Weightlifting – September
Hello and welcome to the Oly lifting handover! I have some big shoes to fill and am sure we will all make Calum proud. (more…)
Category: Weightlifting
Olympic Lifting Beginners course – October 7th – November 4th 2017
Are you new to Olympic lifting or still mastering the skills needed to perform the snatch and the clean & jerk? Our 5-week course is your chance to gain both the knowledge and the skills needed to perform these lifts to a higher standard. Calum's background as a professional weightlifter and regional and national competitor gives him the upper hand... [Read more]
Beginners Weightlifting Course: May – June 2017
Are you new to Olympic lifting, or are you still trying to master the skills need to perform the snatch, the clean & jerk? It’s your lucky day! Here's your chance to gain both the knowledge and the skills, under the watchful eye of Calum McNamara , required to effectively perform the Olympic lifts. Calum is a professional weightlifter who... [Read more]
Josh and Jenna go to Tom Hibbert’s Squat Seminar
Josh and Jenna like to go on courses. Jenna falls in love with the colour-coded spreadsheets and Josh likes to talk the coach's ear off with his interesting facts. (Usually nothing to do with training. Would you expect anything else?). Their latest adventure took them to Tom Hibbert’s squat seminar. Tom was England’s strongest man for three years and the world’s... [Read more]
Heavy Metcon 21/12/2016
Warm up for the workout On your own get yourselves a barbell and warm up for a 75% clean and press EMOM 0-5. 3x Clean press 5-10. “Cindy” 10-15. 3x Clean press 15-20. alt bike / rower 25-30. 3x Clean press 35-40. “Cindy” “Cindy” 5x Pull ups 10x press ups 15x air squats Good luck... [Read more]
How to read the Training Plan?
This will be an ongoing post that will be updated over time. I hope this helps those who are new to training to understand the programming language. Enjoy! When you first walk into a CrossFit gym, or when you start training with a quality strength and conditioning coach, you will be introduced to the wonderful world of the exercise programming... [Read more]
Beginners Weightlifting Course: Sep-Oct 2016
Guess who's back, back againCalums back, tell a friendGuess who's back, guess who's back?Guess who's back? Are you new to Olympic lifting, or are you still trying to master the skills need to perform the snatch, the clean & jerk? It’s your lucky day! Here is your chance to gain both the knowledge and the skills, under the watchful eye... [Read more]
Weapons August 2016
Weapons August 2016 PDF Well it's little later in the month than usual but the training is just as painful as it is every month for the Weapons guys. We see lots of Olly lifting through this phase, to aim for new 1RM's at the end of the month. We will be tackling our times from last months .com wods... [Read more]
Heavy Retcon 6/7/16
Warm up Wall squats 2-4-6-8-10 Ring rows 2-4-6-8-10 Air squats 2-4-6-8-10 Press ups 2-4-6-8-10 Do some work.. EMOM - go heavy for 32mins Deadlifts 5 Dips 5 Double KB walking lunges 5el Pull ups (strict) 5 Earn your rest.. In teams of 4 each much row 150mtrs AFAP in a 4 min window if your not rowing your doing: 1 Stick jumps... [Read more]