I like "Flex" and "Muscle & Fitness" cause they show me how to get buffed up and get chix!

Milo-I like strength sports.

(A caveat: I cannot order the Crossfit journal due to computer limitations)
Power by Pavel: A little Kettlebell-centric but still full of valuable functional fitness knowledge from knowledgable sources

Charles Staley's internet newsletter: My introduction to Car Pushes as an exercise.

Art of Strength Minute of Strength: Anthony Diluglio's Punch Gym is about a half mile from the Family Home in East Providence, RI, he let me take a class without the mandatory personal instruction, and sold me a Kettlebell without pitching Dragon Door.

the old Muscle Media 2000: for exposing me to Pavel and operator fitness

Runner's World: So sue me I like to run.

"Classical Fighting Arts" Where MMA is to actual combat, what Bodybuilding is to fitness!

CF Journal - What else?!!!

What, in particular, is wrong with this position? I assume it's part of a high pull. Is it the bar's distance from the body? The closeness of the hands? The arms bending before the legs are straight?

- Josh

Milo- Great journal on different ways to push, pull, drag, or carry.

Grappler's Gym- the internet newsletter has various grappling related conditioning programs.

Crossfit Journal keeps it real and to the point.

Tracks Surf Magazine,the next best thing to being out there ;)

The Climber, rock climbing at its most challenging.

Strength and Condioning Journal; Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research; Applied Biomechanics; Journal of Applied Physiology; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. I like the studies and articles for continued education.

Okay, my husband leaves the Crossfit Journal on my pillow when he is done, and then he will quiz me about it.

Also, it's interesting to read the daily posts at our local affiliate, Progression Fitness (www.trainlikeitmaters.com).

But I really don't...I do like the "Vital Signs" monthly feature in Discovery Magazine. And, I love my "Human Anatomy and Physiology" Sixth Edition, Elaine N. Marieb, Text Book. If you haven't taken an A&P class, do so...our bodies are amazing! Even if you audit the class, you will learn such amazing things about anatomy and physiology that will make you truly think. For an applicable example: sliding filament theory.

Happy Sunday...it's my birthday tomorrow and I know the guys at home are going to treat me nice!

marianne

MILO and CF Jounal. They cut through all the BS.

Marianne, I am with you. When I took A & P, I was about 35 years old and I keep thinking during the class, "How in the world did we play football and not get hurt." or any other very physical sport. The human body is amazing!

yeah, I agree with #3, Pavel's awesome. Also, for a good read, check out Dinosaur Training by Brooks Kubik. That book totally changed the way I thought about strength training.

Oh, and Max is defenitely on to something with Flex and Muscle and Fitness. :)

can someone give me a translation of what the comment to the photo is?

Josh,

I think the comment is suggesting that the early arm bend on the way up is a mechanical failing. AND the early knee bend on the way down is also bad form. The body should move in a coordinated way such that the power from the legs and hips is transferred to the bar. The picture shows an uncoordinated effort.

I will buy any magazine that promises me six pack abs and bigger guns.

Josh #6, Her arms are bent before she has completely extended/opened her hips and shrugged her shoulders. "The power ends when the arms bend" is the term you'll hear more.

Hips open first, then shoulders shrug, then the elbows bend upward and outboard. There might be more issues with this position but among the most pronounced are those two.

the _Performance Menu_, Dan John's _Get UP_, _Couloir_, and the British magazine _CLIMB_ are all the 'fitness' publications I have time for.

Except for the Crossfit Journal, that one's OK too.

If this is a high pull why do hips need to be opened? too much curve in lower back in power movement would transfer load to that area,hands to close to center, if it's the beginning of concentric movement arms should be extended,too much knee bend, head tilted back too far. i could be wrong. interested in other comments

Anything from RossBoxing.com, the guy is receptive to questions and concerns, and all his publications are filled with USABLE know how.

CFJ - For obvious reasons.

Power By Pavel newsletter - short and to the point.

Performance Menu - great resource for crossfit and nutrition. Intresting interviews.

