It’s here. That glorious day when our Z’s become plentiful, our alarms stay silent, and our heads sink deeper into our pillows for an extra sixty. We all know the feeling of a great sleep as well as a bad one. But there is a lot going on behind the scenes that we can actually control to help us wake up on the right side of the bed, especially when that extra
Workout Tracking – If you want to get everything out of CrossFit – Track your WODs
“Pressure changes people. If there’s no stress, you don’t adapt, you don’t grow.” Mike McGoldrick –Barbell Shrugged Let’s get you thinking about WHY you CrossFit. Are you here for the training or for exercising? There is a substantial difference between the two and this is a very real subject that might get heated in some areas! Let’s lay some things out
“The New Ontario Summer” Our summers seem to be getting hotter and much more humid. With July next week, we are sure to have many more hot and humid days, where being cognizant of the conditions while you work out is a must. Working out in extreme heat and humidity can be dangerous due to heat exhaustion.For us as recreational CrossFitters, simply looking
We use chalk to provide a better grip on barbells, rings, kettlebells, dumbbells, pullup bars, etc. Excess moisture and sweat can led to slippery services and injuries. Using chalk properly is as much a safety device as safety bars on a squat rack. HOWEVER the use of chalk can be abused.
In 100 words, Coach Greg Glassman, CrossFit Founder and CEO describes how to achieve world-class fitness. Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch.
What you need to know and why you should do it. 508852385 The Open, for 99% of CrossFitters is the highlight of the year. At Reebok CrossFit FirePower we put a lot of emphasis on participation in the Open and you should to. We need to get away from calling the Open a “competition”. The Open is an annual test of an individual’s fitness and that’s it.
I’m fortunate to see our athletes at different class times over the day. Most of you are fairly regular with your routines and we, your coaches, pretty much know what’s going on in your lives outside of the gym including how it affects your performance. Most of you who hit the 4:30/5:30/6:30’s have the same struggles.
While I can hardly improve upon Greg Glassman’s brilliant description of the CrossFit methodology (Foundations, here), I nonetheless hope to obliterate a misconception that has sprouted around the practice, one that I would sooner see die. This misconception (and the resulting attack) does not come from a lack of clarity on Greg’s part. Rather, it comes
CrossFit’s main goal is to improve an athlete’s General Physical Preparedness (GPP). How is this measured? One standard that CrossFit uses is the 10 General Physical Skills:
I am sure that everyone who has had the pleasure of completing a WOD lead by George has been introduced to the hollow rock body position. But what is it, and more importantly, why should you care if you can “rock” this position?
