We got variety. And then some. Tonight’s session kicked off with an up, down, side to side, under, over agility course followed by some specific mobility for the workout to come. Next came some 5 rep push press and weighted pullups (or L pullups if you have a 3 rep pull up of more than [...]
Archive | February, 2011
26th February 2011 – Squats on Saturday
Front squats. A fantastic full body functional movement. The bar sits on the front of your shoulders as you perform a full depth squat. This front loading has a number of benefits.
Guest Recipe: Turkey Satay Stir Fry
With grateful thanks to Tara Sanchez for this delicious recipe. If you’re strict Paleo/Primal we suggest you substitute Sunbutter for the peanut butter. Satay Turkey Stir Fry (serves 3-4 people) Ingredients 250ml coconut cream 4 heaped dessert spoons crunchy peanut butter* 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice 3-4 tablespoons of Wheat Free soy sauce (Tamari or [...]
23rd February 2011
Some days we ask you to go heavy and work on developing your strength, other days we ask you to work hard and move fast so you feel like your lungs are going to burst and your heart will jump out of your chest
21st February 2011 – Get it off your chest
We started tonight’s classes with the chance to find a 5 rep max on bench press. Our athletes took this chance and ran with it leading to a raft of PBs, whoop whoop! This was followed by a 15 minute bodyweight AMRAP (as many rounds as possible). If your double unders needed work you got [...]
Ladies Workout – AMRAP & MGTOH
That’s ‘as many rounds as possible’ and ‘Max Ground to Overhead’. We CrossFitters do love our acronyms. Another thing we love is our community and these gatherings are a huge part of what it means to be CrossFit. Today ladies from several of the local (and one not so local) CrossFit affiliates gathered again to [...]
19th February 2011 – Holbrook
It can hard to get going first thing on a Saturday morning particularly when it’s cold, damp and grey. CrossFit Hero workouts are notoriously tough both physically and mentally. This proved to be a rather heinous combination for our athletes this morning but they all pulled through.
