End of the Line?
Is linear-progression strength training optimal for CrossFitters? Chris Mason doesn’t think so and offers up a different method for building strength. Linear progression is a system utilized by many...
View ArticleDissecting Dave & Nadia: Part 4
At a recent certification, Nadia Shatila and Dave Lipson had an opportunity to work one-on-one with Olympic-lifting coach Mike Burgener. As an HQ trainer, Shatila regularly teaches new CrossFitters...
View ArticleTalk With a Tennis Legend
Nick Bollettieri has been involved in the careers of a host of world-class tennis players. Names like Agassi, Courier, Seles, Sharapova and many others litter Bollettieri’s CV. In 1978 he created the...
View ArticleLa Guía de entrenamiento de CrossFit
La Guía de entrenamiento de CrossFit es una colección de Artículos del CrossFit Journal escritos en los últimos 10 años, principalmente por el entrenador Greg Glassman sobre los movimientos y los...
View ArticleWorth the Weight?
Graham Holmberg finished 19th in the 2009 CrossFit Games, and he’s pretty sure he didn’t train properly for the July showdown at The Ranch in Aromas. He worked plenty hard enough, but he doesn’t...
View ArticleLifting to Save a Pair
Zionna Munoz has started a new program to support the fight against breast cancer. Robert Wilson explains how Amazing Grace—Barbells for Boobs got its start. The CrossFit community is no stranger to...
View ArticleAmazing Grace: You Can Fight Cancer
When breast cancer struck her best friend at only age 26, Zionna Munoz realized many women cannot afford to get regular mammograms. She saw an opportunity to help these women through the supportive...
View ArticleTransitioning CrossFit Movements into Elite Skills: Part 1
Did you ever imagine that your knees-to-elbows skills can translate into a backflip, or that a muscle-up can help you climb walls? Let Carl Paoli teach you how. Paoli is an elite gymnast and coach at...
View ArticleBy the Numbers
Members of Flatirons CrossFit set out to get hard data about the effects of the Paleo Diet and CrossFit workouts. Amy Santamaria and Tim Retzik report their findings. As more members of the CrossFit...
View ArticleCoaches Prep Course: Macro-Micro-Macro
In this clip shot at a recent Coaches Prep Course, HQ trainer Pat Sherwood describes the macro-micro-macro approach to coaching. Sherwood explains that he takes a mental snapshot of the whole...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 139
On Episode 139 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Heather Bergeron, who placed eighth at the 2010 CrossFit Games, and former pro-baseball player Dave Lipson. This episode was webcast...
View ArticleTraining for the Ironman
How do you train for an Ironman competition? According to Brian MacKenzie of CrossFit Endurance, it doesn’t have to take long distances or long time commitments. CrossFit Endurance is trying to create...
View ArticleSeptember 2010 Collected Articles
Here are the individual PDF articles published in September 2010, collected together in a single download. The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are:...
View ArticlePositive Self-Talk: Defining Your Terms
Ever hear of kaizen? What about Buiyataoo? Find out the meaning of these words and how they apply to CrossFitters in this clip from a Greg Amundson Goal Setting and Positive Self-Talk seminar that was...
View ArticleMile-High Hybrid
Day 1 of the CrossFit-USAW Open is in the books, marking the first time an official Olympic-lifting meet has been paired with a CrossFit workout. Find out what top athletes and coaches including Chris...
View ArticleIt Changed My Life: Chris Emerson
How familiar is this story? A person with a non-athletic, sedentary lifestyle finds his or her inner athlete through CrossFit. As the new client loses excess weight, recovers from old injuries and...
View ArticleLight Weight?
Day 2 of the CrossFit-USAW Open featured a host of great moments, including a weightlifting showcase by Olympian and Pan Am Games gold medalist Chad Vaughn. Today’s sessions featured the 63- and 69-kg...
View ArticleChasing the Title
What if you don’t win the title “Fittest on Earth”? What comes next? Join 2010 CrossFit Games competitors Jason Khalipa, 16th-place finisher and 2008 champion; Joey Warren, 13th-place finisher; and...
View ArticleThe Disposable Heroes WOD
What kind of motivation do you bring to your WOD? Perhaps you think of fulfilling your own goals, triumphing over your past experiences or beating your fellow athletes in the heat of competition. The...
View ArticleNew Friends
The first CrossFit-USAW Open is a hit with Oly lifters and CrossFitters alike. Mike Warkentin reports. On Day 3 of the CrossFit-USAW Open in Colorado Springs, Coach Greg Glassman was standing in the...
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