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As more and more fitness enthusiasts from around the country are turning to the wildly popular and extremely effective form of extreme training and conditioning known as Crossfit, more and more people are looking for home equipment they can use with their Crossfit workouts. For most people this includes things such as bumper plates, kettlebells and other Crossfit equipment.

While there are a number of different weight, or bumper plate, options, most of the world's bumper plates from most of the weight manufacturers come from China. All of these manufacturers use similar rubber melting and injecting techniques and they...

Today I watched an outstanding local CrossFit competition hosted by CrossFit HD in Doraville GA; organized by James at CrossFit Addiction.  First off - great job by James at organizing the event.  Everything ran very smooth and the athletes were challenged by the workouts as several athletes ended in the dead cock roach position.  I believe 40-something teams showed up at this event.  CrossFit HD is a fantastic gym; if you live in the area definitely go check them out.  Tons of equipment and space to get your workout on.  Below are some pics and video from the event.

BJJ is a martial art I fell in love with 10 year ago.  I watched Royce Gracie in the first UFC choke and armbar his way to victory against much larger martial artists which made me very curious about BJJ.  I remember walking into Crunch Fitness where I saw a guy (who is now my friend) kicking a heavy bag.  I asked him where he trained and we talked for a bit and he offered to show me some stuff in the ring.  So I jumped in and of course he choked and arm locked me a half dozen times....

A lot of folks are confused about which bumper weights are good and which ones are bad.  Here's the deal - Bumper weights have two essential components to them.   1) The insert - In the past and still present some manufacturers use brass which is a very soft alloy.  These will bend and break overtime so I would never buy a bumper plate with brass inserts.  Now days most if not all manufacturers will use STAINLESS STEEL if the buyer (me in this case) requires them to.  2) Rubber Material - You have two types of rubber being used...

Thanks to the guys for hard training tonight. Started the night with grip breaking then worked our guard passes. Next up was live sparring from the feet to prepare for the IBJJF Atlanta open tournament.