So long Assault Bike. You'll be...well, so long. In May 2021, CrossFit LLC announced that the Rogue Echo Bike is the new official air bike of CrossFit. This ends the Assault Bike's position as the standard CrossFit Games bike since 2015. Our own gym made the switch around the same time,…
From the moment the clock struck midnight on Halloween, the holiday season was upon us. As we put away spooky decorations, retailers were decking the CVS with bounds of holly. That night the commercials interrupting our favorite shows were of happy couples waking on Christmas morning to behold their brand-new…
No matter how hard we work in class, it's what we eat that is the largest determining factor of our fitness. In fact, most experts agree that diet accounts for 70% to 80% of how our physique looks. You've heard it before: abs are made in the kitchen. Photo by Mike Von on Unsplash It…
Have you ever had an unexpected great morning at CrossFit? You come to class yawning and moving slow but otherwise ready to work. You're in good spirits, but you've certainly felt more prepared to conquer on other mornings. No matter. Time to turn off the complaining part of your brain…
I've tried every diet imaginable. I know how the stomach feels feeding it 200 calories every three hours, and how it feels while depriving it of anything but water and coffee for 18. I've been vegan and vegetarian and keto and paleo. I've been bulletproof too, and while feeling like a superhero, my body looked…
Okay, AMRAP wall balls for 90 seconds. You just rolled off the assault bike and staggered to your medicine ball - an object that once felt like a feather and now feels like a cannonball. One. Okay, not so bad. Two. That one hurt. Three. Has it been 90 seconds…