A Language to Diagnose With Kelly Starrett: Part 6
Join Kelly Starrett, owner of San Francisco CrossFit and creator of MobilityWOD, as he teaches coaches and their athletes how to diagnose dysfunction at CrossFit South Bay. In this segment, Starrett...
View ArticleOly Optimization
Olympian Chad Vaughn explains ideal positioning for success in the Olympic lifts. As a spectator at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games, I couldn’t keep the coach in me from slipping out during all the...
View ArticleFinding Motivation
“Once you find one thing—even if it’s something little—to motivate you, it’s gonna push you harder than you’ve ever imagined,” says CrossFitter Anthony Iovino. A former professional wrestler, Iovino...
View ArticleThrowing Down the Gauntlet
Hilary Achauer recaps the first CrossFit Kids and Teens competition for girls and boys ages 13-18. It came down to a battle between Cole Dick and Garrett Janda. They had 5 minutes to find their 1RM...
View ArticleMaking CrossFit Nutrition Easier
CrossFitter Richard Bradford is also a chef who runs RSB Catering in Atlanta, Ga. His new product line, Pre Made Paleo, includes prepared meals based on the Paleo Diet. Bradford says he was first...
View ArticleWestside Barbell Speed Bench Day
“This is a perfect workout for sports,” says Louie Simmons, owner of Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. “The volume is going to be extremely high and the intensity zone extremely low—about 40-45...
View ArticleGrant Writing for Kids Programs
Need help funding your program? Lura Poggi of CrossFit Kids HQ has some tips. Money! Money! Money! Everyone needs more, and there isn’t enough to go around. Winning a grant proposal can be a great way...
View ArticleFor Competition and Community: CrossFit Bellevue
CrossFit Bellevue in Washington State is home to some elite athletes, including an Olympic gold medalist, a professional NFL quarterback, a professional ballerina, D1 college athletes, pro tennis...
View ArticleWhine-Free Food
Tired of moaning about boring meals? Change the presentation, add a few extras and have your little cave-people eating rather than complaining. “Mom, I don’t want to eat an apple. Ugh!” Are your young...
View ArticleCooking With Massie: Prime Rib and Creamy Horseradish Sauce
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. In...
View ArticleThe Best of the Best
Mike Warkentin visits with CrossFit’s finest coaches at the recent Trainers Summit. “You folks are the best trainers I’ve got,” Coach Greg Glassman told the 90 or so HQ Seminar Staff trainers...
View ArticleOvercoming Obstacles: Finding Innovative Ways to CrossFit
Dylan, a CrossFitter at CrossFit Flagstaff, has cerebral palsy, which makes the right side of his body weaker than his left. On the advice of his doctor, he began CrossFitting to help even out his...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 199
On Episode 199 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit A.C.T. owner Bill Shockley and Pepperdine University professor Dr. Cooker Perkins. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m....
View ArticleAll in the Same Room
Emily Beers reports on the mix of veteran and first-time CrossFit athletes at the 2011 Taranis Winter Challenge, held Nov. 4-6 in Victoria, B.C. CrossFit Taranis owner Reed MacKenzie takes the...
View ArticleCrossFit Kids Trainer Course: Teen Weightlifting
At a CrossFit Kids Trainer Course, Todd Widman of HQ Seminar Staff discusses how teen weightlifting should be structured for safety and efficacy. “This is a by-invitation-only class. I want you moving...
View ArticleMemorial Days
Chris Pace spends three tough days traveling from Arlington National Cemetery to Ground Zero to raise funds for the Disposable Heroes Project. On the evening of Sept. 9, 2011, I began a journey that...
View ArticleExpecting the Unexpected
“If you’d asked me right in the middle of it, I might have said, ‘I’m quitting CrossFit—this is not fun,’ but it was fun,” Leah Polaski says. “If I could go back, I’d do it over again.” A 2011 Reebok...
View ArticleAxe Throwing With a World Champion
In this video, CrossFitter and world-champion lumberjack competitor Erin LaVoie shows off her axe-throwing skills with Chance Hughs, her boyfriend and fellow co-owner of Predation CrossFit. LaVoie...
View ArticleCompetition Day at Norco Running Gun
Join Dave Re, grand master in the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA); fellow grand master Jake Di Vita and CrossFit Director of Training Dave Castro as they continue their...
View ArticleChris Spealler: The Fire Inside
The legendary CrossFitter embarks on training for his sixth Games by turning his training and nutrition upside down. Russell Greene reports. Throughout his athletic career, Chris Spealler has been...
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