The only two actual publications that I subscribe to are CrossFit Journal and Performance Menu, Other than that I routinely take a look at t-nation.

runner's world and crossfit journal

Ditto #19 - Rossboxing (Ross Enamait) is cream of the crop, as well as Crossfit. I like Istvan Javorek's book (mostly dumbbell and barbell training) too (which he sells independently)

Would have to be _CFJ_ and BrandX's _Kids CFJ_
Reason - Great routines, insight, and motivation for the whole family.
J

I read standard newspapers and magazines for fitness inspiration. By inspiration I mean when I read them I think, "damn, I never want to be like that." Other than that I read CFJ, Performance Menu, some Pavel stuff, Ross Enamait, some T-nation when it's not about bodybuilding, Dan John's Get Up, and not much else. Looking at this list it becomes apparent to me that I have a fairly narrow reading list. It would probably benefit me to read opposing viewpoints to better understand what I don't believe and why I don't believe it. If you only know your own argument and not your opponent's, you don't even know your own well, since you don't know what objections others have to it and how to respond to them.

Performance Menu (Concise, Practical, and entertaining, and for the same reasons as Max likes Muscle & Fitness (not really no))

MILO (In aww of raw strength and power sport)

CFJ (The best practical training digest ever)

Starting Strength (To know fitness as CrossFit does is to know how to perform these lifts)

Power to The People (Simple, Effective beginner strategy to effectively implement the initial adaptations to the lifts in Starting Strength)

Relax Into Stretch (Simple - No Nonsense Flexibility, with some good brain food to boot)

Anatomy of Movement (Blandine Calais - Wonderful resource for the understanding of Anatomy in relation to movement)

Rock Iron Steel (Steve Justa - Hardcore strength training at its finest!)

And just about everything else ever published by Ironmind. Why? Because they don't mess around!

did some deadlifts Sunday
will do Lynne on rest day
was planning on doing both, on Sunday, but it didn't happen

225 x5
255 x5
285 x5
315 x7 did two extras because i realized i was doing em too fast, and they had become RDLs.. thanks Coach Rip :)
345 x5 a little split up because of grip problems
EXTRA stuff.. with chalk to mend the wet hands problem
355 x3
365 x3
375 x3

then a real bodybuilder guy in my gym asked why i didn't use straps and a belt, and i said i wasn't allowed to(because of crossfit), and he thought that was pretty hardcore, hehe

then i ran a 7:15 mile which would have made me puke if i had something in my stomach

I saw that Rangers had to run 2 miles in 15:14 in their training, and that is gonnna be my
New Year's Resolution goal!

p.s. am i allowed to use chalk?

Reading is for suckers. I get all my fitness info from FitTV and the evening news. That, or someone just tells me what to do.

In reality, I love the CFJ articles posted here and "The New Rules of Lifting" by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. Lou has a hell of a sense of humor and is common sense whenit comes to lifting. Between that book and Rippetoe, my slow lifts have steadily improved.

My favorites are the Diesel Crew interviews, Ross Enamait's stuff, Stumptous.com, and Again Faster. I also like www.liftdrive.blogspot.com, but that one is mine, so I guess I really should like it.

Maxim hands down, and also anything CST.

Essentials of Strength and Conditioning (NSCA) by Baechle, Editor. Good resource on conventional wisdom on the fundamentals. Good chart to estimate 1RM based on weight lifted x # of reps in Chapter 26. Good review of the lifts. Contributors include WJ Kramer, MH Stone, Dan Wathen, etc.

High Powered Plyometrics by Radcliffe & Farentinos. Good practical source of ideas for the mix of body weight and light appliance (med ball, boxes, etc) met-con exercises in the park.

Growing Old is Not for Sissies by Etta Clark. Out of print, hard to find. Collection of photographs of senior athletes like the one you've seen of John Turner (go to: http://ettaclarkphotography.com/photo10.htm). Inspiration for me to stay the course with CrossFit.

Corrected link for John Turner photo:

http://ettaclarkphotography.com/photo10.htm

Eva,
looking good at looking bad! How she does it nobody knows?

Starting Strength
Power to the People
Dinosaurus Training
CF Journal
Performance Menu
Play as if your life depends on it (superb book)
Ross Enamait books

Infinite Intensity by Ross Enamait-great conditioning metabolic workouts

Is Eva T single?

