Bodybuilding Exercises for General Conditioning: Part I – Presses
The Sport of bodybuilding was popularized in the 1960s thanks to the muscular physiques of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, later Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman or Kevin Levrone. People...
View ArticleScaling Progressions for Pull Ups and Pistol Squats
How you approach your scaling progressions largely influences your likelihood of attaining a skill and the amount of time you will need to invest. This is where you have to think! If you are using...
View ArticleRegionals Athlete Andrea Barbotti Responds to 4 Year Drug Ban From CrossFit Inc
Words by Andrea Barbotti. “Just few things add to the photo, there has been intense weeks of mail exchange with CrossFit. I appreciate zero tolerance, surely it ‘s the only modus operandi admirable....
View ArticleKatrin Davidsdottir’s Sister Gets Ready for Competition!
19 year old Hannah Davidsdottir competes in the UKBFF (United Kingdom Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation). She has posted shots of her progress and preparation for her upcoming competition. 11 days...
View ArticleSimple Exercise to Improve your Pull Ups
Maria Akerlund: “So happy to be back on the bar 🤗 In the first video I’m using a cone between my feet to try to keep the body tight 🤸♀️••” In this example, Maria Akerlund clamps a cone between her...
View ArticleCrossFit AMRAP Workout Josh Bridges Invented to Honour His Son
“I traveled a good distance to come home to one of the best days of my life! I made this workout up for my man!” 20 min amrap 6 manmakers 55# db 7 box step ups hold the dumbbells (and wear a 20#...
View Article“Yoked Up Karen” Try Sam Dancer’s Reinvented CrossFit Girl Workout!
“Yoked up Karen..150 squat clean d-ball over the yoke at head height with the 100 lb / 45 kg d-ball…took about 45min” Yoked up Karen..150 squat clean d-ball over the yoke at head height with the 100#...
View Article2 Important Back and Hip Hinge Exercises from Lucas Parker
ROWS I like using these to prep for both #weightlifiting and #gymnastics. Learning to recruit the mid-back and lats WHILE firing properly through the hips is also key for sports like #rugby and #MMA....
View ArticleJared Enderton Fails 143.7 kg Snatch 15 Times Before Finally Completing The...
317 Snatch! Shown here is the 15 FAILS before it too. This was during the CF Lift-Off competition last yr. In normal training I would’ve went down & came back up. But for this comp I was being...
View ArticleTry This 5 rft CrossFit WOD with Sara Sigmundsdottir
5 rounds for time of: 10 kettlebell clean and jerks, 1.5 pood each 3 muscle-ups (scale to c2b or normal pull ups) Check out more from Sara: 5 Crossfit Lessons to learn from Sara Sigmundsdottir The...
View ArticleTia-Clair Toomey Takes 3rd Place in The 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania...
The Fittest Woman on Earth, Tia-Clair Toomey, took only a short break from competing. One month after proving to be the best at the CrossFit Games 2017 took a part in the 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania...
View Article3 Ways Strength Training Can Counter Depression & Stop Binge Eating For Good
Hopelessness only scratches the surface of the description – that same feeling I’d had on-and-off for ten years. I was 23. Half my life had been spent in darkness. I went over the mathematics:...
View ArticlePreviously Unreleased Footage of The First Time You Tried Double Unders
Previously unreleased footage of the first time you tried double-unders. ( Elizabeth Napier / @crossfitcrestview) #CrossFitGames #CrossFit A post shared by The CrossFit Games (@crossfitgames) on Sep...
View ArticleSwiss Alpine Battle and German Throwdown Each Ban 5 Athletes for Taking PEDs
THE SWISS ALPINE BATTLE “Due to the recent news and development it is with regret that the Swiss Alpine Battle has to announce that the athletes who have been prohibited from participating in any...
View ArticleClarence Kennedy Tutorial – How To Snatch
Irish Lifter Clarence Kennedy weights around 100kg. Here are his stats: 185kg Snatch 220kg Clean and Jerk 225kg Clean 300kg Pause Squat 340kg Deadlift Clarence advises to work on the Snatch first...
View ArticleRegister Now and Compete for $600K in Cash Prizes at The Dubai Fitness...
Dubai Fitness Championship Quick Stats Registration: August 9th to October 15th Registration cost: $15 Online Qualifiers: October 11th to 29th Finals Dates: December 13-16th, 2017 Number of Available...
View ArticleIncorporating Strength Cycles into Crossfit Training – The Smolov Squat Cycle
Have you ever wanted to get stronger and increase your squat numbers? Invest six weeks and add significant weight to your squat by trying the Smolov Squat Cycle. In this article I will explain exactly...
View ArticleClarence Kennedy Tutorial – How to Clean and Jerk
Irish Lifter Clarence Kennedy weighs around 100kg. Here are his stats: 185kg Snatch 220kg Clean and Jerk 225kg Clean 300kg Pause Squat 340kg Deadlift Exact breakdown of each different component of the...
View ArticleCROSSFIT NEWS – New Venue Revealed for The 2017 CrossFit Team Invitational...
The 2017 Reebok CrossFit Invitational will be held at 4 p.m. AEST, Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. – The Invitational is CrossFit’s all-star game, with...
View ArticleJudge Ben Smith’s 67kg / 149 lb Weighted Pull Up – Rep or No Rep?
149# Pull Up Attempt. What cha think? We can play the internet's favorite game, Rep or No rep? #BackstreetBoysWasntMyFirstPick #ItWasMySecond #JustKidding? #CrossFit A post shared by Ben Smith...
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