With thousands of CrossFit gyms around the world and hundreds of thousands following the program you can be sure that there are a lot of passionate people out there. Resources for the CrossFitter are endless, whether you’re looking for information on diet, cooking strategies, how to pull a clean off the floor or how to assemble a gym in your garage, it’s our goal to make this page a landing space for all of the best of CrossFit information. Check in with this page often as we’ll do everything we can to continue to update it’s archives.
Food: Recipes and Useful Websites
Websites
- Steve Paleo (Great recipes by a serious CrossFit athlete)
- Everyday Paleo
- Zone Diet Recipes (long list of recipes for Zoners)
- Steve’s Original Paleo Kits
- Paleo Treats
- The Paleo Solution – Robb Wolf
- Performance Menu, Greg Everett, Catalyst Athletics
- Lean Gains
- Whole9
- Mark Sisson
Misc.
- Comprehensive CrossFit Bodyweight Workouts (PDF download)
- Integrated Recovery
- Concept 2
- Progenex
- CrossFit Journal
- CrossFit.com
Books
Diet
- Dr Barry Sears, “Mastering The Zone”,
- Dan Benardot, “Advanced Sports Nutrition”, Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois, 2006
- Gary Taubes, “Good Calories, Bad Calories”, Knopf, New York, NY, 2006
- Loren Cordain Ph.D., and Joe Friel M.S., “The Paleo Diet for Athletes”, Rodale Books 2005
Training
- Pat O’Shea, “Quantum Strength & Fitness”, Patrick’s Books, Corvallis, OR, 1996 & 2000
- Michael Yessis, “Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness & Training”, Collins Publishers, 1987
- John Jesse, “Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia”, The Athletic Press, 1974
- Thomas Baechle and Roger W. Earle, Ed. “Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning” Human Kinetcs, 3rd ed. 2008
- Louie Simmons, various training articles
- Dan John, “Never Let Go,” On Target, Santa Cruz, CA 2009
- Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore, “Starting Strength” (2nd edition), The Aasgaard Company; 2nd edition (October 21, 2007)
- Greg Everett, “Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches,” Catalyst Athletics; Second edition (September 25, 2009)
- Mark Sisson, “The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy,” Primal Nutrition, Inc.; 1ST edition (June 1, 2009)