#27 Anthony from Ottawa

Here are the minimum standards for the 2 mile run for soldiers in the 75th.

Age 17-21 14:24
Age 22-26 14:48
Age 27-31 15:06
Age 32-36 15:30
Age 37-41 16:00
Age 42-46 16:24

80 points per event is the minimum standard just to stay in the Regiment; fall below it, and you are released for failing to meet the standard. If you are a private, or don't have your Tab, you better be scoring a minimum of 95 points per, or you will be getting extra motivation and 'remedial' PT training from your loving, caring leadership!

Also, 5 mile run under 40 mins, regardless of age.

CFJ
Performance Menu
Runner's World
T-Nation
Muscle Media 2000 when it was around
Men's Health (as much for the non-fitness content as for the health related content)

#6, aside from the early pull mentioned by Steve HB, the position is also mechanically weak because her spine is not vertical in relation to the ground.

My favorites:
CFJ
Performance Menu
CrossFit Kids
Starting Strength
Coaching Science Abstracts-http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/coachsci/mastable.htm
Coach's InfoService-http://www.coachesinfo.com/

Ross Enamait's Infinite Intensity and Never Gymless are two great books chock full of good basic know-how, effective training info, and personal example. I have noticed Ross links people to CFJ articles quite often when answering questions on his forum, and he's how I found CF in the first place.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Delavier's "Strength Training Anatomy". Great book! I also like my "Manual of Applied Kinesiology" text book.

- How to eat, move and be healthy by Paul Chek
This was my introduction to FUNctional exercises 3 years ago. Very broad appeal, if there is one book I would recommend for my parents/grandparents on fitness then this would be a good start.

- Stretching Scientifically by Thomas Kurz
A must for any serious athlete. Practical with decades of experience behind it.

- The Food Doctor : Everyday Diet by Ian Marber
Not as precise as the Zone, but delicious recepies, alternatives and no nonsense.

- Going Long by Gordon Byrn
If there is an endurance athlete lost in you, the writings by Gordo will let you know the dedication required for a sub 10 hour ironman.

- www.crossfit.com
What else do you need if you can get world class fitness in 100 words ?

Eva isn't doing a high-pull she is doing a clean. That is why the bent arms are wrong.

oops...that was later...she is doing a high-pull...arms bending are still to early.

I used to subscribe to Hardgainer but stopped publising a few years ago.

The books, magazines and other publications that I used to read were not giving me the answers that I needed for weight lifting for women, so I had ditched those pretty much about the time that I was introduced to CrossFit.

I do go back every now and then and look up something on one of the charts in Fitness and Health by Brian Sharkey

The Supple Body, it is a book that is full of different stretches, even though it is labeled as a fitness and strength book.

CrossFit Journal

Just picked up Starting Strength

Kate

Besides CFJ, I also subscribe to Performance Menu for reasons listed above.
Every time I re-read Starting Strength I appreciate Rip's sense of humor. I only wish I had him as a coach when I was a kid. I am looking forward to his next two books.
CrossFit Kids from Brand-X has been a great help when it comes to training someone with little or no core strentgh. While my kids are not old enough to participate in the exercise bit, I have a backlog of journals to keep them interested when they finally are older.
Making exercise "fun" for kids again needs to be adopted by more of our society. Rates of childhood obesity/diabetes, etc. are on the rise at an alarming rate. As schools cut gym programs, we have to take a more active role as parents to get our kids off the couch. This may be part of good parenting as well.

I used to miss Hardgainer, then I was referred to this site by my brother. I don't miss any publications now.

Hi all,
NONE
Work
{MU (bar; regular thumbless grip; from bar at 9.5')x1 and walk 180'}x30.
Duration 20:20...

Iron Man Magazine in the 70's and early 80's was amazing. Bodybuilding, aerobic dance and running dominated the fitness scene but Iron Man was preaching 40 and 50 minute power lifitng and weight lifting workouts.

I read every word of every page....

Does Transworld Snowboarding count?

Diesel Crew's site.. www.dieselcrew.com

They have a bunch of nasty training ideas and grip stuff.

CFJ

Elite FTS publications

Dan John's Get Up Newsletter

Hey-

For a good paperback book, I recommend "The Complete Keys to Progress" by John McCallum [available from IronMind.com].

