CrossFit Killing The Fat Man Episode 2 with Gary ...
Views: 26,944CrossFit Journal Preview (journal.crossfit.com). "Week 2 Ready to get my ass kicked." Gary Roberts knows it's going to take work to reclaim his body and his fitness at Oceanside CrossFit, and he's up for the challenge in Episode 2. After experiencing new and amazing levels of soreness following a short chipper in his first week, Roberts is fired up for more workouts, and trainers Laura Patefield and Chris Sheets are happy to deliver. At first, Roberts thought CrossFit was only about the CrossFit Games, where the world's top athletes seemingly do the impossible. "I didn't realize there was a place for regular people. ... I didn't think it was possible for me to become a CrossFitter because I thought that was another level of athlete," he explains. "But now I see that there's something for everyone." Now Roberts is a CrossFitter himself, and he's working hard to lose weight, become fitter and improve his CrossFit skills—and his life. "Can I ever get there? I'm dying to find out," he says.
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CrossFit Franks Strength Part One
Views: 49,440Ben and Owen Franks are professional rugby players for the New Zealand All Blacks, winners of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Take a peek into their lives and see how they balance training, family and nutrition. In addition to their sports-specific training, both brothers are dedicated CrossFitters and run their own affiliate: Reebok CrossFit Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. For them, both rugby and CrossFitting are a family affair; their father Ken is the director of coaching for Reebok CrossFit Canterbury. In this Part 1, the family and their coaches share how the brothers became professional rugby players. "From a young age, we were always training down at the park and going for runs, and Dad had us throwing all sorts of stuff," Owen says. Once they reached their teens, the boys decided they wanted to be professional rugby players. "For me, there was no other option in life but to become an All Black, and it was always in my head, you know, growing up and playing rugby," Owen says. The brothers show how hard they train and how training together has helped them both succeed. "Pretty much we've always trained together," Ben says. "It's pretty special ... having two All Blacks in one family. It's pretty unique."
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CrossFit The Fittest Woman in the World Thors Dau...
Views: 173,767Free download from the CrossFit Journal. "I decided I wanted to give CrossFit a chance, and I'm really glad I did," Annie Thorisdottir says. "I think it couldn't have turned out any better. Really happy with it." Join filmmaker Sevan Matossian as he captures the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games winner Annie Thorisdottir back at her Iceland box, CrossFit BC Island. She reveals more about herself as an athlete and coach. Thorisdottir credits her background as a gymnast for much of her success in CrossFit. She started coaching gymnastics at age 15 and has been coaching CrossFit for almost two years. In addition to her fitness pursuits, Thorisdottir is also a full-time student studying chemistry. "I wanna study medicine—I just haven't had time for it," she says. Thorisdottir has been even busier since returning to Iceland. "After the Games this year, like everybody in Iceland knows what CrossFit is," she says. In fact, the popularity of the sport means she has even had to turn down new clients due to lack of space. Thorisdottir says her routine is to train twice a day, with gymnastics, mobility and technique in the morning and strength, heavier technique and met-cons in the afternoon. She also shares info on her nutrition and her supplemental training, which periodically includes yoga. "I'm excited about next year, and I'm excited about competing next year," Thorisdottir says. "I wanna win, of course, but it's always the thing: you're getting better, everybody else is getting ...
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CrossFit Killing The Fat Man Episode 3 with Gary ...
Views: 19,961For the past eight years, Gary Roberts says he's been going through an identity crisis. He's contemplated suicide, gone to counseling to better his relationship with his teenage daughter and tied his happiness to his business. "To me, what I see is the majority of people in the world have these big dreams and big thoughts, but rarely do people actually take the actions and get up and go do it," he says. In this episode of Killing the Fat Man—called "If you think about doing push-ups"—Roberts is in his second week at Oceanside CrossFit and has worked out 10 times total. "I'm feelin' different," he says. "CrossFit is opening up that window to my new life. I didn't think it was possible." CrossFit, says Oceanside coach Gabriel Kessler, comes from within. "What it comes down to is really who you are and what you want to be, what you want to do with your life, what you want to do with yourself," he explains. 13min 52sec
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2011 CrossFit Games Mens Beach Event Games Vault
Views: 275,470View the first event from the 2011 CrossFit Games - on the beach at Santa Monica Pier, then men must: swim 210 meters; run 1500 meters in soft sand; 50 chest-to-bar pull up; 100 push ups; 200 squats; and run 1500 meters.
