Master Your Fitness Game: In-Depth Gear Guides and Workout Tips by TuffWraps
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Put the Weight of the World on Your Shoulders to Improve in Crossfit
While many of us have experienced significant gains in our athletic abilities and physical appearance thanks to Crossfit, we all reach a fitness plateau where our progress and gains appear to have stalled, at some point.
On the Road….Visit a Crossfit Box
he holiday season is upon and many Crossfitters will be on the road visiting family and friends. While traveling, one of their concerns may be how am I going to keep up my workouts. The answer for many will be a visit to a local Crossfit affiliate in the city or town that they will be in.
Before you “drop-in” for a workout, you want to thoroughly research affiliates in the area you are visiting to see if they allow for visitors to stop in for workouts.
Scaling Your Workouts for a Better CrossFit Experience…And Results!
The World’ Fittest Man and Woman, Rich Froning and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, can RX a CrossFit workout at nearly anytime, but for most of us Crossfitters, the RX’d WOD, at least initially, can be an elusive concept.
But, thanks to the ability to scaled workouts, everyday Crossiftters can experience the same or better results than some Games athletes. As stated by CrossFit’s Founder Greg Glassman, “The needs of an Olympic athlete and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. One is looking for functional dominance, the other for functional competence….We scale load and intensity; we don’t’ change programs.”
7 Commonly Asked Questions About Wrist Wraps for CrossFit & Powerlifting
In today's world of CrossFit & Powerlifting there are numerous types of accessories to buy and use. From olympic lifting shoes, wrist wraps, knee supports, back supports to name a few. These are some of the most common types of CrossFit, olympic lifting and powerlifting gear you will find today's athletes using. One of the most commonly misunderstood and used accessories are the infamous wrist wraps. The primary purpose of the wrist wraps are to provide you with support when lifting weights that are greater than 50% of your 1 rep max. If the weight is too heavy, there is a chance for a sprain/strain injury. Some of you maybe asking what is the difference between a sprain and a strain injury, glad you asked.
