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Workout of the Day

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Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:

20 GHD sit-ups
5 strict muscle-ups

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Is CrossFit as Dangerous as You Think? Here’s What You Probably Don’t Know

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“In 2013, a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, a publication of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA), found that 10 weeks of CrossFit improves body composition (among other things). But it also noted that among the study subjects, 16 percent had to drop out of the study early due to injury. That was a problem for CrossFit, Inc., says Tucker Jones, owner and head coach at Ballston CrossFit and CrossFit Route 7, because it was false.”

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