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Category Archive: crossfit
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Oct
08
Technique vs Speed
Post from : Burgener Strength Programs As we know, Olympic weightlifting is an integral part of CrossFit. With that said, is an Olympic weightlifters technical mindset the same as a CrossFit athlete getting ready to conquer “Grace” or “Isabel”? The answer is No! I have experience in both; therefore, I can tell you first hand …
Sep
27
Fear Not
There are a few things in my life that still scare me. Not paralyzing fear, just enough fear to make it interesting. Scared enough to make my heart race and my head to spin just a bit. Some of these things are my Crossfit workouts. There is one workout that particularly causes me some mental …
Sep
03
And Then There Was Two
Usually when I compete in Crossfit competitions, I compete alone. Other people come from my gym to compete and watch, but we compete as individuals, sometimes even competing against eachother. Recently, I had a chance to sign up for a team event. I had some reservations about competing with someone else. I always felt like …
Jul
16
Crossfit Games 2012
The Crossfit Games just crowned repeat Champions for the first time. Rich Froning and Annie Thorrisdottr were tested and they triumphed again. See the archived footage at the link at the bottom of the post. http://games.crossfit.com/ Enjoy!
Jun
25
Improving Performance
This is a Guest Post from one of Rare Crossfit’s Members… Thanks Al! I have never been one to think that just because someone else is doing something that is working out for them that it means it’s something I should do — or that even if I do it, I would necessarily get the …
May
31
Frustrations
Do you ever get frustrated when you are unable to do something? I usually find my biggest frustration in crossfit is not being able to do the workout as it was intended. I like to use the weights that the workout is prescribed to have and I like to do it well. What happens when all …
May
07
Finally!
Finally! It’s about time, in fact it’s been a whole year. That’s the time that has passed since even the smallest personal record in my Jerk. A jerk is an overhead lift used in Olympic lifting and Crossfit. I have struggled for a year on this lift and on Saturday, alone in the gym, jerked …
Mar
26
Five Down
Five down, zero to go. With all five workouts in the books, the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games Open has officially come to a close. Nearly 61,000 competitors have faced down an unpredictable challenge each week for the last five weeks. Some fought for the top 60, while others worked hard simply to remain in the …
Mar
13
Bonus Workout
Workout 21, 15, 9 Rep Rounds for Time: Overhead Walking Lunges Burpees Dumbell Thrusters Get Stronger2day!
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