Podcasts about crossfit journal

"How can a movement of such enormous import stir such little interest? It doesn't make sense that the pull-up doesn't inspire the same discussion, analysis, and overall attention that so many other movements do like the bench press and squat." - Greg Glassman

In the conclusion of our five-part series, Michael, Scott, and Kat discuss the CrossFit Journal's defining article, “What Is CrossFit?”.   

In this episode Miguel and James discuss Miguel's first time Snowboarding, James's 2025 Steps Challenge Update, and a recent article posted to CrossFit's website on January 29th, 2025 by Stephane Rochet titled "CrossFit for Health and Fitness vs. CrossFit for Points."Article: https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/crossfit-health-vs-competition

Lynsey Martin joins us to explore the fourth installment in our CrossFit Journal article series, "Nutrition: Avoiding Metabolic Derangement." This article was originally published in November 2003, by CrossFit founder Greg Glassman.   

Discussing Greg Glassman's article from 2003, "A Theoretical Template for CrossFit's Programming".   

We continue our series, looking back on early CrossFit Journal articles. Today, we discuss the article "What Is Fitness," again written by Greg Glassman in 2002.    Link to article: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ-trial.pdf?_gl=1*66ai5h*_gcl_au*MTA5MjA0NTM0MS4xNzM1ODQyNjM1*_ga*NjY1NjQ1NjEwLjE3MzU4NDI2MzY.*_ga_YMP4SGMLNT*MTczNjQ1NjYzOS40LjEuMTczNjQ1NzE5NS4zNy4wLjk1NzQyMTA1MQ..&_ga=2.247161345.420518553.1736456639-665645610.1735842636  

In this episode, Miguel an James share how the first few days of the New Year are shaping up. They dive into Miguel's recent PR while coaching Fran during the New Year's Day WOD and discuss a timely CrossFit Journal article that's perfect for starting the year strong. "Coaching the Mental Side of CrossFit", written by Greg Amundson, was posted on October 25, 2017 to the CrossFit Journal. You can read the article yourself here: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/coaching-the-mental-side-of-crossfit

"We've long desired to offer a fitness competition consistent with our fitness model (See CrossFit Journal October 2002, “What is Fitness?”) and have found the task fraught with difficulties." - Greg Glassman

In this episode, we start a new series that looks at the old Crossfit Journals from the early 2000s. First up, we discuss Greg Glassman's early philosophy from his article "Foundations". 

Carolyne Prevost, Jamie Latimer and Scott Switzer talk about all the news around the CrossFit space.  This week we talk about the WFP details and what all that means.  We will hand out our Year End Awards, We look at the "Gauntlet" workouts that were submitted and pick a winner for the traveling CrossFit Community event workout.  Plus anything else that comes up along the way.

On this episode Miguel and James read and discuss the CrossFit Journal article titled "Five Habits of Highly Successful Eaters" written by Hilary Achauer and published on November 1, 2018. Click here to read the article yourself: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/habits-achauer Thank you for listening!

Episode 165: What is Fitness?In this episode, Ben breaks down the "What is Fitness" CrossFit Journal article from October 2002. The CrossFit methodology originates from this article and how we define fitness. It creates our training and helps us achieve our health and fitness goals. Check out how in all the highlights  below: Ben does know  What is Fitness - Read it here Important 100 words The base of the pyramid Eating enough to support training Do the Major lifts Unilateral training in weightlifting Avoiding the crash of the workout Importance of moving your body through space 10 Physical Skills of CrossFit Importance of longevity with gymnastics Moving your arm in 360 degrees Applying training to the real world Energy systems to use  Health markers for moving from sickness to wellness and fitness Hopefully, this episode helps you understand how we define fitness in the gym and CrossFit. If you have more questions or want help developing your fitness definition, then reach out to your favorite coaches. We've got you covered.Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

WZA So Cal announce ammended line-ups and Captains Picks for their event. PFAA makes demands of CrossFit.  Masters and Teens get their events and now get to compete later this week.  We will give you some people to look out for on the Masters side and share with you the coverage we will do daily from Birmingham.

