“Fittest Woman on Earth” Tia Clair-Toomey: 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Tia Clair-Toomey has quite a list of athletic achievements for being only 24 years old. Toomey, who was crowned the “Fittest Woman on Earth” in 2017…
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American Record Holder Quiana Welch: 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Quiana Welch is one strong woman. She holds the American Record in the snatch (108 kg/238-lb) and she clean and jerks 119 kg ( 262-lb), competing…
Reality Check: When Life Gets in the Way of Fitness
When I first found CrossFit I was in my mid-20s and working from home. I had time, money, and was a single, carefree adult with…
K-Mighty: Meet the Special Needs Mom who’s a World Record Weightlifter
Kristi Brewer is a wife, working mother of two and a world record-holder masters weightlifter. No wonder Brewer, who just picked up the sport two…
How to Make Lasting Mobility Changes and PR Your Lifts
You learned from Part 1 of our conversation with Clinical Athlete founder Dr. Quinn Henoch that mashing, smashing, flossing and static stretching isn’t going to…
On Fear and Learning to Fly
The barbell was heavy, it felt so damn heavy in my hands. How on earth, I wondered, would I be able to throw this over…
Meet the Oldest CrossFit Games Competitor
Clarke Holland is a dual-sport athlete, having competed at the World Weightlifting Championships and —this week— in the CrossFit Games for the sixth time. Holland…
Foam Rolling Doesn’t Do What You Think (And Other Mobility Myths busted by Dr. Quinn Henoch)
Foam rolling or mashing with a lacrosse ball before training isn’t lengthening your muscles or breaking up adhesions. Yet, chances are you, your friends or…
7 Movements You Need to Do More
Most training programs have holes and we, as human beings, have imbalances that can make things even worse. While we’ve detailed the importance of carrying…
How Blood Flow Restriction Training Is Making Gains in Sports Rehab and Performance
My right leg is on fire. Not a injured feeling, but the kind of screaming and aching that usually accompanies the end of a Hero…
