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Training the Brain
Dr. John Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, talks to Chris Cooper about movement, the mind and CrossFit. Can burpees help with math homework? Dr. John...
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Rich Froning: Getting Recognized
He’s gracious and famous, and he’ll never say no to a fan who wants a photo—unless he’s late for an event at the CrossFit Games. So far, CrossFit’s No. 1 ambassador has handled the challenges of fame...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 281
On Episode 281 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed new affiliate owner Jonathan Lopez, as well as Michelle Crawford, who qualified for the CrossFit Games by placing third in the Mid...
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Dan Bailey Visits CrossFit HQ: Part 1
There’s more to Dan Bailey than a fake mullet, ultra-intense Broflex training sessions and trash-talking Rich Froning. During Bailey’s visit this year to CrossFit Headquarters in Scotts Valley, Calif.,...
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Opera and CrossFit
When friends tried persuading opera singer David Webb to try CrossFit, he wasn’t interested. “No, it looks weird,” he told them. Today the 6-foot-2 performer says he’s producing a better sound with his...
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Healthy Food/Junk Food Game
Kill two birds with one stone by teaching kids the difference between healthy food and junk food while they work out. All you’ll need is a paper grocery bag and a toy food set—as well as a pack of kids...
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Dan Bailey Visits CrossFit HQ: Part 2
There’s more to Dan Bailey than a fake mullet, ultra-intense Broflex training sessions and trash-talking Rich Froning. In Part 2 of Bailey’s visit to CrossFit Inc. headquarters in Scotts Valley,...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 282
On Episode 282 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Games qualifier Heather Gillespie and CrossFit Eternal owner Joshua Elmore. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on...
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To the Pain
Teams of warriors in Medieval armor gather in France to try to injure each other with axes and maces. We grappled, spinning and hacking at each other, until we both ended up slamming against the fence....
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June 2013 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in June 2013 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: Three Days in Haiti,...
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Dealing With Diabetes
Mike Hoge of Comal CrossFit missed Regionals in 2012 but figured it was because the competition was getting better and better. When he started losing weight, performing poorly at the gym, waking up...
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Hack It Up?
Chris Cooper examines belts, squat suits and knee wraps for CrossFit athletes. This year at the CrossFit Games, athletes will bolster their courage with meditation, concentration, HTFU and sometimes...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 283
On Episode 283 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two female CrossFit Games competitors: Natalie McLain from Colorado and Michelle Letendre from Quebec. This episode was webcast live at...
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Women’s Wait
In this two-part series, Andréa Maria Cecil explores women in sports and what supporters and critics have to say about the contentious Title IX legislation. In Part 1, Cecil investigates the past,...
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The Brave
In the 2012 Open, Ashley Carriveau won the Northern California Region. That same year she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. It was a time she has mostly blocked from memory. “It was awful. (My...
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First CrossFit Workout?
The workout was simple: three rounds for time of a 400-meter run, 21 kettlebell swings at 1.5 pood and 12 pull-ups. In other words, Helen. “Thought I’d be pretty good at it,” Karl Steadman of CrossFit...
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Poor Diet Sinks U.S. in Health Rankings
Researchers of a study that looked at U.S. health over 20 years were surprised to find diet played a dominant role in burden-of-disease risk, surpassing tobacco use. Andréa Maria Cecil reports....
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The Ex-Fittest Man on Earth
Dave Leys started doing CrossFit in 1999. In the years that followed, his best Fran time of 2:50 was among the best in the world. Leys was also featured in many of the very first videos to appear on...
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The Fate of Marcus Hendren
Throughout the hotly contested men’s competition at the Central East Regional, spectators kept asking the same question: If both Rich Froning Jr. and Graham Holmberg qualify for the CrossFit Games,...
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A Champion Returns
When Mikko Salo was a teenager, he trained on holidays, including Christmas. “I still think that I didn’t miss anything. I’ve done the things that need to be done,” says the hardworking 33-year-old,...
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