World-Class Fitness in 100 Words

  • ■ Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.
    ■ Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast.
    ■ Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense.
    ■ Regularly learn and play new sports.

Exercises and Demos

Videos from CrossFit HQ:

CROSSFIT EXERCISES

Air Squat Demo w/explanations...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Air Squat...[ wmv ]
Back Extension...[ wmv ]
Back Extension, Hip Extension, Hip-back Extension...[ wmv ]
Back Squat (aka Squat)...[ mpg ]
Backwards Roll to Support...[ wmv ]
Ball Slams...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Barbell Snatch...[ wmv ]
Bar Muscle-up...[ wmv ]
Box Jump...[ wmv ]
Box Jump Variations...[ wmv ]
Burpee Demo...[ wmv ]
Clean & Jerk...[ wmv ] [ mov ] [ wmv 2 ]
Clean...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Dip...[ wmv ]
Double-Unders (Brendan Gilliam demo)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Double Unders...[ wmv ]
Dumbell Snatch tri-panel...[ wmv ]
Dumbell Split Lifts...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Dumbbell Thruster...[ wmv ]
Front Squat...[ wmv ]
Front Squat Good/Bad Bi-panel...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Glute-Ham Sit-up Elements Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Glute-Ham Sit-up...[ wmv 1 ] [ wmv 2 ]
Greg Amundson's Warmup...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Handstand Push-up...[ mov ]
Handstand Push-up Variations...[ wmv ]
Handstand (self assist)... [ wmv ]
Hang Clean... [ wmv ] [ mov ] [ wmv 2 ]
Hang Power Clean... [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Hang Power Snatch... [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Hang Snatch...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Heaving Snatch Balance...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Hip Back Extension...[ wmv ]
Hollow Rock...[ wmv ]
Hot Chick Muscle-up...[ wmv ]
Jerk...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Jerk (behind the head)...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Jumping Pullups...[ wmv ]
Kettlebell Swing...[ wmv ]
Kipping Pullup Concepts...[ wmv ]
Knees to Elbows Demo...[ mov ][ wmv ]
L-hold (L-sit)...[ wmv ]
L-Pull-up...[ wmv ]
Medicine Ball Cleans...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Muscle-up...[ wmv ]
Muscle-up/False Grip Demo...[ wmv ]
Overhead Squatting Safely...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squat... [ wmv ]
Power Clean...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Power Snatch...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Presses...[ wmv ]
Pressing Snatch Balance...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Pressing Snatch Balance, slo-mo...[ wmv ]
Pull-up...[ wmv ] [ rmvb ]
Push Jerk...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Push Jerk (behind the head)...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Push Press... [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Push Press (behind the head)...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Ring Dips... [ wmv ]
Rope Climb... [ wmv ]
Shoulder Press/Push Press/Push Jerk tri-panel...[ wmv ]
Snatch...[ wmv ] [ mov ] [ link ]
Snatch Balance...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Sumo Dead Lift High Pull...[ wmv ]
Tabata Squat...[ wmv ]
Tabata Squat Demo-3 Flying Ladies...[ wmv ]
Thruster tri-panel...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Thruster (barbell)... [ wmv ]
Towel Pullup & Variations...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Wall Ball... [ wmv ]
Wall Ball/Karen...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Walking Lunges...[ wmv ][ mov ]

