Olympic Weightlifting

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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Dome, dish, Snatch, thrust.

by Andrew May 13, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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We kicked off with a bit of DOME and DISH. No explanation. You needed to be there to enjoy the most competitive team game ever! In Cians words, “the victor was ……fun”. On to  a vraiety of fun skills. Muscle ups, knees to elbows, Toes to Bars and Handstand push ups, with a focus of [...]

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WOD 6 May: Grace: 30 Clean and Jerks

by Andrew May 6, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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An interesting evening: we started off with : “Woodland Fun”. A mix of wheelbarows, back to back squats and leap frog , prompting our Kate to exclaim ” It’s surprising how attendance at a catholic convent  school for girls doesn’t prepare you for leaping in the air with your legs apart – over boys” Who [...]

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i-Course 20 March, 2011

by Andrew March 20, 2011 Articles
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A fabulous mixed group of “normal people”, trainers, and physical therapists got together in Bethnal Green to try out the world famous Crossfit London i-course: the one-day course that gets you practicing most of the essential Crossfit basics (squat, clean, snatch, ring work, handstands, muscle ups) As always, a phenomenal Crossfit London team, led by [...]

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WOD 2 Feb: Lesson plans are not King

by Andrew February 3, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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In spite of what they say, planning does not always work, neither does a focused ‘goal orientated” session objective mean success. On paper Wednesday night’s workout plan was perfect. Introduction of the bar roll out,  followed by 3 x 85% of 1rep max  squat clean with max strict pull ups, at a ‘leisurely pace’, followed by [...]

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WOD 28 Jan: Burpee prep, Grace and some muscle-up drills

by Andrew January 28, 2011 CrossFit London workouts
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So it all begins with some Crossfit London burpee philosophy: Whats in a burpee? Surely a burpee, by any other name, would still be as sweet (thanks to Juliet for the inspiration for this line…shame about the dying thing) Because it has a (heels down) squat, We actually came up with some interesting names for [...]

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WOD 21 Jan: Olympic weightlifting and muscle-ups

by Andrew January 21, 2011 CrossFit London workouts

Another  fun night at Crossfit London UK, where we focused on the split jerk, and muscle up drills, resulting in Cians first muscle up, caught on video. (Sorry for the Tourette’s-style commentary) Everyone seemed to enjoy the Tabata pull ups that rounded off the session.

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Olympic weightlifting : pockets

by Andrew January 8, 2011 Olympic Weightlifting

Correct positioning before your final explosion in the Olympic lifts is crucial. Mike Burgner gave us the concept of pockets, that the bar must be around mid thigh,before you launch into your final hip drive  and shrug. The idea behind “pockets” was an easy to relate to queue. Imagine the bottom of your pockets ( [...]

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Dec 10. Jerk night: Olympic weightlifting Friday

by Andrew December 10, 2010 CrossFit London workouts
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Friday night is Olympic Lifting night at Crossfit London UK . Tonight we focused on the split jerk and jerk balance .We worked it from the racks, and then combined it with an attempt at a max clean and jerk. A very technically orientated evening. Well done everyone!

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WOD 26 November: Olympic Lifting and Back Test Night

by Andrew November 26, 2010 CrossFit London workouts
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Friday night as normal is Olympic lifting night. Tonight it was the dreaded snatch, so we kicked off by a quick drill refresher session, then cracked through with a few sets of “Efe’s Revenge (aka Sott’s Press) This was followed by 6 -8 (ish)  single rep sets of the full squat snatch, followed by a [...]

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Practice makes….permanent

by Andrew November 16, 2010 Articles

The great thing about Crossfitters is that you practise all the time. Some  of us never know where the WOD stops and real life begins. The fun thing is watching people snatch, especially when – to be polite – they screw up every attempt. And you know, I understand those “looks ” you throw out [...]

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