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Inspiring Kids for Weightlifting: Meet World Champion Apti Aukhadov
Apti Aukhadov is considered to be one of the most technically proficient and efficient lifters in the World, and we really felt that he had something special to bring to the Crossfit Community. He is...
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6 Hacks for Better Chest-to-bar Pull ups
As opposed to kipping pull ups, chest-to-bars have a longer range of motion, bigger height to reach and therefore a higher demand for power. Strict, kipping or butterfly, to be successful with workouts...
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Let the Gains Begin: 5 Rules How Crossfit Girls Can Build Muscle
It’s scientifically proven that it’s more difficult for women to gain muscle mass as it is for men. This is because of the higher amounts of testosterone and the naturally greater percentage of muscle...
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101 Reasons Why Crossfit Is Perfect For Entrepreneurs
Most of the time I ate bad and to make matters worse I went out drinking around 4 nights per week. When I was drunk I’d “socially smoke” a few cigarrettes and I’d finish the night with friends at a...
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Sisi Forsstedt: Full-time Job, 2 kids, University and Crossfit
Besides being a mom, Sisi works for SAS, teaches Bootcamp class once a week and is currently studying about dyslexia to help her oldest son overcome this disorder. In all of this she finds time to...
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4 Steps to Efficient Recovery After Crossfit Training
In the post training period the body will try to reverse the impact of stress induced by training. In an effort to cope better with future training the body will attempt reset the level of homeostasis...
View ArticleChest-to-bar Pull ups and Overhead Squats: 15.2 is Done
We thought Kara’s 416 score was impossible to beat. At least until we saw this morning that Natalie Newhart topped the leaderboard with an incredible 441 reps. Natalie Newhart, 29-year-old from...
View ArticleBeyond the Thrusters: 7 Harsh Truths and Tips to Fix Them
What do Kalsu, Fran and Jackie have in common? Quite a big amount of thrusters. The starting position for a thruster is the front squat, but to get into it you need to load the bar on your shoulders...
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Build Your own Garage Gym: Must-Have Equipment
If you´re lucky you have your own garage gym to do your workout in, if not then you might be thinking about putting up together your own little home “box”. We have prepared a shopping list with the...
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5 Reasons You Haven’t Gotten Better at Double-Unders
On the surface, the double-under can look smooth and effortless, but dissecting the movement will reveal a multitude of complex components that prevent us from getting any better. Here are five reasons...
View ArticleBest of British: UK Crossfitters to Look Out for in 2015
As competitors get stronger and faster, the United Kingdom is beginning to prove that it too has some immense talent of its own, ready to follow in the footsteps of 2013 CrossFit Games champion...
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8 Essential Survival Tips for Your First Competition
Well I’ve been where you are and here’s what I learnt (the hard way) from my first two competitions. Photos by Katie White. Tip 1: Eat right. Quantity and quality is key. I’m going to be totally...
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Weight Loss Stall? 2 Reasons to Ditch the Scale
Imagine using this approach in other aspects of life: there’s only 1 route to your work, you only like 1 type of food, if your Fran time is sub 4 minutes, only then you are a good crossfitter. This may...
View ArticleCrossFit Open 15.3: Did You Get Your First Muscle Up?
To be exact, seven muscle ups were the starting point for RX division of CrossFit Games Open workout 15.3, followed by 50 wall balls and 100 double-unders within a 14-minute AMRAP. Although battling...
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Rep! Alan Fitzpatrick on Being a Crossfit Judge
Alan Fitzpatrick is a CrossFit judge, as well co-owner of MyStudio, head coach at CrossFit Navan and co-founder of team event The Filthy 150. Featured image: Pete Williamson Photography What sort of...
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6 Reasons Why Crossfitters Hate Burpees
The name came up in 1930s by American physiologist Royal H. Burpee, who developed the so called burpee test – part of his PhD thesis which was a quick and simple way to assess individual’s overall...
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What You Need to Know Before Starting to Compete in Crossfit
Because of the explosive growth of it worldwide, we now have two major problems: Quality of coaching (the all known discussion about “Are you a qualified coach after a few certifications) The...
View ArticleFrom Beginners to Pros: 6 Handstand Push Up How-To Videos
So far we’ve seen handstand push ups being part of the Games and Regionals’ workouts, but have never been used in the CrossFit Open WODs before. 15.4 brought new movement with a new standard. The old...
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7 Reasons Why Kids Should Lift Weights
Active lifestyle and physical activity which are first and foremost enjoyable and diverse is essential for kids’ health, outlook and overall development: studies suggest that being active as kid may...
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WOD Fuel: Primal Beef Meatballs with Bacon
In my opinion a classic meatball must contain a few key elements: meat, eggs, something dry, something wet and spices. The meat is obvious, the eggs act as a binder. Something dry gives the meatballs...
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