Today’s strength movement is the Low Bar Back Squat. Nothing fancy here – the lower position of the bar allows us to get more posterior chain engagement (utilizing our glutes and hamstrings more) than we would get from a high bar back squat because it relies more on hip flexion than knee flexion. […]
Today’s skill is the pull-up kip. We talk a lot at Crossfit Somerville about not using a kip until we have full control of an unassisted dead hang pull-up. For those who are looking for a detailed explanation as to why, the following article does a great job of breaking it down: http://21crossfit.com/2013/08/19/why-i-havent-taught-you-to-kip/ It comes […]
As we near the end of our current programming cycle, let’s talk about some of the less obvious ways we’re working on improving our 1-mile run time. For a number of reasons, we don’t want to always be running to train for this. Today’s WOD will focus on hitting the approximate time domain of our 1 mile […]
Just a reminder – we are closed Monday, September 2nd in observation of Labor Day. I often get asked what to do on days off, when the gym is closed or a member is on vacation. What workouts should we do to stay fit when Crossfit Somerville isn’t an option? My advice: go out and […]
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