by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 19, 2016 | Affiliation, Crossfit Journal
Some clients prefer polished brass pull-up bars, while others like a little rust on the barbell. Nearly 5,000 miles and an ocean apart, two classes of CrossFit athletes are doing work. Their lungs are searing, but all that matters is the last few reps—and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 18, 2016 | Affiliation, Crossfit Journal, HD Videos
Ertan Balaban opened CrossFit Balaban in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2013. One of the biggest cities in the world, Istanbul sits on two continents—Europe and Asia. Balaban compares his city to New York or Tokyo, pointing out the large breadth of cultures in the area....
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 18, 2016 | Corrections and Clarifications, Crossfit Journal
An Aug. 16 article incorrectly stated that 70 percent of deaths worldwide are due to chronic disease, and that 1.87 of the 2.3 million deaths in the U.S. last year were due to chronic disease. The article also incorrectly stated that the CDC estimates that the U.S....
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 16, 2016 | Classic, CrossFit, Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
Adapted from CrossFit Founder and CEO Greg Glassman’s Level 1 Certificate Course lectures Feb. 27, 2016, in San Jose, California; March 27, 2016, in Aromas, California; and April 24, 2016, in Oakland, California. In 2002, we observed that almost any health...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 14, 2016 | Athletes, CrossFit Games, Crossfit Journal
CrossFit Media photographers document the many tests of the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games. “This year is going to be the most challenging, physically and mentally, that you guys will ever encounter at the CrossFit Games. … We are gonna ask a lot of you...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Aug 12, 2016 | Athletes, CrossFit, Crossfit Journal
CrossFit athletes talk about their shift from aesthetic to performance goals and how they learned to be happy with the results. In June 2016, a group of athletes ran hill sprints as part of Reebok CrossFit One Training Grounds, an invite-only camp for CrossFit Games...
