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Fitness Hippie Week 17 I ran into an old friend this morning, who asked me for a golf lesson, which is a fun time to remember from my life.  When I started with the CrossFit thing, I essentially had three “jobs,” coaching CrossFit, teaching golf, and still playing in pro golf tournaments. I remember some majorRead more

I promise I wrote this last week, but didn’t post it on Thursday like I meant and because of the holiday figured I’d hit two this week.  So another to come in just a couple of days to get us back on track! This (last weeks!) Fitness Hippie Old Dogs and New Tricks CrossFit isRead more

Coach Glassman calls it virtuosity.  Wrote a great article about it which you can read here: http://journal.crossfit.com/2005/08/virtuosity-1.tpl I think back to being an athlete (again golfers may or may not be so, “athlete?”), and what onlookers,Read more

How much can you put into your cup?  How many ounces do you have to fill?  I guess the reason I’m asking is because I have this theory that, when I’m talking about programming or progressing inRead more

I get it.  Every day can seem a bit daunting.  And no doubt it feels great to Rx the WOD.  But are you listening?  Do you hear what the stimulus of the workout is when the coach is going over it?Read more

No really, it is not.   People were deadlifting long before CrossFit.  Doing HIIT before CrossFit. (Shoot before it was called HIIT even!)  We have timed fitness tests for decades as we have pursued sport.   CrossFit is not novel, it is not new, and it is not the end all be all of fitness.  Read more

Have you noticed how pitiful we are anymore at getting around without our phones? Leaving aside just needing it on us at all times, I’m specifically talking aboutRead more

Golf is a really hard game.  The driving range is an impossible place to visit without seeing peopleRead more