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Bear Mattress: Is This the Best Mattress For Athletes?
A few months ago I made a significant change in my training. It wasn’t anything obvious like a new squat cycle or nutrition plan....
5 Reasons Your Lower Back Hurts (And How To Fix It)
You hardly ever think about your lower back until it’s in pain: Then it’s all you can think about. Chronic sedentary lifestyles coupled with...
The 101: 3 Numbers That Can Dramatically Improve Your Rowing
Strap yourself in, grab the handle, and go. For a lot of athletes, that’s the extent of their relationship with the rower. Despite the...
How Do You Compare to the Fittest Athletes in CrossFit?
How do you compare to the fittest CrossFit athletes? To help answer that, we analyzed the stats of the top 10 male & female...
He's a 3x CrossFit Games podium finisher. This year, he's got his eyes set on the sport's top prize: being crowned Fittest Man on Earth. Get to know the 28-year old Canadian chiropractic student inside & outside the gym. Also in this issue: accessory exercises to improve the front...
BoxLife Competitor’s Training #528
Week 5 of 8: Saturday
Weightlifting
Part 1
Snatch
Work up to a heavy single for the day.
Part 2
Every 3 Minutes for 5 Rounds
Round 1: 4 Power Cleans...
BoxLife Competitor’s Training #527
Week 5 of 8: Friday
Strength
Back Squat
4 x 8 Reps
@ 70% of Monday's 2-rep Pause Back Squat.
Conditioning
9-minute AMRAP
5 Deadlifts (185/130)
5 Box Jumps (24/20)
5 Squat Cleans...
BoxLife Competitor’s Training #525
Week 5 of 8: Wednesday
Strength Conditioning
Not For Time
5 Squat Cleans
4 Front Squats
@ 85% of Max
-Rest 3 Minutes-
4 Squat Cleans
3 Front Squat
@ 88% of Max
-Rest...
BoxLife Fitness Training #528
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Conditioning
For 30 Minutes Move Through:
100' Double Kettlebell Overhead Walk
30 Toes-to-Bar
25 Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlifts
100' Kettlebell Farmer's Walk
30 Calorie Bike
25 Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlifts
750...
BoxLife Fitness Training #527
Friday, July 19, 2019
Conditioning 1
9-minute AMRAP
5 Deadlifts (185/130)
5 Box Jumps (24/20)
5 Squat Cleans (185/130)
Conditioning 2
50 Calorie Row
40 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
30 Burpees Over-the-Rower
12-minute Time Cap
BoxLife Fitness Training #525
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Strength Conditioning
Every 2 Minutes for 6 Rounds
2 Power Clean & Jerks @ 75% of Max
Conditioning
Every 3 Minutes for 3 Rounds
30 Wall...
TRAINING
Building a Better Squat; American Record Holder Shawn Bellon’s 6 Basic Tips
American record holder Shawn Bellon can squat over 700lbs off the rack for multiple reps. Here he offers a few tips to get your own squat numbers on the rise!
What is Compensatory Acceleration Training and how can it help you get stronger?
Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT) was popularized in the western world by Dr. Fred Hatfield. Known as “Dr. Squat”, Hatfield utilized CAT during his time...
What exactly is Tabata training? And what are the benefits?
Tabata training is a hugely popular form of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) that is utilized in multiple fitness and sport-specific training methodologies. If you...
The Russian Kettlebell Swing: Correcting 5 Common Errors
The Russian kettlebell swing (a two-arm swing to the chest or eye-level) is the original, or foundational, kettlebell exercise. The American kettlebell swing (a...
12 Tips for a New CrossFitter
1. Scale Know your limits. Let’s take the benchmark workout Diane. Diane consists of 21, 15 and 9 reps of deadlifts and handstand push-ups. The...
5 Bad Workout Habits You Need to Break
1. The burpee/push-up nap
A common fault employed by even the most seasoned athlete, the burpee/push-up nap involves taking a prolonged rest in the prone...
3 Exercises You Should Be Doing More Often
Running, rowing and kettlebell swings. While everyone may have one or two movements they struggle with, chances are that most people will dread seeing...
Ankle Mobility: Why it’s important and how to improve it
When we think of mobility in CrossFit, we usually focus on our shoulders, traps, IT band, quadriceps—pretty much the entire posterior chain (which includes...
