by santos | Feb 16, 2009 | habits of highly effective athletes
CrossFit is the sport of fitness, and just like other sports we are not without injuries. This is not an inditement upon CrossFit or our movement as much as it is a statement about the flesh and bone nature of our bodies. Bodies that require adaptational stressors...
by santos | Nov 24, 2008 | habits of highly effective athletes
Megan showing the full range of motion (ROM) required for a proper GHD sit-up This hunk of metal and fake leather is a GHD, which is short for Glute & Hamstring Developer. You may have noticed some folks trying to use this nifty piece of equipment that...
by santos | Sep 29, 2008 | Athlete of the week, habits of highly effective athletes
Sorry for dropping the ball on the L10XF”s athlete of the week. Guess I could blame it on all the qualified people who have been making huge strides as of late-which is true. However, the real reason is I am a scum bucket who is off to do burpee pull-ups till...
by santos | Sep 19, 2008 | habits of highly effective athletes, Nutrition, rant
Really there is no such thing as teaching the squat. The movement is so natural that it can more accurately be described as re-learning a skill that was once commonplace. For this reason adults often need more help “remembering” this movement as opposed to...
by santos | Sep 16, 2008 | first workout, habits of highly effective athletes
Wow, the hard and sometimes slow process of learning the kipping pull-up is paying off big time for many who workout at our little gym. So, here is a sneak peak at this weeks pull-up queens…stay tuned because there are a good half dozen women looking to give the...
by santos | Aug 29, 2008 | habits of highly effective athletes, workout
“The squat is no more an invention of a coach or trainer than is the hiccup or sneeze. It is a vital, natural, functional, component of your being.”-CrossFit Journal, December 2002 Mark Rippetoe, or RIP, is the author of Starting Strength: A Simple and...
