Over the past 3 articles, I have alternated between praising and criticizing Greg Glassman’s CrossFit. The first one was about the definition of fitness (100 words). The second one was about the three fitness standards. The third one was about the sickness-wellness-fitness continuum. Today, I’m looking at the “Implementation” section of the October 2002 CrossFitContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 4”
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CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3
This blog series is not so much a series of lessons about the history of CrossFit, but more like a history of the lessons I learned from doing CrossFit. (Read pt.1 here and pt. 2 here). To be absolutely fair, I have to credit Greg Glassman’s ideas about fitness with inspiring me and exciting meContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3”
CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2
Yesterday, I began a series of articles responding to Greg Glassman’s original CrossFit Journal. It’s 18 years later and I think we should have learned a few things by now. CrossFit’s First Fitness Standard This is the model of the 10 general physical skills, which Greg picked up from Dynamax. There’s a lot of controversyContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2”
CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1
CrossFit hasn’t changed their core message in 18 years, but we who’ve been through it know better now. Here is the first in a series of blogs about it. This is a photo of a care package I sent to my brother in Iraq in the autumn of 2003. I had recently discovered this websiteContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1”
Assessing in Fitness
I’m putting myself through a 2-week cycle of assessments right now and reflecting on the history of this concept. We didn’t always know how to assess fitness. Here’s some history for you. One of the first people to attempt a holistic system of fitness assessments was Dave Werner. These photos are from his first systemContinue reading “Assessing in Fitness”
Why Do I Mess With Yoga?
Every day, I post up photos of my whiteboard on Instagram (@nicnakis). These are my workout logs, and sometimes they say something about Yoga. What do I get out of Yoga and why have I been practicing it for 25 years? Mental Practice I guess it starts with learning: learning strange names and words andContinue reading “Why Do I Mess With Yoga?”
Food Pictures, Some More
Two food picture posts in one week? I must be getting lazy! No, I just don’t have it in me to write a lot today and I’ve been piling up these food photos. So, here you go.
Do I Need to Learn to Use Myofascial Release Tools?
If you’re doing it right, you won’t have to learn how to use this. Here’s a common question that I get: “Should I buy a foam roller?” And the answer, of course, is, “It depends.” For most of my clients, I would say no, they don’t need to buy a foam roller. If they’re sleepingContinue reading “Do I Need to Learn to Use Myofascial Release Tools?”
Time in the Trenches
Sometimes I meet people who have just gotten into CrossFit and they’re super gung-ho about it. (Or maybe they found CrossFit 5 years ago). They’ve watched a ton of stuff on YouTube and watched the CrossFit Games, maybe read a bunch of CrossFit Journal articles. They think know everything and they are unwilling to listenContinue reading “Time in the Trenches”
Food Pics Never Stop
My son shouts at me to “stop!” every time I take a picture of my food for Instagram, but food pictures never stop.
SMART, FIT, AND CLEAN 