Prep Your Joints for Muscle Ups
Let’s face it: the muscle up is one hell of a cool skill. And beyond the cool factor you can use it to develop a powerful base of upper-body strength. But too many people rush headlong in pursuit of...
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Beauty in Strength: The Rise of the Strongwoman Athlete
“Strongman? But you’re not a MAN!” This is a common response I receive when explaining that I am a strongman athlete. While fighting off the urge to roll my eyes, I smile and explain that despite...
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The Kettlebell Snatch: A Simple Tool for Complex Benefits
It’s been thirteen years since I did my first RKC (Russian Kettlebell Certification). I wasn’t completely sold on the idea of kettlebells at first, mostly because I was looking at the individual...
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The Muscle Snatch: You’re Probably Doing it Wrong
The basic movement of the third pull of the snatch is simple: the elbows need to move out and up toward the shoulders, reaching approximately shoulder height (usually slightly below), before the arms...
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12 TIPS FOR A NEW CROSSFITTER
1. Scale Know your limits. Let’s take the benchmark workout Diane. Diane consists of 21, 15 and 9 reps of deadlifts and handstand push-ups. The Rx, or prescribed, weight starts at 225lbs for men and...
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Two Kettlebell Exercises to Crack the Strength Code
I was 12 years old when I first stepped into a weight room. From that day forward, I wanted to get big, strong, and build bulky muscles. A big chest, big arms, and 6-pack abs – if you had those...
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Why Women Who WOD Are Wonderful
All across the world, ladies of all ages and experiences are flooding CrossFit gyms in the pursuit of strength and health. We women know that we have always possessed great strength, and it seems our...
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How to Be a Thinking Athlete: A User’s Guide to the Brain
Today, we have access to more training options than ever before. Within the click of a few buttons, we can engage with world-class coaches and pre-made programs for any performance area we choose. If...
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This Is Your Space: How to Bring Passion Back to Your Training
I’m going to tell you right now why you started CrossFit, or whatever your fitness endeavor of choice is. A bold prediction, I know. And here it is: No one actually wants to get fit. And no one simply...
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Life Ain’t Easy: Train Anyway
Most of us spent a huge portion of our childhood being told to do things we didn’t want to do. We had to be told every day to get out of bed, get ready for school, eat our vegetables, do our homework,...
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Strong Is Still Strong, Skinny Is Still Skinny
When I first heard the saying “strong is the new skinny” I loved it, but since then, I’ve kind of grown to hate it. Let me explain. Strong is strong. According to the Oxford dictionary, strong is...
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CONQUER YOUR GUT: TOP 10 WORKOUT NUTRITION DO’S AND DON’TS
Ahh – the gut. That pesky garden hose-esque tube that travels through your body and can make or break just about any big workout or competition, no matter what your fitness levels are. Many a...
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6 TIPS TO RETURN TO CROSSFIT POST-INJURY
CrossFit, just like any other sport, is not without its share of risk. Whenever you move heavy weight or perform complicated exercises, there is a possibility for injury. Then again, you could get...
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ACTIVE RECOVERY & THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REST DAYS AND RECOVERY DAYS
We all have those days when we are just too beat up to workout. Our muscles are sore, limbs are stiff, and the idea of throwing a heavy barbell above our head is pretty much the last thing we want to...
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Simplify Your Approach to Amplify Your Results
In an industry full of hype and conflicting information it can be difficult to figure out who and what to believe. Social media has resulted in the abundant emergence of self-proclaimed ‘gurus’,...
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Never Too Old For CrossFit
As we grow older, our muscles tend to weaken and this decline can eventually stop us from engaging into our active lifestyles. But study says weightlifting can help us decrease the decline even if...
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Just Cook!
Good morning. It’s the top of the week, and maybe you’re bummed about it because it puts you in an office and not in your kitchen, where not two days ago you were cooking rice pilaf to accompany a...
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CrossFit’s Founder Seeks to Sour Government’s Soda Stance
CrossFit Inc.’s founder and CEO Greg Glassman has a message for Washington lawmakers: Get soda out of medical research. Propelled by recent evidence that the sugar industry once influenced nutrition...
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Trio of Post Workout Protein Smoothies
Protein powders are renowned for their ability to pack a lot of protein into small, mixable portions. These powders have an appropriate interest and following, particularly for bodybuilders. However,...
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