Developing Power & Strength through the use of the Olympic Lifts.
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." - 2 Corinthians 5:21 As a young kid, long before I really understood who Jesus was, I always wondered why they called the day … [Read more...]
Just like that all of our hopes and dreams are crushed with one number. 14.5 Again. All week I heard about how there was going to be a max lift or no repeat workout or box jumps or the ring muscle up. Instead we get the repeat of the very first … [Read more...]
Everyone loves a good chipper (except for those people that we all know that are just a little crazy and enjoy that AMRAP pain). I especially like this one. It's a really good combination of different skill sets and tests every athlete at some … [Read more...]
This week's Friday Devotional with Spencer … [Read more...]
Well we wanted a short one. You got it! However, 7 minutes is a lot longer than it looks on paper. Remember 7 minutes of burpees? That felt like an eternity! And you couldn't sprint! For a couplet like this one, you can't take your time … [Read more...]
Four years ago The Open debuted and the idea of repeating a qualifying workout was invented there was a ton of pushback. Most athletes felt like repeating the workout was a disservice to the spirit of the competition. That year, when The Open … [Read more...]
Naturally, in classic Dave Castro form, my heart got really excited for about half a second when I heard the word "clean." 16.2, while touted as a strength workout, for most will be about managing the toes to bar and remaining efficient … [Read more...]
When the first open workout was announced this year I, like many of you, released a collective groan. Light barbells, long time domain, and a relatively low amount of skill level are the bane of my fitness existence. However, after completing the … [Read more...]
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16 The CrossFit Games Open is one of the best opportunities for an athlete to evaluate their … [Read more...]
Well 16.1 is here and hopefully you're reading this blog because you just want to reaffirm what you already know. There's not a lot to be discussed as far as strategy for a workout as simple as this one. However here's a couple different … [Read more...]
DON’T LEAVE THE BAR NAKED Originally Posted December 19, 2012 by Spencer Arnold Don’t leave the bar naked…cover it. Once a week I want to address a common problem most lifters and Crossfitters have with their Olympic lifts. Today the target … [Read more...]
I know it has been a couple days late but I wanted to give some credit to our Junior National Championship competitors. Last weekend in Philadelphia, we had a couple Power and Grace athletes compete at the Junior National Championships. In the 53 … [Read more...]
Quick update to those of you asking about upcoming camps and programming DURING the Open. First off all, we will not be doing any trianing camps through the Open in an effort to focus on our athletes and help those of you following our programming … [Read more...]
3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts … [Read more...]
Early in my career as a weightlifter I was working out with five or six guys one afternoon and we decided to write up a clean complex on the board and see who could get the highest percentage of their one rep max clean on that complex. The loser had … [Read more...]