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Kupuna
K.C. Stallsmith is the owner of CrossFit AllStar in Waimea, Hawaii. When she first opened the affiliate, she was eager to share CrossFit with her community. “I felt like I had an opportunity, as well...
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Warm-Ups, Flexibility and the Olympic Lifter
If your pre-workout prep consists of a cup of coffee and a few squats, Bill Starr has some advice for you. As every Olympic lifter fully understands, doing full snatches and clean and jerks requires a...
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September 2014 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in September 2014 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “Playing With...
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The Holy Land With Russell Berger: Part 6
In January 2014, CrossFit hosted its first Level 1 Seminar in Israel. Seminar Staff member Russell Berger took the opportunity to spend an extra week traveling the country, visiting its affiliates and...
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If You Build It
Creative affiliate owners with time and space seek new ways to support their members and generate revenue. Running a CrossFit affiliate involves using the methodology to help people increase their...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 350
On Episode 350 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed David Burrell and Damian Nielson of Generator CrossFit. Justin also interviewed Paul McIntyre, director of the Canada East Regional and...
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The Year of the Thruster
In this video filmed in June, members of CrossFit’s Seminar Staff are delivering the second of two Level 1 Certificate Courses in Shanghai, China—the first Level 1s offered in the most world’s most...
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Competitive Conundrum
How much focus should affiliates place on CrossFit as a sport vs. CrossFit as a training method? Several box owners explain their approaches. Consider this: The CrossFit methodology existed for 33...
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Changing Lives: 180s at CrossFit 760
Casey Parlett’s goal in life is to be the best coach in the world, and the 29-year-old has dedicated himself to changing the lives of others at CrossFit 760 in San Diego, California. “To make that...
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Cleansed or Conned?
A look inside the juice-cleanse trend. Teresa Godfrey (not her real name) wanted a break. She’d spent the last few months eating too much and drinking more than usual, and she was feeling the effects...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 351
On Episode 351 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins talked to Shawn Connors, as well as Rob Miller, a CrossFit Seminar Staff member and owner of CrossFit Delaware Valley. This episode was webcast on...
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Squat Fix: Falling Backward
CrossFit HQ’s Russell Berger and Pat Sherwood dissect a common problem: athletes who fall backward when learning the air squat. Longtime CrossFit trainers have seen it more times than they can count:...
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Signs of a Strong Community
Old City CrossFit in Washington, D.C., is located near Gallaudet University, a federally chartered private university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. “We knew there was a chance that...
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Mo’ Muscles, Mo’ Problems
Style advice for the athletic man. Stylist Catherine Bachelier Smith has a message for men over 35: Your clothes are too big. “Most men over 35 wear their clothes a size or two too big,” she said....
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Virtuosity 1: Morrill of the Story
Athletes look past a monster truck full of rottweilers to find a coach who’s 100 percent invested in his athletes. Almost 100 people sent us stories of virtuosity in the week after we asked for...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 352
On Episode 352 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Sandia CrossFit owner Zach Gold and CrossFit NapTown owner Peter Brasovan. This episode was webcast on Oct. 22, 2014. 4:07 Gold has...
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Corporate Community at HGST
Jason Khalipa, seven-time CrossFit Games competitor and owner of NorCal CrossFit, recently teamed up with HGST Solutions to run classes at HGST. The tech company has incorporated CrossFit into its...
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Motown Solo
In a city long at conflict with itself, Jarrod Bell runs the only operating CrossFit affiliate because, he says, it’s the right thing to do. Andréa Maria Cecil reports. The 400 m surrounding Detroit’s...
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Hungry, Hungry Hippo
Some kids will find medicine balls are more fun when they aren’t used for wall-ball shots. The classic tabletop game for kids never did much for fitness, but this gym-based version will definitely get...
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CrossFit Radio Episode 353
On Episode 353 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Mike Warkentin, Managing Editor of the CrossFit Journal and owner of CrossFit 204. This episode was webcast on Oct. 29, 2014. 2:15 Five...
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