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Behind the Scenes at the CrossFit-USAW Open
Join CrossFit HQ’s Rory McKernan for a behind-the-scenes look at the technical aspects of live broadcasting the CrossFit-USAW Open, held Oct. 1-3 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs,...
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The Cycle of Behavior: Part 2
Tony Blauer of Blauer Tactical Systems is a combat specialist and the creator of the SPEAR System—spontaneous protection enabling accelerated response. In Part 1, Blauer introduced the Cycle of...
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Finding and Developing Your Handstand Push-Up
Join gymnast Carl Paoli, Kim Bozman and HQ trainer Adrian (Boz) Bozman as they teach handstand fundamentals by applying gymnastics to elite CrossFit skills. In Part 1, learn how to stabilize your...
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October 2010 Collected Articles
Here are the individual PDF articles published in October 2010, collected together in a single download. The video and audio articles are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are:...
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Leading Marines—or Athletes
Jeff Barnett finds some similarities between being an officer in the U.S. Marines and being a leader at a CrossFit affiliate. In my life before becoming a co-owner and trainer at CrossFit Impulse, I...
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PRs: Part 1
Imagine setting five PRs in one day. Now imagine that you had competed in the CrossFit Games just a little over a month before those PRs. Impressive? That’s Rich Froning Jr. Froning finished second in...
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Roundtable in Tahoe: Multiple Competition Season
With some of CrossFit’s top athletes in Lake Tahoe, Calif., for the Rogue Vs. Again Faster Throwdown, it was a great opportunity to put the athletes into a room and get them talking with the cameras...
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Burg’s Eye View No. 1
Coach Mike Burgener breaks down the key points of Chad Vaughn’s lifts at the CrossFit-USAW Open. Chad Vaughn opened the snatch competition at the CrossFit-USAW Open with 132 kg. He made the weight...
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Analyzing the Big Men (105, 105+)
The big men hit the platform on the last day of the CrossFit-USAW Open under the eyes of Coach Mike Burgener, elite American lifter Kendrick Farris and Tony Budding. The class included Dave Lipson, a...
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CrossFit Radio, Episode 144
On Episode 144 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Juan Valentin of 9Line, a company that works with wounded warriors. Justin also interviewed 2010 CrossFit Games second-place finisher...
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Athletes—Always
Russell Berger explains how a company called 9Line works to support wounded warriors in their fight to recover from injury. In 2006, Juan Valentin was badly injured by an IED explosion while serving...
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From College Sports to CrossFit: The Making of a Champion
“I was in good shape going into it, but it was just so different. It just crushed me,” 2010 CrossFit Games champion Graham Holmberg says of his first CrossFit experience. The workout was Fran, and the...
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Competing With Diabetes—and Winning
“If he can do it, I can do it.” That’s what Steve Rodriguez of CrossFit Fort Vancouver wants diabetics to say after watching him work out. Steve is a Type 1 diabetic who has set his eyes on competing...
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Boob Knee and Sacrifice
“Just to be a strong woman in my family, that’s enough for me,” says Rebecca Voigt. In spite of that basic goal, the former basketball player has come a long way to finish seventh at the 2010 CrossFit...
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Positive Self-Talk: Defining Your Destiny
“Your thoughts will become your words. Your words will become your actions. Your actions will become your habits. Your habits will become your character. Your character will define your destiny.”...
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The Cogni-Gym: From Whiteboard to Chalkboard?
Can workouts help produce smarter kids? Chris Cooper has a study lined up to answer that question. Imagine a drug that would put you 33 percent ahead of your peers, nationwide, on standardized tests,...
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SWOLF: Improving Swimming Efficiency and Power
Swimming is as much about efficiency as it is about power output. More efficient swimmers are able to swim faster while using less strokes per lap. One way to calculate a swimmer’s efficiency is to...
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CrossFit Is Elemental
How do you make CrossFit more approachable? Try an “elements” class to ease beginners into the program. Join co-owner Myles Lewis and coach Kelly Edelman at CrossFit Avalanche, where they’ve launched...
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Fitness Is Potential
Greg Glassman asked the question, “What is fitness?” Blair Morrison offers some of his own thoughts to help you discover what fitness means to you. What is fitness? The question is one of the...
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PRs: Part 2
How can the Coaches Prep Course benefit an elite athlete? According to Rich Froning Jr., second-place finisher in the 2010 CrossFit Games, “To know how to tell somebody how to do it helps you both as...
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