Crossfit Zone Victoria BC, Vancouver Island

Believe it or not, your heart is a muscle that you have the power to strengthen!

Cardiovascular Endurance is the ability of your heart to provide oxygen to muscles during physical activity for prolonged periods of time.  Sounds kinda important, right?
And it is!  Cardiovascular endurance is the most important aspect of fitness. It is basically how [...]

Here’s the million dollar question of the day: Do you exercise CrossFit Maturity?  Or do you simply just steam through a WOD with reckless abandon, performing mediocre quality reps until a coach catches you and calls you out on it?
Here’s an example of CrossFit Maturity.  Let’s say you’re quite proficient at full plank pushups.  However, [...]

The practice of squatting to a ball is quite often used in Crossfit training programs.  Other training systems often use boxes for the same purpose but we usually have an ample supply of easily portable medballs available so they are the de facto choice.  Squatting to a ball can be a very useful learning tool however past [...]

Lemon Chicken on Cauliflower Mash
~ From Primal Mama Cooks
Doesn’t this look fancy? It has the look of a gourmet meal.
You can make this dish with bone-in chicken or with boneless breast or thigh. It’s really up to your preference. The cauliflower mash is super simple and not bland at all with the addition of caramelized [...]

Excerpts taken from an article by John Sifferman, found at http://physicalliving.com/

Ah, the endless debate continues… which is better, the kipping pullup or the strict, deadhang pullup?  The strict, deadhang pullup is a bodybuilding-style pullup in which the purpose is to maximally contract the muscles of the back and arms - mostly the lats, biceps, and [...]