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CrossFit Kids as a Physical-Education Curriculum: A Pedagogical Perspective
Phil Eich makes a case against traditional physical education, in which sports form the foundation but provide little motivation toward lifelong fitness. The CrossFit Kids curriculum is effective...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 276
On Episode 277 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit HQ Level 1 Seminar Staff members Rob Miller and Austin Malleolo. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, May...
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Capturing the Human Experience
At 5 years old, Janet Ying started taking violin lessons. It wasn’t particularly remarkable. “It was one thing among many that I did growing up—going to school, taking swimming lessons, things like...
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Don’t Neglect Your Neck
Bill Starr recommends a host of exercises to build a strong upper back and neck. For those athletes who participate in contact sports, such as hockey, lacrosse, football and soccer, having a strong...
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Weak Behavior: One-Upping
Mike Warkentin advises you to find your own limit in your next workout. Ever watch an auction and want to choke the guy who continually adds a buck to the top bid? You know the guy. He’s the same one...
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Happiness and Intellectual Pursuits
At 24, Elisabeth Akinwale had defined ideas about what it would take to achieve happiness in her career. The answer was grad school. At the time, she was a group fitness instructor—a job she thought...
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April 2013 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in April 2013 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: Older, Wiser, Fitter...
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“I Need to Finish This”
The butterflies represent medicines, the stars are surgeries, the hearts are blood transfusions and the red ones are blood draws. They’re “hero beads,” all strung together in a long rope to represent...
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Fight or Flight
Drew Canavero often fell prey to binary thinking: it was black or white, he loved it or hated it, and he was either fully committed or completely disengaged. “Living with bipolar is a frustratingly...
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Three Days in Haiti, Part 1: Meet Julie Roberts
This three-part series profiles Julie Roberts and her work in Haiti since a devastating earthquake in 2010. From amputating infected limbs to investing in pay-it-forward microcredit loans, Roberts is...
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May 2013 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in May 2013 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: Coaching the Low Catch...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 278
On Episode 278 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two Regional champions: Michael McGoldrick of South Central and Alessandra Pichelli of NorCal. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m....
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Wes Piatt’s Third Place
Josh Bridges and Kenneth Leverich had first and second place practically secured at the Southern California Regional. The battle was for third. On the final day of competition, two men went...
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Structure and Purpose
Making breakfast isn’t just about eating. So says Lucas Parker, two-time CrossFit Games competitor from the Canada West Region. Parker is perhaps best known for his beard and body hair, as well as...
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Rider on the Storm
Former pro cyclist Jeff King recounts the spread of cycling’s drug culture from Europe to North America. The first thing I noticed in Belgium was the speed. We were racing at a pace at least five miles...
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Lingua Fran-ca
Mike Warkentin collects a list of terms that will help you communicate in boxes all over the world. Throughout history, people of different mother tongues have communicated via lingua francas, or a...
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The Written Word
What does it take to write a book? Hilary Achauer talks to Samir Chopra and bestselling novelist Eleanor Brown about the joy—and pain—of writing. When all she wants to do is stop, Eleanor Brown breaks...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 279
On Episode 279 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two first-time CrossFit Games qualifiers: Tiffany Hendrickson and Matthew Hathcock. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on...
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“Shave me”
“Go ahead, shave me.” It takes a certain amount of temerity to say it. But you probably should. Granted, shaving is pretty common. For many, it's an essential part of daily grooming. They say...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 280
On Episode 280 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two Mid Atlantic Regional competitors who are a husband-and-wife team. Competing as individuals, Alea Helmick placed fourth and Gary...
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