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15.4 CrossFit Open: Unofficially Jacob Anderson does 183, Kristin King 180 reps
The scores are not yet official (remember Natalie Newhart’s 15.2 performance didn’t meet the standards and was later penalized with a 15 % rep penalty), but for now it looks like Jacob Anderson and...
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Post Workout Recovery Shake: What Your Body Needs?
Most intense exercise regimens – including Crossfit and other high-intensity functional training styles – burn up a lot of carbohydrates and tear down muscle tissue, therefore efficient recovery...
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50 Inspirational Quotes for Crossfitters
As Crossfit athletes we’re usually fully focused on our tasks, very determined and pretty tough. Sounds great, but the reality is different as we’re all just flesh and blood to the bone: we struggle...
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CrossFit Love: Philadelphia based Garage Gym
You read it right! CrossFit Love exists, and it’s the name for one of the most professional boxes in Philadelphia, USA. We talked to the owner Joseph Petrusky to find out more about his box, members...
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Mateusz Wasilewski: “In Poland Crossfit is gaining more fans than ever”
With Bartlomiej Lipka (8th overall in Europe currently), and Bartosz Wieckowski, (18th place at the moment) Polish Crossfit athletes are making their way towards the top of the European Crossfit scene....
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6 Ways to Remove Metabolites and Recover from a Hard Workout
Chemoreceptors throughout the body can sense metabolic changes in the muscle fibres and act to inhibit further activity through a mechanism of somatosensory feedback. These by-products mainly include...
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5 Ways Crossfitters Can Make Weight Loss Easier and More Fun
What does this mean? It means not over complicating things for no reason, which is unfortunately the #1 reason, in my opinion at least, why people fail with their weight loss. A lot of over...
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Titanic Talent: How Emma McQuaid Rose over 6,000 Open Places
In 2014, Irish quad biker Emma McQuaid entered the CrossFit Open competition just to get an invite to an after party. She finished outside of the top 6,000. In 2015, she finished 6th in Europe, 36th...
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WodFellas – Lift, Pull, Run, Repeat. Have Fun.
Matches are disputed between two teams at local boxes every Sunday afternoon. The teams are made up of 3 men and 3 women (including at least 1 master, male or female) and are restricted to beginners,...
View ArticleCrossFit Open Recap: Is 2015 the Year of Fraser?
Title photos: CrossFit Inc. Newcomer Mat Fraser took it for the men, making 2015 the first time someone other than Rich Froning won the competition since 2011. For the women, 2012 Games champion Annie...
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7 Reasons Why You Should Date a Crossfit Guy
Froning, Khalipa, Fraser, Panchik, Urankar… to name just a few. This year in total 159, 543 men participated at the CrossFit Games Open, ranging from age 14 to 86. All of them having one thing in...
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Healthy Sweets: Coconut Bars with Chocolate Fudge Topping
It’s because of this I never let myself run out of coconut. If I am craving something sweet I whiz up a batch of these coconut slices and my cravings are satisfied! You may also like the recipe for my...
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Edith Bosch: Olympic Games Medals, Judo and Crossfit
Olympic silver and two bronze, The World Championship title and many more medals, I started by asking what Edith’s judo career taught her about life: “You have a choice,” she answered. “Always keep on...
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Elite is Built from the Inside Out: Coaching Mental Skills
Your words and actions are transforming their minds. Everyone who steps into the box is there for a reason, but the determining factor in whether these people will meet their goals is their attitude....
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Mia “Pippi” Engrenius: 17-year-old World Records holder in Powerlifting
“Powerlifting taught me a lot about myself. I realised I’m so much stronger than I ever thought I could be. That even when I fall and cry, I can rise again and be stronger than ever. Nothing worth...
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5 Factors You Need to Consider before Starting a Competition Training Plan
The CrossFit Games crown the fittest on earth annually, and this phenomenal attitude transfers into the boxes all around the world. Challenges, Throwdowns and Showdowns give athletes everywhere the...
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Should Girls Bulk? 9 Questions Women Have on Gaining Muscle
When you decide to go on a so called “bulk” it‘s surely not about going bonkers with your eating-habits completely. You want your body to effectively gain strength and muscle mass. It‘s about following...
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8 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...
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5 Foods That Can Actually Make You Happy
Making healthy food choices is a habit of taking care of yourself, and is well associated of how we perceive ourselves. Further on our perception of our own well-being influences how satisfied and...
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High Rep Olympic Lifts For Crossfit: Higher-Hip-Hinged Style of Lifting
With the demands of the sport being such that both maximal (clean/snatch ladder) and sub maximal high-rep olympic lifting (Isabel, Open 14.2) both feature heavily, in this article we take a look at the...
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