CrossFit Radio Episode 322
On Episode 322 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Irving Hernandez, who posted the top score on Open Workout 14.2. Also on the show was Gavin Turner, an athlete hoping to summit Mt....
View ArticleFit for the Fittest
Stylists work to help female CrossFit athletes conquer their fear of denim and find the perfect pair of jeans. Spandex is great, but sometimes a lady wants to rock a pair of jeans. The squatting in...
View ArticleDanielle Sidell: “I Want it More Than Ever”
During her collegiate track-and-field career, Danielle Sidell wanted to be thin. “I had it in my mind that I needed to lose as much weight as possible and be as skinny as possible,” she explains. So...
View ArticleTony Blauer: Carjacking Scenario
The bad guy always wants one of three things: property, body or life. “Bad guys don’t want to get caught, they don’t want to get hurt, they don’t want shit to take too long,” says Tony Blauer, who owns...
View ArticleBackstage Pass: Open Workout 14.4
Most live shows offer production crews some predictability, some opportunity to plan minute details. Not a live CrossFit event. “Every competition is different, and especially in the Open there’s the...
View ArticlePlank Ball
This simple activity is based on the classic game of hot potato and works well as a warm-up for young athletes. All you need is a bit of floor space and an exercise ball to create a fun game of hot...
View ArticleNinjas by Nature
American Ninja Warrior brings sudden fame to previously unknown parkour athletes and freerunners who are only in it for the love of the sport. The television show American Ninja Warrior has bridged the...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 323
On Episode 323 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Gavin Turner, a CrossFit athlete who is hoping to summit Mt. Everest in May. Also on the show was well-known Games competitor Josh...
View ArticleAll Access: Part 1
Improved prosthetic technology and user-driven innovation are opening new avenues for adaptive athletes who refuse to accept limitations. On Dec. 22, 2013, vigilant U.S. Transportation Security...
View ArticleKendra Can
The tool bag contains, chains, straps, pipe, carabiners—all the things that help Kendra Bailey do CrossFit on her terms. Born without her left arm below the elbow, Bailey, a trainer at CrossFit...
View ArticleLessons From the Level 1
Teacher Eric LeMay takes the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course and reflects on what he learned. Each morning, over the blurry steam of a second cup of coffee, I open my email, braced against the...
View ArticlePaper Airplane
Paper airplanes plus exercise = happy children! Call it “fitness origami.” After your kids make paper airplanes, they’ll try to fly them as far as possible in hopes of reaching the safety of the...
View ArticleCrossFit and Autism: Walking Out With a Smile
Brian Costello knows autism. His brother was diagnosed with the developmental disorder at the age of 2. Today, the owner of CrossFit Long Island runs a class specifically for children and teenagers...
View ArticleBackstage Pass: Open Workout 14.5
What’s Rich Froning doing? Well, if it’s less than three hours before the live announcement of Open Workout 14.5, he’s repeatedly deadlifting 465 lb. at a San Francisco hotel. Catch all the...
View ArticleCrossFit Radio Episode 324
On Episode 324 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit Bellator owner and CrossFit Games competitor Justin Allen. This episode was webcast on April 2, 2014. 2:03 Justin Allen, owner...
View ArticleThe F-Word
Even those who work for gender equality and women’s rights recoil at the word “feminist.” Is feminism dead or has the term been poisoned? “I wouldn’t call myself a feminist.” I looked at the strong,...
View ArticleNo Results Found
The word “feminism” has been poisoned, but no replacement exists. Lisbeth Darsh asks why. If “feminist” is such a tainted word, what word do we use now? “I think feminist has been given a bad name. I...
View ArticleMarch 2013 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in March 2013 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: Kipping Pull-Ups for...
View ArticleDerek Hutchison: Maximum Warrior
Some know him as a coach, some as “the man in the short shorts.” Others know him as the winner of the fourth season of Maximum Warrior, a reality-TV competition for people with military experience....
View ArticleClass-Action CrossFit
Rancho High School in Nevada started using CrossFit for P.E. in 2010, and the success of the program now has 10 other schools following suit. Nevada has the third-lowest graduation rate in the United...
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