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Why You Train
Do you know why the Bulgarian weightlifting team was so revered from the late 1960's to the late 80's? Because their coach, Ivan Abadjiev, cared more about winning than anything else. One of the only ways to climb the social ladder in Bulgaria at the time was through...
The Returning Athlete
For a lot of us the idea of training is simple; show up, go hard, repeat 5 or 6 times a week, get results. Sounds logical and for many of us it’s worked before. Then life happens. You get that promotion at work, you have a baby or go on vacation! More realistically,...
Mechanics First
Strive for quality movement, work towards perfecting your squat, kip, running stride, push-ups, and overhead position. Make your goal to increase the quality of your movement first, after that the speed, metcon time, and weight will mean so much more. "Mechanics,...
Because Hips
CrossFit Lowell places an emphasis on strength and we begin each class with a strength component aimed at hip and midline development.
What Do You Want?
“I want to be faster.” “I want to be stronger.” “I want to be thicker.” “I want to be thinner.” “I want to live longer.” “I want to lift heavier.” Ring true? The fitness and nutrition industry is built around pandering to an audience that might vaguely want one or...
5 Things I’ve Learned From CrossFit
I like the shared suffering. It feels good to do something difficult as a group, it brings you and your fellow classmates closer together. I need the community. I need people to hold me accountable especially when I don't want to be, that's when I need it the...
Dress For CrossFit Success
So you've decided to take the leap and you're going to give CrossFit a try. Your friends won't stop talking about it, you watched a few YouTube videos, and you fancy losing a little weight. But what to wear? We get this question a lot and it’s pretty simple, actually....
Increasing Your Work Capacity
On tap for this session is a time priority metcon, meaning that the time is the constant and the reps that you will complete are the variable. The goal for this workout is to keep moving for all of the 30 second "working" intervals. Don't worry about your rep...
We Love Your Weird
At a recent gathering at the box to decorate our monster Christmas tree, we, as a community, received a wonderful compliment from a new member: “Everyone here is just so down to earth… Real, and genuine.” This came on the heels of 1) a Secret Santa name grab where we...
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