Results for “Go South”

Josh Bridges and Kenneth Leverich had first and second place practically secured at the Southern California Regional. The battle was for third.

On the final day of competition, two men went head-to-head for the last Games spot: Tommy Pease and Wes Piatt.

“To be real honest, there’s probably going to have to be a couple of people that maybe don’t do so well, and I’m gonna have to do… Continue Reading

On Episode 278 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two Regional champions: Michael McGoldrick of South Central and Alessandra Pichelli of NorCal. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

4:11 Michael McGoldrick did not have an easy road to the CrossFit Games. He talked about the injury he suffered during Event 6, as well as his setbacks in the third… Continue Reading

On Episode 275 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Chris Dozois, who won the CrossFit Games Open in the South West. Also on the show was Rainier CrossFit owner and HQ Seminar Staff member Kurtis Bowler. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

3:41 Chris Dozois finished at the top of the Open leaderboard in the South West, placing ahead of Games competitors Chris… Continue Reading

At 13, Anna Tunnicliffe decided she wanted to win an Olympic medal in sailing. And she did, taking gold in the Laser Radial class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

“(It’s) the most amazing feeling in the world,” she says. “Not too many people can say they’ve won one.”

Now 30, Tunnicliffe began training at CrossFit B&S in Miami about a year and a half ago.

“I was fit, but I was just not getting fitter. I… Continue Reading

On Episode 267 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Ute CrossFit owner Tommy Hackenbruck and HQ Level 1 Seminar Staff member and South East Regional director John McLaughlin. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

3:11 Ute CrossFit’s team won the Affiliate Cup at last year’s CrossFit Games, and team captain and head trainer Tommy Hackenbruck came on the show to talk about this… Continue Reading

Securing more than 8,000 square feet in downtown Washington, D.C., is no small feat. But that’s just what District CrossFit Southwest has done.

“We’re really lucky to have this area because warehouses like this do not exist in metropolitan D.C.,” explains head coach Noah Gabriel-Landis. “We’re really fortunate to have this. And we’re right downtown.”

The gym is actually one block from Washington Nationals Park, to be specific, and it’s outfitted with a 100-foot rig… Continue Reading

At Georgia’s largest private school south of Atlanta, administrators, faculty and staff have done away with the traditional P.E. program in favor of something different.

“We were looking for a better way to promote fitness with our kids,” says Chris Spurlock, middle-school assistant principal at Savannah Christian Preparatory School.

The school has begun incorporating CrossFit to “huge” results.

“We just made the commitment we were going to go ahead and better… Continue Reading

When Hurricane Sandy made landfall Oct. 29 in New Jersey, it wreaked havoc. The Category 1 storm was 932 miles in diameter and packed winds of up to 100 miles per hour, making it the worst Northeast storm in 100 years.

In Part 2 of this series, Sean Pastuch, a partner of CrossFit King of the Beach in Long Island, says the box had almost 200 members coming in seven days a week before Sandy hit.

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When Hurricane Sandy made landfall Oct. 29 in New Jersey, it wreaked havoc. The Category 1 storm was 932 miles in diameter and packed winds of up to 100 miles per hour, making it the worst Northeast storm in 100 years.

Mark Nagy, owner of Blackhearts CrossFit in New Jersey, knows these facts well.

In Part 1 of this series, the affiliate owner talks about the state of his gym. About a week after the storm… Continue Reading

CrossFit is growing quickly in South America, and there are a total of 14 boxes in Ecuador according to the Affiliate Finder Map. Most of the affiliates are Guayaquil, the country’s largest city.

“CrossFit in Latin American, especially in my country, is a huge movement. It’s something like a counter-culture,” explains Carlos Andrade, a Level 1 Seminar Staff member.

Andrade, a nutritionist, owns CrossFit Guayaquil.

“We have boxes with hundreds… Continue Reading

Katie Hogan has been lifting since she was 13.

