We all know, it, we all have our own feelings about it… But regardless of personal preference, the Jerk is an important Olympic Lift. What the heck IS a Jerk, exactly? Sounds kinda… awkward. And it can feel that way sometimes! But when done properly, it’s truly a beautiful thing. The Jerk moves the barbell […]
We all know that familiar feeling: you’ve already eaten, but you’re still feeling inexplicably peckish. Logically, you know that you’ve eaten enough food for now…perhaps even the day! Yet you still can’t stop thinking about hunting after some sort of snack. You know that technically you shouldn’t be, but you are: you’re still hungry! This
There’s no way around it: the Deadlift, if performed correctly, will build unparalleled mass while strengthening all the major muscles groups. The Deadlift builds the upper and lower body like no other movement. Furthermore, Deadlifting will strengthen the entire back and its surrounding muscles, making this lift great for rehabilitative and preventative, purposes. In fact,
. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my “Goats”. I stopped to examine the ways in which my old Goats had changed, and the ways in which my current Goats are affecting my performance across the board. In my humble opinion, one of the popular CrossFit exercises that I still need to
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. It’s like a fever around the gym these days. I keep hearing people talking about their fierce determination to get their kipping pullup! I like hearing it, and I love it even more when I see people diligently practicing the skills and working their way to eventual success. What’s even better is the times
Excerpts taken from an article posted by CrossFit Works. I love box jumps. I love it when other people love box jumps. I love it more when other people conquer their fear of box jumps. This fear of jumping onto things is wide spread. You are not alone. But box jumps are, like weighted pull
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. The biggest lesson I’ve learned since finding CrossFit? Being skinny and weak is not sexy, desirable or healthy. Having muscles and being able to perform is. We have a great group of ladies at CrossFit Zone that don’t mind lifting weight over their heads, squatting, or building muscles while losing body fat. They’re getting
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It is Earth Day today! Let’s do our part to save the planet! Here are a few tips for the day! 1. Conserve water – shower with a friend! 2. Plant a tree. 3. Remember the 3 R’s… reduce, reuse and recycle! 4. Buy organic food as often as you can. Your purchases help to
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Alrighty, let’s clear the air here. Yes, we all realize the Olympic lifts are weird. First of all, they have funny names that immediately bring out the dirty little kid in people. Plus, if you’ve watched them performed, they are often accompanied by loud shouts or grunts of effort, red faces, bared teeth, and nearly
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The practice of squatting to a ball is quite often used in Crossfit training programs. Other training systems often use boxes for the same purpose but we usually have an ample supply of easily portable medballs available so they are the de facto choice. Squatting to a ball can be a very useful learning tool however past
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