JOURNAL ARTICLES December 2009 title author Scoring Martial-Arts Workouts for Intensity Hackleman, Amundson, Howard Beauty in Strength CrossFit Games Competitors Iron Will, Iron Bodies CrossFit Games Competitors The Asshole Barrier Silverman Rise Up! Hayes The Do-It-Yourself Climbing Rope Brigham Form Follows Function Berger Copyright © 2009 CrossFit, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Subscription info at http://journal.crossfit.com CrossFit is a registered trademark ‰ of CrossFit, Inc. Feedback to
[email protected] Visit CrossFit.com JOURNAL ARTICLES Scoring Martial-Arts Workouts for Intensity Pitmaster John Hackleman offers ideas on how athletes and trainers can measure the quality and quantity of martial-arts fitness training. John Hackleman with Greg Amundson and Shain Howard Courtesy of John Hackleman One of the core tenets of CrossFit is intensity as measured by average power. This is a pretty easy concept to evaluate in most of the CrossFit movements. You have a fixed load moving a known distance. Multiply the number of reps and divide by time. Doing more work in less time is the fast lane to fitness. However, in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), coaches face some daunting tasks when it comes to measuring athletes’ workouts. 1 of 6 Copyright © 2009 CrossFit, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Subscription info at http://journal.crossfit.com CrossFit is a registered trademark ‰ of CrossFit, Inc. Feedback to
[email protected] Visit CrossFit.com MMA ... (continued) My purpose in writing this article is to introduce CrossFit athletes and coaches to some of the adaptations I’ve used with success at my CrossFit affiliate: The Pit martial arts and fitness.