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Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival report: Toomey beats Sigmundsdottir
Tia-Clair Toomey squashed any doubt as to who is the dominant force at the top of women’s CrossFit by out-pointing the in-form Sara Sigmundsdottir at the Wodapalaza CrossFit Festival in Miami. Sigmundsdottir looked imperious when taking the Open and the...
How to Peak/Prep For A Competition by Tara Jenkins
Most of you who are reading this blog are training regularly and may or may not aspire to compete one day. Being able to compete in your chosen sport is the showcase of all the hard work you put in...
Top 5 Exercises To Build Stronger Glutes
Building up the behind can bring many rewards. Glutes that pack strength are undoubtedly useful to athletes as well as Instagrammers so it’s certainly an area worth your attention. Let’s take a look at five exercises that can be used to...
Chipper in CrossFit relates to a long workout hitting a aerobic conditioning component. “Keep chipping away while trying not to keel over”. Chippers can be performed as a fitness test or a workout to push limits to the next level. Each...
Mat Fraser has a long history with fitness, having won his first national title at the age of 13. He’s overcome huge obstacles both in sport and in his personal life to become a four-time CrossFit Games champion and has...
Norwegian CrossFit Championship Report: Roelle Wins After Coming From Last Place
Griffin Roelle created the story of the weekend at the Norwegian CrossFit Championship, coming back from last place after the first workout to win the competition. The 28-year-old secured his first ever individual invite to the Games in dramatic style,...
A Day In The Life of a Competitive CrossFitter
I’ve always led an ‘active lifestyle’ and enjoyed hockey, cross country, karate, and OCRs competitively before finding CrossFit. I’d been running to-and-from a commercial gym, and weight training when I got there for a couple of years before I attended...
How To Train Your Body To Burn Fat
Many athletes of all shapes and sizes want to know how they can make their bodies better at burning fat. It’s a quality that’s particularly sought after in endurance sports because it can give a major advantage over long periods...
If you’ve ever come across Wim Hof, either in person or online, you’re unlikely to forget him. The 60-year-old from the Netherlands, who has set world records ranging from the longest time spent in an ice bath (1 hour 53...