I learned at the CrossFit Gymnastics Seminar that gymnastics is about making shapes. We spend a lot of time at Roots drilling the proper shapes of a kip, so by now you know that the kip consists of 2 shapes; the hollow and the arch. To kip is just to move from one shape to...Read More
An elimination diet is the gold standard for identifying food sensitivities. The basic premise is to remove an item from your diet for 3-4 weeks, reintroduce it and observe the effects. If the reintroduction increases symptoms, the food should be kept out of your diet at least for the short-term. It is important to reintroduce...Read More
Want to up your pull-up game with one simple fix? Wrap your thumb around the bar. That’s right, wrapping your thumb helps to create a stable shoulder position to pull from, it’s a stronger grip and it has loads more transferability. Of course it’s going to feel “weird” in the beginning, so did the overhead...Read More
When I first began CrossFit I fell in love with the fun of it, but I’m human and so it didn’t take long for me to get caught up in the aesthetics and then the competitive side of things as I progressed. In general, it’s safe to say that few people exercise with the main...Read More
Hand Balancing Clinic Spend some extra time each week developing hand balancing strength and coordination. We will train handstands as well as work on several different ways to balance on our hands. This development has a natural carry over to a more balanced overhead position as well as pushing strength. Some of the movements we’ll be...Read More
CrossFit is defined as constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. Constantly varied meaning any and all imaginable tasks, and the goal of that training method is to create a well-rounded and general fitness base. But “any and all imaginable tasks” covers a lot of things! And what about the tasks we can’t yet...Read More
