How Should Gymnastic Grips Fit?
Gymnasts have been wearing protective palm grips for decades. AUTHOR DAVID NEWMAN / 10.19.2023 These durable swaths of leather strapped around their wrists with fi...
How Jump Rope Compares to Other Cardio Exercise
Are you searching for a new cardio exercise to try out? Perhaps you’ve been wondering about the differences between each cardio workout and which one is b...
Fitness Fundraiser Brings Awareness to Autism
Fitness Fundraiser Brings Awareness to Autism One in 54 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by the age of 8. The Autism Tree Project Foundation was founded in 2003, when founder...
CrossFit: Double Unders, Jump Ropes and the Evolution of Games Events with David Newman
The first event of the 2020 CrossFit Games, Awful Annie, definitely lived up to its name.Thirty men and woman, vying for the final five spots at the in-person finale in California, had to perform d...
CrossFit Games Athletes doing Criss Cross Apple Sauce?!
Well, not exactly. But Individual Athletes competing at the 2022 CrossFit Games in Madison Wisconsin did get tasked with completing 25 double unders with a crossover in the Skill Speed Medley event...
Don't be a Dope on a Rope: 3 Foot Locks to Climb like a Champ
The truth behind Rope Climbs is that they require only a reasonable level of upper body and grip strength. Great technique will allow you to generate force with your legs and propel you up the rope...