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[Video] Smash your Crossfit Goals by thinking long-term

Long term planning works. Focusing on a single time that you need to beat for a WOD, or a death or glory weight that you MUST lift by a certain date can be dangerous. What happens if you train hard, make progress…

3 Lessons to learn from the CrossFit Games

Lesson #1: Build a Better Version of Yourself This lesson is about self-improvement. Stand still, and you will quickly be surpassed by someone working harder and building themselves to be better. To remain at the top year after year means…

CrossFit Newbie: Interested but scared of CrossFit

“I’m interested in CrossFit, but I’m scared” Many of my friends across the region have taken up CrossFit and seem to have found a new lease of their fitness life. Even though I’m a regular gym junkie, I still hadn’t…

CrossFit Games Open 2016 registration goes live

The registration for the CrossFit Games Open 2016 has begun! This is the only sport where any CrossFit enthusiast has the same chance of progressing and winning the Open as the elite athletes. Anyone with an internet connection can get…

CrossFit Fashion: Mix It Up Prints

Ever wonder what inspired the artwork and graphics on your favourite pair of leggings? This January, Dan Bolinski, a Designer for the Reebok CrossFit Collection, details how the Mix It Up print came to fruition. Incorporating CrossFit culture into the…

Want to keep that new year’s keep fit resolution? Try CrossFit

According to new data from data intelligence firm Cardlytics, 46 percent of new gym customers drop off by the end of January, and nearly 80 percent of them give up entirely by the fourth quarter. Among specialty workout choices, new…

Canadian Footballer John Chick ventures into CrossFit

John Chick is an established star with Canada’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran defensive end has expanded beyond the gridiron with the opening of JC CrossFit, a fitness program that reflects his lifestyle as a professional athlete. The opening of JC…

Training for the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Open

3, 2, 1…Before you know it, the CrossFit Games season will be here, and it all starts with the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Open beginning on February 25. Whether you’re trying to get your first double under or place higher…

Crossfit Proteins Versus Triathlon Carbs

The new conversation at the ‘watering hole’ now between the world of CrossFit-ters and Triathletes is, what do you eat? Protein or Carbs?Crossfitters are heavy and big in volume of work. Their muscles allow them to lift, pull, push and…

CrossFit Box Review: CrossFit Pahlwan – Open 7 days a week

CrossFit Pahlawan, located in a shopping mall, Citta Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor pride themselves as the only CrossFit box to open 7 days a week in KL. Established by Dann and a group of workout buddies who discovered the…