Here is Part 3 of the 2011 CrossFit Games Europen Regional video. The weather turns wet and the workouts are even more challenging. Tuomas Vainio takes first despite losing the top spots in both of the final workouts. Mikko Aronpää edges in for a second-place finish overall after taking first in Amanda and third in […]
80 Healthy Recipe Substitutions
Yummy, lots of interesting choices. This will come in handy somtime: 80 Healthy Recipe Substitutions | Greatist
Head Position for Handstands
Carl Paoli from gymnasticswod.com discusses head positions for handstands. Again, it boils down to the question of “What’s the purpose?” He emphasizes the importance of having a visual cue while being inverted. Looking at a point in infinity makes things unnecessary harder. But that doesn’t mean you should break your body line and completely stick you head […]
Just listened to The Paleo Solution – Episode 87
The Paleo Solution – Episode 87 has a couple of interesting topics this week. Among them are[9:23] Unilateral Training[19:33] Skinniness, Paleo and Steroids[29:22] Explosive Lifting & Hypertrophy Greg Everett’s advice: Explosive movements recruit more motor units, but that does not equal more hypertrophy. You are tapping into high thresh units -> limit how many you are […]
The 2011 Europe Regional: Part 2 by Sevan Matossian – CrossFit Journal
After yesterday’s part1, part 2 of the 2011 CrossFit Europe Regional by Sevan Matossian is now available as a free download at the CrossFit Journal “Plenty of blood is spilled on the deadlifts and pull-ups, but many top competitors continue to crank out top performances. Tuomas Vainio continues to dominate with another first and a second-place […]
Athletes on YouTube: Petair – BBoy
Check out and subscribe to BBoy Petair’s YouTube channel. He has some pretty creative push-up variations in his workout video that I definitely have to try out. And he’s got some serious skills (WTF at 0:28) PETAIR – Judge Solo Jamming on Beat
CrossFit – 2011 Europe Regional Video
Part 1 of the CrossFit 2011 European Regional Video is available as a free download. Part 1 offers mostly interviews with athletes (like Annie Thorisdottir) or organizers (like Mikko Salo). Enjoy.
Kohei Uchimura Japan Cup 2011 Routine Videos
… in HD. Kohei Uchimura Still Rings – Japan Cup 2011 And once more his flawless High Bar Routine at the Japan Cup 2011 Update: Kohei Uchimura Parallel Bars PB – Japan Cup 2011 Check out more posts labeled with rings. Update: Here are the Japan Cup 2011 results
Mikko Salo Sisu Crossfit Documentary
Update: Crossfit put the Mikko Salo Documentary “Sisu” on YouTube “I like to beat my body body down and have the feeling afterwards. I am pretty much addicted to that feeling.” – Mikko Salo Today over at CrossFit.com you can freely download a clip of Mikko Salo. “A Glimpse at Mikko’s 2011 Games Training – video [wmv] […]