Between Steer and Steak
You buy locally sourced grass-fed beef. But where is it processed and how far does it travel before it hits your grill? Hilary Achauer explores how the slaughterhouse can affect our environment and our...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 307
On Episode 307 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Caution CrossFit owner Dominick Maurici. This episode was webcast on Dec. 4, 2013. 1:59 With nine other affiliates within a 5-mile...
View ArticleExercise is the Drug
New research at Duke University is studying how exercise might be used during and after cancer treatment. Oliver Glass is a former CrossFit Games athlete, qualifying on the CrossFit Local team in 2010...
View ArticleNo Rep, No Coach
Pat Sherwood explains the difference between being a judge and being a coach. While knocking out some squats in a recent workout in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I noticed I was being filmed on someone’s...
View ArticleGo South, Episode 13: “Suddenly It Was Over”
After about two weeks without a motorcycle, CrossFit Media’s Pat Sherwood finally comes face to face with the broken machine in the mechanic’s workshop. He likens it to a dead animal: “You can see a...
View ArticleBuild a CrossFit Snowman
While some boxes can send their CrossFit Kids outside to build real snowmen, others have to get creative and use a bit of imagination. Lori Hubbard’s fun winter game involves fitness, teamwork, memory...
View ArticleAlbert Azaryan: Lord of the Rings
To hear Albert Azaryan tell the story, you’d think he was just doing his due diligence. At the 1953 U.S.S.R. Championship, while holding an iron cross on the rings, he actually checked in with the...
View ArticleInfant Swimming Resource: “It’s Really Magical”
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 4 in 23 U.S. states. Nationwide, it ranks second only to vehicle accidents. On average, 11 children drown every day....
View ArticleWay Down in the Hole
Donny Shankle takes you on a guided tour of the darkest place in weightlifting and explains how to get out. Coming out of a clean quickly is a trained action. You can squat all you want to get...
View ArticleFran to Teach Phys. Ed.
Charter school with CrossFit as its physical-education program receives conditional approval. On Dec. 3, the San Diego Unified Board of Education voted 6-1 in favor of granting conditional approval to...
View ArticleConstantly Varied Kitchen: Roasted Beef Tenderloin With Port-Wine Reduction
Turkey and ham? Boring. Instead, consider roasted beef tenderloin with some shallots and port-wine reduction for holiday feasting. Chef Nick Massie, who runs PaleoNick.com, shows you how to prepare the...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 308
On Episode 308 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Monrovia owner Caesar Cepeda, as well as Ute CrossFit team member and HQ Seminar Staff member Adrian Conway. This episode was...
View ArticleProdigal Son Returns Less Fit
It’s time to pay the piper—the fitness piper, that is. I’m cringing as I type, but this is my public commitment: I will follow the programming on CrossFit.com at least for all of January, and I will...
View ArticleGo South, Episode 14: Lottery Plan
What would you do if you won the lottery? CrossFit Media’s Pat Sherwood would get back on his bike. After his four-month-long motorcycle trip from the U.S. to South America, Sherwood is back in Santa...
View ArticleCrossFit Kona Takes to the Waves
Every year in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, area businesses gather for the annual Kai ’Opua Businessmen’s Regatta, a quarter-mile sprint. CrossFit Kona, with a lot of former paddlers in its ranks, signed up a...
View ArticleConstantly Varied Kitchen: Christmas-Morning Quiche Lorraine
Chef Nick Massie calls quiche lorraine “a savory classic.” “(You should) learn how to make this at some point in your life,” says Massie, who runs PaleoNick.com. The dish includes one of every foodie’s...
View ArticleNoble Life Lessons
At Noble Street College Prep in Chicago, Ill., administrators rearranged the school’s schedule to allow for a fitness-leadership program involving CrossFit. Likewise, the founding campus, Noble Street...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 309
On Episode 309 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Jenn Jones, who placed sixth at the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games. This episode was webcast on Dec. 18, 2013. 2:33 Games athlete Jenn...
View ArticleA Christmas Lump of Coal
Gift-wrapped rocks make poor presents, but they’re perfect for a CrossFit Kids workout, and you can re-gift them in a special game as well. If your young ones have a bit too much energy after holiday...
View ArticleConstantly Varied Kitchen: Sweet Cheats—Bananas Foster
Hit a hard workout before chef Nick Massie teaches you how to make the famed New Orleans-born dessert bananas Foster, a rare holiday treat. “A killer dessert is a great component to any holiday meal,”...
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