EXERCISE & MISCELLANEOUS VIDEOS

Andy Hendel OHS 95x76...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Bachar Ladder...[ wmv ] [ rmvb ]
Backwards Roll to Support (Eva)...[ wmv ]
BJ Penn Muscle-up... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Burpee Games, CrossFit Kids...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Burpee-MuscleUp...[ wmv ]
Burpee Race...[ wmv ]
Cargo Net...[ mpg ] [ rmvb ] [ wmv ]
Clean & Jerk Odd Objects...[ wmv ]
CrossFit 2002-2005...[ wmv ]
CrossFit Games 07: Female Awards... [ wmv ][ mov ]
CrossFit Nation - Colorado 2004...[ mov ]
CrossFit Nation - January 2005...[ mov ]
CrossFit North...[ mov ]
Developing Pushups... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Eva's Beach Muscle-up...[ avi ]
Eva Teaches the Kipping Pull-up...[ wmv ]
Front Lever Pull-ups...[ mpg ]
Girl Pullups, Rob Miller... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Jeff Martin's 11 birthday muscleups...[ wmv ]
Jumping Squats (Coach Burgener)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Kettlebell swings...[ wmv ][ mov ]
L-sit-demo...[ wmv ]
Log Sit-up...[ mpg ] [ wmv ]
Max...[ rmvb ]
Nicole Carroll Bodyweight OHS x 15... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squats (Mark Rosen)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squats, Bodyweight x 15 reps (John Brown)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Parkour Quadrupedal Movement Drills...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Playing with Pushups...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Pull-ups, clapping...[ avi ]
Pull-ups, one-arm...[ mpg ]
Pull-ups (Connor - Keegan)...[ mpg ]
Pull-ups (Martins)...[ wmv ]
Pull-ups, pregnant...[ wmv ]
Push-ups, fireteam...[ avi ]
Push-up Standards... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Rage Ball...[ rmvb ]
Rope Climb, one arm...[ mpg ]
Rope Climb - Ring Dip Races...[ wmv ]
Rope Descents...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Shoulder Press-Push Press-Push Jerk...[ wmv ]
Sotts Press (at Olympic Lifting Cert)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Squat Therapy...[ wmv ]
Strict vs Kipping Pullup Demo...[ wmv ]
Tabata squat-Muscle-up Fitness Test [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Team 7...[ wmv ] [ rmvb ]
Virtual Shoveling...[ wmv ]
Warmup Demo, Greg Amundsen...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Weighted Pullup Variations...[ wmv ][ mov ]

COMBATIVES(CROSSPIT, SPEAR, etc.)

Defense: Level, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Hick's Law, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Intro to the Flinch, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Jab Demo, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Left Hook Demo, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Left Hook, John Hackleman...[ wmv ]
Leg Checks, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Pre-Contact Cues, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Rock on a Rope, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Protective and Tactical Responses, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
SPEAR is a Bridge to Your Next Move, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Spinning Back Kick, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Stance Demo, John Hackleman...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Takedown Defense: Distance, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Takedown Defense: Hips, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Train for the Ambush, Tony Blauer... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Uses of the Jab, John Hackleman...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Uses of the Left Hook, John Hackleman... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Uses of the Right Cross, John Hackleman... [ wmv ][ mov ]

GYMNASTICS

Cartwheels, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
False Grip Explanation/Demo...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Forward Roll, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Handstand Development, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Handstand Games, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Handstand Walk...[ avi ]
Headstand Intro, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Inversion Basics...[ wmv ]
Preparing for a Handstand, Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Shoulder Roll Basics, by Roger Harrell...[ wmv ][ mov ]

LECTURE CLIPS

Intro to Intensity Lecture Clip...[ mov ] [ wmv ]
Learning to Push Press Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squat Basics Lecture...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squat Elements Lecture... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Push Jerk Elements Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Push Press Issues Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Range of Motion... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Shoulder Press Intro...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Sport of Fitness Seminar Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Squat Faults... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Sumo Dead Lift High Pull Seminar Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
The Right Place & On Time... [ wmv ][ mov ]

OLYMPIC LIFTS

Burgener Warm-up...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Clean Catch Heights tri-panel... [ wmv ]
Clean Drops...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Clean: The 3d Pull, Coach Burgener...[ wmv ][ mov ]
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification, Coach Burgener...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Jerk drill, Coach Burgener...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Jerk Efficiency Demo...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Learning to Snatch, Coach Burgener... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Rack Jerks (Eva T.)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Second Pull Power, Coach Burgener...[ wmv ]
Scoop Training...[ wmv ]
Snatch Balance-Finding Max Analysis...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Snatch Foot Position, Coach Burgener... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Split Clean and Jerk...[ mpg ] [ rmvb ]
Split Jerk Intro, Mike Burgener...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Split Snatch - Josh Everett...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Timing, Coach Burgener...[ wmv ]
Training the Clean, Coach Burgener... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Vicious Extension Against the Ground, Coach Burgener... [ wmv ][ mov ]


POWER LIFTS

Bench Press Basic Setup, Mark Rippetoe... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Bench Press Body Position, Mark Rippetoe...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Bench Press Levers, Mark Rippetoe... [ wmv ][ mov ]
CrossFit Games, CFT Highlights... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Deadlift Arm Position Lecture Clip...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Deadlift Intro Lecture Clip...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Deadlift Starting Angles, Mark Rippetoe... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Deadlift Starting Position Intro, Mark Rippetoe...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Press-Basic Positions, Mark Rippetoe... [ wmv ][ mov ]

