by CrossFit Journal | Oct 28, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Workouts
“But what if I can’t do it unbroken?” From time to time, I hear this posed as a legitimate question from athletes as they read over a workout description. They look at the movements, the loading and the rep scheme. They assess their current...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 27, 2016 | Corrections and Clarifications, Crossfit Journal
An Oct. 26 article incorrectly identified Josh Crosby’s 50-minute rowing program as Shockwave. The 50-minute program is Indo-Row.
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...
