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Fridays WOD: a pleasant mix

by Andrew February 3, 2012 CrossFit London workouts
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It was all fun at Crossfit london Uk today, as double unders and ring dips merged with the olympic lifts in a power clean and push press fusion: all under the watchful eyes of “snoppy”, the latest addition to the Dixey household. So we had a quick mini tutorial on double unders followed by 200 [...]

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Health screening, blood tests – and a nice, sensible cardie

by Kate January 20, 2012 Articles
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As part of my New Year fresh start, I decided to get a bunch of health checks done. I’ve been doing this Crossfit/Zone/supplementing thing for some time now, so I was hoping for good results. If you’re interested, this is the procedure: Go to Medichecks.com (I’m sure others are available, but I used these guys) [...]

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Green Crossfit

by Kate November 29, 2011 Articles

Crossfit London has the most effective, most rewarding and most fun fitness protocols available anywhere. It is also very green and sustainable.

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CrossFit London Xmas Gift List

by Steven November 16, 2011 Articles
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Looking for a gift for that special crossfitter in your life? Perhaps you are looking to treat yourself this year? More money than sense? Behold and marvel at the CrossFit London 2011 Xmas Gift Guide…

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WOD 1 Nov: Dips and other wonderful things

by Chris November 1, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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Strength: Dips 5-5-5-5-5 or bodyweight dips or negative dips/ring dip combo Skill: Power clean practice Metcon: 15-12-9-6-3 of power cleans and bar facing burpees FYI: Happy CrossFit birthday to me… first class was Nov 2nd last year, despite ageing horribly in the past twelve months from 5.20 alarms it’s been a tip top year. Big thanks [...]

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WOD 4 Aug: Thursday skill: turkish get-up THIS

by Chris August 5, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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Thursday’s session… Mobility: Samson stretches and scorpions Strength: deadlift 1×5 and weighted chins 2×6-8 Skill: turkish get-ups with dumbells, kettlebells, plates and barbells Finisher: squat clinic – plate squats Didn’t manage to post on Tuesday but catch Sally’s account of the session here. It was dynamic effort on the deadlift and a kettlebell snatch and [...]

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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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WOD 14 July: Holy Cramp!

by Chris July 14, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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Thursday morning: Mobility: dislocations, pec mobilisation drill, overhead squats Strength: overhead squat 5-5-5+ Skill: unilateral strength work – lunge variations Finisher: hamstring strength test I wanted to spend some time working on the unilateral strength of the athletes today. The lunge allows us to address bilateral strength issues – it is often the case that we [...]

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Foundations. Because it’s good to practice.

by Andrew July 11, 2011 Articles
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Isnt it always the same. You take a course, or learn a skill, then the next time it comes up in real life, you realise that you must have drifted off halfway through that lecture. Where do you put this hand, where does my foot go? So, rather than leave you stuck up a tree, [...]

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WOD 24 May: Good Morning Helen

by Chris May 25, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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Tuesday morning workout: Mobility warm up and dummy 400m run for metcon Warm up with barbell: strict press x 5, push press x 5, push jerk x 5 Strength: push press 5-5-5+ Metcon: Helen. Three rounds of 400m run, 21 kettlebell swings, 12 pull ups Finisher (7am): 3 x maximum push ups in one go [...]

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Sports & remedial massage: this weekend

by Kate May 24, 2011 Sports & Remedial Massage
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Roll up, roll up for a big, free massage-fest this weekend. There are loads of slots available for this Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May. As were still swotting for our final exams, you will be asked to undergo a brief postural assessment in your, er, briefs, before getting on to the treatment. Let us [...]

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