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Go South, Episode 3: Finding Family
One hundred days, 16 countries, 12,000 miles by motorcycle—and it’s the first border crossing that proves troublesome. It costs $400 to get into Mexico, and Pat Sherwood’s credit card is frozen. Ralph...
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September 2013 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in September 2013 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: Taxing Our...
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CrossFit: Defending the Name
CrossFit Inc. protects its trademarks in defense of more than 7,000 affiliates worldwide. More than 7,000 affiliates license the CrossFit name, and it’s the goal of CrossFit HQ to aggressively defend...
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Building the Games With Rogue: Part 1
It’s the Monday before this year’s CrossFit Games, and Rogue Fitness owner Bill Henniger and his crew have started building the rigs that will play host to Friday night’s Legless event. All told, it’s...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 298
On Episode 298 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed HQ Seminar Staff member Josh Everett and Josh Bunch of Practice CrossFit. This episode was webcast on Oct. 2, 2013. 1:32 Josh Everett...
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Letting Beauty Speak
If you ask 100 people to define beauty, you’ll get 100 different answers. Most will falter and offer descriptions instead. CrossFit athletes are now rejecting previous definitions of beauty and putting...
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Pride of a Rookie
Competing at their first CrossFit Games, Natalie McLain and Wes Piatt each had two top-10 finishes, but their experiences weren’t without struggle. After repeatedly missing the final rope climb in the...
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What Really Matters to Pat Sherwood
Road warrior leaves home with seven pairs of socks and discovers one of life’s great secrets. Today is my 42nd day away from home and living on a motorcycle. Every now and then I compare a rough list...
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Go South, Episode 4: More Rain
One hundred days, 16 countries, 12,000 miles by motorcycle—and rain. Lots of rain. “It was the worst day of riding I’ve ever had in my entire life,” Pat Sherwood says of the ride out of Guadalajara,...
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Stoppage of Play
With the NHL and NFL seasons in full swing, concussions are a hot topic. Blows to the head can have serious short- and long-term consequences, so why do athletes risk brain damage by returning to play...
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Three Days in Haiti Part 3: Adversity and Hope
The final part of this three-part series looks at the day-to-day lives of Haitian people and how they find happiness in a country filled with constant physical struggle and hardship. About two hours...
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Going to Haiti: The Trip to Jarvais
In Haiti, life is hard. Most Haitians are just looking to survive from one day to the next. “It feels as though their everyday life is what we do at CrossFit for a workout,” says Jessica Coulter, one...
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Building the Games With Rogue: Part 2
It’s about 3 a.m. on Saturday after the Legless event at this year’s CrossFit Games. The Rogue Fitness crew and volunteers have just dismantled 40,000 lb. of steel rigs for rope climbs—and then...
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Ice, Ice, Maybe?
Some athletes and experts swear by ice baths, while others say they’re useless or even detrimental. Hilary Achauer investigates the potential end of the Ice Age. Maybe CrossFit athletes have a thing...
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A High Ceiling
Going into his third year in the NBA, 21-year-old Bismack Biyombo is not yet at the pinnacle of his athletic potential. So says CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff member Dave Lipson, who trains the...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 299
On Episode 299 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed HQ Seminar Staff member Chriss Smith and multi-year CrossFit Games competitor Brandon Phillips. This episode was webcast on Oct. 9,...
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Learning About Hope
Fourteen CrossFit-built Kenyan schools give villagers a chance to escape poverty through education. Chris Cooper reports. If Mombasa, Kenya, is a center of trade, tourism and industry, rural Kenya is...
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Live Like You’re Going to Die
Pat Sherwood explains the delicate balance between pupusa and push-ups. On my current incredible CrossFit motorcycle adventure, I’m constantly exposed to new local food and drink at the affiliates we...
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Go South, Episode 5: A Bus, a Stick, Some Rain and Guatemala
One hundred days, 16 countries and 12,000 miles by motorcycle—one with a broken starter. Pat Sherwood and videographer Ian Wittenber have yet to leave Mexico for Guatemala, and Wittenber has to...
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Divided We Fall
Balancing the needs of competitive CrossFit athletes and general athletes can be done. Andréa Maria Cecil surveys the community for solutions. When CrossFit Dallas Central opened its doors, the...
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