Zach Forrest: “CrossFit Is My Future”

CrossFit Games athlete Marlene Andersson explains how she’s grown to love her adopted Middle Eastern country.

It was 93 F at the StubHub Center.

The heat of the midsummer sun made the Triple 3—3-km row, 300 double-unders, 3-mile run—much tougher than it should have been. Needless to say, men were shirtless for the most part, while women wore little more than booty shorts and a sports bra. Except one.

Marlene Andersson, an expat Swede… Continue Reading

With the encouragement of co-worker and CrossFit coach Meredith Davis, 18 Cannon School educators in Concord, North Carolina, started training at CrossFit Vitality. In this nine-part series, these teachers and administrators go through CrossFit fundamentals and try to determine the cognitive impact of the program.

In Part, 2 CrossFit coach Steve Pinkerton strives to set a good example.

“Our business as box owners is providing value to our clients, and part of… Continue Reading

On Episode 354 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed CrossFit New West owner Kyle Oberndorf and CrossFit Vitality owner Steve Pinkerton. This episode was webcast on Nov. 5, 2014.

7:00 CrossFit New West’s website features a document titled “Our 14 Point Culture,” and Kyle Oberndorf explained how it guides him and his coaches as they work to create a great atmosphere at the gym. Oberndorf detailed the ways he helps his coaches pursue… Continue Reading

On. Oct. 25, CrossFit Weightlifting Advanced Trainer Course leader Chad Vaughn held an event to raise money for Barbells for Boobs, an organization dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer. Vaughn’s affiliate, CrossFit CenTex, hosted the event at Horny Toad Harley-Davidson in Belton, Texas.

While most used the prescribed weight of 135/95 lb. or scaled appropriately, Vaughn, a two-time Olympian, challenged Aja Barto to complete 30 squat clean… Continue Reading

Adaptive athletes travel from all around the globe to CrossFit Rubicon in Vienna, Virginia, to participate in the Working Wounded Games, a competition that levels the playing field for severely wounded veterans and permanently injured civilians.

David “Chef” Wallach, founder of CrossFit Rubicon, says the event provides a competitive outlet for athletes who may otherwise not have the opportunity to compete.

“It’s the richest, most dedicated group of people… Continue Reading

Affiliate owners describe creative ways to offload work so they can focus on the big picture at their gyms.

When you open a CrossFit affiliate, you quickly learn you’re more than a coach, and if you try to tackle every job that comes your way, you might not find time to sleep, let alone time to train your clients and develop coaches and your business.

Imagine this very common scenario:

You wake up at 5 a.m. and… Continue Reading

CrossFit Games athlete Valerie Voboril and powerlifter Laura Phelps Sweatt explain how they use intensity to limit their time in the gym.

On a Friday afternoon in early October, Valerie Voboril—a five-time CrossFit Games competitor with four top-five finishes—worked out with the sounds of “Dora the Explorer” drifting into her backyard gym from the living room.

Her 3-year-old daughter, Vin, repeated Spanish words to the TV while Voboril and her… Continue Reading

Руководство по тренировкам CrossFit представляет собой сборник статей из журнала CrossFit, написанных за последние 10 лет преимущественно основателем CrossFit Грегом Глассманом и посвященных фундаментальным движениям и идеям, составляющим методологию CrossFit.

Это Руководство разработано длDF; исCF;ользованиDF; совместно с нашим Курсом CF;одготовки тренеров CrossFit Level 1 длDF; того, чтобы CF;омочь вам CF;одготовитьсDF; к тесту на сертификацию CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. Это необходимый, но не исчерCF;ывающий источник. Часть информации, необходимой длDF; CF;рохождениDF; теста, содержитсDF;… Continue Reading

With the encouragement of co-worker and CrossFit coach Meredith Davis, 18 Cannon School educators in Concord, North Carolina, started training at CrossFit Vitality. In this nine-part series, these teachers and administrators go through CrossFit fundamentals and try to determine the cognitive impact of the program.

In Part 1, meet Davis and Coach Steve Pinkerton, as well as teachers Angela, Jennifer, Hilary, Anne, Courtney, Joy, Haley and… Continue Reading

Some kids will find medicine balls are more fun when they aren’t used for wall-ball shots.

The classic tabletop game for kids never did much for fitness, but this gym-based version will definitely get your children moving.

In a city long at conflict with itself, Jarrod Bell runs the only operating CrossFit affiliate because, he says, it’s the right thing to do. Andréa Maria Cecil reports.

The 400 m surrounding Detroit’s first and only operating CrossFit affiliate is a microcosm of the city’s decay.

There are overgrown lots—a couple outlined with rusted chain-link fences forbidding the curious—and abandoned turn-of-the-century Victorian-style brick homes whose vine-covered walls, broken windows… Continue Reading

Jason Khalipa, seven-time CrossFit Games competitor and owner of NorCal CrossFit, recently teamed up with HGST Solutions to run classes at HGST. The tech company has incorporated CrossFit into its corporate-wellness program, and Mike Cordano, president of HGST, says it helps with employee health and community at the company.

“We’re in the midst of a big, strategic transformation as a company. CrossFit’s one of the things we’re using to enable transformation, and, as you see from… Continue Reading