Why YOU should compete in this year’s Crossfit games open
It’s finally that time of year… I’m sure you’ve heard coaches, athletes, or have even seen commercials talking about the 2016 Crossfit open. As an athlete I love to compete but what I enjoy even more as a coach is seeing others compete and push themselves pass their limits and […]
Team Strength and Conditioning
Throughout the year, sports programs work to develop their teams for the upcoming season, following the same approach as most other teams in their respective leagues. They schedule off-season lifts, organize scrimmage games, and plan for overnight camps, without any real differentiation from the rest of the pack. The Team […]
The one movement
From Pull-ups to Clean and Jerks to Deadlifts and Wall Balls, CrossFitters perform a variety of movements. At times I find it difficult to improve on everything and I know that many of you feel the same way. To compound that difficulty, we have many “experts” telling us many different […]
The RX
“Mechanics Before Intensity” For those that may not know, RX in the CrossFit world means “as prescribed.” But what does this really mean? During my training that was required for judging the open, I received hours of video training on what was considered RX’d for the Open Workouts. I observed […]
Where did all the gains go
So, all the gains have stopped, things have gotten difficult, and you’re frustrated……here are some things I’ve observed from my years in the fitness industry. Beleive in what you are doing I’ve worked with many athletes that seem to all of a sudden stop making progress. These athletes had usually […]