The post exercise meal is arguably the most important meal of the day. Imagine your body as a finely tuned automobile. During the course of the workout we are constantly putting the pedal to the metal which in turn burns fuel. If our fuel gauge read FULL at the beginning, it now reads EMPTY. We[…]
We do a lot of jumping rope at CrossFit Leicester. Double Unders are a staple metabolic conditioning movement of CrossFit, and a staple movement of frustrating the crap out of people. Here are a few tips for start to finish bettering your jump rope ability. Sizing:To figure out the right size for the rope to[…]
There are ten recognised general physical skills. They are cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. You are as fit as you are competent in each of these ten skills. A regimen develops fitness to the extent that it improves each of these ten skills. Cardiovascular/Respiratory Endurance – The ability[…]
First of all, when we do our warmups, we often times have you grab bars to drill the lifts. This is the time to get used to the bar you are going to use for the lift as well as a time to get the blood flowing and really warm your body up. Using the[…]
With the wide variety of modalities, variables and time domains involved in CrossFit, it is often difficult knowing where to start to get better. The best bet is to pick one skill at a time, set a SMART goal and take the necessary steps to reach that goal. “SMART”…Specific – Instead of I want to[…]
Round 4 of a 5 round WOD: legs, hurting; heart, pounding; lungs, exploding; fatigue sets in. Every CrossFitter from novice to elite will reach this critical threshold and SHOULD reach it every time we WOD. This marks the turning point where we will either beat the time we have striven for or fizzle out in[…]
A group of nutrients called essential fatty acids (EEFA’s), known as omega-3 and omega-6, are critical to our health and well-being. EFAs are the main structural component of every cell membrane, meaning that their presence contributes to the function of each system in the body. However, the average person today will consume only one-sixth of[…]
In order to maintain a safe, fun, and effective training environment for everyone, we ask that all members, visitors and guests adhere to the following rules and policies: 1. SIGN IN & OUT WHEN YOU ENTER CFL. For Health & Safety reasons we need to know whom is in the gym at any given time,[…]
Author: Mike Gray – May 31 2012 Just about 6 years ago I entered my first weightlifting meet. I had been Olympic lifting for about 4 months and wanted to get into a meet before I took off for Iraq for the next 7 months. So there was a group traveling from San Diego up[…]
Ivan Abadjiev & the Bulgarian Weightlifting System By David Woodhouse History Ivan Abadjiev was born in 1932 and was himself a world class weightlifter having placed 2nd in the World Championships in 1953. After retiring from the sport he took an administrative position in Bulgaria but was vocal in his criticism of the team’s training[…]