“I understand the stigma against girls getting bulky and strong, and I’ve had that feeling myself: ‘I don’t want to get too big,’” says the Level 1 Seminar Staff member. “But I love the feeling of being able to go up and rip a bar off the floor and have guys, girls, whoever look around like, ‘Oh my God, did she seriously just do that—with a side pony?”

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Competitors should have a plan for their grub during competitions, Matt Chan says at this CrossFit Competitor’s Course held at CrossFit Park City.

Part 4 was originally published as a resource during the CrossFit Games season and is presented here in sequence with the other parts of the series.

“You should be able to tell somebody (what you’re eating), rather than showing up to the Home Depot Center (without) a… Continue Reading

Matt Chan explains how to create a baseline Zone Diet plan for competitive athletes and how to intelligently deviate from it in this video shot at a CrossFit Competitor’s Course at CrossFit Park City.

Only 10 percent of CrossFit Games athletes say they weigh and measure their food, Chan notes in Part 1.

“Now you may say, ‘Oh, I guess that’s not important.’ But in my opinion what that… Continue Reading

Catch Team U.S.A. in its third training workout with Games Director Dave Castro at Valley CrossFit in Van Nuys, Calif.

The third prep WOD is done as a five-person team, with one man going first, another going last and three women in between. On the agenda: rope climbs, power cleans, burpees, overhead squats, fat-bar deadlifts and running.

Pitted against Southern California’s top squads, Team U.S.A. finishes first at 14:59.

“No one held… Continue Reading

Catch Team U.S.A. in its first training workout with Games Director Dave Castro at Valley CrossFit in Van Nuys, Calif.

“Basically, what we have going on is the first-ever Team U.S.A. (versus) Team Europe competition and we’re really excited about it,” Castro says. “It’s going to be a neat event.”

The prep WOD, as suggested by 2008 Games champion Jason Khalipa, is done as a two-person team. For time, the pair must complete a total of 30 snatches at 165 lb… Continue Reading

At Boston’s Joseph J. Hurley K-8 School, students in Mr. D’s class might be subject to WOD-like penalties.

Forget something in your locker at the beginning of the year: two push-ups. Do it in January: four push-ups or 10 squats. Curse in class: 40 push-ups or 200 squats.

A member of CrossFit Southie, Mr. D brought the kids to the affiliate for an afternoon of working out, camaraderie and community.

“I think a lot of people… Continue Reading

In three months, Adam Oxendine lost 50 lb. doing CrossFit. More importantly, however, he can now keep up with his dog.

“I think I’ve got more excitement than the dog does,” he says.

Oxendine is a K9 specialist at the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina. There, the agency has embraced CrossFit, dedicating space, equipment and a full-time trainer to general physical preparedness.

“I think physical fitness is a requirement to be a cop—to be a good… Continue Reading

On Episode 240 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed James Hobson from CrossFit Addiction, as well as Brad Woodhouse of WOD Tours. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

The Words of Wisdom are from an article titled Training for Fat Loss by Calvin Sun, found on the CrossFit Invictus website. In the article, Sun addresses common misconceptions such as “Weights will make me bulky,”… Continue Reading

Rarely is physical therapy funny. But with movement and mobility guru Kelly Starrett at the helm, laughs are guaranteed.

During the CrossFit Experience at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games, the doctor of physical therapy talks about good posture and how it translates to athleticism.

“I want you to take a huge breath in your belly—big breath. Hold it. Now get tight. How’s that workin’ for ya?” he asks the crowd… Continue Reading

Join CrossFit Pleasanton owner Paul Southern and his guide on a boar hunt through the California hills.

“I think there’s nothing healthier than getting out into the country with my family and exercising and getting the healthiest food that I can,” Southern says.

With the help of Mark Grupe, Southern tracks two wild boars. He misses a shot on one over 200 lb. but perfectly places his bullet on an 80-lb. boar.

Hunting is a… Continue Reading