The CrossFit Jerk: A Beginner’s Guide
Olympic Weightlifting consists of two competitive lifts: The Snatch, and the Clean & Jerk. However, when we consider the complexity of these movements, the...
Stephanie Contomichalos
The Strict Press and the Push Press: Essential Guide to Getting Weight Overhead
Like the song says – Push it real good – preferably overhead, with a barbell in your hands! The strict press and push press should both be part of a well-round...
Mastering the Clean to Lift Heavier and More Efficiently
The Clean is an explosive and full body exercise that can benefit any athlete in any sport, if performed with the correct technique. This exercise (like all Ol...
Home Health & Fitness: Staying fit and healthy in quarantine
Gym closures, offices closing down, and mandated quarantine are obliging us to make big changes to our workout routines. Nonetheless, your physical fitness sho...
The CrossFit Snatch: Your Ultimate Guide to the Toughest Movement in Fitness
The snatch is the fastest, and most complex lift in CrossFit. Conquering the snatch requires a seamless combination of flexibility, strength, power and techniq...
Meal Prep: Tips, Tricks and Some Recipes To Get You Started
You must have heard the adage ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ a million times. But when it is a question of diet and nutrition, this age-old chestnut is spo...
How Yoga Can Help You Become a Better CrossFitter
CrossFit is a fantastic sport, it builds strength, develops speed and power and builds a strong community amongst its participants. Many CrossFit boxes do plac...
Active Recovery: When Training Less is Actually More
It is not how hard you train, but how well you recover. Training hard is great, it’s great fun, it’s challenging and it produces results….right? Most pe...
Is CrossFit Worth it?
By now anyone who is remotely interested in the world of fitness knows of CrossFit. We know the basics: it combines strength training with cardiovascular work ...
What is CrossFit: A Quick Start Guide for Noobies
The fitness industry has seen huge changes in the last decade, with boutique fitness gyms, spinning studios, yoga + Pilates studios and CrossFit boxes (to name...
Stephanie Contomichalos
Stephanie is a sports enthusiast, an avid crossfitter, wakeboarder and yogi. An advocate for women’s sport who strongly believes in the use of sport as a tool for development. She is currently living in Athens, Greece where she runs a hiking and yoga wellness retreat.