by CrossFit Journal | Oct 26, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Rowing
Jonathan Burns remembers the soul-sucking pain of a 2-kilometer ergometer test. His best score in his rowing prime was 5:56—an all-out effort that left him in a physical shambles, he said. “I would be lying there recovering for two days after a 2-kilometer...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 23, 2016 | CrossFit, Crossfit Journal
Are you addicted to met-cons to the detriment of overall fitness? Yes, we know you feel like you didn’t accomplish anything on deadlift day. It’s very clear you’re unhappy that you are not out of breath and dripping with sweat. We’re just going...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 21, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
Their goals were simple. “Show up,” Marlo Brown wrote in silver-colored marker on the “goals” blackboard at Cloud 9 CrossFit in New Jersey. Her husband, Phil: “Wear my shirt.” When the couple first walked into the affiliate three...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 19, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Olympic Lifts
Weightlifting representatives: CrossFit’s popularity behind growth and understanding of Olympic sport. Of the 14 women who train as full-time weightlifters at Waxman’s Gym outside Los Angeles, 10 of them began as CrossFit athletes. “That tells you...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 16, 2016 | CrossFit Games, Crossfit Journal
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” —Mark Twain For the last two years, masters and teens have performed the same workouts at the CrossFit Games, and the schedule puts the two groups in close...
