Category Archives: Skill Training

Designing a Skill Day

Beyond having an improvement list (goats), most of us would rather do a WOD than spend an hour working on a skill or on mobility. Even if the motivation is there, skill training can become less focused than a well … Continue reading

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Goat herders and Athletes

In CrossFit, as in life, we get ahead powered by our strengths and are held back by our weaknesses. Or goats as CF calls them. In most walks of life we can avoid doing what we’re not good at, however … Continue reading

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Mobility WOD Miami

The mobility cert turned out to be the most useful training course I’ve ever taken. I’m not sure when in our life we destroy our posture, stance and movements. It probably has to do with bad shoes, long sitting in … Continue reading

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WOD Intelligence

In the world of constantly varied, we all still have our biases and preferences. As I travel to various boxes, some tend to overprogram gymnastics movements like pullups and squats, others do cleans every other day and some have never … Continue reading

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Putting More Weight Into It

It has been said that weighlifting as a sport had never seen so many newcomers until CrossFitters came around. Whether traditional lifters like our belated enthusiasm there is certainly a great subculture in CF of various lifting methods. Whether it … Continue reading

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