Excerpts taken from an article by John Sifferman, found at http://physicalliving.com/ Ah, the endless debate continues… which is better, the kipping pullup or the strict, deadhang pullup? The strict, deadhang pullup is a bodybuilding-style pullup in which the purpose is to maximally contract the muscles of the back and arms – mostly the lats, biceps, […]
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Saturday was Spidey and T-Bops’ last workout at the Zone. We made a special WOD for them, called “Moving Day”. There were 3 teams that had to lift an accumulated total of 80,000 lbs from ground to overhead. However, only 2 team members could lift at the same time! They were allowed to do any
The Olympic snatch is one of the best exercises for a Crossfitter to learn and master. It involves strength, power, speed, agility, balance, and coordination in order to get the bar smoothly and efficiently overhead. In the Olympic games, the snatch is one of two weightlifting movements that are performed, the other being the clean
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You may have heard these words around the gym…. clean, power clean, clean and jerk and the list goes on. I am going to explain what each of these mean, so that when they show up in the WOD, you know exactly what they are. Let’s start with the clean, here is all the lingo
In CrossFit, we sometimes hear the question: “What about abs? How come we rarely do crunches?” People are so used to the common, standard fitness routine of rotating work on specific body parts on certain days. Monday is Legs Day, Tuesday is Chest and Back, and so on. With CrossFit WODs, it’s obvious that those
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You may have heard these words around the gym…. snatch, power snatch, hang snatch, and the list goes on. I am going to explain what each of these mean, so that when they show up in the WOD (like today), you know exactly what they are. Click on the links to watch a video of
Jumping rope is said by some to be the single most inclusive and beneficial form of exercise a person can do! It can be done just about anywhere – alone or in a group – and can easily be incorporated into anyone’s lifestyle. Best of all, it’s exercise that is fun and entertaining. Here are the major benefits
Flexibility is a very important component of CrossFit. If you are not flexible you will not be able to master all of the wonderful exercises. How do I get flexible? It is easy…. STRETCH! Gaining flexibility is ultimately about discipline. I know after a hardcore WOD, the last thing you want to do is stretch.
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Most people run with a heel to toe strike. But, if you were stripped of your shoes and told to run on the road, would you run the same? NO! This is where the pose technique comes in. When you run with a heel to toe strike it sends shock waves up your legs into
Darth Erkel and Supa from CrossFit Van doing an iron cross…. but something is wrong with this picture, oh wait he doesn’t have the “false grip” For those of you that missed the Gymnastics seminar – Part 1, it was absolutely amazing! We learnt so many basic skills on the rings such as support holds,
