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Flying through Burpees

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

I finally booked my winter ski trip sitting in the scorching heat of the late summer in Philly. There is CF Endurance, CF Football but no CF Skiing. Yet… I checked. Not a single US Ski resort has a CF … Continue reading →

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Planning Mobility

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Like thousands of others, I’m a big fan of MobilityWod but have to admit, Kelly Starrett’s daily prescription (should I say RX?) of 15 minutes minimum mobility sometimes (many times) falls on the wayside. I noticed that in my September WOD … Continue reading →

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Setting up a Monthly WOD Schedule

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Most CrossFit gyms do not publish their WODs in advance to keep their workouts interesting and varied. Since I travel a lot and work out of my home gym and 2 local boxes – it takes more thinking to make … Continue reading →

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Burpee as Life Saver?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

Not quite, but I finally found justification as to why burpees made it to CrossFit’s toolkit. Carl Paoli posted a great article on the CrossFit Journal on the skill transfer of the burpee and the overall holiness ensuing from its … Continue reading →

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Getting Efficient

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

We do not talk too much about efficiency in our sport of constantly varied movements. I do think however that when learning the movements, getting more efficient is very important. One way to get there is what I started doing: … Continue reading →