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3-2-1 Snow!
Functional fitness means being ready for the challenges of the real world. With winter upon us, we examine the connection between the barbell and the snow shovel. One weekend, my husband and I decided...
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CrossFit Iron Tigers: Where She’s the Boss
For most of her marriage, Veronica Ledesma has taken care of her four kids and her husband Marcelo Elizaga, who played professional soccer for years. But after discovering CrossFit and opening CrossFit...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 368
On Episode 368 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Triangle CrossFit owner Clay Hicks and Harbor City CrossFit owner Michael Manning. This episode was webcast on Feb. 11, 2015. 1:35 Clay...
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The Ground and the Fury
Peter Egyed and CrossFit Fury encourage members to grow their own in pursuit of improved health. If you know Peter Egyed, you know he tends to go big. “I will bite off more than I can chew and just...
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inFlux: Episode 2.1
Celebrate and explore human movement in this multi-episode series featuring dynamic people who use their bodies and minds to meet the challenges of a world in constant motion. In this episode, we...
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D.C. Personal-Trainer Licensure on Hold—For Now
D.C. CrossFit affiliates weigh in as District’s Council re-examines legislation. The District of Columbia has paused enforcement of its law requiring licensure of so-called “personal fitness trainers”...
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Nick’s Zone: Sesame Chicken With Broccoli
Add some Asian flare to your meal plan with sesame chicken and broccoli, dubbed “world’s greatest five-block meal” by Nick Massie of PaleoNick.com. Tamari, ginger, sesame oil and apple-cider vinegar...
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Periodization: Period or Question Mark?
In Part 1 of this series, Lon Kilgore examines the research behind one of the sacred cows of strength and conditioning. Periodization is king of all exercise-programming methods. Classical...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 369
On Episode 369 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Gil Petruska, owner of Razor’s Edge Fitness in Pensacola, Florida. This episode was webcast on Feb. 18, 2015. 4:21 Gil Petruska...
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Enter the Dragon Warriors
Diane DeLuca is a member of the Pottstown Dragon Warriors, a dragon-boat racing team out of Pennsylvania. DeLuca, also a member of CrossFit Pottstown, says her CrossFit training—specifically...
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inFlux: Episode 2.2
Celebrate and explore human movement in this multi-episode series featuring dynamic people who use their bodies and minds to meet the challenges of a world in constant motion. In Part 2 of this...
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Know Your Numbers
“My Fran time? I know it was under 12 minutes with somewhere between 45 and 95 lb. Does that help?” It’s next to impossible to find a CrossFit coach who hasn’t encountered this problem: the client who...
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Water Wise
Top scientists bust hydration myths at the 2015 CrossFit Conference on Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia. In 1998, Dr. Dale Benjamin Speedy stood in front of Ironman competitors in Auckland, New...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 370
On Episode 370 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit South Bend owner Brandon Wilton. This episode was webcast on Feb. 25, 2015. 2:03 In honor of this year’s edition of the...
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Virtuosity 5: Therapy
In Virtuosity 4, we heard how CrossFit helped an athlete regain her athleticism after an accident. Virtuosity 5 deals with therapy as well but addresses issues that go well beyond sore muscles and...
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February 2015 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in February 2015 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “Virtuosity 4:...
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In the Rocking Chair With Coach Burgener: Episode 1
In this three-part series, get to know Coach Mike Burgener, who runs the CrossFit Weightlifting Trainer Course and coached the American Women’s Junior National Team for about a decade beginning in the...
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Willpower: Your Secret Weapon
The authors of a bestseller suggest willpower is a finite but renewable resource. So let’s say you’ve decided to give up sugar. On the first day, you skip your regular morning latte, evade the siren...
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“Above-the-Neck Fitness”
CrossFit King of Prussia finds success with SAT-prep program. He arrived a shy teenager. Skinny, hunched over, head hung, knees caving. Today, things are different. “Now he’s head high, ‘I can squat, I...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 371
On Episode 371 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed the athletes atop the CrossFit Games Open Leaderboard after workouts 15.1 and 15.1A: Maude Charron and Nick Urankar. This episode was...
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