Sleeping for Performance
How much does sleep affect your athletic performance? Martin Rawls-Meehan explains the science behind getting enough rest. How much do you think about how well you sleep? How important do you think...
View ArticleThe Turkish Get-Up Series: The Armbar Stretch
In the first part of this Turkish get-up series, kettlebell guru Jeff Martone breaks down the armbar stretch. “The armbar stretch is probably one of the best shoulder-rehab exercises you can do,” he...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 227
On Episode 227 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Artie Kreutzer, who is a Fascial Stretch Therapy practitioner. Justin also interviewed CrossFit Seminar Staff trainer Joe Westerlin,...
View ArticleFit After 40
Candy Rice had never been an athlete. Then she discovered CrossFit, and everything changed. A few years ago I was a typical mom, running kids here and there. Taking care of myself was last on the long...
View ArticleLengthening Muscle With PNF
In this video, movement and mobility expert Kelly Starrett talks about lengthening the muscle via proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, or PNF. To illustrate, he has class participants get into...
View ArticleCompetition for the Soul
Front Range CrossFit focuses on getting its athletes to compete. Head coach Skip Miller says it’s key to greatness. Andréa Maria Cecil reports. Skip Miller believes in competition. At the South West...
View ArticleCrossFit Nittany’s Kinesiology Internship Program
At Penn State University’s Department of Kinesiology, undergraduate students have the opportunity to do an internship many working adults dream of: at a CrossFit box. According to Bryan St. Andrews,...
View ArticleCooking Grilled Pineapple
Grilled pineapple: it can be a dessert, a garnish for grilled meat, used for sauces or served up as a breakfast side. But pineapple isn’t the only fruit you can kiss with a flame. “Stone fruits work...
View ArticleBox Tour: CrossFit Southside
CrossFit correspondent Emily Turner takes us on a tour of CrossFit Southside in Jacksonville, Fla. The box is owned by Justin Bergh, general manager of the CrossFit Games. CrossFit Southside opened in...
View ArticleThe Ties That Bind
T.J. Murphy reviews Dr. Allison Belger’s new look at the bonds formed in the CrossFit community. The Power of Community by Dr. Allison Belger delivers an authoritative perspective on what CrossFit is...
View ArticlePerfect Form and Intensity
Losing control is the road to adaptation, Rob Orlando says. In this video, the Hybrid Athletics owner has a Q&A with a group of nine Israeli CrossFitters who visited his box late last year. Among...
View ArticleBall Hunt
Hunt for a ball, find burpees—and fitness. Crisa Laurette explains. This game of luck and strategy will have your kids working together and doing a few burpees for good measure. Yay, burpees!
View ArticleInfant Swimming Resource: Mom Approved
Hearing your toddler cry out of fear is unsettling, to say the least. But these moms say it’s worth it because their children are learning to save their own lives. In this video, hear from a handful...
View ArticleGod of the Grill
Nick Massie tells you how to prepare the perfect steak over an open flame. It’s possible that nothing more closely ties us to our Paleolithic ancestors than cooking over an open flame. Ever since...
View ArticleThe Turkish Get-Up Series: The Steps
In the second part of the Turkish get-up series, kettlebell guru Jeff Martone outlines the three steps of the movement. First there’s sitting up, then the transition to the knee and, finally, standing...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 228
On Episode 228 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Jason Graves, who has lost over 100 lb. since starting CrossFit. Justin also interviewed CrossFit’s Jimi Letchford about the CrossFit...
View ArticleThe Year of Change
Inspired by her nephew, Tammy Mendenhall made a promise that 2011 would be the year she got in shape. On Dec. 1, 2010, I made a promise to myself that next year was my year to get into shape and lose...
View ArticleJeff Tucker’s Warm-Up Assessment
Watching a person walk around a room can reveal a lot. In a Gymnastics Trainer Course at Ascent CrossFit in Casper, Wyo., gymnastics guru Jeff Tucker talks about assessing athletes through simple...
View ArticleTour de Force
Europe’s vibrant CrossFit community was out in full effect at the CrossFit Tour stop in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mike Warkentin reports. In 2009, CrossFit Games competitor and Princeton grad Blair...
View ArticleCooking Grilled Beet Salad
Michele Vieux used to hate beets. “I used to think they tasted like dirt,” she says. But now that she’s acquired the taste, she enjoys them. In this video, Vieux shows us how to grill the vegetables...
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