Category Archives: Skill Training

Rowers and Handstands

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Adding endurance sessions to the daily WOD makes it a lot more fun. Instead of running, today I took advantage of the unused C2 rower in the company gym. Also Speal’s handstand pushup efficiency tips helped me get to sets … Continue reading →

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Memory and CrossFit

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

A totally unexpected side-effect of doing CrossFit for me has been expanded memory. While was formally trained in memory techniques years ago, I only recently noticed that my old mnemonics tricks started coming back and my recall expanded exponentially. I … Continue reading →

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Perfecting the Training Template

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Sooner or later all CrossFit athletes will start adding components to the regular WODs. Some opt for strength training, like Westside or Wendler. Others do more sprints and rowing training like CFE. Then there is the need for mobility, which … 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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CrossFit Training Periodization

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Being in the middle of the CrossFit Open reminds me of high school sports and doing road races after college. In most sports we go through training periodization from winter conditioning to sports specific training with the objective of being … Continue reading →