All posts tagged "weightlifting"
-
How to Train Kids in Weightlifting
When 10-year-old Caitlin won her first national weightlifting championship, Mark Khamboonphet was ecstatic. “I was on cloud nine,” said Khamboonphet, the owner of CrossFit Forney...
-
How to Home-Grow Your Coaches
Have you ever wondered what kind of impact your kids program is having? CrossFit Insurgent in West Covina, California, has an afterschool program for its...
-
Transfer of Knowledge at Wylie Weightlifting
While he was working at New Braunfels CrossFit, Chris Coker became impassioned by weightlifting. Learning from champs like Ursula Papandrea, Coker explained that passion followed...
-
Keeping Your Ego in Check
Everyone has an ego, whether you want to admit it or not. And it’s something each of us needs to check. In “Extreme Ownership” by...
-
The Relentless Pursuit of Education
On April 10, 2016, Diane Fu flew into the Indianapolis International Airport, and then drove 45 minutes south to host a FuBarbell seminar at CrossFit...
-
My Takeaways from FuBarbell’s Seminar
A couple weekends ago, I told a friend I could not meet her for lunch because I had to drive to another state to film...
-
CrossFit EaDo’s Texas Strength
Shahin Naghavi has a vision to grow the sport of weightlifting. And he has a way to do it: Texas Strength Weightlifting Center. A co-owner...
-
Worth the Weight
What the Carolina Panthers football team needs, in terms of weightlifting equipment, is going to differ from what a CrossFit Box requires. “Those are very...
-
Certifications Your Coaches Should Pursue
On average, Chennelle Miller, the co-owner of Raleigh CrossFit, said the cost of a certification is between $600 to $1,000, depending on the type. And...
-
Diane Fu on Developing a Weightlifting Club
Weightlifting is a growing sport. In fact, Diane Fu said she envisions lifts like Snatches becoming a household term. “I would love for it to...
-
Coach your Athletes to Harness Stress
Soloman Madrin, the owner and head Coach of West Metro CrossFit in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, defines stress as anything that puts added pressure on the...
-
Behind the CrossFit Weightlifting Course
In 2007, Mike Burgener was still teaching high school students. However, that same year he began teaching a different demographic: weightlifting to CrossFitters. Burgener, who is...
-
A Weightlifting Inspiration
In February, a video of Hafthór Björnsson carrying a 640 kilogram log for five steps went viral. The first several seconds of the video claims...
-
Exploring Those Programming Possibilities
Some Boxes are looking to expand their programming options, but they might not know where exactly to begin. Box Pro sat down with Justin Marcis,...
-
You Can’t Fake Great Community
Every morning is the same. My alarm buzzes me awake at 6:45 a.m., I get ready for work, grab my morning coffee and head into...
