Judging the CrossFit Open
This time of year CrossFit boxes around the world are abuzz with chatter about the Open. What’s the WOD this week? Who’s competing? Are you RXing, or competing in the scaled division? Having grown up...
View ArticleThe Will to Win: Using the Competition to make you Stronger
You must develop an unbreakable internal willpower that is so strong that it will drive you forward no matter what conditions you face or who your competition is. You have to know that regardless of...
View ArticleThe Art of Coaching
This was the title of world class strength coach Dan John’s seminar, which I was lucky enough to attend in July 2015. The content of the seminar forms the basis for my coaching article. 3 TYPES OF...
View ArticleLaying Strong Strength Foundations in Crossfit
THE BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING Improved mental toughness Increased muscular strength Increased skeletal strength Increased tendon and ligament strength Increased power Additional Benefits: Reduced...
View ArticleCrossfit Mobility: 2 Exercises to Bulletproof your Shoulders
Crossfit Mobility is a broad concept that comprises: range of motion muscle tension soft tissue the biomechanics of positioning knowledge of the proper form of movement and stabilisation Mobility has...
View ArticleJonne Koski on Crossfit Training & ZeroPoint Compression
Sisu is embodied in the Finnish spirit, and it’s what has guided 21-year-old Jonne Koski to the CrossFit Games two years in a row. To get there, he came first at the Meridian Regionals in 2014 and...
View Article5 Ways the Crossfit Community Improves your Performances
THE CROSSFIT COMMUNITY Each member of the Crossfit community works out for many different reasons, but all of them are about taking things to another level. Whether it is to decompress and change the...
View ArticleOresund Games: Strength, Honour & Crossfit in Sweden
‘Oresund Games 2016 – Powered by Eleiko – Is a challenging individual competition, which always strives for innovation and excellence.’ As well as classical tests of functional fitness, this year also...
View ArticleCrossfit Nutrition Advice for Morning Training
Properly fuelling exercise at this time of the day is a tricky task. Get the right nutrition advice and you can supercharge your gainz, get it wrong and you risk feeling hungry, bloated and battling...
View Article8 European Crossfitters to Watch this Year!
EUROPEAN CROSSFITTERS: These 8 European Crossfitters are impressive representatives for a continent. Each one has been chosen because of their dedication to continually raising their game, a committed...
View Article8 Battle Scars that Only Crossfitters will Understand
CROSSFIT BATTLE SCARS Big injuries are incredibly frustrating, especially if they put you out of action for months, but minor injuries are part and parcel of progress within most sports. Sometimes you...
View Article6 Ways to Build Explosive Strength & Power Out of the Hole
You move into the hole when you squat down to full depth, before you drive the weight back upwards again. Think about when you catch a Snatch at the lowest position, or reach full depth on a front...
View ArticleNike Free Train Force Flyknit: Destroy Wods in Fly Style
BENEFITS FOR YOUR TRAINING Released yesterday, the Nike Free Train Force Flyknit is highly versatile and designed to augment quick functional movements, offer strength and support where you need it...
View ArticleWas your Crossfit Open Score Good Enough?
TRUST IN THE TRAINING PROGRESS People often get so caught up in the results they stop appreciating the process. I’m not referring only to the athletes, many times people in our surroundings tend to do...
View ArticleSlow Down to Muscle Up: 5 Progressions for Perfect Movement
THE BASIC MUSCLE-UP A muscle up is a base level gymnastic move in which a person hangs at full extension below either gymnastic rings, or a pull up bar, and proceeds to pull themselves up as high as...
View Article3 Training Mistakes no Smart Crossfitter makes Twice
Despite that, knowledge is – as they say – power, and learning in greater depth about the following 3 training mistakes can help you to progress more effectively, and as a result, increase your...
View ArticleCrossfit G2: Back to the Roots of Spanish Crossfit
Name: CrossFit G2 Box Owners: Albert Naugle Gudiño & Pedro Matarranz Hey guys, what motivated you to start your own Box? Every morning we get up and look forward to seeing our members work towards...
View ArticleKristin Holte: What it takes to get to the CrossFit Games
Hey Kristin, can you tell us about yourself and your Crossfit achievements so far… I am a CrossFit athlete from Norway. I live in Oslo and train at CrossFit Oslo, but I also spend a lot of time in San...
View ArticleCrying on the Street After My First Prison Yoga Session
Prison Yoga: At 1:00 am in the morning on Wednesday I set my alarm for 5:50 am, as I had to be in one of the correctional institutions between 7.30 and 8.00. I slept little, tossing and turning. I...
View Article6 Unforgettable First Time Crossfit Experiences
1. NAILING DOUBLE UNDERS As Crossfit experiences go, everyone who has gone through the process of learning Double Unders can tell stories about the whip marks and lacerations that their legs and back...
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