Add some jumps to your training and your body will recruit more muscle fibers when you lift weights. Here's how.
Powerlifting has a total – the sum of its three lifts. CrossFit has a total too. But are they really the best tests of athleticism? Enter the Pendlay total.
Build your chest. Increase power. Boost your bench press. This push-up variation does it all. Here's exactly how to do it.
A sports medicine physician who worked at the CrossFit Games has some pointed advice for CrossFit HQ. Check it out.
CrossFit-style training is asymmetrical and incomplete, and people are paying the price with injuries. Here's how they can fix it.
CrossFit is no longer just an endurance contest between people with crappy form. It's now a sport and real competitors need to train smarter.
Does CrossFit still chap your hide? Before you continue broadcasting its problems, you should know where you're getting it wrong. Get the facts here.
Maybe it's the cost, maybe you got hurt, or maybe you just want to specialize. Here's how to move on to something that better fits your needs.
A noted performance enhancing drug expert examines CrossFit and answers the controversial question: are top CrossFitters using PEDs?
CrossFit is no longer a game of endurance. To compete at a high level, you need all seven of these skills and athletic qualities.
Kelly Starrett is a physical therapist and expert on movement and injury prevention. Here's his take on the current state and future of CrossFit.
Scoot over, CrossFit. Competitive fitness is on the rise. Could it become America's new team sport? You decide.
Injuries are progress-killers, and CrossFitters are racking them up. The best way to stop them is to prevent them. Here's how.
CrossFit attracts just as many participants as critics. Dr. Stuart McGill gives us his perspective on the pros, cons, and future of CrossFit.
Barbell thrusters are known for hypertrophy + heart-pounding intensity, but they have a lot of drawbacks. Here are two better methods.
Strength ratios reveal weaknesses. And weaknesses must be destroyed, whether you're a bodybuilder, Olympic lifter or football player.
Box jumps are great for building athleticism and muscle. Trouble is, most people do them stupidly. Let's fix that.
Heavy barbell training is the best way to build strength. And everything about sports performance gets better when you're stronger.
Is the kipping pull-up a legit movement or an exercise abomination? You may be surprised.
CrossFit claims that the NSCA is out to get them. Is it a conspiracy or does CrossFit just enjoy bullying people?
Plenty of athletes cheat, but surely not CrossFit Games competitors. After all, it's drug tested so they can't take PEDs, right? (Wrong.)
Are bodybuilders or CrossFitters athletes? Are bodybuilding and CrossFit even sports? You might not like the answers.
Powerlifter, Olympic lifter, and bodybuilder Christian Thibaudeau became a CrossFit athlete for three months. Here are the lessons he learned.
Most training programs will deliver results, but are those the results you really want? Let's look at two popular methodologies.
Christian Thibaudeau used to make fun of CrossFit athletes, but since he began coaching them, they've taught him a few valuable things... along with earning his respect.
