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About Emily Beers

Emily Beers is a freelance health, fitness and nutrition writer and a strength and conditioning coach at MadLab School of Fitness in Vancouver, B.C.

A former college basketball player and rower, Emily became heavily involved in CrossFit after finishing her Masters degree in journalism in 2009. She competed as an individual at the 2014 CrossFit Games. Emily's work can be found at CrossFit.com, as well as at various health-related companies, including Precision Nutrition, The Whole Life Challenge, the MadLab Group, and OPEX Fitness.

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Fitness

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  • Fix Your Lower Back Pain: From Posture to Strength
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  • Do You Really Need to Squat Below Parallel?
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  • The Keys to Upper Body Strength Training for Women
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  • Women and Iron
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