Jul
24th

Drug Free?

Author: Shannon | Files under You are what you eat!

It’s the way of the new age, these days.  Everyone is talking about eating organic.  But why should you do it?  A definition of “organic” is a product which is raised, grown, stored, and/or processed without the use of synthetically-produced chemicals or fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, or any other pesticides, growth hormones or growth regulators. [...]


Jul
23rd

Welcome to the Family

Author: Turts | Files under CrossFit Community

We are CrossFit Zone.
We work hard so that we may improve our fitness, our health, and our daily enjoyment of life.
We support each other and encourage each other to reach new levels of performance.
We hold ourselves to high standards of conduct and technique to reap the greatest benefits from our WODs.
We don’t exercise, we train.
We [...]


Jul
22nd

Are you a Poser?

Author: Deanna | Files under CrossFit Exercises

Most people run with a heel to toe strike.  But,  if you were stripped of your shoes and told to run on the road, would you run the same?  NO! This is where the pose technique comes in.  When you run with a heel to toe strike it sends shock waves up your legs into [...]


Jul
21st

Straddle what?

Author: Deanna | Files under CrossFit Exercises

Darth Erkel  and Supa from CrossFit Van doing an iron cross…. but something is wrong with this picture, oh wait he doesn’t have the “false grip”
For those of you that missed the Gymnastics seminar - Part 1, it was absolutely amazing!  We learnt so many basic skills on the rings such as support holds, straddle [...]


Jul
20th

Athlete Spotlight - Sean Falconer

Author: Deanna | Files under Spotlight athletes

1. How did you find CrossFit?
I had heard about it for a while through friends, but then my wife showed me an article about it because she thought it would be something I’d be interested in trying. After reading the article, I looked up the website and started on my own.
2. What is your favourite [...]