Momentum

Week 4 of 5 CrossFit Open Time COACHES COMMENT: The hardest part about body weight training is learning to master your body weight.  Unlike weightlifting movements where we can start with an empty bar and gradually add load, bodyweight movements start with your bodyweight! (read more...) RECOMMENDED WEEKLY READING: LiveLearnEvolve.com: 10 Painful Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets too Soon - You know... [Read more]

  Warm up   BB complex warm up Deadlifts 9-7-5-3-1 High Pull 9-7-5-3-1 Power clean 9-7-5-3-1 Front squat 9-7-5-3-1 Push jerk 9-7-5-3-1 Increase weight slowly every round please   Working in teams of 3 in a follow the leader format with 3 bars with a continually running clock. Mins 1-4 Deadlifts  3 reps each Min 4-8 Power cleans 3 reps... [Read more]

Week 3 of 5 CrossFit Open Time COACHES COMMENT: A few weeks back we talked about calorie balance being the most import principle of nutrition, but it’s not be all and end all. There are many additional factors that impact our body composition. I often hear stories about “so called personal trainers,” or “so called nutritionists” making foolish comments like “all you need... [Read more]

A few weeks back we talked about calorie balance being the most import principle of nutrition, but it's not be all and end all. There are many additional factors that impact our body composition. I often hear stories about “so called personal trainers,” or “so called nutritionists” making foolish comments like “all you need to do to loose weight is to... [Read more]

Warm up Walking lunges 10 Press ups 5 Squats 10 Ring rows / pull up 5 X5 rounds   Death by pretty much everything   Working on your own EMOM as long as you can on each station adding 1 rep or 3 cals every minute until you can't do any more or you die then you take 2 minutes... [Read more]

CrossFit Engineering   Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week4 Monday Skill POSE Rowing POSE Rowing Strength A-1 FFE Split Squat 3 x 12 3110 on 90sec A-2 Hollow Dish / V-ups 3 x 30-45sec --- on 90sec B: Kb / BB RDL 3 x 15-20 3010 on 90sec A-1 FFE Split Squat 3 x 12 3110 on 90sec A-2... [Read more]

I remember coming in Momentum in January 2015, announcing (not that they cared) to the team that they’d be seeing less of me. Having been introduced to CrossFit in September 2014, my first bit of strength training had gone well and I had regained enough confidence in my body’s abilities to avoid injury that I looking for a challenge. (more…)

Barbell Club "Body Composition"  The new format Barbell Club begins on Monday 7th March. The focus will be body composition and strength endurance, combining upper and lower body to help you to get lean. Expect to still lift heavy - this is not a light metcon. Please download the programme and try to plan the weight you are going to... [Read more]

Week 2 of 5 CrossFit Open Time COACHES COMMENT: Gone snowboarding, back next week with the continuation on last weeks post. RECOMMENDED WEEKLY READING: Theboxmag.com: Why CrossFit Should Be Every Feminist’s Favorite Sport - The ideals surrounding female physique are changing. Embracing a healthy body is the new fad. Lean, strong bodies have lost their masculine stigma, and beauty as a concept... [Read more]