The Second Pull Blog — crossfit

Got any fitness or Crossfit New Year's resolutions? How about making 2015 the year you master the One Hand Handstand Push Up. Follow this illustrated progression on your way to adding this unique gymnastic skill and strength piece to your skill set:

Are you consistently having issues with successfully completing your jerk? Anton Jefferson (Olympic Weightlifting coach and founder of OLift Magazine) breaks down the common errors we make when jerking, and gives you 3 quick ways to improve your jerk now. According to Andrew Charniga’s translated Soviet text, “The jerk is missed 50% of the time in International competitions.” If this is true for the world’s best lifters, I know it’s way more prevalent on the local and national level. Many lifters can clean a bunch of weight, but that doesn’t matter if you suck at the jerk. There are so many...

In our society there are certain things that are acceptable to say to a woman, and certain things that will get you a well deserved slap across the face. In the Crossfit community many of those social norms get thrown right out the window creating some very uncomfortable and awkward moments for those who aren't in the know. Here's a list of some of those things you can say to a Crossfit girl without insulting her and getting smacked. Nice rack! Hey, you want some of my meat? Your hands are so rough! Can you clean this for me? Did...

NBA superstar LeBron James is sporting a new lean and mean look this off-season in part to following a strict paleo diet for 67 days. Tony Manfred of Business Insider reports on the buzz this has created around the star and the paleo lifestyle. LeBron James shared new details of the diet that saw him lose more than 10 pounds this summer, and it sounds even more extreme than we realized. James told reporters at his Nike sneaker event in Oregon that he cut out everything except meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables for 67 days. He did it to "test...