Nutrition Prep Day with the Chans: Part 1
“So we’re here in the Chan household, and we’re at prep day,” says Cherie Chan of CrossFit Verve, located in Denver, Colo. “We try to do this once a week when we have time to prep a bunch of meals or...
View ArticleTahoe Throwdown: Rogue Vs. Again Faster Part 2
“Both Rogue and Again Faster are equipment vendors within the CrossFit community who are highly supportive of the Games and of the community, and so it’s great to see them supporting the athletes and...
View ArticleTeaching the Pull-up to a Large Group: Part 2
There are many progressions for learning the kipping pull-up, and different cues will work for different athletes. Join HQ trainers Adrian (Boz) Bozman and Lisa Ray as Boz instructs coaches on his...
View ArticleTahoe Throwdown: Rogue Vs. Again Faster Part 3
“I want people to realize that any day, it’s anybody’s game, and I think we showed that all weekend long. Whether it’s Rogue and AF or whether you’re just out there in your garage hitting it, realize...
View ArticleDIY Dip Stand
Jeff Rice details a small construction project that will produce a dip station for about $50. The dip is an important functional movement that’s an integral part of the muscle-up. Between the...
View ArticleCrossFit Endurance Swimming: Hand Lead
Join CrossFit Endurance swimming coaches Brian Nabeta and Chris Michelmore at De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif., as they apply their endurance specialty to swimming. In this video, Michelmore and...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 154
On Episode 154 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed United Kingdom CrossFitter Michael Bale, as well as Peter Ricciardi, who converted to CrossFit after years of fitness excuses. This...
View ArticleThe Sherwood Chronicles: Community Part 3
In this new series, HQ trainer Pat Sherwood is searching the CrossFit community for real people with real stories to share. In Part 3, Sherwood is teaching at a Level 1 seminar in Texas at Alamo...
View ArticleDips: The Forgotten Shoulder Exercise
Want to build serious upper-body strength? Bill Starr says you should be dipping—regularly. It wasn’t until my third year of training that I came across dip bars, in the weight room at the Wichita...
View ArticleA CrossFit Kids Class at CrossFit Brand X
Training kids is very different than training adults. At the end of the day, we want fitter people, but dealing with young athletes requires a special approach. In this video shot at CrossFit Brand X,...
View ArticleLouie Simmons on the Conjugate System: Part 5
In the fifth installment of this series, Louie Simmons talks about how slowly increasing volume affects training. According to Simmons, the percentages he uses on dynamic-effort day are critical...
View ArticleRoundtable in Tahoe: Managing Work, Rest and Intensity
With some of CrossFit’s top athletes in Lake Tahoe, Calif., for the Rogue Vs. Again Faster Throwdown, it was a great opportunity to throw the athletes into a room and get them talking with the cameras...
View ArticleSEALFIT Part 3
Leave your tights, weightlifting shoes and iPods at the door. In this camp, your name doesn’t go on the whiteboard. It goes on your plain white T-shirt. This is SEALFIT’s Kokoro Camp. On the line to...
View ArticleThe P-Word
“Constant variation” does not mean “random.” Chris Moore proposes some ideas on CrossFit-style periodization. Have you ever heard of a “kluge?” It’s a computing term for an inelegant, inefficient and...
View ArticleMike G. Learns to Squat
“Who knows that they’re not the prettiest mover on the face of the Earth?” Pat Sherwood asks. Amongst the trainers ready to refine their movement is Michael Giardina of CrossFit Atlanta, who’s ready...
View ArticleAndrew Bernstein on Stress: Parts 3-4
In this multipart series, Andrew Bernstein, author of The Myth of Stress, presents to CrossFit athletes and coaches his process of dealing with stress. In Part 3, Bernstein addresses stress over...
View ArticleTraining Quality Trainers
John Pak talks about some of the ways instructors at Level 1 seminars produce quality CrossFit coaches. Time literally flies in the 16 hours of the Level 1 seminar. It’s not so much because you’re...
View ArticleMikko Salo: Coming to America Part 2
Join Mikko Salo, the 2009 CrossFit Games champion, on his road trip across America—but this trip isn’t quite the same as the CrossFit Journal’s last Road Trip with Dave Lipson, Rob Orlando and Dave...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 155
On Episode 155 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Asheville co-owner Shanna Duvall and former Major League Baseball player Logan Gelbrich. This episode was webcast live at 6...
View ArticleFrog Tuck With Jeff Tucker
“If you go forward in this thing, if there’s any kind of failure, that’s where you’re going to eat it,” Jeff Tucker cautions as he watches his gymnast, Jeannie Bassi, demonstrate the frog tuck. “So I...
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