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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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Giveaway: Take the Pledge: Help Athletes BECOME from Gatorade
When I went to Blogher’11, I was lucky enough to attend a Gatorade event about young athletes, proper nutrition and how we, as parents, can help them ‘Become’ the great athletes they are destined to be. During the event, I was also fortunate to meet Brandi Chastain . For those of you too young to remember,…
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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…