CrossFit has hundreds of workouts of the day (WODs). Over the years there have been a few WODs that have become infamous. Below are a few of the toughest: “Fran” WOD Fran is 2 exercises, a front squat and press (called thrusters) and pull ups. You complete 3 rounds done for time. It looks like this: Done with a 95 lb. barbell Thrusters 21 reps followed by 21 pull ups Thrusters 15 reps followed by
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You Wanna Get Big Like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? “I get solicited by trainers from all around the world, and it’s very flattering, because these guys are well read on their line of work,” says Johnson. “But my answer to them is always, ‘If the day comes that I can’t kick my own ass more than you can, then that’s the day I’ll stop training.’” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson I’m a huge fan
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If you are like me there are times when you just cannot make it to the gym. I get uneasy if I don”t get to workout so I decided to buy some equipment and create my own “home gym”. I bought adjustable dumbbells, a barbell, a pull up bar, and some bands. The first set of exercise bands or exercise tubing that I bought had handles. They were not too expensive and I thought they
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