CrossFit on the track
CrossFit NorCal Sectionals – photo by Tom Campitelli
More and more college athletes are using CrossFit to not only stay in shape, but to break records! Here’s an article about a track athlete named Hallie Kuhlman who is breaking records as a freshman at Sharon Springs in Kansas.
Kuhlman fought shin splints nearly all spring, but her work in the weight room kept her fit. Ayers, who has won three state football titles, latched onto the CrossFit program several years ago. The program features intense workouts with little rest periods. It starts with heavy Olympic lifts and then ends with what Ayers calls a “finisher,” about 10 minutes of dumbbell swings, pull-ups, squats, lunges, hops and other exercises done as quickly as possible.
Read full article here.
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Thursday’s WOD:
As many rounds as possible in 18 minutes:
7 Deadlifts
7 Box Jumps
7 Pullups
7 Burpees
