Barbell Club 2017 – Phase 2
The focus of this month’s programme is to prepare you for next month’s German Volume Training. (more…)
The Fastest Way to Get Better At CrossFit
It's a new year, and many of us kicked-off the year with new goals and new motivations. Is this the year when your focus on building strength, improve your conditioning, or simply become a better version of last years model? Speaking with some members in the gym, some have set the goal to be better at CrossFit with the idea of... [Read more]
CrossFit Hackney training program 30/01/17 – 05/02/17 (week 5)
Week 5 of our first 9-12 week program of 2017. BOOM. It's week 5 and it's time to come alive. The sun has made a showing through the crack of the front door at the arch to help lift your souls and then shattered your souls with some cold cold winds. By now you should have settled yourselves into a... [Read more]
The Crossfit Open 2017
We are coming to that time in the year again when we all start spouting off about the Open. What is the Open I hear some of you cry, is it a golf tournament or is it Scotty's mouth again? NO, it's the CrossFit 2017 Open. Here is a brief breakdown for you boys and girls who aren’t fully down with... [Read more]
Heavy Metcon 25/1/2017
Warm up Working with a partner in a YGIG format 40mins 3 power cleans @80% 12 KBS -Heavy 3 Push press / Jerk (same as PC) 12 Goblet squats - Heavy Every 5min where ever you are do a burpee pull ME then return to where you left
CrossFit Hackney training program 23/1/2017 – 29/1/2017 (week 4)
Week 4 of our first 9-12 week program of 2017. So the weather hit new lows this week and you had to keep moving to stop your hands freezing to the bar we even had a request from friends down under to buy some bar warmers before they returned ?! WTF we ain't no Aussie softies in Haggerston. It's another good... [Read more]
Heavy Metcon 18/1/2017
Warm up because you know its good for you. Working with a partner 6min YGIG 3x Deadlifts @1.5bw 6x RkB swings 3mins Bike alt 30sec 6min YGIG 3x Bench press @80% bw 6x press ups 3mins Battle ropes alt 30sec 6min YGIG 3x Power cleans @80% bw 6x ball slams 3mins rowing alt 30sec 6min YGIG 3x Back squats @bw 6x... [Read more]
CrossFit Hackney training program 16/1/2017 – 22/1/2017 (week 3)
Week 3 of our first 9-12 week phase of 2017 starts on Monday 16 January. As a reminder, there’s a bit of an intro to the first 9-12 week training phase of 2017 here. In our CrossFit classes this year we will move away from three levels to a two level structure: FIT – (for the general membership population, focusing more... [Read more]
Heavy Metcon 11/01/2017
Warm up to a good weight on the lifts below EMOM – go heavy for 42mins= 7 rounds Deadlifts 5 @ 140% BW Dips 5 @ BW+ Bike 30sec Back squats 5 @ BW Pull ups (strict) 5 @ BW+ Rower 30sec