Get your One Hand Handstand Push Ups in 2015!

Got any fitness or Crossfit New Year's resolutions? How about making 2015 the year you master the One Hand Handstand Push Up. Follow this illustrated progression on your way to adding this unique gymnastic skill and strength piece to your skill set:

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Why Should I Spend $50 On A Jump Rope?

A jump rope is an essential piece of equipment that all crossfitters should own. It's used in so many warms ups and WODs that you're doing yourself and your training an injustice by not having one on hand. With this in mind not all jump ropes are created equal, and the prices of jump ropes these days can range from under $10 to close to $50. The differences you'll find in prices accurately reflects the differences in quality between different jump ropes. RPM Fitness has established itself as the premier designer and manufacturer of speed ropes used by crossfitters. Their...

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The Sport of Fitness Goes Pro: The Rise of the National Pro Grid League.

Another CrossFit Games season has come to a close leaving fans of functional fitness with an appetite to witness, cheer on, and experience more feats of human strength, will power, and heroics. Being the only show in town the CrossFit Games has turned into the biggest crossfit spectator event, but this may not be the case for long with the emergence of the National Pro Grid League (NPGL). Don’t let the name of the NPGL fool you, this is crossfit. The movements are the same, the workouts are the same, and the suffering and glory are the same. The biggest...

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Reebok CrossFit Nano 4.0s Available Now at Box Basics!

Summer's here so you know what that means. Reebok will be releasing the latest version of the most popular CrossFit shoe ever; the Nano. The Reebok CrossFit Nano 4.0 is the culmination of a year's worth of design and real world testing by some of the best crossfitters in the world. Reebok took all of the best qualities from the 3.0 and 2.0, and combined them to create one bad ass CrossFit shoe. What Reebok did new: The toe wrap of this shoe gives your feet protection without sacrificing comfort. The all new Internal FITFRAME features a no slip, no...

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