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CrossFit Killing the Fat Man Episode 4 with Gary ...
Views: 21,456The last time Gary Roberts weighed 230 lb., he was in his 20s. Now, at almost 40 years old, he's down to 236 lb. after a few weeks of WODs at Oceanside CrossFit and eating Paleo. In this episode of Killing the Fat Man—called "I don't think I will every buy cereal again"—Roberts talks about his improved mood, a better relationship with his 15-year-old daughter and revamped eating habits. "I was such in a rut in life," he says. "I'm working out, I'm feeling better about myself. I'm not so down about the future overall." Roberts has eliminated fast food and soda, as well as bread and pasta. Plus, he finally got double-unders and kipping pull-ups. "To have my family look at me and be proud of me is exciting." 14min 52sec
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CrossFit Games Update April 10 2012
Views: 8,339Hosts Rory McKernan, Pat Sherwood and Miranda Oldroyd talk competition analysis to find the most competitive region. Director of Media Tony Budding comes in to talk scoring, and Caity Matter Henniger and Josh Everett also join in on the fun in the studio.
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CrossFit The Zach Miller Story
Views: 337,979On Aug. 4, Zach Miller of CrossFit Pittsburgh was in a car accident, and he remains comatose. His friends share his story. Miller and a group of his friends started Panther CrossFit, a student-run organization at the University of Pittsburgh. As the first president and a dedicated member, he made an impact on the students as he introduced them to CrossFit. Dave Lorenzo, president of Panther CrossFit, retells one of his first experiences with Miller: "He was doing push jerk or something, and he hit a PR, and he immediately stripped and started streaking around the room," he says. Despite his outrageous behavior and style, Miller could also be "extremely serious," says Jennifer Pietragallo, co-owner of CrossFit Pittsburgh, a sister affiliate. "He's one of the most dedicated driven athletes I've ever trained with," says Mike Pietragallo, co-owner of CrossFit Pittsburgh. The gyms have felt his absence and remain hopeful on his recovery. "I'm counting on you to push through. We're praying for you and can't wait to see you back on your feet," Jennifer says. CrossFit Pittsburgh has set up the Z Fund to help pay for Zach's recovery. To make a donation, visit CrossFit Pittsburgh.
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From Top 10 to Level 1 with Camille LeblancBazinet
Views: 133,606Even if you finish in the top 10 at the CrossFit Games, you still have to earn a Level 1 certification—it just isn't as hard to learn the movements when you're one of the world's top CrossFitters. After an outstanding performance at the 2010 Games, always-smiling Camille Leblanc-Bazinet was invited to a Level 1 Cert at CrossFit Watertown, where Again Faster caught up the athlete from Richelieu, Quebec. In between front squats, med-ball cleans and workouts, Camille talked about her experience at the Games, her training and her burning desire to get back to the Games in 2011. And for the record, Leblanc-Bazinet is now a certified Level 1 CrossFit trainer.
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CrossFit Games Update April 18 2012
Views: 10,022Caity Matter Henniger, of Rogue Fitness, joins hosts Rory McKernan and Pat Sherwood for a deeper look into the Regional Workouts.
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2011 CrossFit Games Mens RopeClean from the Games...
Views: 98,736On Friday night the men took on a rope climb and clean couplet. Watch the Day 1 leaders do: 5x 15ft rope climb ascents ("RC"), 5x 145lb clean and jerk ("C&J"), 4x RC, 4x 165lb C&J, 3x RC, 3x 185lb C&J, 2x RC, 2x 205lb C&J, 1x RC, 1x 225lb C&J.
