As the dust settles on the 2014 CrossFit Games Camille Leblanc-Bazinet and Rich Froning are the fittest athletes in the world. After watching Rich’s four 1st place finishes Sunday with Matt Fraser nipping at his heals and Camille finally reaching the pinnacle of the sport of fitness I can’t help but feel inspired. If you have been following...Read More
What a mix of emotions watching them. It started with masters men….holy moly. Any and all age ranges was exciting to watch. When I watched the women,I got motivated, excited, loud and had tears when watching any one particular athlete finish right under the time cap or come from behind because steady wins the race....Read More
It’s Sunday at the Puorto house, dishes are clanging in the kitchen, the smell of olive oil on the stove is prominent, wine bottles are scattered throughout the living room and continue to the back porch, conversations overlap like a bad editing video… if you were to walk in during one of these Sunday’s in...Read More
While watching the CrossFit games there is one thing that really stood out to me. Even after pushing through a grueling workout just about every single athlete went back into the field to cheer on their fellow competitor. It didn’t matter how tired they were, they made sure that they were pushing their competition to...Read More
On the surface, the Crossfit Games is the penultimate showcase of functional fitness. Mere mortals look on adoringly as beasts and goddesses with bronzed, chiseled physiques dispose of seemingly impossible tests of fitness: a biathlon and its 45 muscle-ups; a 3k row, 300 double unders and a 3-mile run; heck, “Grace” wasn’t challenging enough so...Read More
The games – I sit here in awe watching the CrossFit games. From the masters, to team, to the individuals. Who wouldn’t be in awe? These athletes are true role models of CrossFit and of beauty. I took interest in listening to the broadcasters talk about the lives some of these athletes lead. From running...Read More
If you are reading this article, I’ll bet dollars to donuts you know that Rich Froning won the 2014 CrossFit Games this past weekend. You probably also know that this was Froning’s fourth consecutive win at the Games. But did you know that he couldn’t have done it without his buddy, Jason Khalipa? No, they don’t train...Read More
1) The Turkish Get-up This movement is great for numerous reasons. The Turkish get-up is a requires that you fully engage your entire body in order to complete the movement. So, you are not isolating any particular body part, instead you have to coordinate yourself through the movement. This allows you to work on coordination,...Read More
In football it’s the scream-filled, helmet-slap-laden sack dance on a second down play when the team trails by four touchdowns. In baseball it’s the bat-flipping, chest-beating homerun celebration the lands in seats already emptied by a lopsided score In basketball it’s the Jordan-esque jump and fist pump after a last second shot that ends the...Read More
