CrossFit Exercises

Here is another guest post from Apprentice Coach May! Hopefully over the past few weeks you’ve attended at least one class with a squat focus.  If so, you will have noticed a sudden addition of the elastic band to our squats, tied or wrapped around your thighs.  No, we aren’t crazy (yet), but we are […]

  TBops style at Lululemon! Happy Monday! It is time to get started on strengthening your L-sit!  We will be adding the L-sit skill into the programming regularly through the month.  When you see it come up in the buy in, wod or cash out, try different ways of strengthening the position.  We can do

Since it is strict pullup month, I thought it would be very fitting to share this video with the group by K-Star on the strict pullup. I want to over emphasize the importance of what he talks about in the video. Lots of Zoners are really focusing on keeping their core tight during the pull,

~ Photo credit: Wendy Callendar The foundation seminar on the Snatch that we had in March was a great success!  The members that attended have told us that they learned so much, and are now working continuously on improving their snatch.  At the seminar, I had gone over some common Snatch flaws that we notice

Original image courtesy of The Art of Manliness   Here’s a helpful post from guest-blogger Apprentice Coach May! As part of our CrossFit training, variety is of importance. And with the ropes dangling right next to us in every class, it’s enticing to give them a go! Unfortunately, rope climbing isn’t quite something which you

March skill of the month is Handstand Pushups! You may notice a trend in the chosen skills over the last 2 months, they are all pushing movements.  These skills were the highest priority from the Zoners. Since we have been focusing over the last few months on pushups and ring dips (as well as the

Original post courtesy of Beastmodal Domains (with some editing for language!) “What We Do For Abs:  In CrossFit, we don’t do abs. Why?  Because we do not do abs.  Don’t freaking ask about it again.  I’ve been doing CrossFit for years and have never done abs.  Not once.  Call it midline stabilization or call it a cash-out if

That’s a pretty sweet walkman this guy’s sporting… December often puts many people in the Christmas spirit.  And the Christmas Spirit often makes people do things they might not normally do, all in the name of “making merry”! Here’s the perfect example of a CrossFitter who obviously had a massive dose of Holiday cheer, not

Have you been doing your homework? As we mentioned in our recent CrossFit Zone November Newsletter, the one element of fitness that seems to get overlooked the most is flexibility.  Flexibility and mobility are very important to your body if you wish to keep your muscles and joints healthy. The good news? Working to keep

We talk a lot about how the focus of CrossFit is to be prepared for the unknown and the unknowable.  We also tell our members about how CrossFit is comprised of movements that are functional and transferable to real life skills.  But maybe sometimes, in the middle of a Thruster/Burpee/Pullup grinder, or perhaps on a