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Posted by Pedro on May 15, 2012

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A CF COMPETITION

Periodization and how to apply it to Prepare for a CrossFit Competition Periodization is the process of structuring training into phases. The purpose of periodization is to cause the muscle to continually adapt to new conditions of overload and to allow the muscles to recover from the stress of training. Training should be organized and planned in advance of a competition or performance. Having said...

Posted by Pedro on Apr 13, 2012

Why Weightlifting Shoes?

It is common knowledge that an athlete’s apparel varies according to the sport. This is especially true for shoes. In his book The Dialectics of Nature, the Marxist philosopher Engels observed the harmony between form and function in nature. The need for harmony between the form and function of the athletic shoe is absolutely imperative in sport. For instance, in Track and Field, the...

Posted by lbeyra on Mar 16, 2012

Progressive Overload Principle

A common goal for any strength-training program is to increase or at least maintain the user’s physical strength or muscle mass. In order to achieve new results, as opposed to maintaining the current strength capacity, the muscles need to be overloaded, which stimulates the natural adaptive processes of the human body, which develops to cope with the new demands placed on it. Progressive overload not...

Posted by lbeyra on Mar 9, 2012

The Best CrossFit shoes

The Latest and Greatest CrossFit Shoes Posted on September 4, 2011 by Matt 0digg There are many shoes in this world. There are many CrossFit-eers, but not so many that all the shoes in this world are CrossFit shoes. There are also heel-strike runners in this world, and there are globo-gym dwellers too. They also need shoes, and they want different shoes than you want (you are a CrossFit-eer,...

Posted by lbeyra on Feb 16, 2012

The Best Crossfit Routines

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that combines a variety of functional movements to form high intensity workouts. The intensity and variety has attracted fitness enthusiasts and athletes from around the world to join their local CrossFit affiliate gyms. While the general CrossFit program says, “routine is the enemy” with no specific routines in the training schedule, you can...

Posted by lbeyra on Feb 15, 2012

Skinny Fat

You are here: Home / Endurance / Skinny Fat Skinny Fat May 8, 2011 by Cody 203 Comments Disclaimer: I have been getting a ton of questions about this topic from both inside and outside the gym, from lots of different people, so this isn’t directed at anyone in particular. Although, if this topic resonates with you, take the time to read it. This post is more a psychological and analytical approach to...