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The 8 Biggest Chalk Abusers at your Gym or CrossFit Box

What does the way you use chalk at the gym say about you? This is an image you've seen plenty of times at your gym: just before lifting or grabbing onto the pullup bar, Crossfitters at your gym dust their hands with a white powder known as gym chalk. This powder can help increase grip…

ByGiuliana ZegarraJune 20, 20220Comments

Community

Breaking News: Dave Castro Is Returning to CrossFit

On January 4th 2022, CrossFit fans were shocked when the internal email sent to CrossFit LLC staff by Roza detailed: "I have made the difficult decision to change the leadership of the Sport team to best support CrossFit’s go-forward plans, and Dave Castro will be leaving the business." A lot of Castro's Instagram followers and…

ByMarch TorresJune 9, 20220Comments

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The Best Hand Grips for CrossFit

Do you find your grip a limiting factor in the gym? Do you avoid doing pull ups or toes to bar because you fear your hands will end up tearing? Do you want to add extra traction on your grip to lift heavier? Keep reading, you will discover an efficient tool for all the above! …

ByMarch TorresJune 3, 20220Comments

Health + Nutrition

To Go Commando or Not While Working Out

For a lot of women, commando appears to be en vogue, but, in particular, some of my gym girlfriends are choosing to workout without underwear. I've been hearing repeatedly from them "It's more comfortable. Go Commando". Even though it wasn't the advice I'd sought, I can't help considering ditching my underwear on the next workout.…

ByGiuliana ZegarraJune 3, 20221Comment

Mental Fitness Uncategorized

A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To CrossFit

Before CrossFit I was a mess. Maybe, “a mess” is the wrong term. That would imply that I was something. What I was, was nothing. I lost my fight, my drive, my will. I was merely existing. I was overweight, hitting my “PR” at 203 pounds. I was exhausted. And, boy, could…

ByMarch TorresMay 18, 20220Comments

Weightlifing

Deadlift Styles, Which One are You?

Weightlifting is intense and risky, plus it shoots your levels of adrenaline and distress to the sky. Don't forget about your emotions, they are also running at high speed. So how does your character adapt to this? Are you a risk-taker and keep adding loads to your bar, or a fighter for the perfect technique?…

ByMarch TorresSeptember 5, 20200Comments

Health + Nutrition

How I Overcame Fibromyalgia

I live every day with fibromyalgia. It’s the headache that never goes away. It’s the pain in my shoulders that makes my left arm feel like it’s going to fall off. It’s the ache in my knees that no painkillers can ease, the cramp in my hands that makes it hard to hold a pen.…

ByKathryn CehrsAugust 18, 20200Comments

Form + Movement Weightlifing

Why We Make Funny Faces When We Lift Weights?

It's so much fun to lift weights! You are in a battle with the iron, focused on a safely executing your lift with perfect technique. You take a deep breath, you place yourself in front of your bar with a clean setup, start pulling hard and complete an almost perfect deadlift! And boy was it…

ByGiuliana ZegarraAugust 4, 20200Comments

Mental Fitness

10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Getting Stronger & How to Fix Them

No matter what your individual fitness goals are, everyone wants to get stronger. Whether you’re looking to crack a 150-pound snatch or you just want to be able to effectively back squat below parallel, there’s some element of improved strength in every person’s fitness journey. But if you find yourself training day in and day out…

ByMichelle TipswordAugust 4, 20200Comments

Form + Movement Interval Workouts Recommended Gear

Jump Into Fitness with These Simple Jump Rope Workouts

Do you relate to the idea of the gym as an adult playground? I know I do. Every time I'm at the gym, I feel like a kid again. My mind and body know that, in the next hour, I'm going to have so much fun climbing, sliding, swinging, hanging, and jumping. And one of…

ByGiuliana ZegarraAugust 4, 20200Comments

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