The Second Pull Blog — games

"Learning to row has often been made way too complicated and intimidating," says Josh Crosby, rowing world champion and co-creator of the IndoRow machine and ShockWave, an Equinox class that combines rowing with circuit training. To simplify the exercise and help you learn the stroke, Crosby and Patrick Larcom, head coach at Renegade Rowing and coach at CrossFit Boston, share the lowdown on the best ways to correct common newbie mistakes. Use these expert tips to confidently strap in and get your heart racing!

Most of us will not be making it to the 2015 CrossFit Games; but that doesn't mean we can't crush the Open this year, and have a blast while doing so. The good folks at WOD Talk Magazine list 5 very easy hacks you can use to perform at your absolute best in the Open this year.

The 2015 CrossFit Games season is about to begin with the first leg of competition set to kick off in less than 3 weeks: the CrossFit Open. Each year the training of every athlete who participates is put to the test, and this year's Open will see a lot of new changes; but what will not change are the challenges, triumphs, and cheers during each Open workout. The Open is different for every crossfitter who chooses to take on the physical and mental demands of each WOD, so the guys at Juggernaut Training Systems have put together 7 great principles...

Another CrossFit Games season has come to a close leaving fans of functional fitness with an appetite to witness, cheer on, and experience more feats of human strength, will power, and heroics. Being the only show in town the CrossFit Games has turned into the biggest crossfit spectator event, but this may not be the case for long with the emergence of the National Pro Grid League (NPGL). Don’t let the name of the NPGL fool you, this is crossfit. The movements are the same, the workouts are the same, and the suffering and glory are the same. The biggest...