Training Log News
5 Types Of Winter Gear To Help You Train In The Cold
January and February can be tough months to get out there and get the training done, particularly with the likes of Storm Christoph hitting the UK. While it was once seen as a badge of toughness to be braving freezing...
Mat Fraser’s Advice On How To Train When Tight For Time
Getting training in around other commitments can be a challenge for a lot of athletes. Finding the time to hit the gym as well as juggling things like work and child care can be demanding.Life doesn’t always go to plan,...
Study Reveals No Cap To Cardiovascular Benefits Of Exercise
Those who do the most exercise have the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Oxford has found. For years there has been a debate over whether too much strenuous exercise could cause a build-up...
5 Ways Athletes Can Improve Fitness When Working From Home
So many of us are stuck working from home at present, and it can be an opportunity to improve your fitness routine.While the gyms are shut and we can only meet with one other person to exercise, the pandemic has...
Why Do Athletes Choke? A Psychologist’s View
The feeling of choking in sport is gut-wrenching. It’s a horrible panic that takes hold when an athlete is blocked from performing properly, in a way they might have done countless times before.It’s a phenomenon that even the best of...
Former CrossFit Masters Champ On How To Train Smart In Your 50s
Training as a masters athlete becomes complicated by old injuries, scar tissue and a body that doesn’t recover as quickly. Taking a smart approach to scheduling is imperative, as is taking care of the little things around workouts like nutrition....
Powerlifter Heather Connor Lifts 200kg At 45kg Body Weight
Female powerlifter Heather Connor may be slight in size but she deadlifted a phenomenal 200kg on New Year’s Eve - that’s more than four times her bodyweight. The American confirmed she weighed just 45.6kg on the day of the lift...
“Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done” - Sam Briggs Completes 100km Challenge For Charity
Sam Briggs pushed herself through agonising pain when she fought off the fittest athletes in the world to win the 2013 CrossFit Games, but she’s described her recent achievement of rowing and running 100km as the hardest thing she’s ever...
CrossFit Open Set For March - 2021 Season Schedule Revealed
The CrossFit Open will start on March 11th and last for three weeks, the sport’s official website has announced alongside the full dates for the 2021 season.A new Quarterfinal stage will be introduced, offering around 10 per cent of athletes...