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Rebuilding Hackleburg
A deadly tornado decimated Hackleburg, Ala., and one nearby CrossFit affiliate owner aims to help it rebuild. Andréa Maria Cecil reports. It was a “normal” tornadic storm, Brad Thompson said. In...
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Box Tour: Ultimate CrossFit
When Lance Breeden opened Ultimate CrossFit in 2007, there were no clients. “I was working out by myself,” he says. “I don’t know how I expected it to grow.” Today, his Charlotte, N.C., box is 8,000...
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Cooking Chocolate Haystacks
No, it’s not Paleo. But it’s not completely awful for you either. “Dessert’s dessert, right? It’s a treat,” says CrossFit Invictus coach and chef extraordinaire Michele Vieux. “We’re just making the...
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The Beck Family
When the Beck family arrived at CrossFit Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, they were an unhealthy bunch. Jeff Beck had gained weight from skipping workouts. His father, Rickey, had a series of...
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Shabazz Muhammad: Top Basketball Prospect, CrossFitter
Considered one of the best young basketball players in the country, this teenager got bigger, faster and stronger through sport-specific CrossFit training. Dan Edelman explains. The mayhem of March...
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Infant Swimming Resource: Teaching Progression
In this video, Harvey Barnett, founder of Infant Swimming Resource, demonstrates the progression of teaching a child how to save herself in the pool. He starts with getting the child to learn how to...
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Killing the Fat Man: Episode 7
It’s about to get real. In episode 7 of Killing the Fat Man—called “it was a very sexy experience”—Gary Roberts divulges how his new body is affecting bedroom time with his wife. “I will say as a fat...
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Cauli-Crust
You can never go wrong with pizza. Or—better yet—foods that look like pizza! This is a great way to fill your kids up with vegetables without them even knowing. Load the healthy crust up with their...
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Inside Annie Thorisdottir's CrossFit Reykjavik
Things run a little differently at the affiliate of reigning CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir. There is a warm-up area where coaches walk clients through the movements, then technique time...
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In Memory of Sarah
Catalyst Fitness sees one of its members die from a brain tumor and re-dedicates itself to exercise for the benefit of the brain. Chris Cooper explains. Sarah Grand arrived at our gym in 2008, bald...
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Fixing Common Rowing Errors
When it comes to rowing in CrossFit, there are three common errors: early back opening, early arm break and extreme layback. When the back opens early in the stroke, much of the hip drive is missing,...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 223
On Episode 223 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Marcus Hendren, Patrick O’Connell, Shawn Stauffer, Gerald Sasser, Nick Fory, Joeseph Weigel and Travis Page before they competed in...
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CrossFit Kids Community
The CrossFit Journal presents a collection of brief CrossFit Kids updates and stories from around the world. CrossFit Kids is growing, appearing in schools, boxes and on practice fields across the...
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The Power Swing
For kettlebell guru Jeff Martone, the teaching progression goes like this: Russian swing, power swing, American swing. “Russian swing I like teaching first ’cause it helps people with the mechanics....
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The Sport of Fitness: Canada West
Mike Warkentin presents photos from the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games Canada West Regional. With Week 3 of the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games Regionals kicking off today, Mike Warkentin shares some photos...
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Killing The Fat Man: Episode 8
Get ready for a svelte Gary Roberts. After two months and 24 days of CrossFit, he’s down about 70 lb. to right around 203 lb. “I feel like worlds have gone by,” Roberts says. “I just want to get more...
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Cooking Beef Skewers
Michele Vieux of CrossFit Invictus calls them “meat lollipops.” They’re ideal for appetizers or just something quick. “Anyone can make this—even the most bachelorest bachelor ever,” she says. The...
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Scaling the Pull-Up With Ring Rows
For those clients who don’t yet have upper-body strength, the ring row is a good scaling exercise for the pull-up, Julie Barnes Maurer says in this Gymnastics Trainer Course. Immediately putting them...
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A Partnership Made in Heaven
A CrossFit gym inside a church? That’s exactly what Frank Shirvinski and Nick Stavlund did in Scottsdale, Ariz., to the betterment of both communities. No one is thinking about paying rent, electric...
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Box Tour: CrossFit Nittany
In 2005, Bryan St. Andrews helped found one of the earliest CrossFit affiliates, CrossFit SouthWest, in Tempe, Ariz., not far from Arizona State University. Five years later, he moved back to his...
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