“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Why Does CrossFit Project One in Shanghai Have So Many L3 Coaches?
Max Ma started doing CrossFit before he even knew he was doing CrossFit.
The former NCAA swimmer, who is from China, had a physical reckoning during his collegiate career.
“In my junior year in 2013, my strength and conditioning coach was replaced by the owner of a local Crossfit gym,” said Ma. “Our varsity team weight room was then kind of rebuilt to a Crossfit gym setup facility. The coach replaced all the machines with rigs and free weights. I started to see ring dips, overhead squats and other ‘weird’ movements in our program. I didn’t know that was ‘CrossFit’ until looking back years later when I got my L1.”
Ma got his CrossFit Level 1 Training Certification in 2017 in Shanghai and then traveled to a number of gyms all over the world, soaking up more knowledge about the methodology. He spent time in the US, Australian and all over Asia taking all the CrossFit seminars he could, returning to the mainland with his L2, Weightlifting, Gymnastics and Aerobic Capacity certifications.
While in the US he met his now business partner, Austin Malleolo, and was instantly sold.
In case you missed it: Lauren Kalil, the host of The Bottom Line, spoke to croptop masterclass Nick Mathew about his time at the CrossFit Games and that one performance everyone is talking about:
“I kind of talked out of my butt a little bit and was like, I’m gonna win this one.”
Hiring alert: Rogue is adding a number of positions at their Columbus, OH headquarters including a manufacturing engineer and CAD designer.
Miami love: Want to hang out with some top CrossFit athletes in the heat? Volunteer registration opens up August 22 for the 11th Annual TYR Wodapalooza Fitness Festival 🏝
Super cool if true: Apparently Kate Middleton, the Dutchess of Cambridge, incorporates CrossFit into her workouts?
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HWPO Part of Dynasty Building Around Athletes’ Branding, But CEO Matt O’Keefe Says This is Not Just ‘Growth for the Sake of Growth’
When Mat Fraser retired after the 2020 CrossFit Games, many in the community wondered what he would do next? Turns out Fraser is doing just fine as he continues to build his brand and has now added two more stars to his growing roster.
Rob Kearney has joined HWPO Training, the online training business of five-time CrossFit Games winner Fraser, helping to launch HWPO Strong, which features four designated strength training days per week.
Kearney, who self-markets as “The World’s Strongest Gay,” is a world record holder in a number of lifts, and a regular competitor in many strongman competitions around the world. Among them include, World’s Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic, and the Arnold Strongman Australia.
The 30-year-old, who actually got into Strongman competitions through CrossFit, said the program has CrossFitters specifically in mind given the unique and varied skill sets they have to develop simultaneously.
Morning Chalk Up merchandise is back for another two-week, limited edition run.
These tanks and tees will only be available only until next Friday, September 2 at 6:00 PM PT. Oh and we’re also shipping worldwide to most countries.
You might not know this, but each one of these shirts goes directly to support the team covering this global support and community. Plus they’re uber soft, like teddy bear soft.
Two-time Games Teen Athlete Claire Doty Starts Recovery from Scoliosis Surgery and Rhabdomyolysis
Having quit competitive gymnastics, 11-year-old Claire Doty was looking for something new to fill her time. By the power of a Lauren Fisher and Julie Foucher YouTube video and doctor’s orders to keep her core and back strong to fight off her scoliosis from worsening, Doty found CrossFit.
Of course, the new sport allowed Doty to maintain her physical health and have fun with movement as an 11-year-old should. But it also sparked a new passion for a sense of community, challenge, and competition–in fact, as soon as Doty learned about the CrossFit Games teen division, she knew that’s where she was headed and never looked back.
Now, at 18-years-old, Doty has two Games appearances under her belt, 10th in 2019 in the 14-15 Girls division, and 16th in 2021 in the 16-17 Girls division. Regarding her time competing with the Fittest on Earth, Doty said,
Rebecca Fuselier: “I would never quit. I would die before I quit.”
Games rookie Rebecca Fuselier won the hearts of fans as she gritted through the Capitol event. Morning Chalk Up’s Lauren Kalil sits down with her to recap her rookie year at the CrossFit Games, discuss how the Capitol was a bitter-sweet moment and how this is just the beginning of her Games journey ahead.
As one of the powerhouse women of the Mayhem Freedom team, helping the team dominate the last two seasons on their way to winning back-to-back Affiliate Cup Championships at the Games. In her career, she has three podiums in six trips to the Games on a team and in 2020 she competed as an individual, finishing as the “10th Fittest Woman on Earth”.
Andrea Nisler
6 Rounds
15 Bar-Facing Burpees
25/20 Cal Ski Erg
6 Squat Cleans (start at 185/125 LBs or 84/56 KGs. Add 20/10 LBs or 9/4.5 KGs each round)
Time Cap: NoneRest 1:00 between each round
After the sixth and final round, rest 3:00 and work up to a max squat clean for the day.
Score is total time to complete all 6 rounds AND max squat clean weight
Scaling Options: For scaled, start at 115/75 LBs- 52/34 KGs for the cleans, and lateral burpees.
Some advice from Andrea: “Quick sprints. The reps are smaller, so each round should be sprinty and you should be gassed. Use the 1:00 rest to change your weights for the following round.”
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How to Fix Your Split Jerk
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