Archive | November, 2011
30th Movember 2011

30th Movember 2011

Tonight’s workout kicked off with some deadlifts

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Kieran and Ian do Runabel at CrossFit Tameside

29th Movember 2011

Tonight we worked on snatch technique followed by ‘Runabel’. Work on completing this complex with great form: 1 Power Snatch 1 Hang Snatch Do not increase weight unless the previous reps were pretty as a picture. ‘Runabel’ 5 rounds Run 200m 6 Power Snatch Keep the weight such that all reps are done with great [...]

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28th Movember 2011

Today’s session focussed first on gymnastic skills, namely back lever progressions and handstands, and then on a triplet featuring pullups, front squats and 800m runs. There were some superb achievements – Mark managed a back lever, Steve did his first handstand, Andrea got a handstand press up to 2 abmats (roughly 6 inches) and Lee [...]

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26th Movember 2011

26th Movember 2011

‘Evil Edna’

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25th Movember 2011

25th Movember 2011

5 Rep Backsquats and Dan John’s ‘Humane Burpee’ 10 Swings 5 Goblet Squats (Put the bell down between your feet under control) Inchworm out to the Push Up Position (walk on your hands) 5 Push Ups Inchworm Back to the Start 10 Swings 4 Goblet Squats (Put the bell down between your feet under control) [...]

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24th Movember 2011

Thursday saw us work on some heavy push press which we followed with pulling and squating couplet

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23rd Movember 2011

Tonight, some hang power snatches followed by a little triplet in the style of fight gone bad

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thanks

22nd Movember 2011

Tonight’s workout was a variation on ‘Thanks Karen’ a rather nasty chipper from my early CrossFit days. It was repeated in my honour but I managed to avoid it by being in a different hemisphere. Everyone should be grateful though because this version didn’t have the 50 press ups, 20 turkish get ups and 50 [...]

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21st Movember 2011

Monday night’s workout is known as “Speal v Khalipa”

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19th Movember 2011

Lots of one armed action in Saturday morning’s workout as we went unilateral

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