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Doping: Supervision Instead of Bans

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This was a good read. Current (article is from 2007) anti-doping policy: a critical appraisal. The authors took a look at common anit-doping arguments: the level playing field argument protecting the athlete’s health the concern for professional integrity the concern about unnecessary risk taking and come to the conclusion that: We believe that current anti-doping does […]

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet & Spencer Hendel Weightlifting @ 2012 Hard’n Up Challenge

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CrossFittians can’t weightlift? Check out Camille Leblanc-Bazinet’s & Spencer Hendel’s performances at the 2012 Hard’n Up Challenge at Cougars Weightlifting Club Brisbane, Australia. Camille has been named to the Canadian National Team, and Spencer boasts a 300# Snatch, amongst the highest of all CrossFit athletes in the world (136kg). Camille @ 57.95 kg Snatch: 70kg,74kg,76kg Clean […]

Calf Shin Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starret has an MOWD for tissue where soleus & gastrocnemius meet (aponeurosis). It’s similar to the Achilles tendon barbell roll MWOD, but this time you work higher on the calf while and use your shin as the mob tool of choice.

How to Return to Training After Illness

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So I have caught a nasty gastro-intestinal virus. Vomiting, diarrhea you name it. Started the other day with waking up and feeling kinda off. 2 hours later I was laying in fetal position in bed shivering. So the obvious question is: How to get back into training? There are lots of different strategies. Some just jump right […]