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Squash This
Getting kids to eat vegetables isn’t as easy as it sounds—but some vegetables are easier than others. This recipe puts a spin on roasted butternut squash and gives it a little kick! Watch the red...
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Panther CrossFit
There are no bumper plates, medicine balls are thrown against a concrete column, and box jumps are completed upon a wooden divider on which most others set their gym bags. Not your typical CrossFit...
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Full Reverse, Admiral
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill Center was obese and in declining health. He reached his goals to achieve functional fitness by giving CrossFit a chance. I couldn’t get up from the floor. My body—270...
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The Hussman Family
In June 2010, Nathan Hussman was nearly 48 and, by his estimation, about 40 lb. overweight. “For two years prior to that I was doing absolutely nothing physical,” he says. “I felt like I was an...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 206
On Episode 206 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Nicole Tanzillo, who is one of CrossFit Dallas Central’s success stories. This episode also featured a segment on Corey Auger by Emily...
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Tales of a 40-Year-Old Superhero
After spending her 30s overweight and unhappy, Lisa Erickson discovers CrossFit and her inner superhero at age 40. To say that CrossFit changed my life is an understatement. It might even sound a...
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Life As Rx Box Tour
In 2008, three men started a business in what used to be a warehouse for transmission parts in Encinitas, Calif. Today, two of them still live there and opened a CrossFit affiliate in the same...
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Building Mental Toughness
Swedish CrossFit trainer John Hermiz says to get mentally tougher, you have to stick to your plan—in or out of the gym. My first encounter with CrossFit was about two years ago. It was dramatic, ugly...
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Anybody Can Do Anything
CrossFit has been a part of the curriculum at Saratoga High School for two years, and the program is revolutionizing the way kids see “phys. ed.” Teachers Peter Jordan and Richard Ellis talk about the...
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An Interview With Michael Latch
A balance beam, juggling balls and a full-size gymnastics floor—that’s Valley CrossFit. The focus is on fun at the 10,000-square-foot facility that’s home to four female CrossFit Games competitors,...
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Trail Running With Brian MacKenzie
Trail running—it’s more than you think. So says CrossFit Endurance founder Brian MacKenzie. “Time and intensity is how you want to look at things,” he says. “First, we look at how long you can...
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Saved by the Barbell
A group of women find strength of body and mind in CrossFit, giving writer Emily Beers the courage to tell her own story of self-doubt. “The Flower that Blooms in Adversity is the most Rare and...
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Be Your Own Bodyguard Part 3: In-Action
In this new series, get an inside peak into Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Tony Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, has been providing these...
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Where Are Your Knees?
Jeff Martin explains how and when to cue kids who are squatting in your box. “Knees out! Knees out!” If the workout has squats in it and you are in a CrossFit box, you will hear this cue—or you should...
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Split Snatch
The squat snatch is more efficient—there’s no doubt about that. But for some people, particularly those with flexibility, agility and balance issues, the split snatch might be a better option. If...
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You Were Saying With Nicole Scott Smith
Nicole Scott Smith of CrossFit SoMo talks about life, CrossFit and more. The CrossFit Journal is pleased to present the first in a series of profiles designed to help you get to know some of the best...
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Netball Training at Reebok CrossFit Canterbury
Maree Bowden started playing netball when she was 5 years old. After 12 years in New Zealand’s national women’s game, she found her training stale. Enter Reebok CrossFit Canterbury, which recently...
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Trunk Full of CrossFit
Derik Ledesma turned the trunk of his Honda CRV into a mobile CrossFit gym—and still made room for his kids’ car seats. Hilary Achauer reports. The most common places to do CrossFit are in an...
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An Interview With John Schneider
Eight years ago, John Schneider enlisted in the Marine Corps. His workouts, he says, were traditional: 3 sets of 10 in the bench press were standard as he trained for judo competitions. “I thought I...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 207
On Episode 207 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Paula and Jordan Gravatt, who create media for CrossFit HQ. Justin also interviewed 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games sixth-place finisher...
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