Beginners

A rule (guide) book for beginners

by Andrew January 30, 2012 Beginners

Something I’ve been meaning to do for a while is to put togther a rule or guidace pack for beginners. The lovely Stephanie started the ball rolling with some great observations, but im thinking that some of our “obvious rules” are not so obvious to new people, or  those unfamiliar with our gym. Obviously we [...]

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Foundations 3 Dec 11: A new convert

by Kate December 4, 2011 Beginners
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My lovely friend Stephanie Lee pops over from the USA every couple of years, so it was great to see her again. I was especially delighted to hear that she’s signed up to do a beginner’s course at her home box Crossfit Olympia starting in January. So this was an opportunity to give her a [...]

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The Prilepin Table

by Andrew November 15, 2011 Beginners
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Assuming you get to a decent gym, that allows your to do some barbell movements, how do you go about developing the strength you so long for? The reality is that the average Gym instructor may know  a bit about hypertrophy ( ” 3 sets of 10 mate!”) but thats about it. Sitting in a [...]

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No push ups???

by Andrew November 7, 2011 Articles

In an earlier article on pull ups, I was able to warn our clients of the evil of not having a pull up. The good thing about that  post is that I new what to set for getting your 1st pull up I’ve had lots of clients who didn’t have  a push up, but, because [...]

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What to do if you have no pull ups and are miserable

by Andrew October 19, 2011 Beginners

Once you have a few pull ups, its ‘easy’ to keep adding to them. The real hard one is  getting that 1st pull up. I’ve struggled for 3 months to post a genuine article about getting your first pull up. This is my first public draft. I hope it helps. If you have no pull [...]

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Levels, motivation, targets…and dirty laundry in public!

by Andrew October 2, 2011 Articles

One of the unique features of Crossfit London is our tendency to wash our laundry in public:  Our injury record is not hidden, it’s out there. Our WODs are published on line (if not, it’s due to trainers being overworked), our comments section are open to all but spammers. This builds honesty, efficacy and levers [...]

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