CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 5

Continuing to re-read the October 2002 CrossFit Journal and process my thoughts and reflections based on 17 years of experience with these ideas (I encountered them in 2003). Here are the previous 4 articles on this topic: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3 CrossFit History Lessons,Continue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 5”

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”

Fit, Part 3: Movement Ability

Two weeks ago, I explained my concept of “Fit”.  In my system, this is made up of 3 umbrella categories: endurance, strength, and movement ability.  I already wrote about Endurance and about Strength.  Today, I am writing about Movement Ability.  Movement Ability This is your ability to move. It includes movement in all the possibleContinue reading “Fit, Part 3: Movement Ability”