The Second Pull Blog — crossfit

Rising to the top of your sport is no easy task and staying on top is even harder. Mary Schwing knows this all too well after winning the Masters Women 60+ division at the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games and finishing 3rd at the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games. Heading into the 2014 Games, Schwing is looking strong and poised to win her second title and capture her third podium finish in as many years. She's currently ranked first worldwide after winning both the 2014 Open and the inaugural Masters Regional (two wins and two Top 5 finishes in all 4 events)....

This past weekend saw the fitness frenzy and whirlwind of WODs otherwise known as the CrossFit Regionals come to a close. For the past 4 weeks athletes in 17 regions around the world fought tooth and nail for just a handful of qualifying spots to the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games. The regional events and programming this year took a more traditional CrossFit turn, and it showed in some very surprising results. Gymnastics, body weight movements, agility, and endurance took center stage which played into the favor of some athletes more than others. In the past a regional workout featuring heavy...

CrossFit is fun and we love doing it, but that doesn't mean we love every WOD that ends up on the whiteboard. Fitness blogger Andy Peloquin and WOD Talk share a handful of WODs that have earned the contempt of crossfitters worldwide. We all have a WOD or two that we look forward to every time they come around. It’s our very favorite, and they make our hearts sing when we see them on the schedule. You blast through that WOD with a smile on your exhausted, sweaty face. And then there are the WODs that fill you with dread every...

GymnasticsWOD's Carl Paoli teams up with Nate Helming from The Run Experience to show you his favorite core exercises to improve your running and make you a stronger athlete. Movement specialist and CrossFit coach Carl Paoli is the founder of GymnasticsWOD and author of the upcoming book Freestyle. As one of the most sought after CrossFit coaches in the world he has worked with some of the biggest names in the sport to improve their gymnastics and movement abilities. Nate Helming is one of the coaches that make up the All Star coaching staff at San Francisco CrossFit. With a...