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CrossFit Radio Episode 302
On Episode 302 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Mads Jacobsen, who coached Team World to victory at the CrossFit Invitational in Berlin, Germany. This episode was webcast on Oct. 30,...
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’Tis Nobler in the Mind—and the Body
At Chicago Bulls College Prep, school administrators have been using CrossFit as the physical-education program for two years. The facility is a campus of the Noble Network of Charter Schools. A...
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CrossFit Kids: An Administrator’s View
Assistant principal Chris Spurlock reviews the effects CrossFit Kids had on the P.E. program at Savannah Christian Preparatory School. In the 2013 school year, our school undertook a major change in...
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CrossFit Curmudgeon Cares?
Pat Sherwood will start the WOD while you’re in the bathroom, but deep down he really loves working out with you. I hate competing in CrossFit. When my daily workout becomes a competition with someone...
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Go South, Episode 8: “Pulling My Head Out of My Ass”
Day 60 doesn’t begin well. During their motorcycle adventure from the U.S. to Chile, Pat Sherwood and Ian Wittenber miss the exit for Cali, Colombia, and Sherwood’s bike has a flat tire. “In the middle...
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Losing More Than a Fight
As a child, Tony Blauer was afraid of getting beat up. He was also inordinately attracted to fight scenes in movies. So at the age of 12, he signed up for Taekwondo. He trained seven days a week, and...
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Always the “Troublemaker”
Growing up in East India, Ashar Minhas never even saw a gym. “Traditionally back home in India, (a) woman is usually the housewife ,” she explains. “Most of them are just having kids and (being) a...
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Holy Rollers Put Faith in CrossFit
Three years ago, the Angel City Derby Girls were at the bottom of the barrel in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association rankings. “We couldn’t win a single game,” says team captain Jane Wilkins. As of...
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Fight Gone Right
CrossFit Striking combines punches and kicks with traditional CrossFit movements to introduce new elements into training. I closed my eyes and spun in a circle, around and around, until I felt a tap on...
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USA vs The World: Decisions That Made the Difference
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Team World entered the CrossFit Invitational in Berlin as the underdog, but the group pulled off an upset that surprised everyone—except its members. “We want to win, otherwise we...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 303
On Episode 303 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed potential burpee world record holder Lloyd Weema, as well as two-time CrossFit Games athlete Chad Mackay. This episode was webcast on...
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Wives of CrossFit SolaFide
Nicole Spitzack started CrossFit when her husband was deployed to Afghanistan. When she invited friends—also military wives—she created an irreplaceable support system. Andréa Maria Cecil reports. In...
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After Their Last Battle
On Nov. 11, nations around the world take a moment of silence to honor the sacrifices of those who served. Emily Beers talks to three men who fought for their countries. For veteran Richard Sanders,...
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Banishing the Boogeyman
Pat Sherwood puts the lie to suspicions about all the evil people in other countries. While making our way from Big Sky, Mont., to Nogales, Ariz., Ian Wittenber and I stopped for fuel at a gas station...
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Go South, Episode 9: Gringos Regain Faith in Humanity
On their 12,000-mile journey from the U.S. to Chile, Pat Sherwood and Ian Wittenber were prepared to find unsavory characters, including those who would take advantage of “the gringos” in a foreign...
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Perfect Shot
Twenty-two stages and multiple moving and stationary targets—all in Hurricane, Utah. It’s the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Open and Limited 10 National Handgun Championships. “Basically, for...
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Hope in a Box
A breast-cancer diagnosis brings CrossFit HD members Lauren Beard and Carrie Belmore together for a new challenge. “Jess told me you’re an infusion nurse at Emory.” When Carrie Belmore heard those...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 304
On Episode 304 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit East Decatur owner and former CrossFit Games competitor Shana Alverson. This episode was webcast on Nov. 13, 2013. 1:44 Shana...
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The Truth Behind Lulu’s Lemons?
No yoga pants can contain Emily Beers’ legs. And she’s fine with that. Recently, Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson was reprimanded by mainstream media, Facebook users, angry Tweeters—you name...
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Riding With the Reaper
Pat Sherwood and Ian Wittenber come face to face with death on the treacherous mountain roads of Ecuador. Oct. 18 was Day 67 on the moto. The odometer read 8,500 miles. After we filmed a community...
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