The encounter started like a bad horror flick. It was still dark outside one morning last September when Katy Vander Roest, 24, suddenly woke in her Cincinnati sublevel apartment. “The room felt strange somehow, and I sat up in bed,” she recalls. “I put my arms at my sides, and then I felt a gloved hand.” Screaming, [...]
CrossFit Team
CrossFit can save your life. Literally
Friday, July 16th, 2010“Murph” news……
Friday, July 2nd, 2010We had about 80 people tackle “Murph” today! What a great day! It is so cool to see so many people accept that challenge and reach down deep and find that something extra to finish the drill. Great work everyone!
David W. sent me a note that I have to share with you all. This is [...]
DeadLifts
Monday, June 28th, 2010Why Deadlift? To us asking that is akin to asking Why Breathe? The Deadlift is one of the most ancient, fundamental and just flat out alpha lifts out there. In no other lift do you raise hundreds of pounds of weight off the ground with your bare hands. There’s really something magical about the Deadlift. [...]
Are Full Squats bad for your Knee’s?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Posted by: Brad in Exercise, Strength Training
I recently was asked to write a paper for the NSCA Hot Topic series, and decided to address one of the most controversial subjects in the fitness field: namely, are full squats bad for your knees? As I detailed in the article, the answer is no, deep squats do [...]
Why Strength Training is Good at any Age..
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Why Strength Training Is Good at any Age
Why lift weights? “Because women should love muscle,” says Miriam Nelson, Ph.D., director of the Center for Physical Fitness at Tufts University in Boston.
“Traditionally, women have undervalued muscles,” says Nelson, author of Strong Women Stay Slim (Bantam, 1998). But muscle is critical for long-term health and maintaining the [...]
