Every Memorial Day, CrossFitters emerge from their boxes ready to rumble. Totaling a two-mile journey — plus 600 bodyweight reps while wearing a weighted vest — the Murph CrossFit workout will challenge even the most hardcore athletes. Murph sandwiches 100...
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Strength is strength. Fortunately, there’s a lot more to it than that. Human beings have competed in tests of strength since, essentially, the dawn of time. From crude rock-lifting competitions to the Olympic Games, strength has been systematized, economized, and categorized. Two of the most prominent disciplines in the world...
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Few sports adhere to the so-called “10,000-hour rule” like Olympic lifting. While your technique certainly matters a great deal for every exercise you do in the gym, the nature of the snatch and clean & jerk in particular — weightlifting’s two competitive disciplines — commands your respect and attention. What,...
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All squats are not created equal. I repeat, all squats are not created equal. Many lifters and athletes perform squats in the same way in which they were first taught and/or have seen on Instagram and Youtube. While those are both great resources for squat development, many lifters fail to...
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The first image that comes to mind when you think about getting stronger may well be of barbells and going hard in the squat rack. That’s certainly one way to do it. You can also get absurdly strong with no equipment at all (well, maybe a pull-up bar). True, you’re...
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