Culled from the Tumblrverse: If you’re not out of your comfort zone with two to three minutes to go in your workout, then there’s something wrong. – Michael Roach (via f**kyeahcrossfit) Pair with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet’s 3 Mental Tips For CrossFit
Tag: CrossFit
Split Snatch Vs. Squat Snatch
After the recent post on avoiding the power snatch in favor of the squat snatch, Chad Chisholm left a comment asking about the split snatch as an alternative to the squat snatch. I guessed it would be akin to the power snatch and thus not a good option. A quick check of the Pendlay Olympic… Continue reading Split Snatch Vs. Squat Snatch
More Corporations Incorporating CrossFit
(aka please let my CEO see this and think it’s a great idea!)
The New York Times website had a lengthy article on businesses which have incorporated CrossFit into their corporate culture. The level of involvement ranged from a small startup where co-workers collectively headed to CrossFit NYC for an afternoon break to Hitachi Global Storage which has it’s own on-site affiliate run by CrossFit Celebrity Jason Khalipa.… Continue reading More Corporations Incorporating CrossFit
(aka please let my CEO see this and think it’s a great idea!)
Power Snatch: The Most Useless Possible Technique?
Rudy Nielsen of the Outlaw Way posted the following message from Olympic Lifting Coach Glenn Pendlay: The Power Snatch is half the movement. It gives someone with a shitty pull and a shitty finish, the ability to continue to be shitty at Snatching, while moving a relatively heavy load to overhead with the shittiest, most… Continue reading Power Snatch: The Most Useless Possible Technique?