Forum: Fitness
08-05-2011, 01:32 PM
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Forum: Exercises
08-04-2011, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,859
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Forum: Nutrition
01-28-2011, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,264
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Forum: Fitness
01-26-2011, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,449
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
01-26-2011, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,757
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Forum: Exercises
01-13-2011, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,121
Re: Seeking “tricks” to stop the arm pulling
I have. It seems, to me, if you tense up your arms and try it when your wrists are hooked and your forearm is contracted it is more difficult to bend the elbow. Just what I get out of it. I...
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Forum: Equipment
01-13-2011, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,600
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Forum: Exercises
01-12-2011, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,121
Re: Seeking “tricks” to stop the arm pulling
Flex the wrist this will contract the muscles in your forearm which will make it very difficult for you to bend your elbows. Here is a video of Casey Burgener with still shots you can see the...
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Forum: Exercises
01-11-2011, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,121
Re: Seeking “tricks” to stop the arm pulling
You want to hook your wrists (curl them back towards you) before you start your pull. By hooking the wrists this will not allow your elbows to bend. Theoretically this will let you finish your...
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Forum: Equipment
01-11-2011, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,600
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Forum: Competitions
01-05-2011, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,523
Re: So Crossfit Football Combine....
Must be a poorly run combine. The standard is shoulder blades and butt both must be in contact the entire time. I use to help judge Nike Combines for High School players about 6-7 years ago in Los...
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Forum: Fitness
12-24-2010, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,953
Biggest Joke in Sports
Interesting rant about training for sports and not doing complete training. It has some very good points if you make it though the 10 mins. Mainly the concept of specialization at an early age. ...
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Forum: Starting
12-14-2010, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,464
Re: How to warm up for max weight olympic lift
I am a HS football coach and have done strength and conditioning for our players for 16 years. The standard we use is Burgener warm up (we do it everyday) and on a Max day we go 70% x 3, 80% x 1,...
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Forum: Nutrition
11-08-2010, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,842
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Forum: Exercises
10-20-2010, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,189
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Forum: Exercises
10-18-2010, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,900
Re: Chaining box jumps and knee pain
When having people jump down we talk about "landing like a Ninja" You want a very quite landing and the only way to achieve this is to get a lot more leg bend with each landing. Also make sure...
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Forum: Starting
10-18-2010, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,854
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
07-28-2010, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,393
Re: Crossfit and Asthma
I am a life long asthma sufferer. I take Advir 2x a day for since the day it came out. Here is what I have found. I eliminated gluten and started taking 5 grams of fish oil a day (EPA/DHA), about...
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Forum: Nutrition
07-20-2010, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,953
Re: Review: Redbridge Beer (Gluten Free)
This is the best gluten free beer. I find it at Henry's Market for $6.49 a 6 pack or at Bevmo for $7.49 a 6 pack. Bard's Tail is the other good gluten free beer but it runs closer to $10 a 6 pack
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Forum: Competitions
07-18-2010, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 25,370
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Forum: Competitions
07-18-2010, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 20,987
Re: Thoughts on 2010 Individual Events?
The Sandbag WOD was good for the big guys as well as the 205 lbs clean, but the addition of the ring HSPU made it difficult for the big guys to get ahead. I would agree that the WOD's favored the...
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Forum: Nutrition
05-31-2010, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 0
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Corn Refiners Association Propoganda
OK I just saw an ad on TV about how High Fructose Corn Syrup is just just like sugar. Facts are neither are good for you but the propaganda is disgusting. My take is that HFCS can't be made with...
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Forum: Nutrition
03-23-2010, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,205
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Forum: Fitness
03-25-2006, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,136
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Forum: Nutrition
03-23-2006, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,334
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