competition training

The rules are now set and lifters will just have to adjust to the new conditions as they always have.

A large percentage of the population sabotage themselves for fear of success, the fear of being good and some have just lost motivation.

It can be hard to accept, or incorporate, ideas from another area when your current group is grounded upon certain principles.

Competition, especially with oneself, is the epitome of motivation.

Releasing expectations for when each stair-step of measured progress will arrive makes them all that much sweeter.

A seasonal approach to your physical development allows you to peak when you need to peak, heal when you need to heal, and avoid burnout.

Complement your triathlon program with focus on posture, strength, and mobility.

My time on the bench has allowed me to reprioritize a few of my training goals.

What are the important differences in exercise selection between the front and back barbell squats, and when might one be more appropriate than the other.

Simply asking yourself “How strong is strong enough?” brings an awareness to your training that most athletes will never reach.

Take some time to step back and look at your life and your capability, and appreciate the beauty of how far you’ve come and the amazing things you can do.

They say champion athletes don't always make good coaches, but Kristan Clever has a passion to prove you wrong.

Since we spend roughly a third of our lives asleep, I think it is important that we understand this process more, especially with regard to recovery from physical exercise.

The final 4 weeks of your open preparation means that you are that much closer to reaching your goals.

CrossFit does not follow the distinctions of weightlifting or powerlifting and instead will use terms like ground-to-overhead, or shoulder-to-overhead to describe barbell movements.

This is the initial 4 week phase beginning your 2017 CrossFit Open preparatory workouts. It's a great way to set fitness goals that you can work towards in a clear, well defined manner.