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Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you know about the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. Have you seen this towering character they call “The Mountain”?! At a staggering 6’9” tall and 400 lb, the 27 year old Icelandic Strongman, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, is nothing short of monumental. While I can’t personally attest…
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Baby got back. It’s basically summer time and unless you’ve been wodding shirtless all year long like a boss, you’ve been “focusing mostly on strength”. Lies. You’ve been eating like your plane was going down and you know it. If you’re aesthetics driven, be an adult and start leaning out. If you’re an athlete,…
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As the credits of Batman vs. Superman started rolling, I immediately took to the Google (once I picked my jaw up off the ground, that is). Despite the peanut gallery, the film was fucking legit. I’m not a comic book fanatic so I can’t attest to the “authenticity”, but I’m a huge fan of Batman…
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When we begin CrossFit, or similar high energy output training, we notice results fast. Somewhere down the line however, our lightning fast results taper off and the Gainz Train chugga-chugs to a halt. We reach the limit of our linearly progressive strength gains and can no longer boast about our pants falling off our waist…
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TODAY’S SPECTATOR IS TOMORROW’S COMPETITOR. This week the crew is reunited. After taking a week hiatus from the show, the band is back together to catch up on eachother’s travels. What was Regionals like for the CrossFit Football staff? Our perspective from the booth may be a limited one but we are fortunate enough…
Read MoreThe launch of Jacked Street is upon us and I think it’s only appropriate to share my thoughts of the nearly six month programming experiment. In this article, I’ll share with you how I succeeded in getting jacked AND leaning to the tune of twenty pounds. There are no tricks to getting jacked, there is…
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Ok so it’s the second week of January. Holy hell what happened? I kept up really good through Thanksgiving but lo and behold December, travel and holiday prep got the best of me on keeping up with my blog posting and to a degree my wods. It’s all good as I had a fabulous trip,…
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“Nothing endures but change.”-Heraclitus (540 BCE – 480 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, was onto something big. Although the quote has been translated in a number of ways, the theme remains the same and encompasses one of the major aspects of the human condition. Ultimately we cannot prevent change, therefore, we are driven by not…
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Part 1–Part 2-Part 3 As High School football programs move closer to the beginning of their off-season training programs, we hope you have moved closer to an understanding of the importance of each Fallacy on their own, and the overarching connection between each. To review our first four from PART 1 and PART 2: 1.…
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I’m a huge fan of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE at Power Athlete HQ loves The Rock (especially Cali). You have to give him credit, he’s a great entertainer, a legit action star (in my unsubstantiated opinion), he is dedicated to his training, and comes off as a stand up dude.…
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