On this episode James and Miguel read and discuss part 2 of the CrossFit Journal article " Wait a Second: Perfecting the Jerk." Part 1 and 2 of the article was published on October 25th, 2016. It was written by Mike Warkentin based on an interview he did with Coach Mike Burgener - a longtime weightlifting coach and CrossFit Weightlifting subject matter expert. Click here to read Part 1: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/burg3-warkentin Click here to read Part 2: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/burg4-warkentin Click here to read "The Split Jerk: Start to Finish": http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_Jerk_Vaughn_FINAL.pdf Spinning Dancer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_dancer Lovchev CJ: https://www.instagram.com/p/-pXGveCkyy/?hl=en Thank you for listening!

Melissa Urban is a bestselling author and the founder of the Whole 30 nutrition program, known for her transformative journey from an unhealthy lifestyle to becoming a leader in health and wellness. Born in New Hampshire and raised in a close-knit Portuguese Catholic family, Melissa struggled with a five-year drug addiction in her early 20s. After her second stint in rehab, she made the decision to completely overhaul her life, starting with exercise and healthier habits. ⁣ Her recovery journey began at a gym, where she joined a running group that helped her see herself as a healthy person. This mindset shift was crucial in maintaining her sobriety. Melissa's fitness journey evolved from running to triathlons, kettlebells, and eventually CrossFit, where she became deeply involved, even owning a gym and contributing to the CrossFit Journal. In 2009, inspired by her CrossFit experience, Melissa created the Whole 30 as a personal experiment. The program quickly gained popularity, leading her to quit her insurance job in 2010 to focus on it full-time. She relocated to Utah and began holding seminars across the country, marking the start of Whole 30 as a thriving business. Today, the program has expanded into a widely recognized brand, with partnerships with companies like LaCroix and Chipotle. ⁣ Melissa continues to spread the Whole 30 message through social media and her writing, while enjoying life in Salt Lake City, Utah. She remains focused on helping others discover what works best for their health through the Whole 30 program and is dedicated to staying flexible and open to new opportunities.

We get to now Linda as she prepares the the CrossFit Games in the 40-44 year old division.  We learn how this came about, how she found CrossFit and what are her expectations for this year's Games

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On this episode James and Miguel read and discuss the CrossFit Journal article " Wait a Second: Perfecting the Jerk." Part 1 and 2 of the article was published on October 25th, 2016. It was written by Mike Warkentin based on an interview he did with Coach Mike Burgener - a longtime weightlifting coach and CrossFit Weightlifting subject matter expert. Click here to read Part 1: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/burg3-warkentin Click here to read Part 2: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/burg4-warkentin Click here to read "The Split Jerk: Start to Finish": http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_Jerk_Vaughn_FINAL.pdf Thank you for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James read and discuss the CrossFit Journal article titled "Training in the Heat" written by Bill Starr and published on May 1, 2018. Click here to read the article yourself: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/training-in-the-heat Additional Articles: Heat Acclimatization Study: https://www.gssiweb.org/sports-science-exchange/article/sse-153-heat-acclimatization-to-improve-athletic-performance-in-warm-hot-environments Benefits of Training in the Heat: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/surprising-benefits-training-heat/ Thank you for listening!

On this episode Miguel and James read and discuss the CrossFit Journal article titled "The Push-Up" written by Coach Greg Glassman and published on March 1, 2003. Click here to read the article yourself: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/07_03_Pushups.pdf Thank you for listening!

We catch up with our old friend Paige Semenza to find out what the motivation is for her to come back for another season and to get back to the CrossFit Games.0:00 Intro 0:57 Rogue: Committing to the Season4:59 Training & Recovering through Back Issues8:23 Purpose & Shifting Approach12:16 Misfit Athletics: Background & Coaching 15:30 Shirts for Semifinals17:47 Semifinals: Knowing the Workouts Early21:41 Semifinals: Consistency & Confidence28:33 Training with Makenna Enslin33:22 Back in Knoxville 34:59 Wrapping Up

The news exploded while lives on air.  We talk a swing a miss from Hiller, Mal annouces she's out for another season and what a better warm up really is in CrossFit.  Written by Greg Glassman, Published April 2003 "In commercial gyms everywhere, warming up constitutes little more than spending fifteen or twenty minutes on a bike, treadmill, or stair climber. While better than nothing, this approach to warming up is largely a waste of time in that it will not improve flexibility, does not involve the whole body or major functional movements, misses an ideal opportunity for reinforcing and practicing some critical exercises, and poorly prepares an athlete for rigorous athletic training." - Greg Glassman  

