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What Is Time Under Tension & How Can It Make You Stronger?
When it comes to volume of strength training, most athletes focus on the total number of sets or reps they’re doing rather than the total amount of time a muscle is under tension. By lengthening the period in which the...
Elite CrossFit Coach Discusses Balancing Endurance With Strength
Athletes are commonly anxious that their strength or power outlet will decline as they improve aerobic endurance.However, CrossFit coach Chris Hinshaw has seen no such negative correlation in the elite athletes he’s trained.A former professional Ironman triathlete, Hinshaw has worked...
Optimal Training Duration: How Long Should You Spend In The Gym?
As athletes, we rack up hours and hours of training time in search for improvement. There are all kinds of theories as to how long you should spend on each workout, with claims that going over or under a gold...
CrossFit To Boost Inclusion With New Adaptive Division
CrossFit CEO Eric Roza has confirmed the sport is planning to add an Adaptive Division to the 2021 Open in order to offer people with disabilities the chance to compete.There have been campaigns to widen the inclusivity of CrossFit for...
Scientists Conclude It's Safe To Exercise In Facemasks
A team of researchers have concluded that wearing a facemask while exercising does not impair the functioning of the lungs.The scientists reviewed all scientific data ever published that looked into the physiological responses to physical activity in all kinds of...
CrossFit Athlete Celebrates His 96th Birthday With Deadlifts
A passion for functional fitness isn’t something you’d expect from a man approaching his 100th birthday, but Dr Bill Mason is hooked on CrossFit despite never having lifted a weight before suffering a stroke two years ago. Fortunately, the Canadian...
Is The CrossFit Open Happening This Autumn?
The CrossFit Open has been moved back to the start of next year for the 2021 season, with the competition getting underway on the 8th of February.Last term saw the Open move from its usual place in the calendar to...
5 Strategies For Dealing With Failure As An Athlete
Failure is an unavoidable part of sport. Every athlete, no matter how great, has experienced setbacks at some point in their career. Often, successful people point to the failures that they encountered as the foundations of their resilience. So while...
How Do Fighters Cut Weight & Is It Dangerous?
Cutting pounds to make a weigh-in is a fundamental component of elite combat sports, with some dropping up to 15 per cent of their body weight. The quality and efficiency of a weight cut can ultimately determine whether a fight...