4 Healthy Alternatives to (Cow) Milk
Got Milk? The good people of America have been bombarded with this slogan for years, which is accompanied by celebrities with the now iconic milk moustache on billboards, TV commercials and magazine advertisements. The...
5 Diet Tips to Maximize Muscle Growth
Showing off the muscles you work so hard for is not just about the way you train, but more importantly about the way you eat. Carrying more muscle relative to body fat will make...
The Importance of Staying Hydrated
Dehydration can cost you a 30% drop in performance, not to mention excruciating cramps or worse. Here are a few tips to keep your performance and overall health in check.
7 Signs You’re Not Eating Enough
Our diets play a huge role in our general health and athletic performance. All too often, poor nutrition is the weak link that is constantly inhibiting an athlete’s progress. When they look to correct...
The Paleo Diet, The Zone and Optimal Training Nutrition, Part 1
Within the CrossFit community, there tend to be two predominant diets getting the majority of the press - Zone and Paleo. Of course, some athletes will use other strategies - and a few will...
The Ugly Truth of GMOs
It’s generally understood by those of us in the CrossFit world, the loyal paleo-eaters and zone-dieters, that going organic in our diet is key to high performance in our workouts, better recovery and an...
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Wrist Mobility: Why It’s Important + 8 Exercises to Improve It
How’s your front rack position? Do you wince with pain in your wrists when the barbell forces them back, swing a kettlebell overhead, or...
The Benefits of Training with a Weight Vest
‘Body Armor’ is the original name for the now famous Memorial Day WOD, ‘MURPH’. The workout is named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, was killed...
13 CrossFit Gym Etiquette Rules You Need to Know
Certain arenas require you to behave in a respectable manner. You wear the appropriate work attire because you are a professional and you are...
6 Tips to Develop the Overhead Squat
The overhead squat (OH squat) is, for many CrossFitters—one of the most vexing movements in the CrossFit repertoire. It exposes weaknesses in flexibility, balance,...
What’s in a thruster? Plus, a few tips to do them more efficiently
If there’s one exercise that’s synonymous with CrossFit, it’s probably the thruster. Heck, the term thruster was first coined by CrossFit. Ask 4x Games...
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...