The work of Dr Izumi Tabata made another return to CrossFit Tameside tonight,
and there was much rejoicing
Archive | August, 2011
30th August 2011
After a great weekend in Belfast learning from the exceedingly knowledgeable John Welbourn I had some new fun things for our members to try out. A dynamic warm up of a plank complex, jimmy buffets and fast feet was followed by 5 rep deadlift. The focus was on excellence of movement rather than weight lifted [...]
27th August 2011
Bank Holiday Opening – 10:00 am class only (sorry for the short notice) This morning’s workout was all about speed Speed under the bar Speed into a Squat Speed of the Rope 7 Rounds 3 Squat Snatch (go heavy on these) 10 Ball Slam 25 Double Under Please note the gym will be closed on [...]
25th August 2011
Some work on the Front Squat to start things off and then a mini chipper where the intensity just kept increasing
24th August 2011
Tonight we dedicated the majority of the session to developing overhead squat technique. For some this was working on heavier sets of three, for others it meant polishing areas of the air squat and spending time ‘in the hole’ with just pvc pipe.
23rd August 2011
It was all about power tonight as we hit a variation of CrossFit Football’s Quarter Gone Bad. 5 Rounds for Maximum Reps 15 Seconds – L Pull Ups / Toes To Bar / Knees To Elbows / Knee Raises (pick the hardest that you can complete) 45 Seconds – Rest 15 Seconds – DB Thrusters [...]
22nd August 2011
It was test night tonight as we measured how much our members’ strength had increased
20th August 2011
On Saturday we closed the gym as Dean and I were competing in the UK:SPS at CrossFit 3D. Thanks to everyone who came down to lend their support. It meant a lot that you took some time out of your weekend to come a give us a cheer. There were 4 events across the day, [...]
