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Welcome to the Fold
Affiliates have many options for integrating new members. Emily Beers talks to five gym owners who explain what they do and why. CrossFit affiliate owners are free to run their businesses any way they...
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Behind the Scenes of the CrossFit Games Open: Part 1
Countless hours went into producing the unveiling events for each of the five workouts of the CrossFit Games Open. In Part 1 of this series, take a look at everything that happened before Director of...
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Cooking With Kids: Steamed Kale
Kids and Kale? Believe it, says Lanette Doran, who gets her three young helpers to assist her as she prepares this simple dish. First the kale leaves are stripped from the stems before they are rolled...
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An Olympic Rower and CrossFit Athlete
Krista Guloien is an Olympic rower who brought home a silver medal for Canada last year. She’s also now a CrossFit athlete. “Working with and for other people was the key to me doing as much as I did...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 273
On Episode 273 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Jessa Lemoine, who placed 20th at the CrossFit Games in 2012, as well as HQ Seminar Staff member Cherie Chan. This episode was webcast...
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Behind the Scenes of the CrossFit Games Open: Part 2
As they ride to the gym before the announcement of Workout 13.4, Chris Spealler tells Director of the Games Dave Castro, Rory Mckernan and Graham Holmberg that he got no-repped on his fourth rep in...
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Rob Miller Time: The Warm-Up
At CrossFit Delaware Valley in Broomall, Pa., owner Rob Miller believes in a creative warm-up. Bear-crawl musical chairs, for example, is among his choices. “Now when I stop the music, you have to put...
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Coaching the Low Catch
Pull it higher or pull yourself under? Bob Takano explains how to get under heavy bars fast. There are two components involved in getting a bar overhead or up to the shoulders from the ground. The most...
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Helping Orphans in Liberia
For Daryl Roberts, CrossFit has been about improved health and relationships, so when he traveled in 2008 to Liberia and saw malnourished orphans sick with malaria and infested with worms, he knew what...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 274
On Episode 274 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Belltown owner and HQ Seminar Staff member Nadia Shatila, as well as HQ Seminar Staff member Miranda Oldroyd. This episode was...
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Cooking With Kids: Learning to Taste
“Time to try some new food,” Lanette Doran tells three young children who are surrounding a large bowl of vegetables on a kitchen counter. She’s taught children for many years how to eat well through...
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Oly Analysis: Chad Vaughn Clean and Jerk
Alongside CrossFit Media’s Carey Peterson, two-time Olympian Chad Vaughn dissects his 315-lb. clean and jerk via slow-motion footage. “Really the same for the snatch,” he says of his set-up. “I’ve just...
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Olympian’s New Goal: Qualify for CrossFit Games
At 13, Anna Tunnicliffe decided she wanted to win an Olympic medal in sailing. And she did, taking gold in the Laser Radial class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. “(It’s) the most amazing feeling in...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 275
On Episode 275 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Chris Dozois, who won the CrossFit Games Open in the South West. Also on the show was Rainier CrossFit owner and HQ Seminar Staff...
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“I Just Want to Be Active”
Kim O’Reilly’s body is 53, but her kidney and pancreas are much younger. They belonged to her son, who donated them to her. Her failing organs were a result of Type 1 diabetes, with which she was...
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Powerball
You’ve seen the game on American Gladiators, now play it with your CrossFit Kids. This kids version of powerball involves quite a bit less tackling than the TV version featuring muscled men and women...
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This Is Annie Thorisdottir
As a child, Annie Thorisdottir took ballet. It didn’t stick for long, though. Like her cousins, she wanted to try gymnastics. She made it to Iceland’s national team but quit to focus on high-school...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 276
On Episode 276 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Carrie Rieger, who was recently crowned Mrs. Missouri. Judkins also interviewed Andrea Ager, SoCal Regional competitor. This episode...
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Want to Be Good at Oly?
Two-time Olympian Chad Vaughn details four areas of focus if you really want to add weight to your snatch and clean and jerk. Most athletes dive into the Olympic lifts without considering what really...
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ACSM “CrossFit Study” Fraud?
Researchers at Ohio State University refuse further comment on CrossFit study amidst allegations of inaccurate data from the study’s own coordinator. A few weeks ago, I learned that researchers...
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