Its a collection of his 1960's articles from "Strength & Health" magazine. They are fun, witty, short stories with real advise from the barbell frontline,... stories of a gym owner quite abit like CoachRip.

-K

JR, thanks for taking a minute off my 2 mile goal
14:24...thats gonna take me a while

still waiting on the chalk for deadlifts answer?
its just for grip so i think it should be ok.

Fitness RX is actually pretty good becuase it'll frequently do some well researched general fitness and nutrition articles (focusing on low-carb)
Some of the photos of the guys are pretty silly (Men's Health kind of carp)but I love the health round-up articles at the front.

The Economist

Mental fitness!!

#56

Chalk on DL is "allowed", but there is some question if it helps. I don't use it, and my hands don't slip or rip. Hope that helps.

Lately, I've been reading the knowledge section at GymJones.com. I'd like to be where those guys are one day.

again, we've already had a couple of e-mails, if anyone in Richmond wants to get together with us to do a weekly or bi-weekly WOD we want you to come. E-mail me to get more information. It'll be fun. Promise.

CFJ, Pmenu. Because they are by far the most effective fitness publications out there.

I love Milo for the weightlifting and strongman articles.

Decline, DirtRag, and a few other mountain bike magazines--not for fitness (they are light years behind CF) but for trail info, new bikes, stuff like that.

"The Innate Physical Fitness & Spinal Hygiene" by James Chestnut B. Ed, MSc, DC
- excellent book! Backed with research. If you have not read it, its a must.

Never Gymless, Never Motivated

I'm not really into fitness magazines, although I do enjoy looking through Jerry's (my husband) triathlon publications. I like reading anything that will inspire me from the inside. Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, etc.) reminds me to be the best I can be in every aspect of my life.
Lance Armstrong's "It's Not About The Bike" is an incredible reminder that your mind and determination is in control of your body.
When I feel that there is no way I can get through some WODs, because I am not that physically strong, my head kicks in, and I truly believe there is nothing I can't do.....except those stupid deadlifts!!! :)

Ladies! (and men)
you really need to visit www.stumptuous.com. It is dedicated heavy lifting by women. It also has the best form tutorials for several lifts that I have ever seen. That's why you guys should check it out too.

So, I've taken off a couple weeks due to some much needed r&r and now I'm back. I woke up extra early this morning, got on the computer, and viola!....nothing....rest day.....so i'll be hitting up yesterday's work out it looks like. or i might just go for a really long swim...later!

So, I've taken off a couple weeks due to some much needed r&r and now I'm back. I woke up extra early this morning, got on the computer, and viola!....nothing....rest day.....so i'll be hitting up yesterday's work out it looks like. or i might just go for a really long swim...later!

Dinosaur Training-Lost Secrets of Strength abd Development

Author- Brooks D. Kubik

Like CrossFit this book teaches real training for useful strength and fitness. It's real heavy on the anarobic side of fitness. Farmers walks, grip work, back... You get the picture.

Ryan

Dinosaur Training-Lost Secrets of Strength and Development

Author- Brooks D. Kubik

Like CrossFit this book teaches real training for useful strength and fitness. It's real heavy on the anarobic side of fitness. Farmers walks, grip work, back... You get the picture.

Ryan

I love Alpinist. Other than that, mostly info I read here or on sites linked to from here.

Milo - o-lifting, strongman info, grip strength ideas
Paul Chek eat move and be healthy - i give it to every new client and friends all the time
well being journal - check it out and youèll understand, great alternative ideas to live long
www.mercola.com - love the non conventional thinking
CFJ - part of my life now
performance menu - great ideas for food!

Ron Nelson lives!

The Crossfit Journal, and all links that are recommended from the Crossfit website!

I like the Joe Defrancos website...defrancostraining.com

I live in the SoutEast but grew up in NJ. Not only is Joe pretty insightful on training Football and track athletes...he also gives me a blast of NJ Italian attitude to sharpen my bible belt manners. YOu got have an edge...
Not sure what Xfitters will think of Joe...not that Joe and X fitters will care what each thinks.

