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9 Malcolm Place: Health and Safety Report

by Andrew August 14, 2011 CFL News

This thread will act as our ongoing  maintenance check list and health and safety reporting system. All incidents must be writen up below, and  a copy sent to [email protected]  the Name of any  individual must be left off the public report here, but be included in the email to Andrew. on a weekly basis: All [...]

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The new “Skill Sessions”

by Andrew August 11, 2011 Articles
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Youll notice a lot of improvements over the next few months: the piles of “black” weights are already appearing, as are worrying amounts of kettlebells: soon to be joined by a mini fleet of  Rowers. ( We are hoping to re-enact Actium!) We are still assessing our preferred bar suppliers, so you’ll see the odd [...]

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Wednesdays fight gone bad

by Andrew August 7, 2011 Articles
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Hi All, We have Fight Gone Bad  on Wednesday. So I’ll allow the class sizes to go to 10 if need be. I’ve cancelled the last class, as theres no way I can shout “change” for more than 3 lessons without my tongue falling out. For those who need reminding Fight Gone bad ” the [...]

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What Are The Odds?

by Colin August 6, 2011 CFL News
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Saturday 6th August 2011    Strength Another great Saturday morning for the Crossfit London UK die hards. Classes are a little light during the holiday period so if you fancy a change why not drop in.  We started with push jerk. Looked at some reinforcement drills focussing on getting those hips fully open in the [...]

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Captain america almost gets crossfit

by Andrew August 4, 2011 Articles
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Thankfully good  principles  seem  to underpinned much of the training that Chris  Evans did to prepare him for his role as Captain America, According to the gossip magazines, at the heart of his regime were the following principles 1) high heart rate during training 2) compound weighted moves ( dips, squats, deadlifts and pull ups) 3) Balanced [...]

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Gymnastics on holiday for the month.

by Andrew August 1, 2011 Articles
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We waived a tearful goodbyeee to Gymnastic Amelia as she leaves to visit home  for a month. The classes will restart in  early September in  a new “dedicated”  Sunday format that will take more account of the widening ability gap between some of our trainees. We  will be having 3 lessons ranging from intermediate, beginner [...]

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We are a fad. Its official.

by Andrew August 1, 2011 Articles
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Well, who knew. Thank you the Daily Mail It take the popular press to sum it up. I wonder if this is original research? Or did they just hack our phones Thanks to Si for the Spot.

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Saturday Sunshine

by Colin July 31, 2011 CFL News
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30th July 2011 Strength The sun is back and it felt good.  I am enjoying my little extra time in bed too.  The over head squat. Yep, I know, more of them.  But they are good for you so pinch your nose, screw your eyes shut and swallow the wholesome medicine that they are. 2×5 and [...]

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Triplet Time

by Colin July 23, 2011 CFL News
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Saturday 23rd July 2011   Strength Push Jerks; A very technical move that involves a lot of co-ordination. You are trying to straighten your arms while simultaneously bending at the hips and knees.  It can be a bit like patting your head with one hand while rubbing your tummy with the other.  But think of [...]

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Tom updated

by Andrew July 22, 2011 Articles

 Hot off Toms Sore thumbs in America, Toms latest update. “In the past couple of weeks there hasnt been a whole lot of visiting box’s but…. I stayed in San Francisco after my yosemite trip and did the following: Slept, phyz, ate, pooped, sunbathed, ate, pooped, slept! Participated in another power lifting session with Kelly [...]

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Fish Oil: Omega 3

by Andrew July 18, 2011 Articles

To me Fish oils have become a symbol of one of my central Crossfit struggles. For those who know me, I have a lot of  struggles. My struggle with multiple strict  muscle ups. My struggle with ring handstands. My struggle with reality. One of the many conflicts that occupy our time is merchandising: should we [...]

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