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Fitness For The Slopes
There’s still time to get in shape before heading off on your skiing/snowboarding holiday. CrossFit is a great way to get in shape for the slopes as Ski Magazine found out: I felt great all day—as we toured through the pines on soft snow, navigated steep chutes with some icy patches, and clocked a few [...]
New Year’s Revolution
Have you made a New Year’s Resolution to get in shape this year? To lose weight? You’re not alone. Thousands of people will make a commitment that this year will be the one where they reach their health and fitness goals.
At CrossFit Tameside we really want to help you achieve your goals.
Take the Red Pill
The terms blue pill and red pill have become a popular metaphor for the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red).
Barbells for Boobs
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CrossFit Tameside are hosting a ‘Barbells for Boobs’ Challenge on Saturday 30th October between 10am and 2pm.
Press Gang
Tonight some of you might have heard me tell you ‘bum back first’ at the start of the dip for your push press. This is because the tissues that are moved first take most of the load. If you start a push press (or squat) with a forward movement of the knees, the load is taken by your quadriceps (the big muscle at the front of your thigh).
We’ve Got a New Look
CrossFit Tameside now has a snazzy new look with lots more good stuff to boot. We’re sad to say goodbye to the old sliding menu but really chuffed with the modern look and great new features including:
Tag Team Angie
We celebrated the Bank Holiday in style with a team workout – Tag Team Angie. Not only are team workouts fun but they’re also a sneaky way of getting everyone to work really hard, mwahahahaha. The CrossFit benchmark workout Angie got a team twist so that one person would be running while the other accumulated [...]
Take Comfort In Your Discomfort
Report: 10 Million Killed Annually By Stepping Out Of Comfort Zones AUGUST 24, 2010 | ISSUE 46•34 WASHINGTON—A new report published this week by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed that more than 10 million Americans are violently killed each year while attempting to break away from their regular everyday routines and try [...]
Francy that?!
We started tonight with some technique work on thrusters, working up to a 5 rep max then a little modified version of the notorious CrossFit benchmark workout “Fran” with overhead squats instead of thrusters. We kept the scaling very light to give everyone a taste of the kind of intensity possible in a workout lasting [...]
