This past weekend 4 of our Crossfit USa and Crossfit Relentless coach's went to a seminar focusing on strongman liftss(think 650 lb tire flips, 200 lb stone lifts etc). As Crossfit a Crossfit coach we are always on the lookout for new ways to add to our fitness knowledge and further our fitness goals. This was one of the best seminars I have attended in a long time and I am more sore than I have been since my Crossfit Level 1 cert. The day centered around learning,practicing and being able to coach various lifts like the Atlas stone lift,tire flipping,log and keg lifts as well as weight sled pulls.

As it turned out Strongman lifting melds perfectly with Crossfit methodology. Alaway varied,functional lifts performed at high intensity. What could be more functional than lifting and odd implement? In life things are rarely precisely balanced as in a barbell lift. I would say learning how to move a 650 lb tire is equally as important to your fitness as learning to squat properly. We did ten reps for time...average time was around 50 seconds.Talk about redlining your heart rate? Take a look at this pic of Glenn getting comfy with 650lbs !

At both Crossfit Relentless and Crossfit USa you will all start to be coached on how to add these vital,important movements to your execise bag of tools. As an added bonus we will be hosting this seminar at Crossfit Relentless on April 3rd( Sat) . The fee for the day is $100 per athlete and is well worth every penny. I personally paid a lot more than this to do the same seminar and negotiated a cheaper rate  to have as many of you who are interested be able to attend this. Mark it in your calendars.