means for the future of fitness.

“The whole point of this thing is to sort of beat you down. When it’s all said and done, you’re moving very heavy masses and trying to move them fast.”

Dr. Paul Davis isn’t describing CrossFit. He’s talking about the Firefighter… Continue Reading

CrossFit Football pares down CrossFit and makes it sport-specific with short, heavier metcons and an added strength component, says the program’s founder, John Welbourn in this video by Again Faster.

An example would be a heavy Fran with weighted pull-ups and a 9-6-3 rep scheme. Another example would be a version of Cindy that consists of bench presses, heavy back squats and bent over rows in a 3-6-9 rep scheme… Continue Reading

Paul (“Apolloswabbie”) Eich finds himself on top of a mountain wondering if his CrossFit training will pay off.

In retrospect, you might say it was all part of life’s rich pageant. At the time, I was preoccupied by an immediate concern: how the hell would I move a 500-pound elk carcass through the deep snow, down a mountain and into a vehicle before the sunset brought mountaintop cold, coyotes and… Continue Reading

World Champion arm wrestler Travis Bagent will be taking on all comers at The CrossFit Games in Aromas, California on July 10-12, 2009. In this video, Travis demonstrates three basic arm wrestling moves and explains why they’re often misunderstood by people unfamiliar with the sport. Slow motion replays from competition follow each demonstration.

First up: the top roll. Travis describes it as the art of pulling your… Continue Reading

This is the 12th episode of the Weekend Edition of CrossFit Radio, which aired at 6pm PDT on Saturday, May 9th, 2009.

00:00 - 16:59 Interview/Matt Stonkus. Matt is a collegiate athlete from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, who has embraced CrossFit Football as his primary training program since its inception. Matt has realized significant athlete performance gains from his CrossFit Football work and diet, and explains why this program should be adopted by… Continue Reading

Roger King writes about golfing, CrossFit and getting in ship shape.

I may not be the world’s greatest golf pro. I may not even be the world’s greatest golf pro who works on a cruise ship. But I am pretty sure that no one can touch me on this: I am most likely the world’s only — and therefore greatest — golf pro who works on a cruise ship and is a CrossFitter who hits his… Continue Reading