Cracking the CrossFit Open: How to Outperform Your Peers in Every Workout

A new, expanded and updated edition of the complete guide to the sport of CrossFit

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced athlete, this book will help you improve faster in the key CrossFit workouts and movements. It provides you with the tools to outperform your peers, both in the Workout of the Day (WOD) and in the next CrossFit Open.

In this book you will learn:

• Tactics to outperform athletes of a similar level in CrossFit workouts
• Mental strategies to ensure sustained motivation and optimal workout performance
• What matters most, based on analysis of every 2014-2018 CrossFit Open workout
• Valuable training insights from sports science and elite coaches
• Effective warm-up, cool-down, and mobilization techniques
• Frameworks and improvement tips for the three key training areas: strength, skills, and conditioning
• Unbiased tips for programming an effective training routine
• How to eat optimally for CrossFit training
• Practical methods to transition to a healthier lifestyle
• Principles for choosing dietary supplements and training equipment

Full table of contents:

Introduction

PART I: APPROACH
Chapter 1: Strategy
Chapter 2: Tactics
Chapter 3: Psychology

PART II: TRAINING
Chapter 4: Principles
Chapter 5: Consistency
Chapter 6: Workouts
Chapter 7: Programming

PART III: RECOVERY
Chapter 8: Nutrition
Chapter 9: Lifestyle
Chapter 10: Supplements

Conclusion
Glossary of Terms