Getting the bamboo bar set. If the godfather of powerlifting says it’s good, do it. In normal bench pressing you can get away with incorrect bar paths. It is not the same with a bamboo bar setup- the stabilizers (or lack thereof) are challenged to the max. ARTICLES + Am I Deficient In Vitamin D? – Vitamin […]
Mika T In the CrossFit world of barbell you’ll hear the term “cycling” used in regards to how well you can string your reps together. Today we get to focus on cycling the 3 cleans three times every round. The CrossFit high-cycling methods have slight differences from traditional Olympic Weightlifting. These include (but aren’t limited […]
We end our Volume Week tomorrow (Sunday) and our Deload Week begins on MLK Jr Day where we will run a full schedule of classes. In our deload weeks we focus more on mobility for warmups to take care of anything from the week prior, take longer in our skills sessions to get movement right […]
Flashback Friday: Colin B doing HSPU back at FCF 3.0 Some random things: – Tomorrow we are hosting a FREE COMMUNITY WORKOUT at 12pm SHARP. Bring anyone you want! Just show up! – Not this coming Saturday, but NEXT Saturday is our Holiday Party at Optimism Brewery. – Registration for the 2017 CrossFit Games Open is […]
All sports require different amounts of muscle synchronization, balance, flexibility, and coordination as well as strength, speed, power, and metabolic development. Olympic weightlifting provides development in all these areas. While training for maximal strength can have a positive effect on performance, it also can have a “negative effect on movement speed and the ability of […]
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Kettlebell class “Theory without practice is as limited as practice without theory.” ANNOUNCEMENTS – Community CrossFit Class this Saturday the 14th at 12PM, every person on Earth welcome! Tell your friends, fam, and coworkers interested in our upcoming Foundations program… or anyone else who just wants to sweat it out! – Next Saturday, January 21st is our Annual Not-Holiday […]
Sheena C demos the “perfectly-vertical kettlebell swing” that we like to use for workouts like HELEN and its many variations. ARTICLES + The Formula For a Better Run – Aerobic Capacity CrossFit WOD for Volume Tuesday 1/10 Double Pyramid HELEN for time: 1200m run 63 kettlebell swings, 24/16kg 36 pullups 800m run 42 kettlebell swings, […]
Coach Andrea here. I’m taking off my coaching hat for a minute and putting on my Mama hat. I hate doctors. And hospitals. And anything medical. Blah. So, when I found out I was pregnant I wanted to avoid the hospital because I knew it would be so stressful for me to be in that […]
Burpees, when done with the Freestyle Connection method (linked video below), should be considered cardio as it remains low-powered, but rhythmic and repeatable for a long period of time. [1.] straight legs, bend over, [2.] sprawl back to lay down, [3.] pushup to arch (squeeze butt to protect low back), [4.] jumping good morning, [5.] clap […]
