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Never Forget
In honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, the CrossFit Journal presents the CrossFit.com WOD for Sept. 11, 2013, in special format. The workout is The Don, named for U.S. Marine Cpl. Donald M....
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Going to Haiti, Part 1: A Shift in Perspective
For five weeks this year, Emily Beers obsessed about the CrossFit Games Open—so much so that she became “a less-focused coach, a more scatterbrained writer, a more careless friend, daughter and...
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CrossFit Kids Lifeguard Test
Based on a lifeguard drill observed at Moonlight Beach in California, this game encourages recognition, reaction and speed in martial-arts students or CrossFit athletes. The simple set-up of this...
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Offline, Episode 2: Should Women Serve in Combat?
In the second episode of Offline, an unscripted presentation of guests debating controversial subjects in the CrossFit world, the topic is whether women should serve in combat roles. Earlier this year,...
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“Taking the Time for the Time of Your Life”
Pat Sherwood sets off on a 16-country motorcycle tour and discovers the secret to finding spare time. They say that time is money. They also say that money is power. If that’s the case, then by my...
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Go South, Episode 1: To Big Sky
One hundred days, 16 countries, 12,000 miles—by motorcycle. In this first installment of Pat Sherwood and Ian Wittenber’s trip from Santa Cruz, Calif., to Santiago, Chile, things go wrong before the...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 294
On Episode 294 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Level 1 Seminar Staff member Chuck Carswell. This episode was webcast on Sept. 11, 2013. 2:40 Level 1 Seminar Staff member and...
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The Ripple Effect
CrossFit Inc. has revolutionized the business of fitness, and now hosts of others are riding the wave. Chris Cooper reports. Greg Glassman introduced a new way to measure fitness objectively. When your...
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Going to Haiti: Welcome to McDonald
Although Haiti is one of the most impoverished countries in the Western world, Emily Beers is eager to make the trip to gain some perspective on her life, which was previously filled only with thoughts...
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One Baby at a Time
CrossFit’s partnership with Infant Swimming Resource gives very young children the skills to avoid drowning. It was one of his first calls as a police officer: a female child underwater. When first...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 295
On Episode 295 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Shari Keener, who trained at the first CrossFit box and overcame addiction to create a new life for herself. This episode was webcast...
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Learning to Win
Jeff Tincher explains how the CrossFit Competitors Course helped him put Lindy Wall on a path to the CrossFit Games. What do most competitive CrossFit athletes have in common? They are all well...
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CrossFit Iron Cove: Burned but Unbroken
On Sept. 7, 2013, a fire in Sydney, Australia, took down three business, including CrossFit Iron Cove. Also affected were the Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu businesses housed in the same building. The damage...
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Go South, Episode 2: Motivation
One hundred days, 16 countries, 12,000 miles—by motorcycle. In this second installment of Pat Sherwood and Ian Wittenber’s trip to Santiago, Chile, Sherwood talks about his motivation for hitting the...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 296
On Episode 296 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two relatively new affiliate owners. Damian Nielson of Generator CrossFit is up first, and he’s followed by Kevin Houston, who owns...
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Battle on the Home Front
Identical names lead one Emily Beers to befriend another and learn a soldier’s story of rape in the military. Emily Beers joined the U.S. military at 17. Being a soldier was what she had wanted to do...
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Three Days in Haiti, Part 2: Small Loans, Big Results
One year ago, Julie Roberts funded five microcredit loans to five struggling families in McDonald, Haiti. In Part 2 of this three-part series, Emily Beers takes a look at how Roberts’ seeds are...
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Going to Haiti: A Warm Welcome
Haiti is the poorest place Emily Beers has ever been. Life expectancy is 61 years, and in the tiny village of McDonald going to school is optional for children—half the population never learns to read....
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CrossFit Radio Episode 297
On Episode 297 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Games champion Samantha Briggs. This episode was webcast on Sept. 25, 2013. 1:25 Samantha Briggs talked about her experience...
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Roadkill Fitness: Surviving and Thriving Through Variance
Motorcycle nomad Pat Sherwood is forced to embrace his weaknesses and finds he’s still got strengths. I’m not a talented Olympic lifter, and that doesn’t bother me. I would get my ass kicked by Lindsey...
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