Long-time RIPT Skin System's user—Canada East Regionals athlete and owner of Nutrition Rx in London, Ontario Jennifer Broxterman—explains she never leaves home without her RIPT Daily Dose. “It fits so nicely in my purse,” she said. Broxterman's well-used Quick Fix  Keeping it in her purse at all times also means she doesn’t have to remember to pack it when she goes on vacation, and happens to rip her hands, like she did recently when she was working out at CrossFit FXTX in Allen, Texas and joined in on a group class with 35 bar muscle-ups. Here were her hands after her workout: Unconcerned, she pulled our her Quick Fix and Daily Dose, lathered them on her rips, left her hands to...

Is it possible, though, that most health professionals we’ve come across throughout our lives—may have led us astray?

Dr. Braham Jam, a physiotherapist, thinks so. He argues that not only is icing not necessary much of the time, it might even be counterproductive as it slows long-term healing.

As a CrossFit athlete, I used to think we were butchering Olympic sports—one at a time. I often ran into athletes from other sports, like weightlifters and rowers, who would point to sights they saw during throwdowns and CrossFit competitions to prove their point. Sights like a gnarly-looking clean during a max clean event, where the athlete somehow finds a way to stand up despite the bar being down at his nipples, his back being rounded, and his heels lifted off the ground—the kind of laboured, ugly lift that would only ever get applauded by CrossFit athletes. Meanwhile, rowers I knew would point to CrossFit athletes’ short, choppy, rushed rowing strokes—generally accompanied by flailing heads and curved spines—giving them a license...

With the worldwide Open approaching quickly, we have no idea what Dave Castro will serve up; however, we’re willing to put money on one thing: chest-to-bar pull-ups in high volume!

We caught up with gymnastics coach Louise Eberts—who works, or has worked, with many high-level regional and CrossFit Games athletes, such as Emily Abbott, Alex Parker, Mitch Barnard, Jeremy Meredith and Brittany Brown to name a few—to find out what kind of last minute gains are possible.

From my 83-year-old Oma’s horror when someone leaks to her that I am able to lift 350 lb. off the ground—and her absolute disgust when she sees my unfeminine calloused hands—to her utter confusion when she sees three of her under-21-year-old nephews zoned into their electronic devices on the couch: The holidays are always a time when people of all sorts come together and try to make sense of each other. A time when nobody’s ignorance is left unexposed.

Holidays are a time of love, of giving, of donating to charity.  (Bla bla bla).    My favourite part of the holidays isn’t any of the above. Nor is it the chocolate, the freshly-baked cookies or the seemingness endless bottles of wine.  My favourite holiday memories are the beautiful—and generally humorous—generation gap moments. From my 83-year-old Oma’s horror when someone leaks to her that I am able to lift 350 lb. off the ground—and her absolute disgust when she sees my unfeminine calloused hands—to her utter confusion when she sees three of her under-21-year-old nephews zoned into their electronic devices on the couch: The holidays are always a time when people of all sorts come together and try to make...

Stuffing stockings is a stressful endeavour. It’s usually left until the last minute—after you’ve already spent too much money on other presents—and you end up buying whatever useless stocking trinkets that Walmart happens to be selling at the till.

From ugly leg warmers, to that plastic moose that poos brown jelly beans, to the wrong kind of shampoo for your hair—the list goes on. Let’s be honest now, nobody needs another post-it-note pad, and that annual stick of deodorant has become predictable and unexciting. 

It doesn’t have to be this way. Stuffing stockings with practical gifts that will be appreciated by the recipient just takes a little planning. 

I love sweating with others as much as the next CrossFit athlete. After six years of CrossFit, I still hit workouts with a group once or twice a week. But I also believe a system with more individualized coaching would help all parties involved and leads to a community where:  

1. The masses are more fit 

2. Those who google “personal training” join CrossFit instead!

3. Client retention is better

4. Coaches have better relationships with their clients

5. Coach and affiliate revenue is higher 

6. The world doesn’t see CrossFit as too expensive

When I was in Grade 10, my school decided to put us in gender-segregated fitness classes. 

Twice a week, we took a school bus to the local gym “Fitness Avenue” and spent our time in the “Women’s Only” room.

Disengaged girls with nobody to flirt with stood around looking bored, applying lip gloss between sets of whatever lame movements we were doing that day.

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I’ve never understood the concept of “Women’s Only” gyms or classes. Never understood how it benefits women. While I’m sympathetic that some women might be intimidated and scared of aggressive men dominating the squat rack, I just can’t wrap my head around the idea that shying away from it is somehow a solution.