The Box Magazine - September - October 2014

In this issue

What's your beef? Grass-fed meat is harder to find,more expensive and harder to cook, is it worth it? by Elke Nelson,Training through trauma: at crossfit walter reed, the benefits of crossfit aren't always external and more...

The Box Magazine Description:

The Box Magazine serves the vast — and growing — population of CrossFitters. It educates new practitioners about CrossFit’s benefits, motivates existing members of the CrossFit community and advocates for the sport of CrossFit.
EDUCATE
From training to nutrition, we aim to offer tools all readers can use to improve their CrossFit experience, including illustrating proper form on classic CrossFit exercises, from burpees to thrusters; explaining the importance of grip strength — and then instructing how to increase it; and outlining the health- and performance-boosting effects of various critical nutrients.
MOTIVATE
By including a Workout of the Month in every issue — and then encouraging readers to post their scores online — offering advanced training regimens for CF experts and reviews of necessary training gear, we keep even highly experienced CrossFit athletes working hard to improve their scores.
ADVOCATE
In promoting CrossFit-related events around the country, following competitors through the Regionals in their quest to qualify for the Finals in the CrossFit Games, and allowing box owners to share their successes and challenges, we do our utmost to support the sport and its athletes.The Box Magazine serves the vast — and growing — population of CrossFitters. It educates new practitioners about CrossFit’s benefits, motivates existing members of the CrossFit community and advocates for the sport of CrossFit.
EDUCATE
From training to nutrition, we aim to offer tools all readers can use to improve their CrossFit experience, including illustrating proper form on classic CrossFit exercises, from burpees to thrusters; explaining the importance of grip strength — and then instructing how to increase it; and outlining the health- and performance-boosting effects of various critical nutrients.
MOTIVATE
By including a Workout of the Month in every issue — and then encouraging readers to post their scores online — offering advanced training regimens for CF experts and reviews of necessary training gear, we keep even highly experienced CrossFit athletes working hard to improve their scores.
ADVOCATE
In promoting CrossFit-related events around the country, following competitors through the Regionals in their quest to qualify for the Finals in the CrossFit Games, and allowing box owners to share their successes and challenges, we do our utmost to support the sport and its athletes.