One-sided work has all kinds of relevant training applications, but it’s not something we do in the gym all that often. What can I say? CrossFit tends to build Ford Mustang-style athletes: big engines, rear wheel drive. That’s why it’s great to lean in on the unilateral movements from time to time. Let’s develop stability […]
I’m really glad that we’re the kind of place where folks understand that barbells don’t have genders. We have 45# bars, 35# bars, 15# bars, thick axle bars… and none of them have a relevant gender, just an appropriate application for the training situation. Similarly, RX (the “prescription” for the WOD) doesn’t have a gender […]
Today’s strength work will probably feel like a return to some familiar turf after our recent Squat Clean cycle… which makes today a great time to throw in something novel and challenging: Deficit Push Ups. A “Deficit Push Up” is just a pushup with a longer Range of Motion than the standard chest-to-deck pushup. But […]
As the old saying goes: when you’re going through hell, keep going. And the key to continuing to make forward progress in this WOD will be your ability to hold it together – to wit, using strong core engagement to hold a strong hollow as you walk your hands from a plank up to a […]
Today we really ARE throwing it over the shoulder! Certainly not in an uncontrolled fashion, but the goal here is to use a Damn Heavy Weight and get it from ground to shoulder – then drop it off the back side, turn around, and do it again. It’s a fun thing to do, and it […]
“From the beginning, the aim of CrossFit has been to forge a broad, general, and inclusive fitness. We sought to build a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency—prepare them not only for the unknown but for the unknowable. Looking at all sport and physical tasks collectively, we asked what physical skills […]
