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You can’t outwork a crappy diet!  Nutrition is at the base.  In order to build anything worth building you must establish a strong base.  Keep up the hard work CrossFit Leicester 90 Day Challengers!

Olympic medalists live an average of 2.8 years longer than the general population, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal. Researchers compared the life expectancy of 15,174 Olympic athletes who won medals between 1896 and 2010 with that of general population group matched by country, age and gender. Medalists of all colours[…]

  feet inverted, knees knocked Hips back and down. heels pushed into the floor while keeping the weight on the outside of the feet by spreading the floor apart. Knees actively pushed out. Many movement problems occur from the ground up. Many times relearning proper movement patterns can help us get into the right potions[…]

STRETCH YOUR CALVES Jennifer was talking to one of our community (no names, no pack drill) and they had been to a Physio for `a diagnosis of their niggling knee problem’,  one of the issues raised was this individuals tight calves…We covered this in last weekends Stretch, Mobility and Injury Prevention Seminar however, thought we[…]

S.M.A.R.T.  IS THE WAY WE ROLL AT CFL… 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[…]

REMEMBER EACH DAY IS A CHANCE TO IMPROVE… Trust me when I say that us coaches at CF Leicester all understand that it is tough to take a day off once you get bit by the CrossFit bug. After the initial daily soreness wears off from your first few weeks of classes all you want[…]

A MESSAGE TO OUR CF LEICESTER NEWBIES…. You will NOT MASTER CROSSFIT IN THE FIRST WEEK  every WOD is a chance to improve and practise … practise…practise… PATIENCE – No one comes into Crossfit and is naturally good at everything. The big guys are strong but can’t run. The little guys can crank out pull-ups but[…]