Swim Tips for CrossFitters: Part 1
Chris Michelmore is a busy man. Not only is he the head coach at CrossFit Moxie in San Jose, Calif., but he also works as the San Jose State women’s swimming and diving assistant coach and the De Anza...
View ArticleWeightlifting Workshop at Eleiko
There are so many moving parts in an Olympic lift. It takes many years of concentrated training just to get the footwork right, and it can take even more time to establish a solid pull. Then there’s...
View ArticleCoaching the Mental Side of CrossFit
Psychologists and doctors have offered perspective on the mental aspects of CrossFit, so original firebreather Greg Amundson delivers a CrossFit coach’s guide to goal setting, self-talk and an...
View ArticleTwo-Minute Drills Part 3: Distracting the Joint
Mobility and recovery expert Kelly Starrett has a lot of unique ways to improve a client’s range of motion and flexibility without traditional static stretching. By using some basic principles of...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 127
On Episode 127 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two male regional champions. First up was Central East Regional winner Braden Lutz, while the second half of the show featured Chris...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Smith, Kepler, Cardella and Sharratt
With just one week before the kickoff of the 2010 Games, Ian Wittenber is closing in on the West Coast, chugging along in his car and catching interviews with the athletes headed to the Home Depot...
View ArticleRace-Day Fueling
Endurance athletes have always considered fueling for an event. CrossFit Endurance coach Max Wunderle explains what standard CrossFitters need to know as they prepare to compete. The beauty of the...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Berry and Tovar
With 3,181 miles down, Ian Wittenber is so busy picking up interviews with CrossFit Games athletes that he hasn’t even stopped to shave. This time he’s visiting with South Central athlete Breck Berry...
View ArticleThe CrossFit Celebrity
Poor Mikko Salo: the 2009 CrossFit Games champ can’t get a moment to himself. Whether Sevan Matossian is following him around and documenting his every move, or whether he’s just trying to get in a...
View ArticleFacebook or Fitness?
Saratoga High School replaced standard P.E. with CrossFit, and while all kids might not like putting in the effort, most report that they’re seeing great results. Saratoga High School in Saratoga,...
View ArticleA Ring of Firebreathers
At a special summit for CrossFit’s elite-level athletes, firebreathers such as Tommy Hackenbruck, Rob Orlando, Tanya Wagner and others weigh in on what it’s like to live the life of the Games. Part 1:...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Lilienthal, Christofferson and Dever
If the WOD was careening across the U.S. in an old Beemer and interviewing CrossFit Games athletes, Ian Wittenber would have one killer time going. In only two short weeks, Wittenber has managed to...
View ArticleReady for Anything
“I’m glad I’m not participating in this right now,” Miranda Oldroyd says as she watches the CrossFit 801 Affiliate Cup team train. A total of 70 teams will be competing at the 2010 CrossFit Games,...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Morrison, Burke and Chan
Ian Wittenber is now cruising through Colorado, picking up interviews with top athletes who qualified for the ultimate test of fitness, the 2010 CrossFit Games. Europe champion Blair Morrison’s path...
View ArticleCrossFit’s Elite vs. the IMG Combine360
In the lead-up to the qualification season for the 2010 CrossFit Games, Director of Training Dave Castro decided to haul a group of past Games athletes, well-known firebreathers and 2010 Games...
View ArticleGo West, CrossFitter!
Journeying to the Home Depot Center this weekend? Kevin Daigle offers his travel tips for the discreet CrossFitter embarking on a savage fitness adventure. When it comes to traveling, I’ve always been...
View ArticleYoked Out at Hybrid Athletics
Long relegated to strongman competitions, the yoke has found a happy home at Hybrid Athletics, Rob Orlando’s CrossFit box in Stamford, Conn. It can be difficult to get a loaded yoke off the ground,...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Spealler, O'Connor and Hackenbruck
Closing in on Los Angeles, Ian Wittenber still has a lot of ground to cover considering the number of athletes out west who will be competing at the 2010 CrossFit Games. After a round of interviews in...
View ArticleThe History of the CrossFit Games
In four years, the CrossFit Games have grown from a small event—“the Woodstock of fitness”—to a huge competition featuring elite athletes from all corners of the world. In this video series, Dave...
View ArticleAll Over the Map: Smith, Moe and Kelsey
Closing in quickly on the 2010 CrossFit Games, Ian Wittenber is piecing together all the footage he’s shot throughout his cross-country adventure. After a short stint in Colorado, he headed north to...
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