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CrossFit Journal SEALFIT Part 2
Views: 52,218Leave your tights, weightlifting shoes and iPods at the door. In this camp, your name doesn't go on the whiteboard. It goes on your plain white T-shirt. This is SEALFIT's Kokoro Camp. "The idea is to just get them completely out of their comfort zone," says SEALFIT founder Mark Divine. On the line to accept that challenge are CrossFitters including Mikko Salo, Kristan Clever, Rob Orlando, Tommy Hackenbruck, Caity Henniger, Jimi Letchford and original firebreather Greg Amundson. "We don't just try to hurt these people physically; we teach them," Divine says. "We teach them how to be mentally tough, teach them how to be leaders, how to be good team players, and we try through a crucible experience to elicit their warrior spirit." In Part 2, training takes the athletes to the beach for some full-body submersions, push-ups into the oncoming surf, partner drags and carries, and plenty of running. Can the crew make it through Day 1? "Right now, all I'm thinking is that this is the warm-up and it hasn't even gotten hard yet. That's all I'm telling myself. It's going to get worse," Hackenbruck says.
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CrossFit The Update Show Regionals Weekend 1 Day ...
Views: 44,838Day 2 coverage of the Australia, Canada West, North Central, and South East Regional.
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CrossFit Killing The Fat Man Episode 5 with Gary ...
Views: 16,271Finally, we meet the wife. In this episode of Killing the Fat Man—called "Not all of us are going to eat like we are cavemen"—we hear from Gary Roberts' wife about what life has been like since her husband started his CrossFit transformation. It's the beginning of Week 5 and the Mrs. is noticing a trend. "The only thing we talk about now is diet and CrossFit," she says. "And so I think for me that's the part that's the most difficult. I don't want to wake up every morning and talk about Paleo Diet." Still, the wife adds she doesn't recall the last time she saw her husband "this small" and notes a change in not just his physical being but also his mental state. "There's a drive there that I haven't seen in a while," she says. Roberts confirms, saying the experience at Oceanside CrossFit has been life changing. "I'm mentally ready to destroy the world, man." 12min 28sec
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2012 CrossFit Games Open Workout 122 Workout Stand...
Views: 113,609Workout 12 . 2 MEN - includes Masters Men up to 54 years old Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of: 75 pound Snatch, 30 reps 135 pound Snatch, 30 reps 165 pound Snatch, 30 reps 210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible WOMEN - includes...
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CrossFit Games Update Show Week 5
Views: 22,131Rory McKernan and Pat Sherwood discuss workout 12.5 and the close of the 2012 Open
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CrossFit Mikko Salo Does Push Press WOD at Reebok...
Views: 55,5052009 Games champ Mikko Salo does a workout at Reebok CrossFit One. He feels it's time to get in a workout, and he manages to get in a few sets of 255lb. push presses.
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CrossFit Fashion to Fitness
Views: 94,708When Laura Dziak first started CrossFit, she was mildly concerned about bulking up. What preoccupied her more, however, was doing a workout as RX'd. Today, she's gained a total of 15 lb. of muscle but is still a Size 0. As a member of CrossFit Reston in Virginia, the former model ditched her old image for a new one. "I would not say that being muscular or being fit was encouraged as a model," Dziak says. "It was all about being skinny, being a Size 0, double 0. That whole skinny-fat thing that exists where a girl is a Size 0 but she's got no tone on her was completely acceptable." Not only has her body changed "for the better" since starting CrossFit, but Dziak also competed for the first time last year. In the end, she didn't make the box's team, which finished 23rd at last year's Games, but she was an alternate. "Just daily activities, I feel so much more confident doing things, lifting things that I think the average girl would shy away from," she says. 5min 45sec HD file size: 180 MB SD wmv file size: 72 MB SD mov file size: 63 MB
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Games 2011 Josh Bridges on Workout 116
Views: 34,598Watch as Josh Bridges sets the worlds best score for Workout 11.6 by making it trough the round of 21's, plus one more thruster, for a total 169 reps. Josh went on to place 2nd overall in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Open.
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CrossFit Adaptive Team Cindy WOD Demo
Views: 35,307Wounded veterans on the Again Faster Adaptive Team complete "Cindy", As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 5 Pull-up 10 Push-up 15 Squats
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