It may be hard to imagine as a CrossFitter in the year of our lord 2024, but back in the day it was pretty rare to pair cardio closely with heavy weightlifting. That special blend really leads to some magical results (and some horrible workouts). Neither part of this looks particularly bad, but trust when […]
Barbara is a long haul – one of the longest CF benchmarks. We’re building up to our Memorial Day Murph, and Barbara is a good way to prepare for that high-rep bodyweight workout. Let’s try to keep the reps fast and attack each round like its own WOD; you’ve got 3 minutes to rest and […]
Jackie on Monday, and now Elizabeth here on Friday. To be precise, that’s “Strict Elizabeth”. Before you go getting too excited about her, just know that it means not kipping those ring dips, and landing each clean with your butt below your knees. She’s a CrossFit Classic for a reason, and just like Jackie I’d […]
It can certainly be gratifying to reach a weightlifting goal. Passing a benchmark goal – like a bodyweight strict press, or a 2xBW back squat – can be the project of a very long time and bring a lot of satisfaction at reaching it. But in the end, that’s just a number, and our feelings […]
Building a passable full squat snatch has value well beyond the sheer technical accomplishment. The demands on your coordination, agility, accuracy, and balance yield laudable adaptation while the peak power output demanded is hard to beat. But in addition to that, there’s also the process of discovering where you’ve got mobility or strength limitations: after […]
One of the most bewildering things to folks new to CrossFit is the wide array of jargon and lingo and abbreviations that are just part of the standard CrossFitters lexicon. After a while, though, you’ve got it and are chatting amout EMOMs and AMRAPs like a veteran, and nothing much surprises you on the whiteboard. […]
