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Should you do it Rx’d?
Intensity in CrossFit: Should You Do It RX’d CrossFit work outs have certain recommended weights for exercises — but as I have said before, you can scale depending on your own fitness level. Many CF athletes don’t feel right unless they do it as prescribed on the board. The reality is you have to make your…
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Fight Gone Bad 6
Today was Fight Gone Bad across CrossFit boxes to benefit some very good causes. In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute – for 3 rounds Wall-ball: 20 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps) Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps) Box Jump: 20″ box (Reps) Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps) Row:…
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An Inside Look Into CrossFit Culture
Burning Runner: An Inside Look Into CrossFit Culture “Crossfit is the perfect tool to expose holes in our movement,” he says. “A Crossfit gym is a lab: it’s a safe place to press boundaries, experiment, test and re-test, see what works and what doesn’t work, and become better athletes.” Starrett’s out to make the case…
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Go Ahead, Skip down the Sidewalk!
Did you happen to watch the 2011 CrossFit Games on ESPN2 last night? It’s on tonite and tomorrow too…8p EST. If you want to see the sort of stuff I do on a day to day basis, check it out. I do not, well have not yet, done open ocean swimming but the thing about…
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Gymnastics means the end of your comfort zone!
Last night was a CrossFit Field trip to Apex Gymnastics for 2 hours of fun filled open gym time. What some people call fun, others call torture. Gymnastics is hard — and it combines coordination, balance and strength all together at the same time! I mean come on, Really? Does it have to? I have…
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CrossFit Field Trip: Gymnastics
Have you taken the pledge yet? I’m not one of those bloggers that is going to try to sell you something — but this really is a good cause. Gatorade is going to donate money to to the Women’s Sports Foundation — and you just need to sign the pledge. And if you leave a comment…
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Sad: Andy Whitfield Dead: ‘Spartacus’ Star Dies Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Andy Whitfield Dead: ‘Spartacus’ Star Dies Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Another young person died from cancer — so sad. LOS ANGELES — Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” has died at age 39, according to representatives and family. Whitfield died Sunday in Sydney, Australia, 18 months…
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Is it Sunday?
I took time out yesterday to reflect on what happened 10 years ago — to appreciate all the freedoms we have and the enormity of what happened to all of our lives. Its so hard to believe it was 10 years ago — I feel for those kids who lost their parents that day. Having…
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Teams of 3
Warmup Partner warmup 5 burpees/plank hold x 3 Skill Pose running drills WOD teams of 3 400m run 80 wall balls 400m run 120 push ups 400m run 180 sit ups 400m run 240 squats while one team member does reps, the one waiting to take over holds plank, and the other one rests. All…
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Lidia Beer: She sure can!
She CrossFits because she can –and boy can she. One of my inspirations Lidia Beer: Video: Because I can: Lidia Beer