Category Archives: Skill Training

Balancing Rest and Improvement

Posted on January 24, 2012 by RX

How much should I rest between workout days? This may be one of the most important questions to consistently improve performance – yet this one is not clearly prescribed. Crossfit recommends a 3-day on 1-day off regimen with variations like … Continue reading →

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On Lifting

Posted on January 23, 2012 by RX

Sooner or later many of us realize that technique can fix muscle ups, pull-ups, ropeclimbing or handstands. Endurance helps with the runs, rows and jumps. Eventually though we all have to pack on raw strength and it will come from … Continue reading →

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Full Grip Attack

Posted on January 19, 2012 by RX

I can’t even hold a pen any more… In the last 24 hours CF NOLA found more and more ways to obliterate our grips… Farmer’s carry, run with plates, rope climbs, cleans, overheads, knees to elbows and kettlebells. I got … Continue reading →

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The Magic of CrossFit Travel

Posted on January 18, 2012 by RX

Crossfit is not a franchise which is what makes it the fastest growing sport in the world. It also means that coaches in every gym constantly develop their own methods, insights and techniques with a single goal in mind: improving … Continue reading →

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Squat, Pull and Jump

Posted on January 10, 2012 by RX

Hamstring day… It’s been months since the last heavy squat and I could feel it… We also turned this event into an open gym at the end where I finally got my well-deserved Muscle-Up Club T-shirt. Now if I could … Continue reading →

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