Written by Greg Glassman, Published March 2003 "It is CrossFit's contention that cops and soldiers are professional athletes. In fact, we argue that the physical preparedness required of military combat - and by extension law enforcement - matches and regularly surpasses that required of Olympic athletes." - Greg Glassman

The final event of the CrossFit OffSeason has completed and we are talking about it.  Sydney Michalyshen and William Leahy IV are the winners.  What does that mean for them going into the season.  We talked with Boz this week and dive into that conversation.  What did we learn, what is to come and any other nuggets we found interesting.

Written by Greg Glassman, Published March 2003 "The push-up, long a favorite among junior high school P.E. teachers and Marine Corps drill instructors, is for many, more closely associated with punishment than anything else. Though common to group exercise programs, its use in serious strength and conditioning regimens is infrequent." - Greg Glassman

Written by Greg Glassman, Published 2003 "Our kids and our seniors squat, deadlift, push-press, push-jerk, clean and jerk, snatch, pull-up, dip, push-up, bench press, back/hip extend, sit-up, and rope climb. Less weight, fewer reps, more rest, whatever is required to allow exposure to the movements at a challenging but tolerable and intensity is all that is needed to accommodate most special needs."

My guest is Nathan Holiday creator of The Level Method, a systematization of fitness aimed at CrossFit gyms (but usable by anyone) providing a common framework for achieving and objectively measuring fitness.   EPISODE NOTES   https://boxjumper.ca/Episode48   EPISODE LINKS   Level Method Website: https://www.levelmethod.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/thelevelmethod Facebook: https://facebook.com/thelevelmethod   Varied Not Random #134: https://btwb.blog/2023/10/31/varied-not-random-134-this-gym-does-not-assign-rx-loads-in-workouts-should-you/   CrossFit Journal's “What is Fitness” by Greg Glassman: https://journal.crossfit.com/article/what-is-fitness

- Pat & Adrian discuss a CrossFit Journal article entitled “Foundations”.- This article was published in April 2002. It is full of useful information & explanations of methods that hold true even though 20 years have gone by.

“My first Fran time was just over 20 minutes. It's better now, but strict L-sit pull-ups, probably three thrusters at a time … but I just kept doing (CrossFit) because I realized, hey, whatever I've been doing wasn't helping me up until this point, so I need to do more of this stuff.”Long-time member of the CrossFit staff Dave Eubanks joins the podcast to share his story of finding CrossFit, working his way up to Senior Manager of Competition, and balancing the criticism that comes with leading scoring.Eubanks — who was a personal trainer at the time — first found CrossFit in 2007 through a short blurb in a magazine he picked up while waiting for his grandmother to get her bloodwork done. He spent the weekend reading the CrossFit Journal and was hooked.Eubanks took his Level 1, opened an affiliate, and then pursued his Level 2, which led to a position on the Seminar Staff. After success in other roles within the space, he was asked to head Scoring for the CrossFit Games.In addition to leading the competition team, managing video submissions, and reviewing scores during the Games season, Eubanks has also been a prominent figure in creating the new Worldwide Ranking System.Listen in as Eubanks reminisces about his experience training CrossFit for the first time, shares stories from his Level 1 and Level 2 courses, being taught by well-known names like Nicole Carroll and Todd Widman, and details his CrossFit career.Learn how CrossFit and the competition team are working toward growing and progressing the sport, and providing athletes and the community with a great experience through all stages of competition.

"The template is engineered to allow for a wide and constantly varied stimulus, randomized within some parameters, but still true to the aims and purposes of CrossFit as described in the “What is Fitness?” issue. Our template contains sufficient structure to formalize or define our programming objectives while not setting in stone parameters that must be left to variance if the workouts are going to meet our needs. That is our mission – to ideally blend structure and flexibility." - Greg Glassman

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "Fooling Around with Fran". James and Josh discuss this classic CrossFit benchmark workout and dive into some interesting calculations that can be done with benchmark data to figure out an athlete's power output along with some variations of Fran that might be interesting to take on at the gym. Read the article and join the study: ⁠Fooling Around with Fran⁠. ⁠⁠Level 3 Requirements & Handbook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Level 3 Study Materials⁠⁠ Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat  Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify &  iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

