Author Archives: Wally
Game of Elbows
Elbows down and in. What’s that mean? It means protect your torso with your arms. It means set yourself up with a good defensive posture so that you expend less energy blocking or parrying incoming strikes. It means keep your … Continue reading
Fear Fitness
When all other variables are held constant and your workout time decreases, you have become “more fit”. That’s one of the core ideas behind doing benchmark workouts and recording your time… so that when that workout comes up again, supposing … Continue reading
Press, Press, Press
This week we’ll be looking at the press family during our skill time. That means making sure you’ve got a straight bar path – making sure you’re racking the bar nice and high up on the chest – making sure … Continue reading
Theme of the Week: The Game
So, you’ve learned a new technique? Now what do you do with it? Put it in mental storage? Hopefully not – hopefully you test it against a resisting opponent, someone who is doing their best to stop you from accomplishing … Continue reading
Real Life?
Pacing is tough equation for CrossFit workouts. The party line is that we’re doing “intense” work – which means going until you fall over, right? So why is it that in some workouts, you’ll actually get a better score if … Continue reading