The World of CrossFit "CROSSFIT IS GOING TO transform your body. It's going to transform your life in ways you can't imagine." This wasn't a late-night infomercial. It was the ardent opinion of my former girlfriend. I had mentioned that I was thinking of trying CrossFit, and Becky, to my surprise, told me she was already a year into it, and that it had given her a "new lease on life" and a "whole new family." Then she directed me to YouTube videos that showed her busting out pullups by the dozen and sporting the strong, sinewy physique of a martial artist. THE APPEAL OF CROSSFIT—A CONDITIONING program that mixes Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, calisthenics, gymnastics, sprints, plyometrics, and a few hard-to-categorize exercises like rope climbing—is that the workouts are short, intense, and constantly changing. And CrossFit is everywhere now. Like the CrossFit facilities I'd seen in videos, this one didn't look anything like a traditional gym. "Back to pushups! "How was the WOD?" "Awesome!"
7 Websites That Will Help You Learn Online Marketing From Scratch I have said it before, I will say it again: most of what is written about making money online is total BS! It is actually a big problem for people who want to learn online marketing from scratch. I mean, you can’t just go to the university to study it, because it’s so new and it changes so quickly. In fact, forget university, you can’t even go to a book store and get a decent book on the topic. Well, how to learn it, then? You have to go online and find everything you need on the Internet. I made a list of websites that will help you with that . I read these websites almost every single day and recommend you to do the same if you’re serious about learning online marketing. UPDATE: You may also be interested in these two articles, which are very relevant: 1. Smart Passive Income is a blog focused on building streams of passive income online. What I like is that Pat is really open about his own learning curve. The person behind the website: Pat Flynn. 2. 3. 4. Here are some of my favorites: 5.
The Craziest Exercise Ever If you watched the CrossFit Games on ESPN2 or have ever visited a CrossFit gym, you’ve probably seen a kipping pullup. The move combines a hip drive, kick, and arm pull to build momentum that helps raise your chin over the bar. In short, it looks like a flailing mess—albeit an impressive one. We wondered: Is the kipping pullup just cheating? “I don’t consider kipping pullups cheating because I don’t even consider them a pullup,” says Men’s Health Power Training author Robert Dos Remedios, C.S.C.S., who we should mention is not affiliated with CrossFit. More from MensHealth.com: Inside the Cult of CrossFit Your standard dead-hang pullup uses your vertical pulling muscles, Dos Remedios explains. With a kipping pullup, though, you swing your body back, putting your torso at an angle to the bar instead of directly below it. Dos Remedios, for example, says he can do about 15 traditional pullups, but 30 kipping ones. So just how is that not cheating? But don’t write off the kip completely. 1. 2.
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Women at the snow: We're not just eye candy With female stars performing like Torah Bright, why aren't women given equal prominence in the snow media? I am proud of Australia's snow media. Our dedicated snow sports magazine production levels are high and content always interesting and entertaining, we have some of the best ski and snowboard photographers around and the new breed of filmers are achieving stunning footage and edits at home and abroad. There is, however, one thing missing, women. Grassroots ski and snowboard media in Australia does not represent the female third of the snowboard market and 40 per cent of the ski market. Clearly if you want to sell something to a woman then package it up in a vagina. A flick through the 130 pages of the impressive Australian New Zealand Snowboarding Magazine's current issue (from 100 per cent male editorial and photographic team) reveals a mere four images that feature women and each of those is from an advertiser and does not feature the woman actually snowboarding. Advertisement
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