The bench press is an awesome exercise that can be incredible for your upper-body strength, particularly your chest, shoulders, and triceps. It’s not just about pushing a barbell off your chest; it’s about unlocking your strength potential, enhancing your functional pressing abilities, and even refining other key CrossFit movements.
In this article, I’m going to teach you how to learn strict pull-ups using bands. Pull-ups can be challenging, but with the right technique and assistance from bands, you can build the necessary strength to do them without any assistance at all. The bands are a great tool to help you develop that strength and progress towards more advanced movements like kipping pull-ups or muscle-ups.
So, let’s dive into how to use bands effectively and keep getting stronger.
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Welcome to our awesome guide on how to master wall balls. Wall balls are an incredible exercise that combines strength, power, and conditioning. Whether you’re just starting out or already an experienced athlete, we’ve got six simple tips to help you improve your technique and boost your performance. So let’s get right into it!
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Do you want to take your CrossFit competition game to the next level? It’s no secret that diet and nutrition have a huge impact on an athlete’s performance. But with so many different diets out there, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out what will work best for you as a competitive CrossFit athlete.
Today, we’re here to give you all the information you need in order to create an ultimate CrossFit Competitive Athlete’s Diet specifically for optimal performance!
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CrossFit is a grippy sport that requires handling barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells and pull-up bars regularly. Calluses aren’t a bad thing; they help toughen your hands to take on more of this grippy work!
However, left untreated, calluses build up so much that they end up ripping off, tearing your skin and leaving you unable to perform for days. With the right care and attention, you can help prevent hand calluses tearing and keep pushing yourself to new heights.
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The shoulder press, also known as the overhead press or strict press, is a strength training exercise you’ll often see programmed in CrossFit. It builds strength and stability in the shoulders, triceps, and upper back muscles, and can be performed with various equipment such as barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells.
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CrossFit Hero workout ‘Murph’ is a brutal test which beginners may feel intimidated by – but that’s no reason not to take part in honoring Navy SEAL, Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
Just like every other CrossFit workout, Murph is scalable for athletes of all abilities, and in this article I’m going to show you how to do that effectively.
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The CrossFit Murph Challenge is a workout named after a fallen Navy SEAL, Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. This workout was created to honor his sacrifice and service, and it has become a popular event for CrossFit athletes all over the world.
In this article I’m going to give you the ultimate Murph training plan, including how to warm up for the workout itself, and what you can do in the weeks leading up to it to prepare!
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