This is a grippy one today, but it’s a good time for you to leave the wraps aside and just try to build up the toughness in those fingers and palms. Keep your hands on the bar today and you’ll get through these K2E before you know it – and will have stronger hands when […]
As you may have noticed, I’m not one for Aprils Fools pranks. What you see is what you get (mostly). This workout, for eaxample, is exactly as hard as you think it is going to be No room for foolin around today – your coaches will help you set up some scaling for the handstand […]
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 […]