ROWING

C2 Damper Settings, Angela Hart...[ wmv ][ mov ]
C2 Rower-Other Settings, Angela Hart... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Common Flaws (C2), Angela Hart...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Rowing Basics (C2), Angela Hart...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Stroke Rating (C2), Angela Hart...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Tabata Wattage (C2), Angela Hart...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Technique Refinement (C2), Angela Hart... [ wmv ][ mov ]

RUNNING/SPRINTING

Hip Opening Hurdle Drills - John Baumann... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Lying Starts Drills - John Baumann... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Sprint Mechanics, Arms - Karl Geissler...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Sprint Mechanics, Initial Drills - Karl Geissler...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Sprint Posture Drills - John Baumann... [ wmv ][ mov ]

SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS

Apolloswabbie Interview... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Bloopers at the Ann Arbor Seminar... [ wmv ][ mov ]
George Redeems His Zero...[ wmv ]
Glover Teixeira, CF Certification Seminar...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Jesse Disch on Overhead Squats... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Overhead Squat Competition...[ wmv ]

THE "GIRLS"/NAMED WODS

CrossFit Total (Nicole & Zac)...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Fight Gone Bad ...[ rvmb ]
Fran (Greg and Annie)...[ wmv ]
Fran (Greg and Josh)...[ wmv ]
Fran - Colorado 2005...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Fran-Brett Marshall, 2:19...[ mov ]
Frelen...[ wmv ]
Grace...[ rvmb ]
Grace Canadian Style...[ mov ]
Heavy Fran...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Helen...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Jeremy... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Josh (Annie)...[ mov ] [ wmv ]
J.T. (Annie)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Kelly...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Kid's Fran...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Lynne (Brendan G.)...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Michael...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Nancy...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Snellen...[ wmv ]
Trevor Team WOD (Team Silver)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Trevor @CFSC-2007...[ wmv ][ mov ]
WODS Annie Are You OK...[ wmv ]
Bottom to Bottom Tabata Squats... [ rvmb ]
Box Jump/L-pullup/KTE WOD (Brandn) ...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Clean-Push press-Push jerk- Split jerk...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Country WOD...[ mov ][ wmv ]
CrossFit Games 07 Hopper WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]
CrossFit Housewives...[ wmv ]
CrossFit Leg Day ... [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Dangerous...[ wmv ]
DB C&J/Pullup WOD... [ wmv ] [ mov ]
Deadlift-HSPU-Jump WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Deadlift-Pushup WOD (Brendan)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Deadlift-Swim-HSPU WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Dec 06 Seminar Workout...[ wmv ]
ECG WOD Experiment... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Fight on Friday...[ wmv ]
Five Kid's Winter Workouts...[ wmv ]
Front Squat WOD ...[ wmv ]
Goldstein-Sims Family WOD...[ wmv ]
Hang Clean-Pullup WOD...[ wmv ] [ mov ]
Hot Mama Clean/Pullup WOD...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Lunge-Pullup WOD (Ronnie B.)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Mom and Daughter...[ wmv ]
Muscle-up/Squat WOD (Annie)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Nasty Girls...[ wmv ]
Nasty Guys...[ wmv ] /[ mov ]
Overhead lunge/Burpee WOD...[ mov ][ wmv ]
Pullup-Thruster-Swim WOD...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Push Press 7x3 WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Row-Snatch WOD...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Scaled Workout Demo...[ mov ][ wmv ]
SDWW Chipper...[ wmv ]
Snatch-Nancy (Megan)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Tabata Fight Gone Bad...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Team Angelina WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Thirty Muscle-ups for Time (Rob Miller)... [ wmv ][ mov ]
Three Types Pullups WOD ...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Thruster-Jumping Pullup WOD ...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Wallball-Pullup WOD ...[ wmv ][ mov ]
Wallball-Pullup 5 rds WOD... [ wmv ][ mov ]

Quotes

  • "We don't have the agility of gymnasts, the power of a weightlifter, or the endurance of a marathoner but we have more agility, power, and endurance than any gymnast, weightlifter or marathoner. We do your stuff almost as good as you, you can’t do our stuff at all and we do stuff neither of us does way better than you can."

    -Greg Glassman, aka "Coach"

CrossFit Journal

  • A digital publication dedicated to functional fitness. Articles include capstone documents of CrossFit concepts and how-to classics contributed by coaches, trainers, and athletes.

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