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	<title>The Fit Blog &#187; crossfit</title>
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		<title>What is Fitness?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2010/07/what-is-fitness-2.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cambridge dictionary: &#8220;the condition of being physically strong and healthy&#8221; as in, &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to improve my fitness by cycling to work&#8221;.  Ugh&#8230; Terrible definition.
The wiki Wiktionary goes for a better definition: &#8220;The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate, the cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique, the ability to perform a function.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For a Perfect Double Under</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2010/06/tips-for-a-perfect-double-under.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2010/06/tips-for-a-perfect-double-under.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
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While normal skipping or rope jumping is fairly trivial (for some people), the double under is a sick VO2 maximizer and is also crazy difficult.  For anyone who doesn&#8217;t know what a double under is, it&#8217;s when the skipping rope passes around you twice in one skip.  I have a demo here, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 15 Online Fitness Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2009/02/the-top-15-online-fitness-resources.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2009/02/the-top-15-online-fitness-resources.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kettle bells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness Websites]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online fitness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Crossfit.com
Crossfit popularity has exploded over the last year.  Dozens of affiliates seem to be opening on a monthly basis and the community is expanding faster than a sub 2 minute Fran.  But it&#8217;s no surprise &#8211; Crossfit runs under an &#8220;open source&#8221; mantra and provides a seriously massive wealth of information.  Every day, along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WOD Timer v0.1</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2009/01/wod-timer-v01.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2009/01/wod-timer-v01.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WOD Timer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high intensity interval training]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[interval training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interval training is huge.  It&#8217;s a fantastic way to increase the efficiency of a workout and develop increased cardiorespiratory ability and work on metabolic conditioning.
Unfortunately, intervals can be somewhat difficult to time.  This is especially the case when you don&#8217;t have someone dedicated to be the official &#8220;time keeper&#8221; for a workout.
In programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to do a Muscle-Up on the Rings</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/how-to-do-a-muscle-up-on-the-rings.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/how-to-do-a-muscle-up-on-the-rings.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are three important tips for getting your first muscle-up.]]></description>
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		<title>Tabata Intervals</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/the-tabata-method.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/the-tabata-method.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The blood was pumping fast.  My quads were about to burst.  The lactic acid was overflowing as though it was about to start seeping out of the pores of my legs. Just 5 more seconds in this last set and I was done&#8230; possibly for good.  Who would have thought that 12 minutes of work\rest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Poliquin&#8217;s Take on Crossfit</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/charles-poliquins-take-on-crossfit.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/charles-poliquins-take-on-crossfit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the December &#8220;Question of Strength&#8221; article on T-Nation, Charles Polquin discusses his view of Crossfit.  He gives 6 reasons why he &#8220;can&#8217;t recommend CrossFit    training, especially for those seeking the highest levels of  athletic performance&#8221;.
Polquin is a World respected Canadian strength training coach who has trained and/or consulted numerous world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossfit vs p90x vs Kettlebells</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/crossfit-vs-p90x-vs-kettlebells.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/crossfit-vs-p90x-vs-kettlebells.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A conversation recently came up over at twitfitter on the relative differences of Crossfit and other newish intensity based fitness programs (like p90x and kettlebells) and whether or not fitness programs like Crossfit will take over the globo gym and behind the back wrist curls will become a thing of the past or perhaps they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pull-up, the Pull-up Bar (and how to build one cheap)</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/11/the-pull-up-the-pull-up-bar-and-how-to-build-one-cheap.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/11/the-pull-up-the-pull-up-bar-and-how-to-build-one-cheap.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ There&#8217;s an old joke that goes something like this: a man walks into a bar and asks the bartender why his head hurts.  The bartender responds, well you just walked into a bar.
Ok &#8211; not a real joke &#8211; I just made that one up (as if you couldn&#8217;t tell).  But let me now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossfit Invading Globo Gym?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/09/crossfit-invading-globo-gym.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/09/crossfit-invading-globo-gym.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a little under the weather lately.  But tonight was the first night in almost a week that I decided to head to the gym and do some weight lifting, avoiding any high intensity work in favour of more strength type training.
To my dismay, I saw more crossfit type functional training at the gym [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossfit Going Mainstream?</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/04/crossfit-going-mainstream.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/04/crossfit-going-mainstream.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more evidence is showing face indicating that crossfit is going mainstream.  Here are a few links to some recent articles appearing in some popular health and fitness magazines&#8230;

]]></description>
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		<title>Tabata&#8230; What the, Who the&#8230;??</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/02/tabata-what-the-who-the.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/02/tabata-what-the-who-the.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I went out to crossfit class and did a typical crossfit style workout &#8211; a Tabata workout involving 8 sets of 20 seconds each of box jumps, squats and pushups, followed by 10 seconds of rest. 12 minutes of grueling intnsity.  After the workout, like usual, I was laid out on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Elusive Muscle Up is Coming Out of its Shell</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/02/the-elusive-muscle-up-is-coming-out-of-its-shell.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/02/the-elusive-muscle-up-is-coming-out-of-its-shell.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muscle-ups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/02/the-elusive-muscle-up-is-coming-out-of-its-shell.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The muscle ups were hit and miss for a while there.  I&#8217;d get one or two no problem one day and then the next, I&#8217;d have a world of trouble.  This has been going on for a couple of weeks now.  I&#8217;ve been trying to get in at least one good muscle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Minutes of Inspiration</title>
		<link>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/01/7-minutes-of-inspiration.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/01/7-minutes-of-inspiration.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I really can&#8217;t get enough of this crossfit video.  OPT of Crossfit Calgary goes for a personal record at an intense workout nicknamed &#8216;Helen&#8217; at the Crossfit headquarters.  The workout consists of 3 rounds of a 4oom sprint, 21 kettlebell swings and 12 pull-ups, done for time.  His last PR was just [...]]]></description>
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