In this last block of training Abby has been working on receiving the bar in the catch. Most faults come from her getting soft shoulders or not finishing her pull in the extension. This video shows Abby hitting a 140# snatch. Abby is coached by OPEX HQ Head Coach Brian Foley.

What I enjoyed most about 18.2 + 18.2A is that it involved a little bit of everything. This workout required the athlete to put up a relatively high power output in fast contractions of both the burpee and the squat, and throw up a huge clean number in a very short amount of time. The volume was fairly minimal, only 55 reps in total of both the dumbbell squat and the burpee.

Wimbledon, Pan Am Games, Women’s Football World Cup, Tour De France….and the CrossFit Games.

A coach training a client or athlete—or several—and the trainees are struggling…big time.

2. Each fraction knocks away 3-10 seconds; it adds up; mid-level-and-above folks need to consider not fractioning lunges while taking one quick break on power cleans

Need some help jumpstarting your training in preparation for the next CrossFit competitive season? Our very own Mike Lee will provide some answers and tips for athletes and competitors.

A big reason nutrition is so interesting is because the opinions and information on the topic varies greatly.

The temps are in the 100s without fail, and we are more than thankful for air condition during training sessions.

Many failing gyms lose confidence in their business and adopt a discount strategy to entice potential customers. Though this strategy initially yields more clients, in the long run it can cause a dramatic fall in client retention and quality of service. So, what’s the solution?

AM Session – Upp In + Upper Str + Squat + Balance + STrict MU + Strongman

If you own, operate or coach at a gym business, you more than likely have a mission statement and/or vision listed on your website.

Communication is a vitally important component of running a successful business. Perhaps the most important topic you need to master is how to approach communicating change to your staff in a way that clears all confusion and gets them bought into the changes.

As coaches, we are often aware of the fact that we must attune to what it is our clients want out of their training—their goals, the reason they are training, their priorities, their current abilities…ultimately, their why. 

Tennil has just blood flow today as she prepares for the CrossFit Regionals. She will be competing Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the CrossFit South Regionals. Good luck Tennil and all other OPEX Athletes!!

Because the principles of Individual Design inform much of the way in which an OPEX Gym is run. This training methodology is best defined by being more effective than group classes and more engaging than personal training.

It’s funny to me, as the sport of CrossFit continues to evolve in mainstream media and public awareness of what exactly it is all about, how I have seemingly become part of a history lesson.

We’ve all seen the classic images of bodybuilding icons in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu working with insanely heavy loaded barbells at Muscle Beach. We’ve heard the legend about Ben Johnson squatting 600 lbs for doubles before smashing a world record in the Olympics. We all marvel at the fact that Klokov has repeatedly taken 400+ lbs from the ground to overhead in one single motion in several competition settings. We could go on and on with this, but the main point is, strength is measured by the amount of weight you can move. So it would make sense, that to get strong, one must constantly push the limits of absolute strength. Only by lifting heavy, will you be able to lift heavier. Right? Well, Im here to discuss why this may not always be the case.

Sunday is Tennil recovery day. Yesterday she took on the CrossFit Open 18.2. How are you doing in the Open are you feeling prepared? If not register for our Free Open Prep Guide today!!

I had a love for running in general. It was the base characteristic of a lot of sports that I played growing up. Cross-country running, soccer, and basketball are well known for having large running distances covered when you play them. When I was removed from the university setting and moved out west, I fell in love with sprinting and running as my coaches and I competed in the Toughest Calgarian Alive competition.