CrossFit Lifeguard: Jeremy Magee
A big, strong back saved a retired Marine’s life after a 25-foot fall broke four of his vertebrae. Jeremy Magee has been in combat twice: once in 2003 with the Marine Corps and then again in 2010 with...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the “Big Dogs”
Nice deadlift. What’s your Helen time? We’re well aware of your snatch PR. We can indeed hear you grunting as you rep out. We know you hold the top spot on the squat leaderboard. And yes, we know all...
View ArticleLift to Live Well
Physiotherapist Sharon Mallia reports on the success of CrossFit-based training with 20 seniors aged 75-91. CrossFit is becoming increasingly popular in older populations, but so far no academic...
View ArticleAffiliate Roundup, Part 14: “Balance and Dedication”
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...
View ArticleBusted 10s and Benjamins
Affiliate owners discuss budgeting for replacement gear and making the new equipment last. A 45-lb. plate can be a great doorstop. Of course, it’s a better fitness tool, but what else can you do with a...
View ArticleHES CrossFit: The Kids Are all Fit
Peter Driscoll is a CrossFit Level 1 trainer and a physical-education teacher at Hartland Elementary School in Hartland, Vermont. He’s also the founder of HES CrossFit, which operates out of a...
View ArticleCrossFit 一级训练指南
一级训练指南是CrossFit 期刊文章的合辑,这些文章主要由 CrossFit CEO 兼创始人 Greg Glassman 教练(“Glassman 教练”)从 2002 年开始撰写,内容涉及 CrossFit 的基本运动和方 法。一级证书课程是 CrossFit 的基础培训,这也使成千上万的人士开始了自己作为 CrossFit 教员的职业生涯。...
View ArticleEggucation
How to select the right eggs, whether you’re interested in nutrition, animal welfare or price. For years I’ve purchased brown eggs. Specifically, Trader Joe’s Brown Organic Free Range Eggs. I bypassed...
View ArticleCrossFit Lifeguard: Anthony Kemp
After a poisonous snake bite, CrossFit athlete Anthony Kemp treks 45 minutes for medical attention, flat-lines three times, receives 32 doses of antivenin and lives. A rattlesnake bite nearly claimed...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in September 2016 are collected here in a single download. The video, audio and non-PDF posts are not contained in this collection. The articles included here are:...
View ArticleFive From the Archives
Affiliate owner Chris Sinagoga talks about two articles and three videos that made him a better trainer.  When you first watched “The Shawshank Redemption,” the ending probably left you wondering...
View ArticleSeniors: How to Say No to Chronic Disease
Older trainees can prove that aging populations need not be diseased populations. I’m older than 86 percent of the Earth’s population. I’m an aging academic. I’m an aging parent. I’m an aging worker....
View Article“I Want to Be Your Trainer”
CrossFit coaches talk about building relationships that result in new clients. Like all high-level CrossFit athletes, Jamie Hagiya has an impressive physique. The epitome of health and fitness, she’s...
View ArticleLose Your Crutches
What’s holding you back, and why do you let it? The legless man in the wheelchair made a very strong point without saying anything. On the way to the gym for a workout, I was bemoaning my situation and...
View ArticleWhen to Fire Your Fitness Magazine
Spotted barbell biceps curls and white A-shirts, with just a hint of oil in place of sweat? Men’s Journal might have rethought the opening image for “When to Fire Your Personal Trainer: 4 Red Flags.”...
View ArticleFor the Ages
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” —Mark Twain For the last two years, masters and teens have performed the same workouts at the CrossFit Games, and the...
View ArticleWeightlifting’s Reassurance
Weightlifting representatives: CrossFit’s popularity behind growth and understanding of Olympic sport. Of the 14 women who train as full-time weightlifters at Waxman’s Gym outside Los Angeles, 10 of...
View ArticleCrossFit Lifeguards: The Browns
Their goals were simple. “Show up,” Marlo Brown wrote in silver-colored marker on the “goals” blackboard at Cloud 9 CrossFit in New Jersey. Her husband, Phil: “Wear my shirt.” When the couple first...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the “Met-Heads”
Are you addicted to met-cons to the detriment of overall fitness? Yes, we know you feel like you didn’t accomplish anything on deadlift day. It’s very clear you’re unhappy that you are not out of...
View ArticleRow Pro: Calories Vs. Meters
Jonathan Burns remembers the soul-sucking pain of a 2-kilometer ergometer test. His best score in his rowing prime was 5:56—an all-out effort that left him in a physical shambles, he said. “I would be...
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