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A New Way to ME Black Box
Michael Rutherford
| May 29 2008 |
Training: General
Introduction
It was 2004 when I first started integrating M.E. lifts with the CrossFit high intensity randomized protocol. I have since tried some new methods, which have proven successful. They tell me at the Performance Menu that the M.E. articles are the most popular back issues on the shelf. I still receive e-mail each week with questions on the implementation on the template.
The mother ship CrossFit.com with a push from Starting Strength guru Mark Rippetoe now includes a heavy dose ......
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Tumbling Warm-up
Stephane Rochet
| April 30 2008 |
Training: General
During the past six months, the University of San Diego Varsity Weight Room has experienced a modest remodeling. Equipment and power racks were moved in order to clear out a space on one side of the room. This space was then filled with 12’x 42’ of carpet bonded foam tumbling mats. A new warm-up was then introduced to USD student-athletes.
With real estate at such a premium in weight rooms, why did we go to the trouble of moving so much equipment only to fill it with a tumbling ma......
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Breathing and Breath Control for Olympic Weightlifting
Greg Everett
| April 1 2008 |
Training: General
Breath control is critical for increasing and maintaining the structural integrity of the torso while under heavy loads. The supporting musculature is alone inadequate—in order to adequately stabilize the spine, the abdominal and thoracic cavities must be pressurized. Additionally, we need to create as broad of a base for the torso as possible—the rationale for this should be obvious if one considers the structural integrity of a pyramid versus an upside-down pyramid. Drawing in the ......
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The Protein Debate: Dr. Loren Cordain & T. Colin Campbell
Loren Cordain
| March 19 2008 |
Nutrition
Protein plays a litany of roles in living systems: structural elements, peptide hormones, cell recognition, antibodies… the list is staggering and continues to grow as our understanding of biology expands. What, however, is the role of dietary protein in health and disease in humans? Is the source, type and quantity intimately and directly tied to optimal physical development and continued wellbeing? Is it causative or preventative of disease? How do we know, and how can we know?
One w......
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CrossFit Criteria
Greg Everett
| February 29 2008 |
Training: General
This whole CrossFit thing is getting big. Thanks to the interminable wisdom and foresight of one Robb Wolf—a kind and generous man as long as you don’t ask him if he’s a runner—I was personally introduced to CrossFit in its public infancy. At this time, the finer details of the theory were still developing rapidly around the very solid yet rudimentary foundation. Gone are the simple days when the affiliates list on the website was only an inch long and prospective clients......
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Dumbbell Unilateral Training Alternatives
Michael Rutherford
| January 31 2008 |
Training: General
If you are in the strength and conditioning game long enough you are going to encounter structural and muscular imbalances along the way.
These imbalances and weakness occur naturally and by way of accident or injury. Rarely if ever will these situations correct themselves. The least offensive result is a decrease in performance. The most offensive result is a career ending injury.
The old cliché of the ankle bone being connected to the hip bone and so on is not far off base.
Phy......
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Kyphosis & Shoulder Mobility: Practical Correction
Robb Wolf
| November 28 2007 |
Training: General
Working as a generalist strength & conditioning coach using CrossFit methodology appears to be a case of “Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None” and in some sense this may be accurate. I teach some gymnastics, but I am not a gymnastics coach and will never develop an athlete to even an “A” level gymnast. We play with the Olympic lifts and although I am a “USAW Club Coach” my list of ’08 hopefuls is…um, skinny. For most endeavors I feel that I am ......
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Developing the Iron Cross
Steven Low
| November 1 2007 |
Training: General
Training for the iron cross is no joke. The long-term difficulty of attaining this move is similar to the time it takes to acquire strength moves like the planche. It is very hard to see consistent progress over a couple of weeks; however, looking at the big picture the strength gains are incredible. Thus, it is recommended that iron cross development should only be undertaken by very motivated athletes who can dedicate enough time.
The iron cross gives an enormous amount of brute pulling st......
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Building A Lifting Platform on a Slope
Greg Everett
| September 13 2007 |
Equipment
You want an outdoor weightlifting platform. Maybe indoor space is limited, or maybe you just want to boost testosterone with 20-rep squats in the sun. But for some silly reason, the folks who built your facility were concerned with water drainage and the area in which you want your platform is sloped. Sloped weightlifting platforms, it turns out, don't work well.
I ran into this problem when building a weightlifting platform for NorCal Strength & Conditioning. Overcoming the slope t......
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Modifying a Sled for Use on Cement
Greg Everett
| September 13 2007 |
Equipment
Pulling a metal sled on a cement surface is problematic for two primary reasons: first, the skids will eventually be ground away leaving you with an entirely useless piece of equipment, and two, the neighbors don't appreciate the sound of metal scraping over cement for extended periods of time.
Instead of spending money on a new sled, spend $10 and 30 minutes on some aftermarket modification to allow the use of your current sled on the cement.
You will need:
A sled
A stri......
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