#56
If you want to push it just a little more the max for the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is 2 miles in 13:00 min.(Thats for 18-21, but that's all I look at) I always shot for the max in all the events and averaged about a 295 out of 300. The only thing that held me back was my run time but I'm pretty sure I can nail that now. Good luck, you'll definately be able to hammer it with the help of Cross fit.

(To be read in a sarcastic Newfie accent)

I likes anyting by Bill Phillips because he's a friggin' genius. Me son.

Body for Life RULES!!

#65 Aaron-

Thanks for the link! I will be sure to check it out.

Kate

CrossFit Journal (honestly my favorite), Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Strength and Conditioning Journal (2nd fav), Journal of Athletic Training (because I should), Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, Training and Conditioning (funny sometimes), and for general entertainment, Outside, Canoe and Kayak, and Nat Geog Adventure. Yes, every edition...I'm an avid reader. :)

Missed last week of workouts - taught cycle classes all last week, and right now, I cannot do both... I was sad to see a rest day today, and I never got the chance to do the Murph, so that's what I'm doing today.

As for books, etc. have to ditto on Runner's World (and just got CFJ subscription). Would also highly recommend "Runner's World, the Complete Book of Running" - it's great to help with if you're a beginning to advanced runner, everything from running plans to injuries to the differences from women's running to men's. Here's a link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Runners-World-Complete-Book-Runnng/dp/1579549292/sr=1-1/qid=1166466917/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-8695888-5200850?ie=UTF8&s=books

Alpinist, PMenu, CFJ, and my own logbook.

About six months ago I bought the CFJ package deal of all the back issues and I still haven't gotten through it all. Absolutely amazing, and fun to see how CF has progressed over the past couple of years. Highly recommended.

A lot of stuff already mentioned, so I'm too lazy to re mention.

Somewhat interesting newstand pub is Planet Muscle. the new issue, I have yet to see has an article on Shane Hammon. It does cover olympic lifting, at least a little. It's worth a look, 1000X better than any other newstand pub....

On a side note, a recent visit to Barnes & Noble, I found 4 magazines exclusively covering MMA. Amazing, when I stated rolling there was a newsletter, 4 or 5 pages, and that was it. Amazing to see the rebirth of world greatest sport....

I like old, pre-juice (pre 1954 is fairly safe), Strength & Health magazines are a fun look.

#75
The 2 mile max applies to ages 17-26. Just a nitpick. Awesome scores!

CF Journal

For someone who never really learned much about strength and conditioning other than some I learned on the athletic field in high school, this day's comments are a gold mine. Thanks all for commenting.

40 minute run

haven't run distance in a while - wow I felt great....strong too especially on the hills.

Dinosaur Training for physical strength
The book of 5 rings for mental strength

Articles on www.cbass.com.....
cutting edge and common sense

Albeit bodybuilding-centric, Dave Draper's
writings are pure iron-game poetry. His
"Brother Iron, Sister Steel", "Iron On My Mind", and weekly newsletters are gold in verse.

I don't have to explain: CF Journal and Performance Menu.

Yes Jeff, I live; right now, just barely.
Sleep debt.

You're still my hero.

Other fitness publication I read:
www.theartofdansilver.com

I know an idiot who writes for that site.

did a fun workout today with my husband (since i did not do the wod yesterday)

This WOD is called Leighanne!!!!....

4 rounds of unders, lunges, push ups, rowing and box jumps x 1 minute = 20 min. of work

Wow! OPT Mommy, you rock! I'll have to try that one one day.

Kate

The NY Times because that's where I learned about CF. I obviously did not find the article off-putting and decided to do some research which led me to the Men's Fitness article and I was hooked. Now it's CF Journal, Performance Menu and some Dan John when I remember.

Ross Enamaits Infinite intensity and other info from his website. Good stuff especially if you are into combat sports ie. mma, boxing, wrestling etc.

I am a fan of the readings on www.gymjones.com

UK Crossfitter

Rosstraining.com, fighters only (uk mma mag with lots of technique info), sandowplus.co.uk

Hey Eva, Nice shoes! What are those?

