Getting stuck in a routine is simple and easy. CrossFit has become a champion of constant variance. This does not mean pure randomness and falling into the constant variation rut, though. CrossFit by ... Continue Reading
CrossFit, Martial Arts, Meditation, and More: 10 Videos by Coach Traver Boehm
Traver Boehm is a CrossFit coach, acupuncturist, performance nutrition specialist, and martial artist. In other words, he knows a lot of stuff, and fortunately he is generous with his knowledge. Here are ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 14 – 5/29/2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 13 – 5/22/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 12 – 5/15/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Gymnastics: Bodyweight Mechanics are Basics for a Reason
The CrossFit community has been rapidly growing ever since it exploded upon the scene, but it’s always about getting back to basics. No matter if you are a diehard CrossFit athlete or just into working out ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 11 – 5/8/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 10 – 5/1/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Ruth Anderson Horrell, Entry 7 – 4/25/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Ruth Anderson Horrell, which will be posted every Wednesday. Hailing from New Zealand, Ruth competed in the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games and hopes to do the ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 9 – 4/24/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Common Sense Programming for the Intelligent Insect
After writing this article on how specialization is for insects, I received more than one email from people asking how they could go about becoming smart insects. That is, how could they create a training ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Gorilla Wraps
The Gorilla Wraps are wrist wraps designed to help stabilize the wrist for weight lifting. They were designed with CrossFit in mind. Because a versatile activity like CrossFit demands a product that can ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Ruth Anderson Horrell, Entry 6 – 4/18/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Ruth Anderson Horrell, which will be posted every Wednesday. Hailing from New Zealand, Ruth competed in the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games and hopes to do the ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 8 – 4/17/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Choosing a CrossFit Gym (By Someone Who Doesn’t Own One)
Most of the articles about “how to choose a CrossFit gym” are written by CrossFit gym owners and they’re rarely (if ever) unbiased in their recommendations. I don’t own a gym and I don’t want to own a gym. ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 7 – 4/10/2014
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
7 Articles for CrossFit Coaches
Coaching CrossFit might seem straightforward, but there are actually a lot of different perspectives as to what makes a successful coach. How far should you push your clients? How do you accommodate the ... Continue Reading
Made Strong Through Weakness: How CrossFit Transformed an Italian Prison
Being one of the first CrossFit certified coaches in Italy, I started to promote the methodology by teaching in fitness centers, colleges, and schools all around the country. One morning in 2011, as I was ... Continue Reading
An Analysis of the Hormonal Response to CrossFit
I love a good study that takes a shot at CrossFit without ever mentioning its name. So is the case with today’s study from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Researchers wanted to measure ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Ruth Anderson Horrell, Entry 4 – 3/28/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Ruth Anderson Horrell. Hailing from New Zealand, Ruth competed in the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games and hopes to do the same in 2013. Check in every week to ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Patrick McCarty, Entry 5 – 3/27/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
On Being Strong: How CrossFit Ended My War With My Body
Being strong has its advantages. Generally speaking, any physical task is a little bit easier than for other people: you can buy everything you want from the supermarket and still carry the shopping bags ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Strength Wraps
Strength Wraps are a product created by Kelley Urbani specifically to support the practice of CrossFit. After years of practicing and coaching, Kelley found that one of her staple pieces of exercise ... Continue Reading
Where CrossFit Fails: Training vs. Testing
This is a rebuttal to Josh Bunch's article, It's CrossFit and It's Going to Hurt: I’ve read Josh Bunch’s article on CrossFit several times now. What I took away from the article was that there is a ... Continue Reading
