Tonights workout saw our athletes working on pullups, or for those that can already do one, muscle-ups. This was followed by a shorter heavier version of the classic CrossFit workout ‘Cindy’. Weighted Pullups/Muscle-ups 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 Then As many rounds as possible in 12 mins 5 Heavy Kettlebell Swings [...]
Keep on runnin’
Backsquat 3 – 3 – 3 then Sprint 60m x 10 rest 90 seconds between efforts This relatively large rest period allows for a high level of recovery meaning that our athletes are able to concentrate on giving maximum effort over this short distance.
Fight Gone Bad
We’d like to wish CrossFit Tameside member Sam a speedy recovery from a nasty climbing fall! We’d also like to say a big thanks to CrossFit 3D member Matt Foster for hosting a fantastic CrossFit BBQ last night. The weather was beautiful and it was great to catch up with our local CrossFit friends. A [...]
Jackie
Tonight’s workout was CrossFit benchmark ‘Jackie’ and a chance to compare your scaling and time with other CrossFit athletes from across the globe. Row/mobility/warm up ‘Jackie’ Row 1000m 50 Thrusters 20kg 30 Pull Ups Extra foam rolling Jonny – you can get a foam roller like ours from Wolverson Fitness You may have noticed a [...]
Yay burpees
Warm-up Push Press 5 -5 – 5 7 Rounds 7 Front Squat 7 Box Jumps 7 Burpees FAO Kieran – here is a video of the Diesel Crew shoulder mobility /rehab protocol Diesel Crew
Foundations Class coming soon…
Starting Monday 5th July we’ll be offering a 2 week ‘Foundations’ course – the first week of this will be free. I’ll put more details on here soon but feel free to contact us for more information.
Get Up, Stand Up, Don’t Give Up The Fight
Run/Mobility/Warm Up AMRAP 20 mins 6 Turkish Get Ups 12 Pull Ups 18 Double Unders “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking” – Henry Ford
Looks easy?
Whilst this isn’t one of CrossFit’s infamous named workouts it does appear on the CrossFit.com programming from time to time, allowing anyone who attempts it to compare their time with other CrossFit athletes around the world. Like so many of these workouts, it looks fairly innocuous on paper… 4 rounds for time Run 400m 50 squats
Pulling Power
“The Olympic lifts, the clean and jerk and the snatch, simultaneously demand and develop strength, power, speed, flexilbility, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. Sadly, the Olympic lifts are seldom seen in the commercial fitness community because of their inherently complex and technical nature. CrossFit makes them available to anyone with the patience and persistence to [...]
Too old to CrossFit?
Age is no barrier to using the internet with older people exploring the web in ever greater numbers. Age is no barrier to CrossFit either. A survey conducted by the Disabled Living Foundation charity discovered that more people are afraid of losing their independence in old age than they are of dying. Three in four [...]
