How long have you been doing CrossFit? I’ve been doing CrossFit since Oct of 2017 What is your favorite CrossFit workout and/or movement? I do have a fondness for the Hero Workouts. I served for 20 years and not all of us made it; I think it’s important to remember that. They also push me to…
We have discussed how important food is on our blog before but I don’t believe we’ve ever referenced the man, myth and legend himself, Coach Greg Glassman. In the early days Coach Glassman used to write every entry for the CrossFit Journal. He started what ended up becoming the greatest compilation of fitness articles and…
(This was an op-ed piece by Kai Rainey, a CrossFit Level 1 certificate holder, who has been doing CrossFit for over a year. She had dealt with very serious weight and health issues before beginning CrossFit. This is part one of her series imploring people who are overweight to begin CrossFit. Credit to her and…
We’ve previously discussed the importance of intensity but we haven’t really hammered down the details as to why. We have discussed CrossFit’s definition of fitness which is: increase in work capacity across broad times and modal domains. There’s a lot there but all that means is how much work can you do, in any amount…
If you ask a random person what they expect out of a personal trainer they might say something like, “I expect to be told how to workout and be made sore.” When breaking this thought down the specificity of it rings hollow and largely superficial. The trainer used to be more of a hobby/job than…
How long have you been doing CrossFit? I will be celebrating 6 months doing CrossFit on May 20!!! What is your favorite CrossFit workout and/or movement? I look forward to learning a new movement each day. Lifting days have become a favorite day to see just how much I have grown in my strength. What do you…
Like the word fitness, the word “functional” has long been something that could have 20 different meanings to 20 different people. Watch a few minutes of infomercials and you might see someone claiming that the bosu ball, trx bands and yoga are all functional movements. Before we get into the actual definition of functional movements,…
In previous weeks we had discussed CrossFit’s operational models for fitness. Weak definitions but very strong tests of what and who is fit. The first model was a balance across all 10 physical skills: cardio respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, accuracy, agility, and balance. The second model was that of the hopper….
We often hear that CrossFit can be quite the investment and have struggled to justify the comparison to traditional gym membership prices instead of embracing it and make the comparison wholeheartedly. As originally posted in CrossFit.com journal, we present the follow article. “CrossFit’s too expensive.” I heard a lot of that after we published the…
Workout of the Week: “Nukes”In 8 minutesRun 1 mileMax reps deadlift (315/205)In 10 minutesRun 1 mileMax reps power clean (225/155)In 12 minutesRun 1 mileMax reps overhead squat (135/95)For Total Reps In CrossFit “hero” workouts are something that are very challenging physically and probably even more so, mentally. In this workout you will have 3 separate…
