We live in the age of the “hybrid athlete”. Rather than focussing on one attribute, many fervent exercise fans now want to be able to run fast, lift heavy and turn their hand to any number of sports.
With plenty of squat variations — back, front, goblet, split, plié, and single-leg to name a few — we have to ask: Are all squats created equal? We’re here to demystify the back squat versus front ...
Mat Fraser is the five-time "Fittest Man on Earth," having won the CrossFit Games from 2016 to 2020. After retiring, Fraser began coaching elite CrossFit athletes and created his own training app. He ...
In a recent CrossFit class, we were working on overhead squats and snatches, and our coach Laura Matuszak with Champlain Valley CrossFit had us find a wall and do this squat stretching exercise. She ...
When you think of CrossFit, you probably picture people throwing around heavy barbells, swinging kettlebells all over the place, and jumping up onto impossibly high boxes. Turns out, though, you don't ...
Squatting is a foundational exercise in any gym routine. But while you probably think of the conventional, gold-standard back ...