Edward Getterman

Are you looking for ways to get better CrossFit results? In this video, I share my top tips for staying healthy and injury-free and getting the most out of your CrossFit workouts. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced CrossFitter, these tips will help you achieve your fitness goals. About the Author  Edward Getterman is […]

Are you thinking about starting CrossFit? In this video, I’m going to show you the right way to start CrossFit. I’ll cover everything from finding a CrossFit gym to the best exercises and workouts to start with. So whether you’re completely new to CrossFit or just looking for some tips on how to get started,

The Theoretical Hierarchy of Development is a simple progression for how we should approach our health and fitness.  

If you were to ask most people, CrossFitters and non-CrossFitters alike, to use one word to describe CrossFit, it’s a good bet that most would use some variation of the word “intense.”  And it’s true–intensity is an absolutely key component of what we do.  It’s the “secret sauce” that gets us results.   BUT, the most

One of the most insidious effects of the amount of sitting westerners do is a tightening of the chest and shoulder muscles on the front side of our bodies and a weakening of the corresponding muscles on the back sides of our bodies.   Technically known as thoracic kyphosis, the result of this imbalance are shoulders

It’s not possible to overemphasize the importance of learning to properly express power from your hips.  This is a skill that plays a part in nearly everything we do in CrossFit, and by extension nearly everything we do in everyday life.  The most powerful forces we are capable of generating with our bodies begin with

*The third in a series of three articles meant to more specifically define CrossFit and bring a little more clarity to why we do what we do everyday. As we discussed in part one of this series, in CrossFit we use functional movements to train for things we need our bodies to be able to

*The second in a series of three articles meant to more specifically define CrossFit and bring a little more clarity to why we do what we do everyday. We like to say that intensity is the “secret sauce” that makes CrossFit work.  But what does “intensity” mean, exactly? Scientifically speaking, intensity is defined as power,

*The first in a series of three articles meant to more specifically define CrossFit and bring a little more clarity to why we do what we do everyday. Technically, CrossFit is defined as “constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity.”  So what, exactly, are functional movements? Simply put, functional movements are those that are

Those of us who know the feeling of “stiffness” knows first-hand that insufficient flexibility in important areas can impede performance and function.   One of the most common areas where I see a lack of flexibility rears its ugly head is in the hamstrings. Tight hamstrings are a common issue with athletes and non-athletes alike.