via GIPHY ARTICLES + Armor Building, by Dan John – T-Nation CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 12/12 KETTLEBELL CLASS SAMPLE crawling & tumbling ARMOR BUILDING: Rx YGIG for 20-30 minutes 2 double cleans 1 double press 3 front squats ARMOR BUILDING: Performance – complete 300 double kettlebell swings with perfect form. – every time you break […]
Best of the Rest 2015 Knowing proper rope climb technique can greatly improve your time in rope climb workouts: jump and grab (straight arms), layback for a knees-to-elbows, foot lock the rope, squat up and you pull the rope toward your hips. Reach and repeat. ARTICLES + Why Do Recipe Writers Lie About How Long […]
Will E Fastest way to a double under: using a properly-sized rope establish a “fast” single under, establish a “slow” single under, practice a double twist of the wrist, then put the slow jumps and a double twist together. Keep your body stretched and throw the double as soon as you detach from the ground. […]
Paul S Jerk blocks provide an elevated surface to drop the weights back onto when working on jerks. This way you don’t have to lower your weights back onto the rack position (a skill in itself) or to drop it down to the ground completely every rep. ARTICLES + Donny Shankle Barbell Complex – All […]
James S at the bottom of a handstand pushup (HSPU) Today we sample one of our CompEx classes and see what it’s like: the goal of these classes is more on work, less on skill development. Completion of the standards is paramount, how you complete it is up to you. The volume involved means that […]
Rachael T For a better snatch receiving position creating better mobility in the upper back, hips, and ankles is paramount! ARTICLES + Sugar Industry Downplayed Potential Harms of Sugar – NY Times CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 12/5 every 90 seconds for 18 minutes: power snatch + push press + snatch then 3 rounds for time: 6 […]
Rachael, Andrew, Ander, and Bri The badasses featured above hit many personal records and got some competition experience under their belts. Foundation Barbell club has got a great 2018 in front of us! If you haven’t been watching USA Weightlifting has been making a splash at the IWF World Championships this weekend. ARTICLES + Why […]
Since December is known to be a funky month as far as everyone’s schedule goes, we wanted to make sure you felt prepared as you continue reaching for your goals. As a gift to our athletes here is the programming for December. We also want the community to be able to take the other styles […]
Jeff P demonstrating the start of a hang clean As promised here is a PDF of December’s programming overview! Be on the lookout tomorrow for a more in-depth look at it all. ARTICLES + Sounders vs. Dynamo, Recap: We’re Going Back – Sounder at Heart CrossFit WOD for Friday 11/31 13 minute each: – establish […]
Guillaume and Olga and baby Taco ARTICLES + Upper Cross Syndrome – Airrosti CrossFit WOD for Thursday 11/30 for time: 21 push press 42 k2e 15 push press 30 k2e 9 push press 18 k2e 12:00 time cap, then 5×3 bench press Post time to whiteboard! HIIT WOD – 12pm Long Interval Locomotion 20:00 AMRAP, YGIG 20 Ball […]
