Category: Strength

CFH TRAINING PLAN 23/5/16 -29/5/16 WEEK 4

Geoff Stewart | 22-05-2016
Into week 4 we go and another great week under those belts, some good hard workouts went down. We are really asking you to challenge yourselves in the strength phase this week with some super slow tempo. Remember maintain form, stay focused and get it done.     CF_Hackney_Strength_Phase_2016

CFH TRAINING PLAN 16/5/16 -22/5/16 WEEK 3

Geoff Stewart | 15-05-2016
Welcome to week 3 of the Crossfit Hackney training plan. You should all be in the groove with the exercise prescription, tempo and should be know asking yourself some question and challenging those weight and smashing those WODs. There was some great work last week lets keep it going folks smash it. CF_Hackney_Strength_Phase_2016  

Time under what?  This Eccentric Training is killing me!

Josh Schouten | 08-05-2016
The new strength phase has started at CrossFit Hackney and week 1 has been a shock to the system for some.  Where did this delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) come from?  I’ve not felt this sore in a long time?  Welcome to the wonderful world of slow eccentrics training my friends. After 5 weeks of the basic building phase... [Read more]

CFH training plan 9/5/16 -15/5/16 week 2

Josh Schouten
Moving on to week 2 we have had some sore bodies in the gym this week. This is bound to happen when we change the training stimulus. Taking care of yourself during this time is as important as always. We have been doing the Y,T & W along with all the scapula work in the sessions. If you find this... [Read more]

Gymnastics Phase 2: BAS

Josh Schouten | 02-05-2016
Perfect technique is the name of the game as shitty repetitions equal shitty results, so lets avoid this as much as possible.  In our last gymnastics phase we spent 5 weeks focusing on building Bent Arm Strength (BAS).  In this new gymnastics phase our goal is to continue developing BAS by increasing the complexity of the movements. We are all individual... [Read more]