My favorite reference books are:

Keys to Progress (old school bodybuiding emphasizing functionality and hard work)

Starting Strength (Excellent. Tells you what you think you know, but may not really know)

Personal Best (excellent breakdown of strongman training and all the events)

Jack

CFJ- best source for intelligent training
Training and Conditioning -free magazine aimed at athletic trainers with occasional good articles.
Functional Path Training- Vern Gambetta's blog with good insights into common sense sports prparation.
Iron Maven's blog - a Pt with good movement sense and good Oly lifting vids.
NSCA Journal - academic strength journal
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - ACSM's journal

Hey-

PC 155/165/175/185 x5

PC & PP 195 x1

BW 195

-K

Did Lynne today and posted under yesterday's comments.

I'm really enjoying the posts today - the wealth of ideas and information here is staggering. I wish I had something useful to add.

Thank you #65 for the link to www.stumptuous.com. I loved her humor as well as her technical tips (Dorks and Divas especially) and my 14-year-old daughter liked her site too. Planting seeds which will one day bloom for her ;-)

I love the CFJ and pass it on to my 15-yo son, who still won't CrossFit with me but is exploring all kinds of movement, going from a black belt in martial arts at age 10 to ice hockey for 2 years to golf for 2 years and now on to soccer. I'm hoping that he will notice that "real guys" do CrossFit (not just his mom) and that no matter what sport you do, you will improve with CrossFit! I suspect the Parkour and Mountain Biking articles might reel him in too... I'd never thought to purchase the complete set of back issues, but that sounds like a dandy present from Santa!

I also enjoy moseying around the affiliate pages, especially finding other workouts to add to my repertoire. Someday I hope to bring CrossFit into the Black Belt candidate training at my martial arts school. I'm also angling for ways to let my 80-yo mother join me in the workouts, so the many variations on ways to scale and vary the WODs are great. She'd never do "weight training" but "functional fitness" really resonates with her. The local CrossFit facility (Personal FIT in Los Altos) has a Forum which often has interesting articles on nutrition, training etc, daily WODs for kids and for teens, and links to some amazing (and occasionally bizarre) YouTube videos.

Some of the videos at BodyWeightCulture.com have given me new things to do and opened up a whole new vista on things like pushups and burpees. They've also gotten me past the "I'm away from home and don't have anything to uses to train with" perspective - I've always got my body with me wherever I go, so there's no excuse not to do SOMETHING!

Looking forward to FGB tomorrow...

Cynthia

Navigation Games, and BIKE magazine for sure.
BIKE mag for their articles and pics.

CFJ

Sports Performance Journal - Web from Athletes Performance

NSCA

Power Yoga, BB.B. Birch. Yoga, particularly Ashtanga yoga kept me supple after flying and sane after working in the Pentagon.
My workout journal from the past 26 years is most instructive. Shows where I've been, gives clues on how to proceed.

On day off ran 10k, since I had to postpone "Lynne."

I like Runners World (old habits are hard to break)

Also, Men's Fitness - it's fitness light, but a lot of other interesting stuff, and more articles nowadays on functional strength exercises and practical stuff.

CFJ of course - only read three so far though...

That's funny Ron, I know an idiot who reads that site.

CrossFit Journal
Performance Menu
Get Up!

CFJ is the only fitness publication I read.

Started up at a gym again -- the little bitty "gym" at my condo complex just ain't cuttin' it.

Cindy: 8 rounds + 5 pullups + 5 pushups; all pullups after second round were jumping pullups (squat rack)

Trying to play catch up so did 5 x 5 DL's and then Cindy after a few minutes of rest. Results posted for those days respectively.

263

"Men's Health" for the general information concerning males.
"Men's Journal" for the travel input (I love it when they have an article about someplace I've been) and they turned me on to "Crossfit"

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Poliquin Files and Articles (especially the free ones on his site a few years , ago) - The article always seemed to have direct application to sport and were well thought out. I have been CrossFitting since Dec. 04, 2005, and I would have thought that Poliquin would be more frquently discussed.

I also enjoy papers by Yesalis for much of the same reasons as mentioned above.

Powerlifting USA for training tips and training ideas. Plus, just to get deas on training and to admire the tremendous lifts from the various meets.

Sesso Gratis
Sesso Orale
Vacanza Caraibi