Category Archives: Benchmarks

Murph and the Art of CrossFit Endurance

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

You know you’re doing something special in CrossFit when there are competing camps arguing the right approach for a certain workout. It so happens with Murph, which can take the better or all of an hour especially if you decide to … Continue reading →

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How CrossFit Are You?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

The CrossFit Open is a great challenge to test mental and physical endurance once a year. For those of us relatively new to CrossFit I think a monthly or quarterly checkup tool would be great to tell us where we … Continue reading →

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Dancing with Cindy

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

There is always something special about benchmark girls. In the world of the Constantly Varied, they are as predictable and consistent as it gets. Yet, they always teach us some new lessons… CF KOP had Cindy today and I had … Continue reading →

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Singapore Bliss

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I finally found a hotel (Marina Bay) where I really couldn’t complain about the gym… First, it was on the 55th floor overlooking the Singapore bay. They had a great free weight room away from the treadmills…. It was empty… … Continue reading →

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Filthy Again

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Third time in the last 6 months we geared up today for one of the more grueling forms of entertainment in Crossfit: the long workout named Filthy 50… This is special for me as I first got to do this … Continue reading →