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A Love Letter to Amanda

By: WOD Father Published on: 16/02/2025

The weightlifting-gymnastics couplet workout is a hallmark of CrossFit programming. Benchmark workouts like Diane, Elizabeth or Fran pair a challenging gymnastics movement with a barbell movement providing an unparalleled training stimulus. Elegant and effective!

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A Love Letter to Amanda

6 Tips: How to Get the Most Out of CrossFit

6 Tips: How to Get the Most Out of CrossFitBy: WOD Father Published on: 24/01/2025

So, why doesn’t CrossFit work for everyone? How do you approach CrossFit so that you can continue doing it for life?

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6 Tips: How to Get the Most Out of CrossFit

Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?

Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?By: WOD Father Published on: 17/01/2025

Statistically, the get up and go test has been proven to be the best predictor of all cause mortality outperforming blood draws, genetics or any other single attribute measure available to medicine.

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Why is the Get Up and Go Test the Best Predictor of All Cause Mortality and What does it Mean for You?

Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should Care

Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should CareBy: WOD Father Published on: 26/12/2024

It is a failing of the fitness industry that exercises chosen randomly often end up overstimulating tonic muscles which need relaxation, while stretching phasic muscles which need to be activated and strengthened.

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Tonic v Phasic Muscles: Implications for Training and Why You Should Care

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