Last time we had James Fitzgerald on the podcast, we talked about programming for CrossFit. This time, we talked with James about something that I’m super excited to think about – James is trying to get functional fitness into the 2028 Olympics. We also talked about some of what he doesn’t like about CrossFit and […]
Dave Lipson has been around CrossFit for a long time. In fact, he’s been around long enough that he competed in the Games on a whim (back when you could just walk up and enter). And he’s got some crazy and hilarious stories to tell. But recently Dave has been competing in a different realm
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Pulling has been an object of debate in the sport of Olympic weightlifting for quite some time. Some coaches feel deadlifts shouldn’t be changed because of the change in velocity. I think there has been enough information released lately to prove that to be a fallacy. It doesn’t really matter how fast the bar moves.
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About the Author: Eric Bowman is a Registered Physiotherapist in Ontario, Canada who works in the areas of orthopedic physical therapy and exercise for people with chronic diseases. He’s also intermittently involved with the University of Waterloo Kinesiology program and the Western University Physical Therapy program. He also competes as a powerlifter in the Canadian
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When anyone in the CrossFit world thinks about mobility, one name comes up first. And Kelly Starrett joins us today to drop some wisdom. Too often you don’t get answers straight from the horse’s mouth, but you only have opinions that have been formed by picking up pieces of information here and there. So it
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Hip thrusts are bad? Safety squat bar squats are bad? Stop with the absolutes! When will the absolutes end? Scrolling through social media, I saw two of my respected peers tossing around absolutes as if N.A.S.A. were backing them. However, their accusations about two of my favorite movements were made with no scientific backing at
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