Archive for August, 2010

  • What is CrossFit?

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  • World-Class Fitness in 100 Words (from CrossFit.com): ■ Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise...

    World Class Fitness in 100 Words

    World-Class Fitness in 100 Words (from CrossFit.com): ■ Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise...

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  • I have yet to find a better collection of Olympic Lifting technique videos than those from Catalyst Athletics. One one page you will find a comprehensive list of almost at...

    Olympic Lifting technique videos

    I have yet to find a better collection of Olympic Lifting technique videos than those from Catalyst Athletics. One one page you will find a comprehensive list of almost at...

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  • CrossFit is fast becoming a household name. CrossFit.com defines the modality as strength and conditioning program whose specialty is not specializing in any one form of fitness. CrossFit creates an...

    One of CrossFit’s Finest – An Interview with Chris Spealler

    CrossFit is fast becoming a household name. CrossFit.com defines the modality as strength and conditioning program whose specialty is not specializing in any one form of fitness. CrossFit creates an...

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  • CrossFit moms enjoying a little post-workout socializing. After some experimentation, we’ve discovered an ideal scenario whereby two groups of moms alternate working out and watching over the babies and toddlers…...

    CrossFit Mums

    CrossFit moms enjoying a little post-workout socializing. After some experimentation, we’ve discovered an ideal scenario whereby two groups of moms alternate working out and watching over the babies and toddlers…...

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  • Though we have be running most of our life, many of us can not really think back to a point in time that we were actually taught how to run...

    Run CrossFit’er Run

    Though we have be running most of our life, many of us can not really think back to a point in time that we were actually taught how to run...

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  • How do you explain CrossFit to your friends, family or co-workers? Summing up ‘constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity’ can often be difficult. Why not just get them...

    Explaining CrossFit

    How do you explain CrossFit to your friends, family or co-workers? Summing up ‘constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity’ can often be difficult. Why not just get them...

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  • Callus. Almost has a ‘gladiator-type’ ring to it, as if it were the name of some ancient Roman… Callus-The-Great. Well, truth be told, torn calluses are not all that great....

    Callus

    Callus. Almost has a ‘gladiator-type’ ring to it, as if it were the name of some ancient Roman… Callus-The-Great. Well, truth be told, torn calluses are not all that great....

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  • Everyone should check out the technique videos at the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association).  The videos use Dartfish software to show the movements in slow motion and frame by frame....

    NSCA Technique Videos

    Everyone should check out the technique videos at the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association).  The videos use Dartfish software to show the movements in slow motion and frame by frame....

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  • Apparently 125km through mountainous terrain. Kevin Kwan of CrossFitAI in Calgary recently completed the Great Canadian Death Race. Kevin trained for the event using CrossFit and CrossFit Endurance protocol. Only...

    How Far Can a CrossFitter Run?

    Apparently 125km through mountainous terrain. Kevin Kwan of CrossFitAI in Calgary recently completed the Great Canadian Death Race. Kevin trained for the event using CrossFit and CrossFit Endurance protocol. Only...

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