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It’s 40 or so minutes before the Open WOD launches and you’re in the double.  As you scan the room you see athletes rowing and foam rolling, using resistance bands and PVC pipes, all with the goal of being mobile and warm for the impending test of fitness.  You know you should join their ranks...
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Some things are nearly certain about the upcoming 2014 CrossFit Open: there will be five workouts; each will be an AMRAP, and each will include movements like snatches, shoulder to overhead, box jumps, and more.  The brilliance of CrossFit (and the Open) is the creative ways these movements can be combined to create unique stimuli. ...
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On February 27, 2014, the CrossFit Open will begin!  This five-week competition enables athletes to celebrate their love of CrossFit while competing against more than 150,000 athletes worldwide.  I know there is hesitation for some about competing but before you make your final decision, here are six reasons why everyone at ACF should compete in the...
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Fitness and Sport are back on our WOD page. We are following programming that preps all of us for everyday life and some athletes choose to compete in the sport of CrossFit. As an athlete it is your choice on which option you will pick in class. As always coaches are available to help scale...
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After reading a CrossFit Journal article by Greg Glassman simply named “the Deadlift” I have come to realize the true benefit of the deadlift.  Mr. Glassman says in sentence one “The deadlift is unrivaled in its simplicity and impact while unique in its capacity for increasing head to toe strength.”  Simply put, the deadlift can...
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What I enjoy most about Albany CrossFit is the structure. I know almost everyone says "community" but I'll get to that. I LOVE structure. I love that there's a workout already planned for me and someone telling me to do it. I'm not the kind of person that can go to a gym and workout because...
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Come join Cindy Lunsford, owner of Hot Yoga Saratoga, in a special donation workshop at Albany CrossFit on Saturday February 22 from 1pm-2pm. All of the donations will benefit the Africa Yoga Project. In this workshop, Cindy will teach students the fundamentals of handstanding and holding handstands with proper alignment. Through various prep exercises, students...
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