by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 17, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, HD Videos
It takes more than just a Level 1 Certificate to run a successful CrossFit affiliate. In this series, learn about the various ways affiliate owners and trainers evolve and plan as they work to lead the fitness industry. In Part 1, CrossFit Inc.’s Tyson Oldroyd...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 16, 2016 | Coaching, Crossfit Journal
CrossFit coaches share their favorite warm-up games to get athletes laughing and moving. “High knees, lunges and PVC pass-throughs!” While lunging her way across the room for what feels like the millionth time, an athlete steals a jealous glance at the...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 14, 2016 | Coaching, Competition, CrossFit Competitor'sTrainer Course, Crossfit Journal, HD Videos
Chris Spealler, Eric O’Connor and Matt Chan are friends, former CrossFit Games athletes and members of CrossFit Inc.’s Seminar Staff. In this video, follow the trio as they teach the CrossFit Competitor’s Trainer Course at three locations in Europe....
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 11, 2016 | CrossFit Games, Crossfit Journal
I began defining myself as a CrossFitter shortly after I joined CrossFit Praha in 2013, while living in Prague, Czech Republic. It was there that I learned how to squat, press and deadlift, and it was there that I first heard names such as Rich Froning and Annie...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 10, 2016 | CrossFit, CrossFit Games, Crossfit Journal, HD Videos
Chad Blanchard, 30, is headed to the 2016 Atlantic Regional after putting drugs and prison behind him. Blanchard—a member of Nepa CrossFit in Plains, Pennsylvania—spent five years in jail for selling and using cocaine. He says the conviction was tough on...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | May 9, 2016 | Coaching, Crossfit Journal
The mechanics-consistency-intensity progression works whether you’re training dogs or beasts of the barbell. Everything changed when I put each lifter on the platform alone with the group watching. In the final week of a two-month focus on the snatch and clean...