I haven't been this excited about a coach's body of work since reading the original CrossFit Journal articles by Greg Glassman in 2005. Rich Diaz's work in the endurance community and his unique protocol for energy system training (The "Flow" Method") has been very eye-opening for me personally in my fitness pursuits, and I believe more coaches and athletes should be exposed to his unique training method. His resume is beyond impressive and includes working with some of the best athletes in fitness racing today, including OCR champions such as Veejay Jones, Hyrox champions like Hunter McIntyre, and high-level CF athletes such as Ryan Fischer. Check it out. www.diazhumanperformance.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wtfgymtalk/message

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they discuss the CrossFit Journal article written by Greg Glassman titled "A Postural Error, A Costly Biomechanical Fault: Muted Hip Function (MHF). James and Josh discuss what Muted Hip Function is, how it effects athletic movement, more anatomy and physiology, and strategies to correct the error. Bonus: Josh takes a quiz that helps to review some topics from the Simple Nutrition study sessions. Read the article and join the study: A Postural Error: Muted Hip Function. ⁠Level 3 Requirements & Handbook⁠ ⁠Level 3 Study Materials⁠ Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat  Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify &  iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: ⁠https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they conclude their discussion on the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series presented by Coach E.C. Synkowski featured in the CrossFit Journal. Topics include the Zone Diet, using different diet plans as tools to achieve goals, practical advice for planning meals, and building healthy & positive relationships with food and eating. Watch the original videos and join the study: Simple Nutrition. CrossFit Journal #21 Level 3 Requirements & Handbook Level 3 Study Materials Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify & iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they continue their discussion on the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series presented by Coach E.C. Synkowski featured in the CrossFit Journal. Topics include vegetables, nuts and seeds, fruits and starch, sugar, oils, dairy, and alcohol. Watch the original videos and join the study: Simple Nutrition. L3 Study: Simple Nutrition - Part 1 Eat This, Not That Book Level 3 Requirements & Handbook Level 3 Study Materials Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify & iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show to continue their studying to prepare Josh for the CrossFit Level 3 examination. This time they start with an A&P quiz to review topics from the last study and then begin to cover the topic of nutrition by discussing the "Simple Nutrition" five-part video series featured in the CrossFit Journal. The presentation is given by Coach E.C. Synkowski who breaks down the first two sentences in CrossFit's 100 Words of Fitness written by Greg Glassman: "Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake levels that will support exercise but not body fat." Topics covered here in Part 1 are: macronutrients, micronutrients, nutrient density, nutrient synergy, protein, and fat. Watch the original videos and join the study: Simple Nutrition. Level 3 Requirements & Handbook Level 3 Study Materials Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify & iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

On this episode James welcomes Josh Heller back to the show! Josh, a current CrossFit Level 2 Trainer, is embarking on a journey of study to someday sit for the Level 3 Certified CrossFit Trainer examination. As a L3 Hopeful, Josh needs to hit the books and study CrossFit Methodology in addition continuing to spending time coaching athletes in the gym. To kick off the study James and Josh read "Benchmark Workouts" written by Greg Glassman for the September 2003 edition of the CrossFit Journal. The two breakdown the article talking about their main takeaways and discussing topics such as coaching standards, "The Girls," metabolic demands of these benchmarks, exploiting weakness, and coaching strategies. Read the article and join the study: Benchmark Workouts Instagram video discussed during the episode: Click Here Thank you for listening! Song: The Mandalorian Theme (Metal Version) | Music provided by Mat Graham of Artificial Fear | Listen to Artificial Fear on Spotify & iTunes | Subscribe & Watch: https://youtu.be/Wa6j9QqkaQE

The debate of "Who is the Fittest" and "Who is the most Athletic" has been going on since the dawn of the CrossFit Games.  Hooverball is an old school CrossFit game that actually predates CrossFit itself! In this episode of the Glassman Chipper, Bill and Chase talk about the greatest athletic test for the Fittest on Earth that many have forgotten about. 

