Category Archives: WOD

Jonesworthy

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Digging around in the old CF archives I found a neat benchmark workout called Jonesworthy named after Gym Jones which by the looks of it a tough gym for firebreathers… My January travel downtime is coming to an end soon … Continue reading →

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Balancing Rest and Improvement

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

How much should I rest between workout days? This may be one of the most important questions to consistently improve performance – yet this one is not clearly prescribed. Crossfit recommends a 3-day on 1-day off regimen with variations like … Continue reading →

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On Lifting

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Sooner or later many of us realize that technique can fix muscle ups, pull-ups, ropeclimbing or handstands. Endurance helps with the runs, rows and jumps. Eventually though we all have to pack on raw strength and it will come from … Continue reading →

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We Always Have 15 Minutes

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

There may be a lot of reasons why others do not get into CrossFit but lack of time shouldn’t be one of them. A friend of mine liked the idea but told me he’d never find enough time to do … Continue reading →

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My Little Coach

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

My 8-year old girl became the coach on today’s WOD at our home gym. She surely enjoyed being on the “bossy” side of the workout after being the student for months in her CrossFit classes. I also learned a lesson. … Continue reading →