Urankar’s Peek at the Games Gear
“Basically, for the last about 10 years, every NFL, NHL and NBA jersey or shirt you would have seen anywhere came out of this building in some form or fashion—whether it was designed here, produced...
View Article“I Can’t Let Them Grow Up Without a Dad”
“The thought was, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to die,” says Jonathan Edwards. “The very next thought was my kids . I can’t let them grow up without a dad.” Jonathan Edwards was a police officer before...
View ArticleElite Nutrition
Jeremy Mullins is a registered dietician who owns two affiliates in West Virginia. His take on nutrition is that it’s not a one-size-fits-all strategy. “Just like in training programs, there’s a lot...
View ArticleBeyond the CrossFit Games: Part 4
Jack Goodson talks to Jennifer and Katelyn Haynes about competing in the Central East Regional as mother and daughter. Katelyn Haynes did not take CrossFit seriously. Not at all. The idea of an active...
View ArticlePeter Egyed the Coach: Part 1
Four-time CrossFit Games competitor Peter Egyed is also the owner of CrossFit Fury, whose affiliate team he will be coaching at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games. Egyed shares his perspective as an...
View ArticleThere’s Something About CFNE
CrossFit New England placed first in all six workouts at the Northeast Regional. Andréa Maria Cecil investigates what makes the affiliate excel. On the third day of the Northeast Regional, some of the...
View ArticleMove the Mess!
You’ll need to pull out all your gym’s equipment for this kids’ game. Alison Patenaude explains. Your kids might be better at making messy piles than moving them, but they’ll have fun with this game....
View ArticleCooking With Nick Massie: Bacon Sprouts
In his cooking series, Denver’s Nick Massie prepares meals showing how to apply the CrossFit dietary prescription of meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Today,...
View ArticleWho Will Win the Games?—Part 1
Tony Leyland examines what makes the ideal CrossFit athlete. Many of us want to know what makes an elite CrossFit athlete in terms of physical attributes, and as the Reebok CrossFit Games approach,...
View ArticleHandstand Push-Up Progression With Carl Paoli: Part 1
Retool your gymnastics skills with elite gymnast Carl Paoli, founder of Naka Athletics, coach at San Francisco CrossFit and creator of GymnasticsWOD.com. Through his Freestyle Connections Seminar,...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 182
On Episode 182 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins played an interview that Paul Southern did with Matt Chan. This episode also features several of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games athletes talking...
View ArticleRunning Drills With Brian MacKenzie: Part 6
In this series on improving your running performance, Brian MacKenzie and Doug Katona of CrossFit Endurance demonstrate drills utilizing the Pose Method of running. In Part 6, MacKenzie introduces the...
View ArticleWho Will Win the Games?—Part 2
Tony Leyland examines what makes the ideal CrossFit athlete. Many of us want to know what makes an elite CrossFit athlete in terms of physical attributes, and as the Reebok CrossFit Games approach,...
View ArticleBefore the Competition Takes Over
Emily Beers has a “CrossFit moment” on the eve of the CrossFit Games. We hear it all the time: CrossFit isn’t like other sports. CrossFitters are always proclaiming that what truly epitomizes CrossFit...
View ArticleThe Story of CrossFit Legacy
The winner of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Open and Central East Regional, Dan Bailey splits his time training at his home gym and at CrossFit Legacy in Barberton, Ohio. Get a peek into CrossFit...
View ArticleInside a Strongman Seminar: Atlas Stones
What do kegs, yokes and concrete balls have to do with CrossFit? Join Rob Orlando of Hybrid Athletics at San Francisco CrossFit as he takes coaches and athletes through strongman movements and...
View ArticleOnly in America
At the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games, Canuck Emily Beers learns a few lessons from her American neighbours/neighbors. I grew up believing—call it assuming, even—that the United States was the greatest...
View ArticleCrossFit Changed My Life: Sue Pepe
“Just show up” was the advice given to Sue Pepe by her son-in-law. After two weeks of CrossFit, she was at a crossroads of whether to continue or give up. Pepe decided to challenge herself. “No matter...
View ArticleOutside the Games Bubble
Some people don’t do CrossFit, and Emily Beers discovers what they think of us and our antics. The path to becoming a CrossFitter looks similar to most of us: We rapidly get fitter, stronger, faster....
View ArticleTeam Taranis: Canada’s Team
With Iceland Annie the fittest woman on Earth, Emily Beers talks about the international flavor of the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games. Palms sweating, heart beating. I look over at a teammate. “I’m...
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