Intermittent fasting is by far my favorite way to keep myself lean, while still gaining mass and endurance all the while eating anything wholesome I want. There seems to be a lot of misinformation out there right now regarding I.F. and in this article I hope to dispell some of those myths and guide you [...]
First, let me say that I didn’t do a very hardcore workout today and I’ll give a bit more detail in the update that follows. Here’s the workout:
6 rounds of 1 minute rope jumping, averaging 100-200 jumps per minute, varying the style such as double-unders, alternating feet, two feet at once, knee to chest, etc.
2 [...]
This is one of the most fun yet challenging of the CF workouts. While I love working with iron, as they say, I still feel that it’s only a diversion until you have “mastered” your own bodyweight.
Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats
Rest precisely three minutes between each round. Post time for [...]
Complete in twenty minutes as many rounds as you can of:
25 Squats
10 Strict pull-ups
10 Ring dips
Today was pretty good, though I had just gotten up and felt weak at the beginning.
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Yesterday’s bout of death was a crazy 30 Muscle-ups for time, or 120 pull-ups and 120 dips if you cannot do the MU or don’t have proper equipment. I’m not sure whether I agree that 4 pull-ups and 4 dips is an effective replacement for 1 muscle up for me personally, as I can do [...]
Crossfit posted this really great site by John Gill today which has a lot of ‘feats of strength’ on it, such as the one armed chin using only the little finger, etc. Now that’s TRUE strength! Really motivational!!
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I found this awesome primer on gymastic skills in my bookmarks this afternoon. It’s from dragondoor.com, which has a lot of great stuff on it such as Pavel Tsatsouline and his kettlebells, serious stuff!
Building an Olympic Body through Bodyweight Conditioning
by Christopher Sommer
We have all seen them on television during the Olympics; these powerful men performing [...]
I found a really cool article/interview with gymnastics Coach Christopher Sommer a while ago on T-Nation and figured I’d post it here for you all to read. The author, by the way, is Chris Shugart. Enjoy!
It happens every four years. Bodybuilders and fitness buffs around the world marvel at the physiques of the male [...]
