Archive: Crossfit Training

Name: Zach Forrest Age: 24 Height: 5’8″ Weight: 160lbs. Date of Birth: 12-17-84 Place of Birth Orlando, FL Started CrossFit January, 2005 Lives in: Las Vegas, NV Affiliate: CrossFit Las Vegas CrossFit Benchmark workouts Fran: 2:34 Cindy: 27 (Chest to bar) Linda: 18:07 Helen: 8:06 (Chest to bar) Diane: 4:41 Grace: 1:27 (Power clean/push-press) Fight... Read More

Just received a question on “how do I use a lacrosse ball to improve my mobility?”. And “Why do athletes use two lacrosse balls instead of one for mobility?”. Good questions – here are a few tips to get your started on improving your mobility and helping your muscles recover and stay healthy. This method... Read More

Check out these Concept 2 (C2) Advanced Rowing Tips, advice and videos. Tip #1. Plan your workouts in advance but be willing to adjust depending on how you are feeling. Feeling great? Go for it in time or intensity. Feeling stressed out and tired? Make the workout relief. Cover the monitor, turn on the radio... Read More

Region:South East Team:Hustle Hard powered by HEW Age:26 Height:5’11” Weight:185 lb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-l2ianrZGw&feature=youtube_gdata_player Check out Rehband 7mm Knee Sleeves @ Amazon.com BENCHMARKS WORKOUTS Fran 2:11 Helen 7:19 Grace 1:31 Filthy 50 — Fight Gone Bad — Sprint 400m 0:51 Run 5k 18:36 CHeck out the CFF Keystone Bar – Men’s 20 kg Olympic Needle Bearing Training... Read More

Christy Phillips CrossFit Elite Athlete Profile Age 25 Weight 130 Height 5′ 4″ From Braintree, MA Current Residence Washington, DC Began Crossfit Fall 2007 Affiliate: CrossFit MPH Weightlifting Stats Squat 230 Front Squat 200 Clean & Jerk 185 Snatch 135 Deadlift 325 Press 105 Christy Phillips does the Fran workout at Primal Fitness CrossFit Check... Read More

Name: Tommy Hackenbruck Nickname: Hacksaw, or Hack Age 33 Weight: 200 Height 6′ 1″ From Portland, OR Current Residence Salt Lake City, UT Began Crossfit January 2009 Affiliate: Ute CrossFit Video – Tommy Hackenbruck CrossFit Barbell Stats Squat 477 Front Squat 385 Clean & Jerk 335 Snatch 225 Deadlift 499 Press WOD Times Fran 2:24... Read More

The cornerstone of any top CrossFit athlete is their core strength. Without it you can have all the speed in the world but are doomed to fail without a strong core. As the saying goes “Strong Core – Strong Body”. If you click on any link we may get a commission from Amazon.com which helps... Read More

The workout Helen is used in CrossFit as a benchmark workout and a test of overall fitness. This is a simple workout as it doesn’t take much gear and you can do anywhere (even on the back of a ship if needed). There are no excuses not to try the workout “Helen”. Check out these... Read More

When CrossFit first emerged – it was known for the “Girls” workouts named Angie, Cindy, Fran, and Helen. The new CrossFit Girls have burst on the scene and they are real beauties. Introducing This month we introducing Isabel, Jackie, Karen, Linda, Mary, and Nancy. You will certainly be seeing them in the CrossFit lineup at... Read More

SGPT: Tell us about yourself. SS: Name is Steve Shobert. Hail from Los Angeles, CA. Currently an infantryman in the Army stationed at Ft Bragg, NC. SGPT: Did you have any athletic background growing up? SS: Played every sport since I was a kid. Only thing that I stuck with was weightlifting and general fitness,... Read More

Austin Malleolo CrossFit Elite Athlete Profile Name: Austin Malleolo Region: North East Team: Reebok CrossFit ONE Affiliate: Reebok CrossFit One Age: 25 Height: 5’5″ Weight: 167 lb Austin Malleolo CrossFit Benchmark workouts Fran 2:11 Helen 6:56 Grace 1:47 Filthy 50 14:05 Fight Gone Bad 465 Sprint 400m 0:59 Run 5k 20:21 Check out Reebok CrossFit... Read More

It has been said before that the last unexplored frontier of CrossFit is the mental game.  Greg Glassman has spoken on this subject and several within the CrossFit community have embraced this idea as a method to boost one’s own abilities.  Greg Amundsen  – one of the original “Firebreather” in CrossFit is a walking, breathing... Read More

Graham Holmberg CrossFit Elite Athlete Profile 2010 CrossFit Games Champion 2010 Sponsored by:Reebok Athlete Progenex Athlete Rogue Fitness, CrossFit Gahanna (Owner/Trainer) Crossfit Level 1 Coach Powerlifting Certification Height: 5’11” Weight: 185 Age: 25 Graham Holmberg deadlift Supplement Use: Getting ready for the 2010 CrossFit Games I received a promotional bag of Progenex Recovery from Progenex.... Read More

While I was out the other day passing out samples of Centurion at local Crossfit gyms I got into an interesting conversation with a trainer. I told him that Centurion had creatine in it and could be used as pre-workout. He said he liked to train “clean.” It was almost smug but I shrugged it... Read More