In Coaching, HD Videos, Sports Applications
March 09, 2010
In the late ’50s and ’60s, future Olympic legends Mark Spitz and Debbie Meyer were knifing through the pool at the Arden Hills Swim Club. In total, Arden his has produced 31 Olympic medals, 21 of them gold. Today, prospective Olympians and top swimmers are doing the same thing—but now they’re using CrossFit too.
The mission of the Arden Hills USA Swim Team is to help athletes reach their full potential and follow… Continue Reading
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In Sports Applications, Videos
March 06, 2010
Interestingly, drinking the beer inside the keg might make you better at lifting it with a continental clean.
Speaking to a group of athletes assembled for the Jan. 16 Hybrid Winter Challenge at Hybrid Athletics, Rob Orlando explains that a big belly can be beneficial when performing a continental clean. Unlike the regular clean that’s one swift movement off the floor, the continental clean… Continue Reading
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In Reference, Sports Applications
March 01, 2010
Florida Marlins strength and conditioning coach Paul Fournier brings CrossFit to Major League Baseball players.
CrossFit’s three fitness standards provide general physical preparedness for everyday athletes, but they also prepare professional baseball players for the demands of their sport.
We can all see how the 10 physical skills apply. In short, the list comprises everything athletic. In a highly skilled sport such as baseball, not all are athletes, but the… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, CrossFit Endurance, Running, Sports Applications, Videos
February 25, 2010
At 28 miles, the Quad Dipsea ultra-marathon is only a little longer than a standard marathon. Then again, most marathons don’t include grueling terrain and over 18,000 feet in elevation change. What better challenge for Team Un-Scared?
Started by Kelly Starrett and the gang at San Francisco CrossFit, Team Un-Scared is for athletes who trust their CrossFit training and boldly register for events in which they have no… Continue Reading
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February 22, 2010
With only eight weeks to train, Italian athletes use CrossFit to prepare for the World Figure Skating Championships in Torino, Italy.
It is my great pleasure to write about the marvellous success obtained by my athletes who will soon compete at the next World Figure Skating Championship in Torino, Italy.
I found many applications for CrossFit as strength and conditioning coach of the Italian National Ice Skating Team. I’m… Continue Reading
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In Competition, Sports Applications, Videos
February 16, 2010
Rob Orlando is a CrossFitter and strongman competitor, so he’s the first to tell you an 800-lb. deadlift doesn’t mean much if you can’t do pull-ups or double-unders.
Orlando is the owner of Hybrid Athletics, and his Jan. 16 Hybrid Winter Challenge was designed to challenge athletes in a wide variety of ways.
“My goal was to try test people’s ability to adapt quickly and still be strong,” he explains.
Recognizing that strongman… Continue Reading
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In Sports Applications, Videos
February 05, 2010
You could argue that picking up a stone or other awkward object is even more functional and realistic than picking up a barbell, so it’s no surprise some CrossFit affiliates are integrating strongman movements into their WODs.
Kurtis Bowler of Rainier CrossFit is a strongman competitor and one of the first affiliate owners, and he’d love to see stone shouldering or tire flipping thrown into the occasional main-site WOD. At his box he regularly adds strongman… Continue Reading
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In Sports Applications, Videos
February 01, 2010
The 40-yard dash is the gold standard for measuring an athlete’s ability to accelerate, and his official time can make or break a prospect at the collegiate and professional levels. Shaving a few hundredths of a second off the time can often mean scholarships and millions of dollars at the NFL Draft. Being able to run a hot 40 can also be the difference between a Super Bowl touchdown and being tackled on the… Continue Reading
