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The Pink-Ball Game

Cathy Lewis introduces “wall-ball” of a different sort. Don’t worry: you won’t be doing Karen. This “wall-ball” game has a kid throwing a bouncy ball at a wall while others try to catch it. That...

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Trifecta: Shoulder Press, Push Press, Push Jerk

You can push jerk more than you can push press, and you can push press more than you can shoulder press. No secret there. But did you know that most can push press roughly 30 percent more than they...

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Fix the Feet

Bob Takano reviews foot placement when receiving the power snatch or power clean. One very common problem that occurs in so many weight rooms is the excessively wide placement of the feet in the...

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Cooking Baked Benedict

Love eggs benedict but eating Paleo? Michele Vieux has your solution with her baked benedict creation: in lieu of English muffins, portabella mushrooms filled with cage-free eggs and homemade Canadian...

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CrossFit Radio Episode 218

On Episode 218 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed chef Nick Massie and world-champion arm wrestler and CrossFit 304 owner Travis Bagent. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on...

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The Tribes in Texas

Mike Warkentin reports on the CrossFit Tour stop in Fort Worth, Texas. A roasted pig is on a folding table outside CrossFit Fort Worth. As athletes complete Reebok CrossFit Games Open Event 12.5 and...

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Elite Bobsledder Goes CrossFit

It’s like “Fran on steroids, and you haven’t even lifted a weight.” That’s how Mike Savitch describes bobsledding. The co-owner of CrossFit Praxis in Washington, D.C., spent seven years on the Virgin...

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Politics and Pull-Ups

Mike Brown is using his CrossFit work ethic and business philosophy in a campaign to win a seat in the Iowa Statehouse. Hilary Achauer reports. Mike Brown starts every weekday before the sun is up,...

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Set-Up and Positioning in the Olympic Lifts

Positioning and speed are key to successful Olympic lifts, Coach Mike Burgener says during this CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Trainer Course. Off the floor, sweep the bar back, but without touching...

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L-Sit Variations

Get ready for a quad burner as Julie Barnes Maurer teaches you how to work your way to a parallette L-sit good enough for your gymnast friends. She begins by having athletes sit on the floor and...

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Q&A With Ben Bergeron

CrossFit New England is home of the fittest team on the planet, veteran CrossFit Games competitor Heather Bergeron and 2010 50-plus masters champion Brian Curley. Needless to say, it’s a special...

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Strength of Character

Seventeen-year-old Darby Nelson has a huge deadlift—and a heart to match. Recall for a second your adolescent years spent navigating high school. Most of us were self-conscious, overly critical and...

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The San Diego Law-Enforcement Fitness Project

You could say the San Diego Law Enforcement Fitness Project is about inspiration. That should be no surprise with Greg Amundson at the helm. In Part 1, the Original Firebreather explains that the...

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Simply Silly Chicken Tacos

This dish is so simple it’s silly. All you need is a slow cooker, a little time and a few basic ingredients. You don’t even have to be home to cook it. Just throw the ingredients in the pot, leave,...

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The Zone Chronicles: Boz's Eight Meals to Iceland

The Zone Chronicles have been hijacked by none other than HQ trainer Adrian “Boz” Bozman, who embarks on a trip halfway around the world with eight pre-made meals. On Day 1 at Tennessee Tech...

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Roasting Virtuosity

E.M. Burton explains how to properly roast a chicken for the hungry cave people in your life. When it comes to implementation, a few basic food-prep skills can save you time and money and perhaps...

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Set-Up and Positioning in the Olympic Lifts Part 2: Coaching

The back angle stays the same from when the bar leaves the ground until the lifter gets to the take-off position, Coach Mike Burgener says during this CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Trainer Course. To...

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CrossFit Radio Episode 219

On Episode 219 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Valdosta owner Trebor Marple, as well as CrossFit 061 owner and 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games competitor Nick Urankar. This...

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Classical CrossFit

Craig Nelson asks us to take a break from Eminem and DMX to try a WOD with the OGs of music: Brahms, Bach and Tchaikovsky. There are many things I love about CrossFit, and a few things I hate. Among...

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Stocked up in Stockton

The story is classic: Gabe Subry and Vince Carter were training out of a traditional gym, and when their clientele grew and the space wasn’t able to accommodate CrossFit training, the pair opened...

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