"There are movements that will never make it to your local gym and they include some of the best exercises ever known. There is a collection of them known as “the odd lifts.” It would be foolish to ignore these lifts. It would be even more foolish to approach them with other than extreme caution." - Greg Glassman JOURNAL ARTICLE PDF: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/05_03_The_Odd_Lifts.pdf

Coach Glassman: Gymnasts have no peer in trunk and hip flexion, upper-body strength in multiple joint angles, agility, accuracy, balance, coordination. Their domain is body control. Weightlifters are masters of power, speed, and hip and leg strength. Powerful hip extension is the most critical element of human performance and none have the capacity of the weightlifters. Sprinters have enormous physical potential due to their metabolic competency across anaerobic and aerobic pathways and because of the speed, power, and total conditioning that sprinting demands. Blending workouts from each domain gives us a total greater than the sum of the parts – a gorgeous hybrid. CrossFit Journal Article:  http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/05_03_Interview_Glassman.pdf

"As the athlete moves from shoulder press, to push press, to push jerk, the importance of core to extremity muscle recruitment is learned and reinforced. This concept alone would justify the practice and training of these lifts." - Greg Glassman CrossFit Journal Article: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/PushpressJan03.pdf

The most powerful forces that can be generated by the human body are initiated, controlled, and dominated by the hip. Unfortunately, in the majority of trainees, some degree of hip dysfunction creates postures and mechanics that reduce power and stability and are generally unsound. The faulty mechanics arise from inadequate training and insufficient practice of critical hip movements. We've named this widespread fault “muted hip function” or “MHF.”

For this weeks CrossFit Journal Book Club we take a look at look at 3 workouts that were considered great all around tests of Fitness 20 years ago. We will look at why this was the claim back then and how that claim has changed at the sports and athletes have evolved over the last 2 decades.

Today we visit the Glassman Chipper artcile #08 called the "Squat Clinic".  Bill and Chase dive into the long lost art of how important a basic squat can and how being proficient there can translate to improving nearly everything from Fitness to Health.  "Why Squat? The squat is essential to your well-being. The squat can both greatly improve your athleticism and keep your hips, back, and knees sound and functioning in your senior years. Not only is the squat not detrimental to the knees it is remarkably rehabilitative of cranky, damaged, or delicate knees. In fact, if you do not squat, your knees are not healthy regardless of how free of pain or discomfort you are." 

Another combo edition of the The Glassman Chipper for articles #06/#07 "The Glycemic Index" + "Fast Food". In this week's episode of the Glassman Chipper Book Club we look into the perils of the overconsumption of high glycemic and processed foods has been the catalyst of a wave of Chronic Disease that kills over 40 million people yearly.   CrossFit Journal Articles: "The Glycemic Index" http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/GlycemicNov02.pdf "Fast Food" http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/FastFoodDec02.pdf

On today's CrossFit Journal "Book Club" we will be going over articles #04/05 of the Glassman Chipper. "How to row a sub 7:00 2K" and "The Muscle Up". These two are unique as we move from Theoretical material to Movement material.   "Our purpose here is to show specifically how a simple goal, like rowing a seven-minute two thousand meters, can not only be systematically and deliberately approached from multiple protocols, but can generally encourage similar thinking in pursuing other fitness milestones." - Greg Glassman "SUB 7:00 2K ROW" http://library.crossfit.com/premium/pdf/Row2K_Nov02.pdf?e=1461269040&h=4fb3da3f4e70f774ec4d863af9b9a385 "THE MUSCLE UP" http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/Muscle-upNov02.pdf

Imagine a world where the only definition of fitness was "the ability to transmit genes and being healthy" That was where the fitness industry was at just 20 years ago. In comes Greg Glassman and CrossFit where not only did we define what Fitness was and how our definition changed the way we looked at Health but that definition would someday birth a revolutionary test that set out to find who the "Fittest on Earth" really were.

Chase and Bill sit down with our 2nd article from the Glassman Chipper called "The Garage Gym". 20 years ago there were not CrossFit gyms to call home, we have to make do with what the commercial gym would allow us to and it wasn't much.. so what could we do? The answer: BUILD OUR OWN.

Bill and Chase go through Journal Article #01 of the "Glassman Chipper" called "Foundations" and recenter/refocus where we all came from and why.   PDF of this article can be found here: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/Foundations.pdf