Category Archives: WOD

Introducing Levels in CrossFit

Many CF boxes started introducing a level or band system to give athletes feedback on their level of current fitness and also a well-defined target for improvements. When you’re running or biking, you really only have one target: pace. Weightlifters … Continue reading

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Eating Real Food

As part of any Paleo challenge we eventually turn to cutting out all processed foods. This is much harder than it sounds. In America 90% of the grocery store items, most restaurant foods contain processed items from preservatives through sweeteners … Continue reading

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Enduring a Rest Day

When you add CF Endurance to your regular programming your rest days become the endurance WOD days. I think it is necessary to train for specialty events like road races, cycling races or the like because they require specialized efficient … Continue reading

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Living the CrossFit Revolution

When I started Crossfit about 2 years ago, I had a hard time finding boxes on my travels. My home town, Philly had 5 boxes at the time, now they are up to 33. London had only 3 then and now … Continue reading

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Team WODs make CF a Team Sport

In my experience, there is more community spirit in CrossFit than in any other sport, however you can’t really call it a Team Sport. Not until you do a Team WOD, that is. Today was one of those forget-your-own-scores-just-help-the-team days. … Continue reading

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