“A lot of my friends are on medication.They can’t get out of a chair. They’re starting to whine and I feel strong.”
—Laurie Hansen, a 60-year-old athlete at Crossfit Kinnick
Author: The Masters Division
100,000 Meter Rowing Challenge
“Because strength doesn’t come from what you can do. Strength comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn’t. ”
– Coach Marina
Training Day: 1
The Battle of Baltimore is coming up in January 30, 2016. It’s time to start training.
No limits
Sometimes the things that limit us originate in our minds. Our own fears and doubts hold us back for reaching our potential. But sometimes
Athlete Spotlight: Elisabeth Akinwale
Elisabeth Akinwale is a Crossfit Games athlete that is highly respected in the Crossfit community. She doesn’t fit the mold of the typical games athletes. She’s a single mom, in her late 30’s, she’s never been on the podium at the games, and she is african-american. I remember seeing one her games performances and thinking, “man, she’s strong!”
Crossfit Open 2016
The dates for the Crossfit Open 2016 have been announced.
Finish Strong – 12 Days of WOD
I did the WOD at 5:30pm and as I was finishing up round 12 and the 6:30pm class was arriving. I was thinking that I had nothing left to give and then a bunch of 6:30 folks rallied around me to encourage me to keep going. It was the best. It was the epitome of Crossfit. 5:30pm with Coaches Brittany and Brian. This WOD was no joke.
Crossfit Kids
Crossfit kids coaches have to take a different approach to coaching than they would if they were coaching adults. The skills are the same; a burpee is a burpee. But the methodology is different.
Toes to Bar
We recently completed the Crossfit Open 15.1 workout and it was a humbling experience. I went into the workout with one impression of how I would do. But my performance was nothing like what I had imagined.
Virtuous Form
When is the best time to work on virtuous form? The obvious answer is “all of the time”. You never want to move unsafely just to get through a workout. Beyond the obvious answer, “all of the time”, when is virtuous form most important?