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Top Four Tips For Improving Your Snatch
The snatch is one of the most complicated and difficult movements a weightlifter performs. While there are almost countless potential pitfalls, it’s a crucial exercise that engages a wide range of major muscle groups. Here, Built for Athletes has compiled...
CrossFit Filthy 150 Report: Sara Sigmundsdottir Blows Away Field
Sara Sigmundsdottir took first place at the CrossFit Filthy 150, backing up her Open win with an emphatic showing in Dublin. The first Sanctional of the season was held from November 22-24, kicking off the biggest Sanctional season yet. Sigmundsdottir...
5 Tips For How To Do More Pull-Ups
Back routines regularly incorporate pull-ups and it’s an exercise athletes like to build up as a matter of pride.But getting started can be tricky for those relatively new to the technique and it takes time to build up the endurance...
CrossFit 20.5 Review: Patrick Vellner & Sara Sigmundsdottir Top Rankings
Patrick Vellner and Sara Sigmundsdottir took the CrossFit Open 2020 crowns following a dramatic final workout in the men’s division.The task was 40 ring muscle-ups, an 80-calorie row and 120 wall ball shots (20lbs for men and 14lbs for women)...
The New Study That Says Running Makes You Live Longer
Runners everywhere received good news this month in the form of a new study which suggests taking to the streets, even for short amounts of time, can make you live longer. Australian research published by the British Journal of Sports...
CrossFit Open 20.4 Review: Theofanidis & Sigmundsdottir One Week From Title
Lefteris Theofanidis all but sealed The CrossFit Open title at 20.4 with one workout still to go while Sara Sigmundsdottir also put herself in a strong position going into the last week. Last weekend saw athletes complete the following for...
Lefteris Theofanidis cemented his place at the top of The Open leaderboard with the third best performance in workout number two.Last weekend’s challenge was as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of four dumbbell thrusters (50lbs for men and...
Britain’s Samantha Briggs showed impressive form with a second-place overall finish in the first week of the 2020 open. The five-week series, which allows athletes of all abilities to compete against the world’s best, got underway last weekend. A gruelling...
Training Guide For 10km: How To Get A PB
The 10km distance is one of the most popular to race among endurance runners.Athletes of all abilities flock to big-city races or small-village fun runs, often with the hope of beating their personal best time, whether it be closer to...