4 Essential Training Tips for Crossfit Masters Athletes
Do you remember your first Crossfit experience? I do, and will never forget it. I was a young lad at the ripe ole’ age of 36. The workout was Fight Gone Bad. I was, from what I thought, in tip top...
View ArticleSimple Steps to Lose Weight Without Counting Calories
How to lose weight, it’s a question asked by many. It’s a message as old as time. “Exercise more, eat less, and you’ll lose weight.” We’ve heard it from doctors, registered dieticians, and nutritional...
View Article8 Types of Coaches You Find at the Crossfit Box
If you have a look around, you’ll notice different types of athletes, as well as different types of coaches. You can actually meet them at every box. And if you’re a little bit smart, you’ll recognize...
View ArticleHow to Build Muscle: Upper / Lower Body Split Program
How to build muscle: A hypertrophy program is designed not to increase strength or improve athletic performance (although there is an overlap, of course), but to primarily cause muscular growth by...
View ArticleLower Abs Workouts to Build Core Strength and Muscle
These lower abs workouts will help you to develop your midline, carve new abs and build a stronger core. Remember that without an intelligent nutrition plan, you will never see the results of your hard...
View ArticleCrossFit Chest Workouts to Build Muscle, Strength and Mass
Chest workouts are a core part of building a strong upper body so add these workouts into your training routine if you want to build muscle and a stronger, bigger chest. The chest is composed of two...
View ArticleWelcome to The Pain Cave: 20 Killer CrossFit Workouts with Thrusters
As far as CrossFit workouts go, thrusters are one of the most infamous! CrossFit Workouts with Thrusters [See image gallery at www.boxrox.com] Technique Tips to Improve your Thrusters Check out this...
View ArticleHow to Shed Fat and Completely Transform your Body
THE PRINCIPLES OF SHEDDING FAT In principle, losing weight will occur when you expend more calories than you consume. This is a scientific fact, however the reality of applying this in day-to-day life...
View ArticleHow to Build Muscle and Strength: The 5 x 5 Program
With this series on how to build muscle and strength, you will learn which program is right for you, what to eat and how to reach your athletic goals. The first vital point is nutrition. Without a...
View ArticleBicep Workouts to Build Muscular and Stronger Arms for CrossFit Athletes
These tricep and bicep workouts will help you develop stronger, bigger arms – As a rough rule, arms are split in 2/3 triceps and 1/3 biceps. Both need to be trained to achieve balanced and strong arms...
View ArticleA Day of Eating and 6 CrossFit Workouts from Annie Thorisdottir
Annie Thorisdottir is the co-owner of Crossfit Reykjavik, where she also coaches and trains, and the first woman to win the CrossFit Games twice (in 2011 and 2012). She paved the way for successive...
View ArticleCrossFit Tips: Scaling Options to Help You RX Handstand Push Ups
The handstand push up is an important gymnastic movement that often crops up in Crossfit workouts. It can seem daunting when you first begin, as you have to have confidence in your strength, balance...
View ArticleTop 10 Hardest CrossFit Bodyweight Workouts
Crossfit Bodyweight Workouts – Chelsea proved that a powerful cardiorespiratory stimulus could be generated through simple calisthenic workouts. – from CrossFit Journal, 2006 See the list of 10...
View ArticleWOD Pain: 20 Minutes, 100 Burpees and Row as Far as Possible
Out of three online qualifiers for The Athlete Games, number 1 got most of the public attention mainly due to its combination of 100 burpees over the rower, and rowing – as far as possible. All within...
View Article2020 CrossFit Games Dates Announced
The dates for the upcoming 2020 CrossFit Games have been announced. The most prestigious CrossFit competition will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, between Wednesday July 29 and Sunday August 2. The...
View ArticleAMRAP CrossFit Workouts for Athletes of All Levels and Abilities
Raise your game with these tough AMRAP CrossFit Workouts. The acronym AMRAP sounds weird at first, but it’s a simple concept and adds a new dimension to your usual training routine. Besides “as many...
View ArticleHarriet Roberts, Khan Proter, Bethany Shadburne And Peter Shaw Punch Tickets...
Six CrossFit Games invitations were awarded during last weekend’s two Sanctionals in China and Argentina: the Pandaland CrossFit Challenge and the SouthFit CrossFit Challenge. Khan Porter, Harriet...
View Article5 Programming Concepts from 5 Top Crossfit Coaches
BEN BERGERON Crossfit Coach Ben Bergeron with Katrin Davidsdottir© Ben Bergeron As Crossfit coaches go, Ben has an impressive reputation as the head coach of Crossfit New England, and runs ‘Competitors...
View ArticleBen Bergeron: 10 Bad Habits every Good CrossFit Athlete Should Avoid
Ben Bergeron has coached Katrin Davidsdottir and in the past, Mat Fraser as well, to win The CrossFit Games. View this post on Instagram How do you get an athlete to the next level? Not just Games...
View ArticleTop Training Secrets – 6 Ways Yoga Will Improve Your CrossFit Performance
More and more CrossFit® athletes, from Noah Ohlsen to Sara Sigmundsdottir, have introduced yoga into their training as a way to complement and improve performance, recovery and mindset. Find out why...
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