Training Strategies « CrossFit Works

Creating a Framework for Understanding Supplements

Incorporating lateral movement and change-of-direction into the training

As health-conscious, performance-oriented people I think we all wonder about supplements. Should we take them? Which ones? How much? Which brand? Why? Why not? It would be simply wonderful if there were a simple answer to any of these questions. If only there [...]

Why we do it the way we do…

For years now we have used a home class system and a three-workout-a-week program at CrossFit Works. This is not common in CrossFit gyms. This is something we began doing way-back-when. As CrossFit becomes more and more well known and people have more and more exposure to the concept of CrossFit, I receive more [...]

The Seasonality of Eggs

I’ve had some questions about why we don’t have as many eggs for sale as we have in the past. There is sometimes a little undertone that someone (or some chicken!) is not doing their job properly.

Even us nutrition-conscious CrossFitters sometimes lose touch with the fact that a food so ubiquitous as [...]

Travel Workouts

We know you all lead very busy and adventurous lives that often involve quite a bit of travel. Some of you end up in hotels with at least minimal facilities and some of you end up places with no “workout” stuff. Here are some travel workout ideas for you:

1. The Tabata Interval. [...]

“Knees Out!”: Gender-based anatomical situation

If we did a word count on the most common coaching cues in our gym, “knees out” or some similar version, would probably top the list.

Using a resistance band as a physical cue for an athlete to remember “knees out”

How come we are always pestering you about “knees out”? Usually [...]

Skill Check

This Saturday, if you are interested in assessing your skill set for Daily CrossFit, be at the gym at 9:30am. We will proceed through the list.

Last Saturday’s Team Sledgehammer work!

Don’t forget our Saturday CrossFit class at 11:30-12:30!

The structure of the Skill Check is that you will move through the [...]

Why the Epsom Salts?

What’s the first place to stop after two days of studying with the CrossFit Football crew? How about after the Tough Mudder? What about The OC Throwdown? First stop is the pharmacy for a couple giant bags of Epsom Salts, chemical composition Magnesium Sulfate.

Magnesium is an sadly neglected mineral. Lots [...]

The Reebok Commercial

If you watched football yesterday you might have seen this:

I think this means that CrossFit has officially become “mainstream”. You better believe this generates plenty of controversy in the world of CrossFit. At this gym, we see excellent potential for CrossFit because of their cooperation with Reebok, but we also haven’t forgotten what [...]

We are having a t-shirt contest & Skill Check Date

No, not that kind of t-shirt contest. The kind where you get to showcase your cleverness. We are ready to order new t-shirts. You guys are always coming up with cool t-shirt slogans, so let’s use them! I have one rule. I have to be happy explaining your t-shirt slogan to my 9 [...]

Yoga Across America’s Yoga for Athletes on the schedule, 6pm Wednesday

I hope some of you made it to the remembrance events around town this weekend. Congratulations to Mac, who finished very well at the CrossFit competition on Saturday up at CrossFit Now. 4th place I believe?

Such beautiful overhead position at 5:30am!!

As promised, you have a special guest coming to [...]

CrossFit is General Physical Preparedness

Especially with the word “CrossFit” becoming so mainstream these days I think it is easy to forget the real roots of this movement. This special strength and conditioning program was not created so you could obsess over your CrossFit details. It wasn’t created so you could agonize over your muscle up turnouts, your max [...]

It’s a G-Row, Mobility Guest on Schedule

Surprisingly a**-challenging! Engaging your posterior chain is not optimal on this movement. In some other posterior chain lifts like the deadlift, it is tricky sometimes for people to concentrate both on good upper back and shoulder positioning while engaging and using the glutes and hamstrings. All taken care of for you on this [...]

Purpose-of-the-Day

The New Year is here and so are a barrage of New Year’s Resolutions. There are so many ways to set goals, so many ways to resolve to make changes. Just like choosing the right exercise program depends on individual needs and personality type, so does choosing the best way to set your goals [...]

High Five Max – a story of a Gift.

Carl, Chris G., Mark L. and Ben T. and I want to wish our entire community a very wonderful, peaceful, joyful holiday season. Below you will find a description of our holiday gift to the CrossFit Works community. Before we tell you about your present, I want to take a moment to share with [...]

Sundays are the foundation for the Super Woman Training Program

The 5:30am class with their secret pre-dawn gymnastics skill work.

This afternoon I am contemplating what it means to live the “CrossFit lifestyle”. I’m not at the gym. I haven’t worn anything that says “CrossFit” on it. I haven’t discussed a workout. I’m not even sore. I haven’t been on Facebook or [...]