Is CrossFit Superficial or Spiritual?
For most people, CrossFit is more than trying to look good in a bathing suit. Doug Germano explains. I was telling my girlfriend why I couldn’t spend too much time with a certain group of people...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 238
On Episode 238 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Jeremy Jones from Diablo CrossFit, their team placed third at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games. This episode was webcast live at 6:00...
View ArticleA Trainer Trains and Doesn’t Do Anything Else
In this video shot at the Montana stop of the CrossFit Tour, CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman responds to a devil’s-advocate question about affiliates who might be tempted to expand their...
View Article“These Things I Know for Sure”
E.M. Burton shares nutrition tips learned as her family’s in-house expert. At the L.A. Fitness Expo in January, an astounding claim was made by the presenter of CrossFit Kids Eat This!, a short film...
View ArticleBe Your Own Bodyguard Part 6: Using Your Crowbar
In this series, get a sneak peak at Tony Blauer’s Be Your Own Bodyguard seminar hosted by San Francisco CrossFit. Blauer, founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, provides seminars to CrossFitters to teach...
View ArticleRemembering Rick
Rick Crocker was a Marine and an officer with the Santa Monica Police Department. He served on its Crime Impact Team, led the Police Activities League and was on the SWAT team. He died seven years ago...
View ArticleA “Lucky” Olympian
After an accident left her without the use of her legs, Chile’s Francisca Mardones discovered wheelchair tennis. And the rest of the world discovered her. Andréa Maria Cecil reports. When Francisca...
View ArticleCooking Honey Sesame Chicken Thighs
Even if you’re busy, Chef Nick Massie shows you how quick and easy it is to cook up a batch of protein. The ingredients: 3.5 lb. of chicken thighs, fresh garlic, tamari, sesame oil, honey, sesame...
View ArticleKate Foster: Tiny but Huge
Kate Foster fights cancer and wins. Now she wants your help. Emily Beers reports. The goal of the CrossFit Games is to find the fittest man and woman on Earth. But when Kate Foster took the microphone...
View ArticleCrossFitting With Friedreich’s Ataxia
At 17, Kyle Bryant was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia. The rare inherited disease causes nervous-system damage and movement problems. Bryant has symptoms of scoliosis and diabetes, and he...
View ArticleCues Vs. Cute
Kids cues should be fun, but they need to be precise and effective. Mikki Lee Martin explains. In the CrossFit Kids program at CrossFit Brand X, we hear a lot of cheerleading for our kids. The kids...
View ArticleThe Rowing Sprint Start
A critical workout strategy, the rowing sprint start gets the flywheel spinning quickly so there is no fight to bring down the split time. “You need to know how to come out of the gates nice and...
View ArticleBig Sky Bonding
From Aug. 10 to 12, CrossFitters assembled to relax, work out and hear Coach Greg Glassman speak in Montana’s natural playground. For the second year in a row, CrossFitters gathered in Big Sky, Mont.,...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 239
On Episode 239 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Tommy Hackenbruck, team member and owner of Ute CrossFit, which won the team competition at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games. Judkins...
View ArticleBox Tour: CrossFit Sonora
In the tiny city of Sonora, Calif.—with a population of less than 5,000—a CrossFit box is thriving. Originally started in a friend’s garage, CrossFit Sonora is nearing 100 members. “We were just...
View ArticleFrom Tragedy to Triumph
Patrick Whaley’s life almost ended when he was assaulted, robbed and shot in the chest. Thanks to hard work, an ingenious invention and CrossFit, Whaley is still alive and stronger than ever. When I...
View ArticleDiscussing Usain Bolt With Dr. Nicholas Romanov
Think the Pose Method only applies to long-distance running? Think again, says Dr. Nicholas Romanov, creator of Pose running. “It’s great how he runs. It’s beautiful,” he says of Jamaican sprinter...
View ArticleSurvey Says Sex!
Anka Radakovich canvasses the CrossFit community to find out about lifting, lusting and libidos. Please note: This article contains adult discussions of sexuality. In the name of sexual research, I...
View ArticleThe Founder's Presentation: New Ideas
“I shoot down ‘good ideas’ for a living.” CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman is constantly bombarded with new ideas for how the company should be run. They’re all similar, and not one of them has...
View ArticleThe CrossFit Experience With Brian MacKenzie
Brian MacKenzie says endurance is a large part of CrossFit in this video filmed at the CrossFit Experience at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games. The founder of CrossFit Endurance has attendees practice...
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