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saturday morning review

by Andrew October 31, 2011 Articles

Colin does an exceptional job on saturday morning, combining charm, exercise excellence and unimaginable cruelty, in a series of beautiful wods. Well done, But we have notice a pattern we have a packed 10.30, and a packed 12.30, with a poorly attended 11.30 session. so some ideas 1)  start booking into the 1130 asap and [...]

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The Experiment

by Colin October 29, 2011 CFL News

Saturday 29th October 2011 Skills day today. Going to look at the muscle up. We do not see it programmed  very much but everyone wants to do one.  It has so many side benefits. Improves grip strength, core stability, and your ring dips are a few of many WOD   I have been experimenting with [...]

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Isobel

by Colin October 22, 2011 CFL News

Saturday 22nd October 2011 Today the strength component was front squat. Personally despite the wrist pain etc I have come to prefer this as it feels safer for my lower back.  Does anyone else feel this? 2×5 1×5+ Then on to the WOD: ISOBEL A Snatch version of the Crossfit classic, GRACE. 30 reps for [...]

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Edd

by Colin October 15, 2011 CFL News

Saturday 15th October 2011    Skills and drills today was the handstand. Split into groups to match our abilities.  We worked on engaging our cores and looking how this translates to the handstand.  After this practised kicking up  to the wall and once confident and settled we worked on correcting our shape. And if all [...]

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Legs, legs and more legs

by Colin October 8, 2011 CFL News
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Two weeks away, again, I know I know. But I did have good reasons.  Hell I’m moving house on Monday so I could see you guys today. I got the chance to teach skills and drills today.  We have some new kit the Concept Rower.  We have a couple of different models but they all [...]

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Introducing Sebastian

by Sally October 3, 2011 CFL News
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Am home from the hospital settling in with my little man. He had a very dramatic entry which you will have to watch this space for details…….it was epic! A few pictures for you to look over in the mean time. Thanks for all your wishes, visitors will be welcome shortly.  

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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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New arrivals!

by Steven October 1, 2011 Articles

Just got a text from Sally: “Sebastian David Buliga was born at 22:19 this evening. He is perfect” Congratulations, Sally!

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The sunday morning strength experiment

by Andrew September 27, 2011 Articles

The CrossFit London strength prescription is for at least three heavy lifting sessions per week. We encourage our clients to deadlift once a week, and squat and press twice a week. However, what if you miss the deadlift session? What if you want to practise your snatch and clean. Well, Sunday morning may be your [...]

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Saturday Super Mum

by Colin September 17, 2011 CFL News
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A fantastic turnout today!  It was great to see the gym buzzing with excitement and a special mention to our Sally despite being past her due date turned up for the Saturday WOD. I had lots of towels and boiling water on standby. Strength component was the dead lift today. 2×5 1×5+ We tried to [...]

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FGB On sunday

by Andrew September 12, 2011 CFL News
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Just   a quick  note to tell you  that the plan is to do Fight Gone Bad on Sunday as a practise session for a military fund raiser in November  ( ill get some more details about which charity etc over the next few weeks: feel free to suggest) This is your chance to lay [...]

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