Everyone loves to Clean. Many of us Clean like champs. If you asked 4 out of 5 people to pick between the Snatch and the Clean, our bet is they would choose the Clean. Even though most might choose the Clean, there’s the whole Split Jerk portion of the lift many of us forget about. …
Bar Muscle Ups. For roughly a year or so, just the mention of them had me (Kait) nearly running out the door of the gym. But if you’re new to the movement, don’t let me scare you off. Before anything else, let’s break down the bar muscle up into what WODprep believes are six key …
I’ve always been a big believer that our backs hold the key to athletic performance. Without question, leg strength and power derived from the lower body are the top predictors of health and longevity, but the back is a critical part of our posterior chain. It is and an asset that if not cared for and intelligently developed can hinder our true potential inside …
The Idea I’ve heard similar stories many times, and you probably have too. An individual starts working out at a CrossFit gym. They quickly become obsessed. They are glued to the CrossFit Games every year, checking and rechecking scores. After months of attending class 5-6 times per week they start to think owning a box …
Meet Bob and Sally: They both really want to learn double unders. Here’s a picture of Bob the last time he tried a WOD with double unders: Actual picture of Bob. Bob and Sally both get to the gym at the same time, about 3 minutes late for the 5:30 pm class at CrossFit® McAwesome. As …
I remember like it was yesterday… Staring at my computer watching the 2014 CrossFit Games final event: “Double Grace” 60 Clean and Jerks (135/95) The best male athletes in the entire world were standing shoulder-to-shoulder getting ready to go to battle. Everyone knew who was going to win… Sure enough, he did. Rich Froning Jr. …
Toes to bar can be a tricky. They aren’t necessarily a skill that you may have learned when you were younger, since they’re a very CrossFit®-specific movement. And I use the word tricky, because they really aren’t always as easy as some athletes can make them look. So let’s take a few minutes to breakdown …
*Kicks up into perfect handstand* *Walks 100ft flawlessly* *Gracefully lets feet fall back on the floor* “Wow, that was easy! That was my first try!” ^^^ Said no one ever. While handstand walking might not be a “foundational movement”, it sure is fun. It’s also beginning to show up more and more in competitions… (Spoiler …
It feels like it’s been a blink of the eye since the last Open, but here we are again. We’re officially transitioning into a February Open format, and 23.1 is just around the corner. So my question to you is, are you ready for it? Have you been fine-tuning some of those skills that we …
CrossFit has a huge number of success stories. Its athletes have been compared to Gods in terms of physique and capacity to perform physical tasks. Box members all over the word have improved their general health due, in part, to the prescription delivered by CrossFit. However, from a purely exercise program perspective the sport does …
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