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Chris Hinshaw: The Running Man
CrossFit’s Aerobic Capacity Course expert explains how interval training can help you do more work faster. Long-time CrossFit athlete Tawny Sanabria used to dread box jumps and wall balls. “I could...
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CrossFit Officine: Fashion to Fitness
Reebok CrossFit Officine opened its doors only three years ago. Now, with more than 500 members, Officine is at the forefront of the fitness movement in Milan, Italy. “We’re proud that in three years...
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Experience Required
Degree or no degree, fitness trainers who lack practical experience are still students. The state of personal training is such that criticisms are often leveled at anyone who does not have...
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An Open Letter to Cheaters
Admit it: You’ve shaved a rep. Maybe you’ve even shaved entire rounds off workouts. You might have even lied about loads or times. Guess what: Your coach noticed. And so did the other people in the...
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No Intensity, No Results
To move all significant health markers in the right direction, do more work faster, trainers say. The only way to know intensity is to experience it. It is not a mythical creature born of grunting...
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Affiliate Roundup, Part 8: “The Hiring Process”
It takes more than just a Level 1 Certificate to run a successful CrossFit affiliate. In this series, learn about the various ways affiliate owners and trainers evolve and plan as they work to lead...
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When Limber Becomes too Loose
Theresa Larson explains when and how to stretch—and why some people shouldn’t stretch at all. Theresa Larson’s physical-therapy patients come to her with a variety of ailments, but back pain is one of...
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When Wellness Becomes Fitness
CrossFit KMC is located at the Kirby Medical Center in Monticello, Illinois, and is one of the first CrossFit affiliates to open on a hospital campus. KMC CEO Steve Tenhouse and Director of Health and...
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Weight a Second: Perfecting the Jerk, Part 1
Mike Burgener offers quick tips to correct footwork in the jerk. The jerk really comes down to a fraction of a second. Time it perfectly and the bar seems to stall in the air while a lightning-fast...
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Finding a Common Bond: Chriss Smith Jr.
Trident CrossFit founder Chriss Smith Jr.’s outgoing personality is a positive force at the affiliate in Alexandria, Virginia. He grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas, and traveled a lot since his father...
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Affiliate Roundup, Part 9: “Caring For Your Employees”
It takes more than just a Level 1 Certificate to run a successful CrossFit affiliate. In this series, learn about the various ways affiliate owners and trainers evolve and plan as they work to lead...
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Weight a Second: Perfecting the Jerk, Part 2
Mike Burgener offers quick tips for turning push presses into jerks. The jerk is a lot like Nobuyuki Kayahara’s “Spinning Dancer.” Some see the silhouette spinning clockwise, while others see...
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How to Pass the CF-L3 Exam
Steve Wingo explains how to create a study plan that will help you earn the Certified CrossFit Trainer credential. My experience is important because of who I am not. I’m not a CrossFit Seminar Staff...
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Don’t Like Toomey’s Total? Then Beat Her
By Roy Masters’ reasoning, most weightlifters in the Olympics aren’t very strong. Masters, clearly grinding a very large ax in the Aug. 8 Sydney Morning Herald article “World CrossFit Games Runner-Up...
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A Sip Becomes a Drag
The anti-sugary-drink movement grows as an increasing number of lawmakers propose measures similar to those used to curb smoking. Soda is going the way of the cigarette. The number of cities, states...
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July 2016 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in July 2016 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “Cancer, Carbs and...
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Affiliate Roundup, Part 10: “Food Challenges”
It takes more than just a Level 1 Certificate to run a successful CrossFit affiliate. In this series, learn about the various ways affiliate owners and trainers evolve and plan as they work to lead...
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Look Your Personal Best
CrossFit athletes talk about their shift from aesthetic to performance goals and how they learned to be happy with the results. In June 2016, a group of athletes ran hill sprints as part of Reebok...
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CrossFit Media photographers document the many tests of the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games. “This year is going to be the most challenging, physically and mentally, that you guys will ever encounter at the...
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Fitness, Luck and Health
Adapted from CrossFit Founder and CEO Greg Glassman’s Level 1 Certificate Course lectures Feb. 27, 2016, in San Jose, California; March 27, 2016, in Aromas, California; and April 24, 2016, in Oakland,...
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